National Central University
National research university re-established in 1962 in Taoyuan City, Taiwan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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National Central University (NCU, Chinese: 國立中央大學; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k, Wade–Giles: Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2 or Chung-ta 中大) is a public research university with long-standing traditions of the Republic of China based in Taiwan. It was founded in 1902 and renamed in 1915. The school was initially located in Miaoli when it first moved to Taiwan, but relocated to Zhongli in 1962 and developed into a comprehensive university. It's the first university in Taiwan to research industrial economics,[3] and economic development (Taiwan's Consumer Confidence Index is released monthly by NCU).[4] NCU is a member of AACSB.[5] NCU is one of the six national universities in research selected by the Ministry of Education.[6][7]
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Motto | 誠樸(Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: shîn-phok; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-phok)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Sincerity and Simplicity[2] | ||||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1902; 122 years ago (1902)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||||
President | Jing-Yang Jou | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 746 (full time) | ||||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 5743 | ||||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 6037 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 24°58′06″N 121°11′34″E | ||||||||||||||
Campus | Suburban | ||||||||||||||
Affiliations | University System of Taiwan UAiTED | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.ncu.edu.tw | ||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国立中央大学 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國立中央大學 | ||||||||||||||
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NCU now has eight colleges in different areas, including the College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Biomedical Science and Engineering, College of Earth Sciences, College of Management, and College of Hakka Studies, also with areas in sociology, law and government studies, etc.
The undergraduate population is represented by the Associated Students of National Central University (Chinese: 國立中央大學學生會; pinyin: Guólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué Xuéshēnghuì), founded in 1991.