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National Chi Nan University

Coordinates: 23°57′11″N 120°56′05″E / 23.9530°N 120.9347°E / 23.9530; 120.9347
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National Chi-Nan University
國立暨南國際大學 (Chinese)
Motto誠樸弘毅、務本致用[1]
Sêng-phok hông-gē, bū-pún tì-iōng
TypePublic
Established1995 (1995)[2]
PresidentDong sing wuu
Academic staff
594 (as of 2015)
Undergraduates6,353(as of 2016)
Postgraduates1,781(as of 2014)
324 (as of 2014)
Location,
CampusSuburban
Websiterpage.ncnu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立暨南国际大学
Traditional Chinese國立暨南國際大學
Literal meaningNational University of Reaching Southward
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Jìnán Guójì Dàxué
Wade–GilesKuo-li Chi-nan Kuo-chi Ta-hsuëh
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p Kì-lâm Kok-chè Tāi-ha̍k

National Chi Nan University (NCNU; Chinese: 國立暨南國際大學)[3] is a public university located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.

History

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Founding

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The National Chi Nan University Planning Committee was established on 1 March 1991 in order to establish a university with the following missions:

  1. To provide more higher education opportunities.
  2. To improve the education of Overseas Taiwanese.
  3. To assist in developing industries as a part of Six-Year National Construction Plan of Taiwan.
  4. To balance cultural and educational development between regions.

Land which had been the property of the Taiwan Sugar Corporation was selected as the campus of the new university in January 1992. The initial phase of construction of the university was completed in July 1995. The first classes of graduate students were enrolled at the University in September 1995. The first classes of undergraduates registered in September 1996, along with the official opening of the campus.

921 earthquake

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When the devastating 1999 Jiji earthquake struck Nantou County on 21 September 1999 (921), all major buildings and dormitories in campus were critically damaged, and the University suffered a great loss of equipment and basic infrastructure. President Ricard Lee had led the three-day evacuation of the entire student body and the provisional relocation to the campus of National Taiwan University in Taipei City for one semester. The restoration of the campus was mostly completed in the following six months. The student body and all the Colleges went back to the campus in the next semester.

Ranking

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National Chi Nan University rankings
Global – Overall
CWUR World[4]1894 (2021)
THE World[5]1501+ (2024)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[6]501–550 (2024)
THE Asia[7]501–600 (2024)
National – Overall
CWUR National[8]39 (2021)
THE National[9]35–45 (2024)

Colleges

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College of Humanities
NCNU Library

NCNU has four colleges: Education, Humanities, Management, and Science and Technology.

Featuring

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  • The Taiwanese drama series, Hana Kimi was filmed here.

Notable natives

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "校名校徽 (Chinese)". Nat'l Chi Nan U. Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. ^ "國立暨南國際大學首頁".
  3. ^ The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is Chi Nan National University.
  4. ^ "National Chi Nan University Ranking | 2021-2022 | CWUR".
  5. ^ "National Chi Nan University". Times Higher Education (THE). 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "National Chi Nan University". Top Universities.
  7. ^ "National Chi Nan University". Times Higher Education (THE). 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "National Chi Nan University Ranking | 2021-2022 | CWUR".
  9. ^ "National Chi Nan University". Times Higher Education (THE). 13 November 2021.
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23°57′11″N 120°56′05″E / 23.9530°N 120.9347°E / 23.9530; 120.9347