National Sun Yat-sen University
國立中山大學 | |
Motto |
Chinese: 博學、審問、慎思、明辨、篤行 English: Study extensively; Enquire accurately; Reflect carefully; Discriminate clearly; Practice earnestly (taken from the Doctrine of the Mean ) |
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Type | Public, Research |
Established |
Founded 1924 Re-established November 12, 1980 |
President | Wu Chi-hua (吳濟華) |
Academic staff | 479 full-time, -- part-time |
Undergraduates | 4,635 |
Postgraduates | 4,961 |
Location | Gushan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Campus | Urban |
Nickname | Formosan rock macaque University |
Affiliations |
AACSB-Accredited EUTW Taiwan Comprehensive University System |
Website | (NSYSU Home) |
National Sun Yat-sen University | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國立中山大學 | ||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国立中山大学 | ||||||||||||
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National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; Chinese: 國立中山大學) is a public, research-center-oriented research university in Sizihwan, Gushan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
In response to the increasing industrialization of Taiwan, NSYSU was founded in 1980 as a re-established version of the original Sun Yat-sen University. This re-establishment has been made possible through the efforts of alumni of both the original Sun Yat-sen University in China and the historical Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in the Soviet Union. After entering 21st century, NSYSU selected as a national top university and is known for its status of official think tank, with a unique campus in a natural fortress.
More than half academic units in the university are research and graduate institutes, some of them were founded by the United States government and Japanese government and European Commission. NSYSU is one of the four universities that make up Taiwan's Public Ivy, the Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS). For several years, NSYSU's business school, marine sciences college, social science college, and applied science programs has been ranked the first three places in Taiwan in various international rankings, and the university is also often ranked among the world's top 400 universities overall.[1]
NSYSU is organized into six colleges, its faculty maintain strong ties to industry and government officials. The graduate school alumni include a President of the Legislative Yuan, a Mayor of Kaohsiung, and a considerable amount of CEO of 500 largest companies in the world.[2]
History
In 1923, two years before his death, the Founding Father of the Republic of China (ROC), Dr. Sun Yat-sen, established two universities, one civil and one military. The civil university was National Kwangtung University (國立廣東大學, renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926), and the military university was Whampoa Military Academy. Both universities generated remarkable contributions and played an important education role in modern Chinese history.
After National Sun Yat-sen University was established in Canton, it had to move south due to the Sino-Japanese War. The university moved first to Yunnan, and later to North Guangdong. Finally, in 1945, the university moved back to and resumed operations at its original campus in Canton.
In 1949, the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan. Its alumni expected the National Sun Yet-sen University (NSYSU) to be re-established in Taiwan, but the right timing never came along until 1980, when Moscow Sun Yat-sen University graduate, President Chiang Ching-kuo gave his approval, Dr. Lee Huan then led the project to establish the university on its current campus at Sizihwan in Kaohsiung City, the second largest metropolitan in Taiwan. Succeeding 5 presidents, all carried the tradition of nurturing the university's growth and development.
When it was established, the university had four departments, two graduate institutes, and 189 students. Today, the university has 6 colleges (Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Marine Sciences, and Social Sciences) and over 9500 students, offering 18 undergraduate majors, 35 masters programs, and 26 doctorate programs. NSYSU has grown, and is now recognized as one of Taiwan's important research and learning institutions with international distinction.
21st century
In 2002 NSYSU was named by the Ministry of Education as one of the country's seven major research-intensive universities. Two years later, Its College of Management received AACSB accreditation and became the first AACSB accredited public university in Taiwan.
In 2006 and 2008, NSYSU received the first/second stage grant of the "Aim for the Top University Plan" from the Ministry of Education. Four years later, the university have held the 1st "NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium" on international academic cooperation.[3]
Tradition
In history, all the Sun Yat-sen Universities were the products of one-party state, based-on the political ideology with socialism characteristics, and found for national development needs. In the beginning NSYSU staffs and students all were members of a nationalist party - Kuomintang,[4] today NSYSU is already a normally university has a strong "low-profile" culture and conservative atmosphere.
NSYSU is considered as the think tank for government policy and Southern Taiwan's industry, it is focused on the "Combination of Industry, Official and University". There are many professors also country's bureaucratic or NGO advisors.
- Founding spirit
- The Three Principles of the People (三民主義) - Dr. Sun Yat-sen's national development theory for developing country.
- Spiritual norm[5]
- The Constant Promotion of Professional Excellence.
- The Contribution to Society through Cultivating Leaders across All Fields.
