National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
國立陽明交通大學
Motto
知新致遠 崇實篤行 真知力行 仁心仁術[1][2]
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]
TypePublic
Established1 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-01)
PresidentLin Chi-hung
Academic staff
1,152 (2019)
Location
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan[5]
Affiliations
MascotBamboo fox
Websitenycu.edu.tw/en
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立阳明交通大学
Traditional Chinese國立陽明交通大學

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]

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]

It is consistently ranked among the top three or four best universities in Taiwan in world university rankings.[12][13][14][15] In the 2022 QS World University Rankings, it is ranked in the top 300 universities in the world and the top 50 universities in Asia.[13] In the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it is ranked in the top 350 universities in the world.[14]

History

See also: National Chiao Tung University § History, and National Yang-Ming University § History
NYCU Guangfu campus north gate
NYCU Yangming campus

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.

Academic

Colleges

Rankings and reputation

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[16]401-500 (2022)
QS World[17]217 (2024)
THE World[18]501–600 (2023)
USNWR Global[citation needed]587 (2022)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[citation needed]47
National – Overall
ARWU National[citation needed]3-6
QS National[citation needed]2
THE National[citation needed]3-4
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.

Overall rankings

In the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 401st – 500th in the world and 3rd - 6th in Taiwan.[12] The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 202nd in the world, 47th in Asia, and 3rd in Taiwan.[13] The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 501st – 600th in the world.[14] The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranked the university 587th in the world, and 3rd in Taiwan.[15]

Rankings by Subject/Area

QS rankings by subject 2023:

Subject (only subjects ranked within the top 300 are listed) NYCU's world rank
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
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
Engineering & Technology 201-250
Clinical, pre-clinical, health 251-300
Life Sciences 501-600
Social Sciences 501-600
Physical Sciences 601-800

Campuses

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

Partners health care system

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.

See also

References

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  10. ^ "高教深耕揭曉 打「國際盃」僅台成清交". Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  11. ^ "學校特色與發展願景" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 新竹市: 國立交通大學. Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-30. 本校為研究型大學，向以理工醫著稱，尤在醫學、電子、資通訊及光電等領域已佔世界頂尖領導之地位，另於8; 優勢基礎之上，發展管理與科技領域之結合、開拓人文社會新興領域及開展國際客家文化。
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  13. ^ a b c "National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University".
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  16. ^ "ARWU World University Rankings 2022".
  17. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024".
  18. ^ "Times Higher Education World University Rankings". 13 November 2021.

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