National Chiao Tung University

National Chiao Tung University
國立交通大學
Former name
Nanyang Public School
(南洋公學)
Motto
知新致遠 崇實篤行[1]
Motto in English
Learn New Knowledge and Reach Far; Honor the Truth and Work Hard[2]
TypePublic
Active1896–2021
EndowmentNTD 5,811,217,691.00
PresidentChen Hsin-hong (acting)
Academic staff
736
Undergraduates5,248
Postgraduates7,952
Address
1001 University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300
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CampusSuburban
LanguageChinese and English
AffiliationsUniversity System of Taiwan, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy,[3] UAiTED
MascotBamboo fox
Websitenctu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立交通大学
Traditional Chinese國立交通大學
Literal meaningNational Communications University
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Jiāotōng Dàxué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p-Kau-thong-tāi-ha̍k

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 Civil War, NCTU was re-established by former Chiao Tung University faculty and alumni in Taiwan in 1958.

NCTU was selected by Taiwan's Ministry of Educations as one of the seven national universities focused on research in 2002.[4][5] It was subsequently chosen to pursue all-around excellence with "versatile international competitiveness to continuously strengthen international academic influence and visibility".[6][7]

NCTU was merged with National Yang-Ming University into the newly formed National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University on 1 February 2021.[8]

  1. ^ "交大校訓 (Chinese)". NCTU. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "The NCTU Motto". NCTU. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "National Chiao Tung University".
  4. ^ Huang, Muxuan (黃慕萱) (2004). 書目計量與學術評鑑—國內七所研究型大學論文發表概況分析。引文分析與學術評鑑研討會論文集. Taipei. p. 135–152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ The list is: NTU, NTHU, NCTU, Yang-Ming, NCKU, NCU, and NSYSU.
  6. ^ William Yat Wai Lo (2019). "Taiwan: From "World-Class" to Socially Responsible". International Higher Education (98): 27–28. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. ^ Ministry of Education (2019). "Higher Education Sprout Project". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. ^ "Newly merged university opens". Taipei Times. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.