National Cheng Kung University
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| National Cheng Kung University | |
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| Motto: | 窮理致知 (Discover the truth, Devoted to knowledge.) |
| Established: | Founded 1931 |
| Type: | Public (National) |
| President: | Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (賴明詔) |
| Faculty: | 1323 |
| Undergraduates: | 10,420 |
| Postgraduates: | 9,843 |
| Location: | Tainan City, Taiwan |
| Campus: | Urban, 1.83 km² |
| Website: | (English) (Chinese) |
National Cheng Kung University (traditional Chinese: 國立成功大學; simplified Chinese: 国立成功大学; pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué; Wade-Giles: Kuo2-li4 Ch'eng2-kung1 Ta4-hsüeh2; Tongyong Pinyin: GuóLì ChéngGong DàSyué) is a national university in Tainan City, Taiwan. Its abbreviation is NCKU. In Chinese, it is shortened to 成大 (Chéng Dà). Cheng Kung is named after Cheng Cheng-kung(Koxinga), a Ming Dynasty national hero.
NCKU is one of the most prestigious universities in Taiwan, with high reputations in science, engineering, medicine, management, planning & design. According to Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, NCKU was ranked second among all universities in Taiwan, only behind National Taiwan University. Many surveys throughout the years also show that its students are most desired by Taiwanese companies.
NCKU has 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 54 research centers, and is also a major top university, education center and area network center in Taiwan.
Starting from 2006, Taiwan's Ministry of Education will offer NCKU 1.7 billion NT$ annually for 5 consecutive years for its excellent academic performance and potential.[1]
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[edit] History
National Cheng Kung University was established under Japanese rule in January 1931 as Tainan Technical College (臺南高等工業學校; from 1942 to 1945 臺南工業專門學校?). After the end of Japanese rule, the school name was changed to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology (台灣省立台南工業專科學校), then Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering School (台灣省立工學院).
When central government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan in 1949, it was one of the three existing colleges in Taiwan. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a provincial university in 1956, then national university in 1971. Former Minister for Education Wu Jin served as the first president of the new National Cheng Kung University.[2] Today, there are nearly 21,000 students in National Cheng Kung University through 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 54 research centers.
[edit] Organization
The university has 9 colleges:
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Social Science
- College of Management
- College of Sciences
- College of Engineering:The Department of Engineering has been established since 1931
- College of Medicine
- College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- College of Planning & Design
- College of Biosiciene & Biotechnology
President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (賴明詔) heads NCKU since 2007.
[edit] Campus
NCKU boasts 9 campuses: Cheng-Kung, Sheng-Li, Kuang-Fu, Chien-Kuo, Tzu-Chiang, Ching-Yeh, Li-Hsing, Kuei-Jen, and An-Nan Campuses.
[edit] Previous National Cheng Kung University Directors
- Shih-An Wang (1946-1952)
- Ta-Chun Chin (1952-1957)
- Cheng-Hsing Yen (1957-1965)
- Yun-Ping Lo (1965-1971)
- Chao Nee (1971-1978)
- Wei-Noon Wang (1978-1980)
- Han-Min Hsia (1980-1988)
- Jer-Ru Maa (1988-1994)
- Jin Wu (1994-1996)
- Ting-Chia Huang (acting) (1996-1996)
- Cheng-I Weng (1997-2000)
- Hung-Shan Weng (acting) (2000-2001)
- Chiang Kao (2001-2007)
- Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (2007-present)
[edit] Notable alumni
- Nobel Prize laureate Samuel C. C. Ting studied one year in NCKU prior moving back to the United States.
- Pai Hsien-yung and Cheng Nan-jung majored engineering for one year in NCKU before they changed their interest to humanities.
- Chu Ching-wu
- Lung Ying-tai
- Wang Chien-shien
- Wu Po-hsiung:former Mayor of Taipei, Kuomintang chairman.
- Chung Laung Liu
- C. Y. Lee directed the design of Taipei 101, the world's tallest, fully-inhabited skyscraper.
- Lin Hsin-i is the present Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute.
- Yi-Bing Lin is Vice President of the Office of Research and Development at the National Chiao Tung University.
- Tze-Chiang Chen is currently an IBM Fellow and the Vice President of Science and Technology at Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Research Division in Yorktown Heights, New York.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official website (in English and Traditional Chinese)]
- NCKU's masters & PhD English international-business program website
- The international students in NCKU-Tainan website (not affiliated with NCKU)
- 2008 Application Instructions for International Degree Students
[edit] References
- ^ Mao, Huan-wen. "Universities get opportunity to excel", Taipei Times, 2005-06-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74", China Post, 2008-01-16. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
