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National Cheng Kung University Institute of International Management
Established: 1956
Type: Graduate Business School
Dean: Yu-Hern Chang
Postgraduates: Masters, PhD
Location: Tainan City, R.O.C.
Campus: Kuang Fu
Website: [1]

The Institute of International Management is the business school of National Cheng Kung University located in Tainan City, Taiwan. NCKU offers full-time, part-time, and executive programs, as well as partnering programs with schools in Canada, USA, and Taiwan granting the M.B.A and Ph.D.

NCKU has historically been ranked as one of the top institutions in Taiwan. Alumni from the Institute of International Management hold leadership positions in for-profit, nonprofit, governmental, and academic institutions around the world.

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[edit] History

The College of Management at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) was founded in 1956 and since has established itself as a leading educational institution both internationally and in Taiwan (Republic of China). NCKU has been one of the foremost Universities responsible for educating government officials and business people throughout Taiwan and the world.

For decades, the college has devoted itself to the economic development of the country through the production of high quality researchers and scholars to serve both business and government.

In 2001 the Ministry of Education recognized the College of Management at NCKU as "first place" as well as "excellent" in 2005. Throughout Taiwan NCKU graduates have been regarded by the business sector as the "most-welcomed" employees among all universities in this country for the last nine years.

The College of Management consists of 5 departments and 5 institutes offering Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. degrees, including Executive MBA (EMBA) and International MBA (IMBA) degrees. As of fall 2005, the college possessed more than 150 faculty members with total enrollment of almost three thousand students. Two buildings, with a total floor space of 26,400 square metres, provide the College's faculty members and students with an excellent research and learning environment.

Our close relationship with industry has made the college knowledgeable in industrial problems. Continual and mutual communication with the business sector has enabled our scholars and students to solve business problems and to aid industries towards increased competitiveness in international markets in accordance with governmental policy.

In response to the trend towards internationalism, the future focus of the College is to cultivate global vision through extensive international exposure. The College has actively engaged in academic connections and cooperation with internationally prestigious institutions. This includes international conferences, formal exchange programs, and short-term visits by both students and faculty members.

[edit] NCKU IIM academic programs

NCKU offers an International MBA, and an International PhD.

[edit] IMBA Programs

The International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) Program was founded in 2003 and proudly boasts one of the most diverse and academically challenging programs within Taiwan. As a research institution, the IMBA at NCKU focuses on the synergy of fundamental real-world business skills with avant-garde research topics and ideas.

In today's world where international cooperation and collaboration are growing trends, the NCKU IMBA aims to develop and sharpen students' business skills to help them manage enterprises in a global environment. Furthermore, through the interaction between local and foreign participants, students are able to obtain insightful knowledge of culture differences and cross-culture understanding. Through this exposure the NCKU IMBA graduate is prepared to effectively conduct business and organize teams across cultural and national boundaries.

Through the Graduate Degree Program students will not only be able to utilize new ways to integrate business leadership with academic education, but also establish an international business network. With the government's active promotion of the Asia-Pacific Regional Operations Center, the NCKU IMBA provides excellent local and international professors who offer students exposure to a breadth of international exposure and professionalism.

The NCKU International MBA program provides students with:

  • A deep understanding of the theories in the various fields of management
  • Better business problem-solving ability on every management problem
  • A properly balanced education in analysis and application in the competitive business world
  • Opportunities to become professional managers and excellent leaders with international business perspectives
  • Awareness of the fast-changing technology and competitive force of business
  • Cross-cultural interaction, negotiation and cooperation between foreign and local students

[edit] The PhD Program

In addition to its highly-successful MBA program, the school also offers a PhD program in International Management. Thirty Ph.D students, 6 of whom are Taiwanese and 24 other students from America, Bangladesh, Cambodia,Canada, Estonia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, and Vietnam are attending this international Ph.D program.

[edit] Students and culture

Approximately 160 students are enrolled in the program with 20% of the student body comprised of local Taiwanese. The remaining students, are made up of internationals from over 40 different countries, having representatives from Asia, Australasia, Africa, both North and South America as well as Europe.[1] This internationalism creates a truly diverse place of learning.

[edit] Research and academics

All of NCKU IIM's professors perform both teaching and research. The school takes feedback from executives participating in Executive MBA and International MBA programs into account in defining the curriculum of its MBA programs. Most classes combine lectures on theory, discussion of case studies, as well as student group projects.

[edit] Global partnerships

NCKU has built a network of partner schools around the world to increase collaboration across regions, create a global dialogue on important management topics, and provide an integrated global network for executive education. Partner schools include:

[edit] Rankings

National Cheng Kong University is consistently ranked among the top 400 schools in the world.
According to QS World University Rankings in 2007 NCKU ranked #336 worldwide. [2]
Webometrics listed in its 2007 world university rankings NCKU as #329 worldwide and #20 in Asia. [3]

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[edit] Location and facilities

Lecture Rooms, Research Center, Dormitories and Sports Center.

To satisfy various kind of student interest, the sports facility is equipped with various modern facilities, such as main court, general court, swimming pool, gym, tennis court, basketball court, squash court, martial art room, dance room, aerobic room, international conference hall, and etc.

Computer and Network Center: Established in 1967, year to year the services have been improved. Starting in 1988, the center began to plan and implement the installation of a fiber-optic network to improve network service. Furthermore, Taiwan government also selected NCKU Computer and Network Center as TANET Tainan branch center to administer internet in the southern part of Taiwan. The center provides students with E-mail account, webmail, computer course, consultation, and classroom for distance education. Besides, it also takes care of the whole network on campus, including dormitory network, wireless network, TANet/I1, Tanet2/I2, NCKU Proxy, NCKU Net News, ADSL, VPN and Dial-up network connection. For more information, please visit : http://www.cc.ncku.edu.tw/en/

Health department and clinical service: The Health Service Division provides consultation on health issues, free vaccinations, and general clinical services, including the treatment of injuries. A school doctor will be present every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon at 2:30 - 4:30 to provide out-patient services. Whenever there is a need for referrals, patients will be forwarded to the university hospital for appropriate evaluation and therapy. For more information, please visit :

Students Associations: Presently more than 131 student associations are active and available for students to choose from. These associations are unique and can be categorized into Departmental, Scholarly, Art, Recreational, Service Associations, Athletic and Social Associations.

Center for General Education: The center aims not only to prepare students to be ready for jobs but also to equip them with the essentials for living a full and satisfying life as citizens of a free society. Its primary goals are such as

To provide the student with opportunities to develop the knowledge, attitudes, understandings and skills necessary for responsible citizenship in a democratic society; To help the student understand the social, political and economic problems of society on local, national , and international levels; Fostering an understanding and appreciation of the scientific method and the importance of science in our technological world and To cultivate an integrated mind and the ability to think independently;

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.imba.ncku.edu.tw/aboutus/studentcomp.htm IIM-NCKU Website
  2. ^ topuniversities.com
  3. ^ webometrics

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