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When central government of the [[Republic of China]] moved to Taiwan in 1949, it was one of the three existing colleges in Taiwan. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a [[Taiwan Province|provincial]] university in 1956, then national university in 1971. Former Minister for Education [[Wu Jin]] served as the first president of the new National Cheng Kung University.<ref name=cp> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74 |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/16/139270/Former-Education.htm |work= [[China Post]] |publisher=|date=2008-01-16 |accessdate=2008-01-21}}</ref> |
When central government of the [[Republic of China]] moved to Taiwan in 1949, it was one of the three existing colleges in Taiwan. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a [[Taiwan Province|provincial]] university in 1956, then national university in 1971. Former Minister for Education [[Wu Jin]] served as the first president of the new National Cheng Kung University.<ref name=cp> {{cite news |first=|last=|title=Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74 |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2008/01/16/139270/Former-Education.htm |work= [[China Post]] |publisher=|date=2008-01-16 |accessdate=2008-01-21}}</ref> |
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Today, there are nearly 22,000 students in National Cheng Kung University through 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 55 research centers. |
Today, there are nearly 22,000 students in National Cheng Kung University through 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 55 research centers. |
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== Human Rights Record == |
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In 1999, an American professor was illegally dismissed from National Cheng Kung University. The dismissal involved circulation of a secret letter by several university "oversight" committees. The dismissal was overturned by the Ministry of Education in a ruling dated 8 January 2001 but the university, under the administration of then president, Kao Chiang, and despite eight warning letters sent by the Ministry of Education, refused to enforce the ruling until May 2003, nearly two and a half years later. Under the current president, Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, the university has continued its policy of refusing remedy according to international principles of law, including admission of wrongdoing, apology, and compensation for losses the appellant incurred contesting the case for more than ten years. |
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Apart from the illegal dismissal and delay in enforcing a legal Ministry ruling, the university also claimed in court that (1) foreign teachers are not protected by the Teachers Law, and (2) foreign teachers have no right to appeal. In violation of the legal principle of estoppel, this was claimed after the appellant won the appeal and after the university itself held numerous appeal hearings and sent representatives to the Ministry of Education appeal hearing in Taipei. |
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== Organization == |
== Organization == |
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Revision as of 15:19, 2 November 2010
國立成功大學 | |
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| Motto | 窮理致知 (Discover the truth, Devoted to knowledge.) |
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| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | Founded 1931 |
| President | Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (賴明詔) |
Academic staff | 1323 |
| Undergraduates | 10,420 |
| Postgraduates | 9,843 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban, 1.83 km² |
| Website | (English) (Chinese) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立成功大學 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 国立成功大学 | ||
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National Cheng Kung University (simplified Chinese: 国立成功大学; traditional Chinese: 國立成功大學; pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué; Wade–Giles: Kuo2-li4 Ch'eng2-kung1 Ta4-hsüeh2; Tongyong Pinyin: GuóLì ChéngGong DàSyué) is a national university in Tainan City, Taiwan. Its abbreviation is NCKU. In Chinese, it is shortened to 成大 (Chéng Dà). Cheng Kung is named after Koxinga (Cheng Ch'eng-kung), a historical personage who defeated Dutch and founded the Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan.
NCKU is one of the most prestigious universities in Taiwan, with high reputations in science, engineering, medicine, management, planning & design. According to 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 also show that its students are most desired by Taiwanese companies.
NCKU has 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 54 research centers, and is also a major top university, education center and area network center in Taiwan.
Starting from 2006, the Ministry of Education will offer NCKU 1.7 billion NT$ annually for 5 consecutive years for its excellent academic performance and potential.[1]
History
National Cheng Kung University was established under Japanese rule in January 1931 as Tainan Technical College (臺南高等工業學校; from 1942 to 1945, 臺南工業專門學校). After the end of Japanese rule, the school name was changed to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology (台灣省立台南工業專科學校), then Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering School (台灣省立工學院).
