National Central University

National Central University
National Central University
國立中央大學
Motto Sincerity and Simplicity (誠樸)
Established 1962 (Founded: 1915)
Type Public
President Dr. Wei-Ling Chiang (蔣偉寧)
Academic staff 746 (full time)
Undergraduates 5743
Postgraduates 6037
Location Jhongli City, Taoyuan County,  Taiwan (ROC)
Campus Suburban
Affiliations University System of Taiwan
Website http://www.ncu.edu.tw/

National Central University (NCU) (Chinese: 國立中央大學) is a national comprehensive university in Taiwan (Republic of China).

National Central University was founded in 1915 and originated in 258 CE at Nanjing, China. After NCU in Nanjing was renamed Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962. The school was initially located in Miaoli, but was relocated to Jhongli in 1968, and developed into a comprehensive university. It has now become Taiwan's leading school in the fields of drama, film studies, cultural studies, sex & gender studies, Hakka studies, geophysics, space science, remote sensing, astronomy, optoelectronics, nano scitech, and business management. In 2001, NCU was selected by Ministry of Education as one of the 11 research-oriented universities in Taiwan.

NCU now has 7 colleges in different areas, including College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Management, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Earth Sciences, and College of Hakka Studies.

National Central University
Traditional Chinese 國立中央大學
Simplified Chinese 国立中央大学

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History

Initially originated in 258 CE in Nanjing,[1] and in modern time founded in 1915 in Nanjing, the new capital city of the young government of the Republic of China, National Central University moved to Chungking in 1937 when Sino-Japanese War broke out and returned to Nanjing in 1946. After the R.O.C. lost control of the Chinese Mainland in 1949, in Nanjing it was renamed National Nanjing University by CCP. NCU was reinstated in Taiwan in 1962, first as the National Central University Graduate Institute of Geophysics. In 1968, NCU moved to its current location in the Shuanglianpo (雙連坡) district of Jhongli City (中壢市), Taoyuan County (桃園縣), and was renamed the National Central University College of Science. In 1979, it was officially re-established under its current name. More recently, NCU and a few other highly regarded universities established the University System of Taiwan cooperative partnership (2002). The current president is Dr Lou-Chuang Lee.

Location

The university's Taoyuan County campus is situated in the northern part of the island, about 45 minutes from Taipei. The large, green hilltop campus, some distance away from the busy Jhongli City. NCU is only half an hour away from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, which makes it very convenient for international travel.

Administrations

  • Office of Secretariat
  • Office of Academic Affairs
  • Office of Student Affairs
  • Office of General Affairs
  • Research and Development Office
  • Office of International Affairs
  • Library
  • Computer Center
  • Center for Environmental Protection & Safety
  • Personnel Office
  • Accounting Office

Colleges and Departments

NCU consists of seven colleges:

  • College of Liberal Arts
    • Department of Chinese Literature
      • Graduate Institute of Kun Opera
    • Department of English
    • Department of French Language and Literature
    • Graduate Institute of Philosophy
    • Graduate Institute of Art Studies
    • Graduate Institute of History
    • Graduate Institute of Learning and Instruction
  • College of Science
    • BS Degree Program
    • Department of Physics
      • Graduate Institute of Biophysics
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Life Science
    • Department of Optics and Photonics
      • Graduate Institute of Lighting and Display Science
    • Graduate Institute of Statistics
    • Graduate Institute of Astronomy
    • Graduate Institute of Cognitive and Neuroscience
    • Graduate Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics
  • College of Engineering
    • Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering
    • Department of Civil Engineering
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering
      • Graduate Institute of Opto-mechatronics Engineering
      • Graduate Institute of Energy Engineering
    • Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering
    • Graduate Institute of Construction Engineering & Management
    • Graduate Institute of Materials Science & Engineering
    • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering
    • International Environment Sustainable Development (IESD) Program
  • School of Management
    • Department of Business Administration
    • Department of Information Management
    • Department of Finance
    • Graduate Institute of Accounting
    • Department of Economics
    • Graduate Institute of Industrial Economics
    • Graduate Institute of Human Resource Management
    • Graduate Institute of Industrial Management
    • Executive MBA Program
  • College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    • Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering
      • Graduate Institute of Software Engineering
    • Department of Communication Engineering
    • Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology
  • College of Earth Science
    • Department of Earth Sciences
    • Department of Atmospheric Sciences
    • Graduate Institute of Geophysics
    • Graduate Institute of Atmospheric Physics
    • Graduate Institute of Space Science
    • Graduate Institute of Applied Geology
    • Graduate Instittue of Hydrological & Oceanic Sciences
    • International Graduate Program for Earth System Science (NCU-Academia Sinica)
  • College of Hakka Studies
    • Graduate Institute of Hakka Social & Cultural Studies
    • Graduate Institute of Hakka Language & Literature
    • Graduate Institute of Hakka Political Economy
    • Graduate Institute of Law & Government
    • The Executive Master Program of Hakka Studies
  • Office of Teaching Centers
    • Center for General Education
    • Center for Teacher Education
    • Language Center
    • Art Center
    • Office of Physical Education
    • NCU Press

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 7 colleges contain 19 undergraduate departments, 48 graduate institutes, and 38 research centers.

References

  1. ^ *《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) *"Chinese Encyclopedia" {中華百科全書}

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