National Chengchi University
國立政治大學 (Chinese) | |||||||||||||
Former names | Central Party Institute (1927–1929) Central Political Institute (1929–1937) | ||||||||||||
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| Motto | 親愛精誠 | ||||||||||||
Motto in English | Harmony, Independence, Balance, and Preeminence | ||||||||||||
| Type | Public research university | ||||||||||||
| Established | 20 May 1927 | ||||||||||||
Religious affiliation | Non-sectarian | ||||||||||||
| Endowment | NT$6.7 billion (US$224.1 million) | ||||||||||||
| President | Li Tsai-Yen | ||||||||||||
| Provost | Lin Chi-Ping | ||||||||||||
Academic staff | 657 | ||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 170 | ||||||||||||
| Students | 16,348 | ||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 9,400 | ||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6,063 | ||||||||||||
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| Location | , Taiwan 24°59′13.17″N 121°34′30.80″E / 24.9869917°N 121.5752222°E | ||||||||||||
| Campus | Suburban, 103 ha (250 acres) | ||||||||||||
| Language | Chinese and English | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Blue Red White | ||||||||||||
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| Mascot | Griffin | ||||||||||||
| Website | nccu.edu.tw | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立政治大學 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国立政治大学 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立中央政治大學 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国立中央政治大学 | ||||||||||||
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| Central School of Governance | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中央政治學校 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中央政治学校 | ||||||||||||
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| Central School of Cadre | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中央幹部學校 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中央干部学校 | ||||||||||||
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National Chengchi University (NCCU; Chinese: 國立政治大學; pinyin: Guólì Zhèngzhì Dàxué) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. It was founded in Nanjing, China, in 1927 as a training institution for officials in the National Government of the Republic of China, then moved to Taiwan in 1954 as the first reestablished national university there.
The university has an urban campus of approximately 103 hectares (250 acres) in the Wenshan District and provides undergraduate and graduate instruction with a specialization in the arts and humanities and social sciences. It consists of twelve colleges, such as the College of Commerce and College of Foreign Languages, in addition to 34 departments and ten research institutes that host 43 master's programs, 34 doctoral programs, and multiple international degree programs.