National Chengchi University

Coordinates: 24°59′13.17″N 121°34′30.80″E / 24.9869917°N 121.5752222°E

National Chengchi University
國立政治大學

shape of Prunus mume in blue with Chinese Characters “政” and “大” inscribe in red.

Seal of National Chengchi University
Other name
 National University of Governance
Former names
 1927, Central School of Party Affairs (中央黨務學校)
1944, Central School of Cadre (中央幹部學校)
Motto 親愛精誠[1]
Motto in English
 Harmony, Independence, Balance, and Preeminence[1]
Established 1927 in Nanjing (南京)
Type Public
Parent institution
 Ministry of Education (Republic of China)
Academic affiliation
 AACSB
EQUIS
APSIA
President Edward H. Chow
Vice-president Chun-Chig Chang
Academic staff
 1,358[2]
Administrative staff
 603[2]
Students 16,053[3]
Undergraduates 9,639[3]
Postgraduates 6,414[3]
973[3]
Other students
 1,625 (further education)[3]
Location Taipei City, Republic of China
Campus Suburb, 1.038 km²
Language Chinese and English
Colors Blue, Red, and White             
Nickname Chengda, Dangxiao
Affiliations Association of National Universities of Taiwan
Website www.nccu.edu.tw

National Chengchi University (Chinese: 國立政治大學; pinyin: Guólì Zhèngzhì Dàxué) is a public university located in Taipei City. Colloquially, NCCU is known by the Chinese as "National University of Governance, " "Zhèngdà" (政大). The name, Chengchi (政治) refers to governance. The school was founded by the Kuomintang-dominated Nationalist government of Nanjing in 1927 as an incubator for senior civil service in China. It has been considered one of the most important institutions of the Republic of China with Whampoa Military Academy, which is a prestigious incubator for commanders. Today, NCCU has been elected as the "Aim for the Top University Project" sponsored school of the Ministry of Education.

NCCU specializes in Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Management, Politics, and International Affairs programs. A great number of graduate students work in government departments.

Today, NCCU has established an education system for students from pre-school to higher education, including a kindergarten, an elementary school, a high school, 9 colleges, and several graduate institutes.

Taiwan Campus

Sunset view from campus

NCCU is at the base of Zhinan (指南) Mountain in the south of Taipei City. Apart from the Wenshan (文山) site, NCCU has established two branch campuses:

The affiliated schools are:

One campus under construction:

NCCU was awarded the first prize Taipei Urban Landscape Award for its campus planning by the city government of Taipei.[4]

History

Founder and First President, Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Ching-kuo 1948.jpg
Dean of Central School of Cadre, Chiang Ching-kuo

The school was established in 1927 in Nanjing as the Nationalist government's Central School of Party Affairs. In 1929, it was renamed to Central School of Political Affairs, after the "Northern Expedition" victory of the Nationalists in mainland China. In 1946, Central School of Political Affairs emerged with the Central School of Cadre in Chongqing, and the National Chengchi University (National University of Governance) was formally founded in Nanjing, signifying the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War. When the Nationalist government lost control of mainland China in 1949, the university's activities were suspended.

Former Gate of Campus in Nanjing

The university was relocated to Taiwan in 1954 by the Executive Yuan in order to meet the senior civil service need and to meet the growing demands of higher education in post-war Taiwan. Initially only graduates students were admitted, but later in 1955, undergraduate students began to be admitted. In 1960, the university awarded the first Doctor of Juridical Science degree in Taiwan under the provisions of the Degree Conferral Law. In 1964, the school initiated the first Chinese MBA program.

Today, the school is one of the top universities in the Taiwan, and it also has been elected as the "Aim for the Top University Project" sponsored school of the Ministry of Education. The college of business is a double accredited school by AACSB and EQUIS, and the college of international affairs is an APSIA member school.

Colleges and departments

NCCU has 9 colleges, 34 departments and 47 graduate institutes.

College of Social Science and College of Law
College of Science

Libraries, exhibition space, and sports centers

Main Library
Sports Center

There are six Libraries on the main campus and one library in the Center for Public and Business Affairs Education.

Libraries

Museum and Arts Center

Sports Centers

Campus media

There are an academic press, a community radio station, and a local newspaper agency located in NCCU.

Cooperation agreements

NCCU has agreements with 378 academic institutions across 64 countries globally.[5]

Partnership with the Health Care System

In cooperation with the Taipei City Hospital System and National Yang-Ming University, the three institutions formed a Health Care system covering up medical education, healthcare, and management.

NCCU Health Building

International programs

NCCU provides a series of international programs taught in English:

Notable alumni

NCCU faculty and alumni include officials of international governmental organizations, representatives of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, officials of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the President of the Republic of China, the Vice President of the Republic of China, the president of Executive Yuan, legislators of Legislative Yuan and the president and the chief justice of the Judicial Yuan.

Politics and diplomacy

Academics

Artists and writers

Businesspeople

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About NCCU" (in Chinese). National Chengchi University. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About NCCU" (in Chinese). Personnel Division, National Chengchi University. 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "2014 First Semester Student Statistics" (PDF) (in Chinese). Academic Affairs Division, National Chengchi University. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  4. ↑ "The Announcement of 12th Taipei Urban Landscape Award List" (in Chinese). Dept. of Urban Development, Taipei City Gov. 2014-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Partner Universities of National Chengchi University". Office of International Cooperation, National Chengchi University.

External links

National Chengchi University
Traditional Chinese 國立政治大學
Simplified Chinese 国立政治大学