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National Cheng Kung University

Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E / 23.000°N 120.217°E / 23.000; 120.217
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National Cheng Kung University
國立成功大學
the seal of National Cheng Kung University
Motto窮理致知
(Discover the truth, Devoted to knowledge.)
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedFounded 1931
PresidentMichael Ming-Chiao Lai (賴明詔)
Academic staff
1323
Undergraduates10,420
Postgraduates9,843
Location
Tainan City
,
Taiwan
CampusUrban, 1.83 km²
Website(English) (Chinese)

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National Cheng Kung University
Traditional Chinese國立成功大學
Simplified Chinese国立成功大学
Transcriptions

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. For a comprehensive review of the material covering more than ten years, check the Human Rights blog at http://rdca45.blogspot.com/ [[File:MoeLetters.JPG]Ministry of Education letters to NCKU ]

Organization

The university has 9 colleges:

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

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ Mao, Huan-wen (2005-06-09). "Universities get opportunity to excel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ "Former Education Minister Wu Jin dies at 74". China Post. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-21.

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