National Yang-Ming University
國立陽明大學 | |
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| Motto | 真知力行、仁心仁術[1] (Chinese) |
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Motto in English | benevolent mind and art, putting knowledge into practice[2] |
| Type | Public (National) |
| Established | Founded 1975 as National Yang-ming College of Medicine, Reorganized 1994 |
| President | Kuo Hsu-Sung (郭旭崧) |
Academic staff | 393 |
| Undergraduates | 1,836 |
| Postgraduates | 2,297 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | UST (台灣聯合大學系統) GLORIA[3] China Development Fund[4] UAiTED |
| Website | nymu-e.ym.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立陽明大學 | ||||||
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National Yang-ming University (NYMU; Chinese: 國立陽明大學)[5] is a research university located in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is famous for research in fields of Medicine, Life Sciences and Biotechnology. In the 2010 QS Asian Universities Rankings, Yang Ming University was placed 4th among universities in Taiwan[6] and 2nd in the field of Life Science & Biomedicine.[7]
Yang-ming is named after the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming.
History
The university was founded in 1975 as the National Yang-ming College of Medicine to cultivate first-class medical professionals and biomedical scientists. In 1994 it was granted university status to National Yang-ming University by the Ministry of Education and became the first university in Taiwan dedicated to biomedical education and research. Along with its original mission, the University now is devoted to excelling in biomedical research, and to promoting intercollegiate and international collaboration.
In the 30 years since its founding, NYMU has enjoyed a robust growth. By the end of the 2005 academic year, NYMU became a medium-sized university with 5 schools - Medicine, Dentistry, Medical Technology and Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences and Nursing, and a Center for General Education. Additionally, the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, serves as the teaching hospital for medical and paramedical students. NYMU also established 15 research centers with a wide spectrum of emphases including Genomic Medicine, Brain Research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Biophotonics, Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, AIDS, Community Medicine, and Community Nursing.
President Liang Kung-Yee was awarded the Rema Lapouse Award in 2010.
As of 2019 the President of NYMU was Steve Kuo and the vice president was William Stanton.[8]
Organization
The University currently has 7 departments and 28 graduate institutes, which are organized into 6 schools: Biomedical Science and Engineering, Dentistry, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing. In 2007, NYMU enrolled 1,836 undergraduate students and 2,297 graduate students.[9]
International programs
NYMU participates in the Molecular Medicine Program and the Bioinformatics Program of the Taiwan International Graduate Program of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's most preeminent academic research institution.
In Malaysia, NYMU partnered with Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.
Ranking
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Partners health care system
In cooperation with Taipei City Hospital System and National Chengchi University, three institution formed a health care system which covers medical education, healthcare, and management.
Notable alumni
- Shiu Ming-neng, Vice Minister of Health and Welfare (2013–2016)
See also
References
- ^ "陽明簡介 (Chinese)". NYMU. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ^ "Brief History". NYMU. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ^ https://en.gloria-ymu.com.tw
- ^ https://oia.ym.edu.tw/index.php/zh-tw/2016-06-04-05-56-19/2016-06-04-05-56-47/2016-06-28-13-44-54
- ^ The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is Yang-ming National University.
- ^ "QS Asian University Rankings 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-01-17.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings 2010: Life Science & Biomedicine". Archived from the original on 2011-01-18.
- ^ Chen, Linden. "Taiwan is Now the Sole US Base for Mandarin Training, Former AIT Director Key Facilitator". cw.com.tw. Commonwealth. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "國立陽明大學 -- 師生人數". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
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