National Central University

National Central University
國立中央大學 (Chinese)
Former name
  • Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923)
  • National Southeastern University (1921–1927)
  • National Central University (1928–1949)
  • National Central University Graduate Institute of Geophysics (1962–1968)
  • National Central University College of Science (1968–1979)
Motto誠樸 (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: shîn-phok; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sêng-phok)
Motto in English
Sincerity and Simplicity
TypePublic
Established1915 (1915)
PresidentJing-Yang Jou
Academic staff
746 (full time)
Undergraduates5,743
Postgraduates6,037
Location
24°58′06″N 121°11′34″E / 24.96833°N 121.19278°E / 24.96833; 121.19278
CampusSuburban
Affiliations
Websitewww.ncu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立中央大学
Traditional Chinese國立中央大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳKwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p Tiong-iong Tāi-ha̍k

National Central University (Chinese: 國立中央大學; pinyin: Guólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué; abbreviated NCU; 中大; Zhōngdà) is a public research university in Zhongli, Taoyuan City, Taiwan. Founded in 1915 in Nanking, it was reestablished in Taiwan in 1968 after the Chinese Civil War and gained its current name in 1979.

The university is organized into eight colleges, 26 departments, 19 graduate institutes, and six research centers. It is one of the six national universities in research selected by the Ministry of Education.