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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) is a public research university in Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was created in 2021 through the merger of National Chiao Tung University and National Yang-Ming University. At present, there are 19 colleges, 74 university/college level research centers, and 1 hospital in Yilan.[6][7]
國立陽明交通大學 | |||||||||
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Motto in English | Learn New Knowledge and Reach Far; Honor the Truth and Work Hard; Benevolent Mind and Art; Putting Knowledge into Practice[3][4] | ||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||
Established | 1 February 2021 | ||||||||
President | Lin Chi-hung | ||||||||
Academic staff | 1,152 (2019) | ||||||||
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Mascot | Bamboo fox | ||||||||
Website | nycu.edu.tw/en | ||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国立阳明交通大学 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國立陽明交通大學 | ||||||||
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NYCU is one of six national universities in research selected by the Ministry of Education.[8][9] The university is also one of four universities selected by the Ministry of Education to participate in the Global Taiwan Program.[10][11]
The university's merger history dates back to as early as the 1990s, but the most important step was in 2001, when the presidents of the two universities Dr. Yan-Hwa Wu and Dr. Chun-Yen Chang signed a Letter of Intent. In 2015, the university assembly of National Chiao Tung University approved the agreement but it failed at the National Yang-Ming University. The merger of the two universities was suspended until 2018 when President Hsu-Sung "Steve" Kuo of National Yang-Ming University relaunched the discussions. At the beginning, both National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University all showed strong motivations to negotiate merger proposal with National Yang-Ming University. The university assembly of National Yang-Ming University finally decided to discuss the merger proposal with National Chiao Tung University under the new name of "National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University". The two universities then agreed to the merger plan in September 2019, which was then approved by the Ministry of Education in June 2020. The National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University was then founded on 1 February 2021. This is the first university merger case that adopted a "bottom-up" approach in Taiwan.
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
ARWU World[12] | 401-500 (2022) |
QS World[13] | 217 (2025) |
THE World[14] | 501–600 (2024) |
USNWR Global[citation needed] | 623 (2024) |
Regional – Overall | |
QS Asia[15] | 47 |
National – Overall | |
ARWU National[16] | 3-6 |
QS National[17] | 4 (2025) |
THE National[18] | 3-7 (2024) |
USNWR National[citation needed] | 3 |
The National Chiao Tung University (the predecessor of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) was considered one of the top-tier universities in Taiwan.
In the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 401st – 500th in the world and 3rd - 6th in Taiwan.[19] The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 202nd in the world, 47th in Asia, and 3rd in Taiwan.[20] The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 501st – 600th in the world.[21] The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranked the university 587th in the world, and 3rd in Taiwan.[22]
QS rankings by subject 2023:
Subject (only subjects ranked within the top 300 are listed) | NYCU's world rank |
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Nursing | 101-150 |
Engineering - Electrical and Electronic | 151-200 |
Computer Science and Informative Systems | 151-200 |
Medicine | 151-200 |
Statistics and Operational Research | 201-240 |
Engineering - Chemical | 201-250 |
Physics and Astronomy | 201-250 |
Mathematics | 201-250 |
Chemistry | 251-300 |
Law and Legal Studies | 251-300 |
Engineering - Mechanical | 251-300 |
Sociology | 251-300 |
Biological Sciences | 251-300 |
Business and Management Studies | 251-300 |
QS rankings by broad subject area 2023:
Broad subject area | NYCU's world rank |
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Arts & Humanities | N/A |
Engineering & Technology | 231 |
Natural Sciences | 377 |
Social Sciences and Management | 401-450 |
Life Sciences & Medicine | 264 |
Times Higher Education subject rankings 2023:
Subject | NYCU's world rank |
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Engineering & Technology | 201-250 |
Clinical, pre-clinical, health | 251-300 |
Life Sciences | 501-600 |
Social Sciences | 501-600 |
Physical Sciences | 601-800 |
Address: No. 1001, University Road, East District, Hsinchu City
Address: No. 155, Sec. 2, Lignon Street, Beitou District, Taipei City
Address: 4F, No. 118, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei
Address: No. 75, Boai Street, East District, Hsinchu City
Address: No. 1, Sec. 1, Liujia 5th Road, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County
Address: No. 301, Section 2, Gaofa 3rd Road, Guiren District, Tainan City
In cooperation with the Taipei City Hospital System and National Chengchi University, the three institutions formed a health care system which covers medical education, healthcare, and management.