National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
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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]
國立陽明交通大學 | |||||||||
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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] | ||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||
Established | 1 February 2021; 3 years ago (2021-02-01) | ||||||||
President | Lin Chi-hung | ||||||||
Academic staff | 1,152 (2019) | ||||||||
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Mascot | Bamboo fox | ||||||||
Website | nycu.edu.tw/en | ||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国立阳明交通大学 | ||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國立陽明交通大學 | ||||||||
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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]