- Vision
- As Taiwan's UC San Diego.[6]
Campus
Located alongside the Kaohsiung Harbor, the NSYSU campus surrounded on three sides by mountain and also faces the open waters of the Taiwan Strait. The Sizihwan beach sits right on campus which makes the campus one of the most beautiful campuses in Taiwan. There are several characteristics like:
- Nature: Montane ecosystem, Marine ecosystem, Coral reef.
- Artificial: a seaside resort, a tunnel, a Japanese historic site.
In addition, the campus contain a research station in Pratas Islands.
Academic rankings
University rankings (overall) | ||
THE Asia[7] | General | 62 |
QS Asia[8] | General | 69 |
THE World[9] | General | 351-400 |
QS World[8] | General | 379 |
ARWU World[10][11] | Research | 447 |
- Academic Ranking of World Universities
- According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (2015), NSYSU ranks as the 5th university in Taiwan's national universities (447th worldwide).[10]
- Financial Times - Executive MBA Ranking
- According to Financial Times (2015), NSYSU Global Executive MBA programme is ranked at #64 in the world in the 2015 Financial Times EMBA rankings.[13]
- US News Best Global Universities
- According to US News Best Global Universities (2016), NSYSU ranks as the 6th university in Taiwan (663th worldwide).[14]
- Times Higher Education
- According to Times Higher Education (2014-2015), NSYSU ranks as the 6th university in Taiwan (62nd Asia; 351st-400th worldwide).[15][16]
- THE 100 Under 50 university rankings
- According to Times Higher Education ranking of the 100 best universities under the age of 50 (2014-2015), NSYSU ranks as the 2nd university in Taiwan (49th worldwide).[17]
- THES - QS World University Rankings
- According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, NSYSU is within the world's 500 best universities, ranked at 401+ (2009).
- Taiwan's World TOP 1000 Business School
Taiwan Business School Level 2014 Recommendation Rate (per 1000) School 1 UNIVERSAL 252 ‰ National Taiwan University - College of Management 2 TOP 164 ‰ National Chengchi University - College of Commerce 3 EXCELLENT 140 ‰ National Sun Yat-sen University - College of Management 4 EXCELLENT 104 ‰ Taiwan Tech - School of Management 5 EXCELLENT 60 ‰ Fu Jen Catholic University - College of Management 6 EXCELLENT 56 ‰ National Chiao Tung University - College of Management 7 GOOD 72 ‰ National Cheng Kung University - College of Management
Academic Units
Colleges
- College of Liberal Arts
- Department of Chinese Literature (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
- Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
- Department of Music (B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A.)
- Institute of Philosophy (M.A.)
- Department of Theater Arts (B.F.A., M.A.)
- College of Science
- Department of Chemistry (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Physics (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Biological Science (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Applied Mathematics (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Biomedical Science (M.S., Ph.D.)
- College of Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Departmentof Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Environmental Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Photonics (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Communications Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)
- College of Management
- Department of Business Management (B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.)
- Department of Information Management (B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.)
- Department of Finance (B.B.A., M.B.A., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Public Affairs Management (M.B.A., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Human Resource Management (M.B.A., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Health Care Management (M.B.A.)
- Institute of Communications Management (M.B.A.)
- College of Marine Sciences
- Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Department of Marine Environment and Engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Marine Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Marine Geology and Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Applied Marine Physics and Undersea Technology (M.S.)
- Institute of Marine Affairs (M.S.)
- College of Social Sciences
- Graduate Institute of Political Science (M.S.S., Ph.D.)
- Graduate Institute of Sociology (M.S.S.)
- Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies (M.S.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Economics (M.S.S., Ph.D.)
- Institute of Education (M.Ed., Ph.D.)
- Department of Political Economy (B.A.)
