National Cheng Kung University
國立成功大學 | |||||||||||||||||
Former name | Tainan Technical College (1931–1946) Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering (1946–1971) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 窮理致知 | ||||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Knowledge through reason | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | National public research university | ||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | NT$20 billion (2022) (US$665 million) | ||||||||||||||||
| President | Shen Meng-ru | ||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 2,604 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 11,853 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 8,701 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1,850 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban, 461.9 acres (186.9 ha) | ||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red Grey White | ||||||||||||||||
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| Website | web.ncku.edu.tw | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立成功大學 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国立成功大学 | ||||||||||||||||
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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; Chinese: 國立成功大學) is a national public research university in Tainan, Taiwan. Founded in 1931 during Japanese rule as a technical and engineering college, it primarily teaches and conducts research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Cheng Kung is organized into nine colleges which host undergraduate and graduate programs in 70 departments and 29 research institutes. In addition to its main campus in East District, Tainan, the university also operates National Cheng Kung University Hospital in North District, Tainan, and a satellite campus in Douliu. Most of its more than 11,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students are enrolled in engineering, science, medicine, and design programs.
The university is a founding member of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System and the only Taiwanese member of the Worldwide Universities Network. Notable graduates include the current president of the Republic of China; a Nobel Prize laureate; a premier of the Republic of China; a president of the Control Yuan; presidents of Apple Daily, China Motor Corporation, and TSMC; and members of Academia Sinica.