National Central University

For the historical National Central University in mainland China, see Nanjing University.

National Central University (NCU, Chinese: 國立中央大學; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k, Wade–Giles: Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2 or Chung-ta 中大) is a public research university with long-standing traditions of the Republic of China based in Taiwan. It was founded in 1902 and renamed in 1915. The school was initially located in Miaoli when it first moved to Taiwan, but relocated to Zhongli in 1962 and developed into a comprehensive university. It's the first university in Taiwan to research industrial economics,^[3] and economic development (Taiwan's Consumer Confidence Index is released monthly by NCU).^[4] NCU is a member of AACSB.^[5] NCU is one of the six national universities in research selected by the Ministry of Education.^[6][7]

National Central University

國立中央大學 (Chinese)
Former name	Sanjiang or Liangjiang Normal College (1902–1914) Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923) National Southeastern University (1921–1927) National Central University Graduate Institute of Geophysics (1962–1968) National Central University College of Science (1968–1979)
Motto	誠樸(Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: shîn-phok; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-phok)^[1]
Motto in English	Sincerity and Simplicity^[2]
Type	Public
Established	1902; 122 years ago (1902)^[Note 1]
President	Jing-Yang Jou
Academic staff	746 (full time)
Undergraduates	5743
Postgraduates	6037
Location	Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan 24°58′06″N 121°11′34″E / 24.96833°N 121.19278°E / 24.96833; 121.19278
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	University System of Taiwan UAiTED
Website	www.ncu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国立中央大学
Traditional Chinese	國立中央大學
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kok-li̍p Tiong-iong Tāi-ha̍k

NCU now has eight colleges in different areas, including the College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, College of Earth Sciences, College of Management, and College of Hakka Studies, also with areas in sociology, law and government studies, etc.

The undergraduate population is represented by the Associated Students of National Central University (Chinese: 國立中央大學學生會; pinyin: Guólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué Xuéshēnghuì), founded in 1991.

History

Established in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, National Central University underwent a number of name changes, such as Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeastern University and currently, National Central University. It was based in Nanking, but after the Chinese Communist Party took control of the mainland in 1949, the National Central University was re-established in Taiwan in 1962, as the National Central University Graduate Institute of Geophysics, in Miaoli County. The university's original site under communist control has since became part of the campus of Nanjing University. In 1968, NCU moved to its current location in the Shuanglianpo (雙連坡) district of Zhongli, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan and was renamed the National Central University College of Science. In 1979, it was officially reestablished under the name National Central University. In 2003, NCU and three other national universities established the University System of Taiwan cooperative partnership. Now NCU is a research-oriented national comprehensive university.^[8]

Location

The university's Taoyuan City campus is situated in the northern part of the island, about 45 minutes from the capital Taipei. The large, green hilltop campus, is some distance away from the busy downtown Zhongli. NCU campus is only 30 minutes away from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which makes it very convenient for international travel.

NCU Lulin Observatory is located near Yushan National Park, in the southern part of Taiwan.

Colleges and Departments

 

National Central University

 

Library

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World^[9]	801-900 (2022)
QS World^[10]	611–620 (2024)
THE World^[11]	1201–1400 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia^[12]	103 (2023)
THE Asia^[13]	351–400 (2023)

NCU consists of eight colleges: Earth Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering, Hakka Studies, Health Science and Technology, Liberal Arts, Science, and Management. Each college houses numerous research centers, such as the Center for Space & Remote Sensing Research, Hazard Mitigation & Prevention, Taiwan Economic Development, Biotechnology & Biomedical Engineering, and several boutique-style humanities centers. In total, the eight colleges contain 19 undergraduate departments, 48 graduate institutes, and 38 research centers.

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  College of Hakka Studies
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  College of Science
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  College of Earth Science

International programs

NCU participates in the Taiwan International Graduate Program in Earth System Science of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's most preeminent academic research institution.

Notable Alumni and Faculty

• Chien-Shiung Wu, a famous particle and experimental physicist
• Hwawei Ko, pedagogue and professor^[14]
• Hu Shih, professor, political theorist, and diplomat in the Republic of China

See also

• List of universities in Taiwan

Notes

1. According to The History Evolution of National Central University (R.O.C. 26, 1937 CE) (《國立中央大學沿革史》 中華民國二十六年), it was founded in the winter of the first year of Yong'an reign (258 CE) during the era of Three Kingdoms. Since it was founded in CE 258, it had evolved and adopted different names in each dynasty or period in ancient China. It became a modern institution of higher learning in 1902 during Qing dynasty. Liangjiang Higher Normal School was closed in 1911 when the Qing dynasty was overthrown. In 1915 after the Republic of China was founded, Nanking Higher Normal School was established to replace the Liangjing Normal School. In 1949 when the Republic of China was replaced by the People's Republic of China in mainland, its name was changed from National Central University to Nanjing University, while the ROC reinstated the National Central University in 1962 in Taipei.

References

1. "關於中央大學﹣校徽/校訓/校歌 (Chinese)". Nat'l Central U. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
2. "NCU Motto: Sincerity and Simplicity". Nat'l Central U. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
3. . ie.mgt.ncu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21.
4. . Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
5. "Search Accredited Schools | AACSB".
6. Huang, Muxuan (黃慕萱) (2004). 書目計量與學術評鑑—國內七所研究型大學論文發表概況分析。引文分析與學術評鑑研討會論文集. Taipei. p. 135–152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
7. The list is: NTU, NTHU, NYCU, NCKU, NCU, and NSYSU.
8. *《The History Evolution of National Central University》, (1937 CE) (《國立中央大學沿革史》 中華民國二十六年) *"Chinese Encyclopedia" {中華百科全書}
9. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020
10. NCU - QS World University Rankings
11. NCU - Times Higher Education World University Rankings
12. 2021 QS Asian University Rankings
13. NCU - Times Higher Education World University Rankings
14. Peiyu, Liu (20 November 2020). "台灣閱讀教育重要推手 前國教院長柯華葳過世 享壽67歲" [Former Dean of National Education, Ke Hwawei, an important promoter of reading education in Taiwan, died at 67 years old] (in Chinese). SET News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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