When central government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan in 1949, it was one of the three existing colleges in Taiwan. As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a provincial university in 1956, then national university in 1971. Former Minister for Education Wu Jin served as the first president of the new National Cheng Kung University.[2] Today, there are nearly 22,000 students in National Cheng Kung University through 9 colleges, 40 departments, 82 graduate institutes, and 55 research centers.
Human Rights Record
In 1999, an American professor was illegally dismissed from National Cheng Kung University. The dismissal involved circulation of a secret letter by several university "oversight" committees. The dismissal was overturned by the Ministry of Education in a ruling dated 8 January 2001 but the university, under the administration of then president, Kao Chiang, and despite eight warning letters sent by the Ministry of Education, refused to enforce the ruling until May 2003, nearly two and a half years later. Under the current president, Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, the university has continued its policy of refusing remedy according to international principles of law, including admission of wrongdoing, apology, and compensation for losses the appellant incurred contesting the case for more than ten years.
Apart from the illegal dismissal and delay in enforcing a legal Ministry ruling, the university also claimed in court that (1) foreign teachers are not protected by the Teachers Law, and (2) foreign teachers have no right to appeal. In violation of the legal principle of estoppel, this was claimed after the appellant won the appeal and after the university itself held numerous appeal hearings and sent representatives to the Ministry of Education appeal hearing in Taipei.
Organization
The university has 9 colleges:
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Social Science
- College of Management
- College of Sciences
- College of Engineering:The Department of Engineering has been established since 1931
- College of Medicine
- College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- College of Planning & Design
- College of Bioscience & Biotechnology
President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (賴明詔) heads NCKU since 2007.
Campus
NCKU boasts 9 campuses: Cheng-Kung, Sheng-Li, Kuang-Fu, Chien-Kuo, Tzu-Chiang, Ching-Yeh, Li-Hsing, Kuei-Jen, and An-Nan Campuses.
Previous National Cheng Kung University Directors
- Shih-An Wang (1946-1952)
- Ta-Chun Chin (1952-1957)
- Cheng-Hsing Yen (1957-1965)
- Yun-Ping Lo (1965-1971)
- Chao Nee (1971-1978)
- Wei-Noon Wang (1978-1980)
- Han-Min Hsia (1980-1988)
- Jer-Ru Maa (1988-1994)
- Jin Wu (1994-1996)
- Ting-Chia Huang (acting) (1996-1996)
- Cheng-I Weng (1997-2000)
- Hung-Shan Weng (acting) (2000-2001)
- Chiang Kao (2001-2007)
- Michael Ming-Chiao Lai (2007-present)
Notable alumni
- Nobel Prize laureate Samuel C. C. Ting attended in NCKU prior moving back to the United States.
- Pai Hsien-yung and Cheng Nan-jung majored engineering for one year in NCKU before they changed their interest to humanities.
- Chu Ching-wu
- Lung Ying-tai
- Wang Chien-shien
- Wu Po-hsiung:former Mayor of Taipei, Kuomintang chairman.
- Chung Laung Liu
- C. Y. Lee directed the design of Taipei 101, the world's second tallest, fully-inhabited skyscraper.
- Lin Hsin-i is the present Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute.
- Yi-Bing Lin is Vice President of the Office of Research and Development at the National Chiao Tung University.
- Tze-Chiang Chen is currently an IBM Fellow and the Vice President of Science and Technology at Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Research Division in Yorktown Heights, New York.
See also
External links
- Official website (in English and Traditional Chinese)]
- NCKU's masters & PhD English international-business program website
- The international students in NCKU-Tainan website (not affiliated with NCKU)
- Spring Semester 2009: Application Instructions for International Degree Students
- Office of International Affairs, NCKU
- Three universities in central and southern Taiwan forge alliance
References
- ^ Mao, Huan-wen (2005-06-09). "Universities get opportunity to excel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74". China Post. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
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