National Defense University (NDU; ) is a military academy located in

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. The NDU offers a wide range of academic programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. The undergraduate program is the Military Academy, which provides four-year undergraduate education and training to prepare cadets for leadership roles in the military.

History

The university was established in May 2000 by merging Armed Forces University, National Defense Management College, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, and

National Defense Medical Center National Defense Medical Center (NDMC; ) is a ROC military affiliated medical school in Taipei, Taiwan. The NDMC is responsible for the training of military doctors, nurses and other medical personnel. History The former institute of the Na ...

Colleges

* War College * Army Command and Staff College * Naval Command and Staff College * Air Command and Staff College * Political Warfare College * Management College * Institute of Technology

List of presidents

Armed Forces University

* Pi Tsung-gan (August 1959 – August 1964) * (16 August 1968 – 1 December 1969) *

Chiang Wei-kuo Chiang Wei-kuo (; 6 October 1916 – 22 September 1997), also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Taiwan, Republic of China President of the Republic of China, President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Chin ...

(16 August 1975 – 6 April 1980) * (7 April 1980 – 31 December 1983) * (1 January 1984 – 30 April 1987) * (1 May 1987 – 4 December 1989) * (5 December 1989 – 30 April 1992) * Yeh Chang-tung 葉昌桐 (1 May 1992 – 30 April 1994) * (1 May 1994 – 30 June 1996) * (1 July 1996 – 31 January 1999) * (1 February 1999 – 7 May 2000)

National Defense University

* Hsia Ying-chou (8 May 2000 – 31 January 2002) * Chen Chen-hsiang (1 February 2002 – 31 August 2003) * (1 September 2003 – 31 May 2005) * Fei Hung-po 費鴻波 (1 June 2005 – 15 February 2006) * Tseng Jing-ling (16 February 2006 – 31 October 2008) * 1 November 2008 – 15 May 2011) * Adm. Chen Yeong-kang (16 May 2011 – 31 August 2012) * Gen. Chiu Kuo-cheng (1 September 2012 – 31 July 2014) * Cheng Te-mei (1 August 2014 – 31 October 2015) * (1 November 2015 – 31 March 2019) * Wang Shin-lung (1 April 2019 – 30 June 2021) * Chang Che-ping (since 1 July 2021) * Liu Chih-pin (since 16 June 2022)

Transportation

The university is accessible South West from Yingge Station of Taiwan Railways.

Notable alumni

* Chen Chao-min, Minister of

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(2008-2009) *

Feng Shih-kuan Feng Shih-kuan (; born 25 November 1945) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Republic of China Air Force from 1967 to 2006, retiring with the rank of General before assuming the post of Minister of National Defense in 2016. Feng stepped ...

, Minister of National Defense (2016–2018) * Lee Shying-jow, Minister of

Veterans Affairs Council The Veterans Affairs Council (VAC; ) is a branch of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) with "responsibilities to assist in education assistance, employment assistance, medical care, home care and other general services" for retir ...

(2016–2018) * Sanaullah Khan Niazi, Pakistani Major General (2012-2013) * Tseng Jing-ling, Minister of Veterans Affairs Council (2009–2013) * Yang Kuo-chiang, Director-General of the National Security Bureau (2015–2016)

References

External links

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