Research centers
As of 2017, NSYSU has 68 research centers,[19] the following including most important key centers:
- Top level
- Asia Pacific Ocean Research Center
- Electronic Commerce and Internet Society Research Center
- Large-scale multi-antenna system Research center
- Functional Crystalline Amorphous Complex Research Center
- Medical Science and Technology Center
- Centre for Humanities Innovation and Social Practices
- University level
- Sun Yat-sen Research Center for Social Science
- Multidisciplinary and Data Science Research Center (MDSRC)
- Management Studies Research Center
- Engineer Technology Research & Promotion Center
- Frontier Center for Ocean Science and Technology
- Center for the Humanities
Specific centers
Sun Yat-sen American Center
Established in 1999, the Sun Yat-sen American Center (SYSAC) at NSYSU is Southern Taiwan's only American research institute, it is founded by American Institute in Taiwan - the quasi-embassy in Taiwan.[20]
European Union Centre
Established in 2009, the European Union Centre at NSYSU is Southern Taiwan's only EU research institute, it is founded by European Commission, and integrated by the National Taiwan University.[21]
Center for Japanese Studies
Established in 2010, the Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) at NSYSU is Southern Taiwan's only Japanese research institute, it is founded by Interchange Association, Japan - the quasi-embassy in Taiwan.[22]
International Exchange
Every year there are about 50 international exchange students that come to study courses, mostly management and business focused, in English and learn about Taiwanese culture as well as some of the varieties of Chinese. The university also has a separate language institute where fee-paying students can study Mandarin and Taiwanese. There are also around the same number of out-going exchange students each year to NSYSU's partner universities. NSYSU has an active International Student Association. In 2009-2010 well over 250 international students were members of the association at NSYSU, participating in over 20 student events. ISA has five key points: Student Services, Public Services, Social Events, Sports and Scholarship. The 2010-2011 International Student Executive Board will tentatively be elected in the fall of 2010 at NSYSU. The Office of International Affairs at NSYSU has traditionally monitored the election process.
Notable alumni
- List in Chinese version
- Politics
- Su Chia-chyuan: President of the Legislative Yuan
- Chen Chu: Mayor of Kaohsiung
- Lo Chih-chiang
- Hsieh Tung-min (Guangdong SYSU)
- Lu Ruihua (Guangdong SYSU)
- Wu Hong-mo
- Others
- Hwang Yau-tai (Guangdong SYSU)
- Yang Huimin (Guangdong SYSU)
- Yang Cho-cheng
Honorary doctorate
Name | Year | Reason |
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Lien Chan | 1995 | the Vice-President of the Republic of China |
14th Dalai Lama | 1996 | Nobel Peace Prize winner |
Yuan T. Lee | 1996 | Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner |
Kao Ching-yuen | 1997 | Uni-President Enterprises Corporation CEO |
Robert C. Merton | 1998 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner |
Lee Huan | 1999 | the Premier of Taiwan |
Gao Xingjian | 2000 | Nobel Prize in Literature winner |
Peter Raven | 2001 | an academician of National Academy of Sciences |
Vernon L. Smith | 2003 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner |
Alex Horng | 2004 | CEO, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.[23][24] |
Gennady P. Turmov | 2004 | President, Far Eastern State Technical University, Russia[25] |
Chi-Huey Wong | 2007 | president of Academic Sinica |
Affiliated school
- Guoguang Laboratory School, National Sun Yat-sen University (國立中山大學附屬國光高級中學) Homepage
See also
Alliance
References
- ↑ #Academic rankings.
- ↑ Highly-ranked French engineering school - MINES PARISTECH
- ↑ http://www.ora.nsysu.edu.tw/ucsd2012/index.html
- ↑ 葉文心,《民國時期大學校園文化(1919——1937)》,第五章。
- ↑ http://ctdr.nsysu.edu.tw/CTDR2010/CTDR_English/index.html
- ↑ http://www.ora.nsysu.edu.tw/top-U/2007in/report/Upload/619.pdf
- ↑ "National Sun Yat-Sen University". Times Higher Education. 2015. Retrieved Aug 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "National Sun Yat-sen University | Undergraduate | Top Universities". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2015. Retrieved Aug 26, 2015.
- ↑ "National Sun Yat-Sen University". Times Higher Education. 2015. Retrieved Aug 26, 2015.
- 1 2 "ShanghaiRanking Consultancy".
- ↑ "中央通訊社".
- 1 2 3 2015世界大學學術排名 中山大學穩居全球500大 - 國立中山大學National Sun Yat-sen University
- ↑ http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/national-sun-yat-sen-university
- ↑ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/taiwan
- ↑ https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/world-ranking/range/351-400
- ↑ https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/regional-ranking/region/asia
- ↑ https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/one-hundred-under-fifty/institution/national-sun-yat-sen-university
- ↑ http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-taiwan.html
- ↑
- ↑ http://sysac.oia.nsysu.edu.tw/
- ↑ http://europa.oia.nsysu.edu.tw/
- ↑ http://cfjs.nsysu.edu.tw/files/11-1167-83.php?Lang=en
- ↑ "Honorary doctorates" (in Chinese). National Sun Yat-sen University. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ↑ "Honors". Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ↑ "Honorary doctorates" (in Chinese). National Sun Yat-sen University. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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