國立成功大學 | |
Motto | 窮理致知 |
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Motto in English
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Intellectual Development through Persistent Pursuit of Knowledge |
Type | Public (National) |
Established | Founded 1931 |
President | 蘇慧貞 |
Academic staff
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1423 |
Undergraduates | 11,840 |
Postgraduates | 10,392 |
Location | East District, Tainan, Taiwan |
Campus | Urban, 1.83 km² |
Nickname | Koxinga University |
Affiliations |
AACSB-Accredited Taiwan Comprehensive University System |
Website | Chinese |
National Cheng Kung University | |||||||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué |
Bopomofo | ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ |
Wade–Giles | Kuo2-li4 Ch'eng2-kung1 Ta4-hsüeh2 |
Tongyong Pinyin | Guólì Chénggōng Dàsyué |
Southern Min | |
Hokkien POJ | Sêng-kong-tāi-ha̍k |
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; Chinese: 國立成功大學; pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué) is a research-led comprehensive university in Tainan, Taiwan. It is named after the given name of Koxinga, a Chinese military leader who drove the Dutch colonists from Taiwan and founded the Kingdom of Tungning.
NCKU is one of the most prestigious universities in Taiwan, with a high reputation in science, engineering, medicine, management, planning and design. U.S. News & World Report ranked it the #22 Best Global University for Engineering and Computer Science in 2014.Times Higher Education- QS World University Rankings and Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, NCKU was ranked second or third among all universities in Taiwan. Many surveys throughout the years have shown that its students are most desired by Taiwanese companies. NCKU has 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 54 research centers, and it is also a major university, educational, and area-network center in Taiwan.
NCKU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System.
Currently, there are about 22,000 students at National Cheng Kung University in 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 55 research centers. Starting from 2006, the Ministry of Education has offered NCKU NT$1.7 billion annually for five consecutive years for its excellent academic performance and potential.