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National Cheng Kung University 國立成功大學
Motto	窮理致知
Established	Founded 1931, Chartered 1956
Type	Public (National)
President	Chiang Kao
Faculty	1,105 (2003)
Undergraduates	11,007
Postgraduates	8,115
Location	Tainan City, Taiwan, Republic of China
Campus	Urban, 172.16 acres
Endowment	US$-- (NT$--)
Mascot	None
Website	www.ncku.edu.tw

National Cheng Kung University (Traditional Chinese: 國立成功大學; Simplified Chinese: 国立成功大学; Hanyu Pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué; Wade-Giles: Kuo2-li4 Ch'eng2-kung1 Ta4-hsüeh2; Tongyong Pinyin: GuóLì ChéngGong DàSyué), abbreviated as NCKU (成大, Chéng Dà), is located in Tainan City, Taiwan. Cheng Kung is named after Cheng Cheng-kung (Koxinga), a Ming Dynasty hero.

NCKU has long been prestigious: according to a survey published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003, NCKU was ranked second among all universities in Taiwan, only behind National Taiwan University. Many surveys also show its graduates are most welcomed by Taiwanese companies.

Starting from 2006, Taiwan's Ministry of Education will award NCKU 1.7 billion NT$ annually for 5 consecutive years for its excellent academic performance and potential.

Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Notable Alumni 4 External link

National Cheng Kung University was established in January 1931 as Tainan Technical College (臺南高等工業學校; from 1942 to 1945 , 臺南工業專門學校^?). After the Japanese Occupation, the school name was changed to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology (台灣省立台南工業專科學校), then Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering School (台灣省立工學院).

As the number of colleges expanded, it was upgraded to a provincial university in 1956, then national in 1971. In 1977, Master's Degree program in Transportation and Master's Degree program in Industrial Management Science were created. In 1979, Master's Degree program in Engineering Science were founded.

The school has 9 colleges and has been led by President Dr. Chiang Kao (高強) since 2001.

• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Management
• College of Science
• College of Social Sciences
• College of Engineering:The Department of Engineering has been established since 1931.
• College of Medicine
• College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• College of Planning & Design
• College of Life Sciences and Technology

• Nobel Prize laureate Samuel C. C. Ting studied one year in Cheng Kung University prior moving back to the United States.
• Pai Hsien-yung and Cheng Nan-jung majored engineering for one year in Cheng Kung University before they changed their interest to humanities.
• Chu Ching-wu
• Wen Ho Lee
• Lin Hsin-yi
• Lung Ying-tai
• Wang Chien-shien

See also: List of universities in Taiwan

• Official website (in English and Traditional Chinese)

Coordinates: 23°00′N 120°13′E