National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) is a

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and

Hsinchu Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inhabitants. Hsinchu is a coastal city bordering the Taiwan ...

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. It was created in 2021 through the merger of

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) was a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After the Chinese ...

and

National Yang-Ming University National Yang-Ming University (NYMU) was a public research university in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Yang-Ming was named after the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming. It was merged with National Chiao Tung University into the newly f ...

. At present, there are 19 colleges, 74 university/college level research centers, and 1 hospital in Yilan. NYCU is one of six national universities in research selected by the

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. The university is also one of four universities selected by the

to participate in the Global Taiwan Program.

History

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

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

and

National Tsing Hua University National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was first founded in Beijing. After the Chinese Civil War, president Mei Yiqi and other academics relocated with the retreating Nationalist government to ...

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

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

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.

Academic

Colleges

*College of Artificial Intelligence and Green Energy *College of Biological Science and Technology *College of Biomedical Science and Engineering *College of Computer Science *College of Dentistry *College of Electrical and Computer Engineering *College of Engineering *College of Humanity and Social Science *College of Humanities and Social Sciences *College of Hakka Studies *

School of Law A law school (also known as a law centre/center, college of law, or faculty of law) is an institution, professional school, or department of a college or university specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for bec ...

*College of Life Sciences *College of Management *College of Medicine *College of Nursing *College of Photonics *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences *College of Science *International College of Semiconductor Technology *General Education Committee *Center for General Education *Interdisciplinary Program for Undergraduates *Master Program in Transdisciplinary Long-term Care and Management *University System of Taiwan *Cross-Disciplinary Programs *Industry Academia Innovation School

Rankings and reputation

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.

Overall rankings

In the 2021 ''

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'' rankings, the university ranked 401st – 500th in the world and 3rd - 6th in

. The 2023 ''

QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...

'' ranked the university 202nd in the world, 47th in

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, and 3rd in

. The 2023 ''

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'', often referred to as the THE Rankings, is the annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli Symon ...

'' ranked the university 501st – 600th in the world. The 2022 '' U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking'' ranked the university 587th in the world, and 3rd in

Rankings by Subject/Area

QS rankings by subject 2023: QS rankings by broad subject area 2023: Times Higher Education subject rankings 2023:

Campuses

* Guangfu Campus in East District,

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inha ...

Address: No. 1001, University Road, East District, Hsinchu City * Yangming Campus in

Beitou District Beitou District is the northernmost of the twelve districts of Taipei City, Taiwan. The historical spelling of the district is Peitou. The name originates from the Ketagalan word ''Kipatauw'', meaning witch. Beitou is the most mountainous and ...

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Address: No. 155, Sec. 2, Lignon Street, Beitou District, Taipei City * Beimen Campus in

Zhongzheng District Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei Main Station is located in the district. It is home to most of the national government buildings of Taiwan. Overview The district is n ...

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Address: 4F, No. 118, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei * Bo'ai Campus in East District,

Address: No. 75, Boai Street, East District, Hsinchu City * Liujia Campus in

Zhubei Zhubei ( Wade-Giles: ''Chupei''; Hakka PFS: ''Chuk-pet''; Hokkien POJ: ''Tek-pak'') is a city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is one of the island's fastest-growing settlements, with a population gain of 51,000 between 2010 and 2019, the highes ...

Hsinchu County Hsinchu is a County (Taiwan), county in Regions of Taiwan, north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka people, Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county seat ...

Address: No. 1, Sec. 1, Liujia 5th Road, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County * Guiren Campus in Guiren District,

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and commonly called the "Taiwan Prefecture, ...

Address: No. 301, Section 2, Gaofa 3rd Road, Guiren District, Tainan City

Partners health care system

In cooperation with th
Taipei City Hospital System
and

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

, the three institutions formed a health care system which covers

medical education Medical education is vocational education, education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship (medical), internship) and additional trainin ...

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, and

management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

Distinguished Alumni

The Anh Phan, travel influencer.

Advanced Rocket Research Center

References

External links

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History

Academic

Colleges

Rankings and reputation

Overall rankings

Rankings by Subject/Area

Campuses

Partners health care system

Distinguished Alumni

Advanced Rocket Research Center

See also

References

External links