- ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
National Central University (NCU) is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiwan. NCU was founded in 1915 and has become a home to more than 12,000 students. The university was initially located in Miaoli when it first moved to Taiwan, but relocated to Zhongli in 1962 and developed into a comprehensive university. It has become Taiwan’s leading school in drama, film studies, cultural studies, and gender studies, Hakka studies, geophysics, space science, remote sensing, astronomy, optoelectronics, nanotechnology, and business management as well as the first university in Taiwan to research industrial economics and economic development (Taiwan’s Consumer Confidence Index is released monthly by NCU). NCU is a member of AACSB. In 2002, NCU was selected by the Ministry of Education as one of the national seven universities in research.
The university’s Taoyuan City campus is situated in the northern part of the island, about 45 minutes from the capital Taipei. The large, green hilltop campus, is some distance away from the busy downtown Zhongli. NCU campus is only 30 minutes away from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which makes it very convenient for international travel. NCU Lulin Observatory is located near Yushan National Park, in the southern part of Taiwan.
The university has 8 colleges in different areas which include College of Earth Science, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, College of Hakka Studies, College of Health Science and Technology, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, and College of Management. 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 eight colleges contain 19 undergraduate departments, 48 graduate institutes, and 38 research centers.
The university has international partnerships with around 180 institutions across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australasia; this is mainly focused on student exchanges and double degree programmes. The university’s Chinese language programme was launched in 2001, designed to teach foreign students the Chinese language and to help deepen their understanding of Chinese culture.
- UNIVERSITY RANKING
National Central University is one of the top public universities in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is ranked #521-530 in QS Global World Rankings 2022. The university also ranked #648 in Best Global Universities, #137 in Best Global University in Asia, and #4 in Best Global University in Taiwan. The university motto is: sincerity and simplicity. Its vision is to become one of the world’s top universities with deep humanistic concerns.
National Central University is a member of the University System of Taiwan, which means that it shares resources with National Tsing Hua University and National Chiao Tung University, both in Hsinchu City, and National Yang-Ming University in the Beitou District of Taipei.
- SUBJECTS TAUGHT
- College of Liberal Arts
- Department of Chinese Literature
- Department of English
- Department of French Language and Literature
- College of Science
- Department of Physics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Optics and Photonics
- College of Engineering
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- College of Management
- Department of Business Administration
- Department of Information Management
- Department of Finance
- Department of Economics
- College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
- Department of Communication Engineering
- College of Earth Science
- Department of Earth Sciences
- Department of Atmospheric Sciences
- Department of Space Science and Engineering
- College of Hakka Studies
- Department of Hakka Language and Social Sciences
- College of Health Sciences and Technology
- Department of Life Sciences
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source: National Central University | World University Rankings | THE (timeshighereducation.com)
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