National Chiayi University

National Chiayi University
國立嘉義大學
Lantan Main Campus
Motto 誠樸、力行、創新、服務[1]
Motto in English
 Sincerity, Action, Innovation, Service[2]
Type Public, National
Established April 1919 (as Chiayi Agriculture and Forestry Public School)
February 2000 (as National Chiayi University)
President Chyung Ay
Vice-president Rong-Yi Liu (academic affairs)
Kuang-Liang Huang (administrative affairs)
Address Chiayi City and Chiayi County in Taiwan
Campus Urban
Website www.ncyu.edu.tw
National Chiayi University
Traditional Chinese 國立嘉義大學
Simplified Chinese 国立嘉义大学
NCYU library in Lantan Main Campus

National Chiayi University (NCYU; Chinese: 國立嘉義大學) is a public university located in Chiayi City and Chiayi County, Taiwan. It was formed in 2000 by merging National Chiayi Institute of Technology and National Chiayi Teachers College. The University has six colleges, which include seven doctoral programs, 42 full-time master's degree programs, twelve part-time master's degree programs, and 38 undergraduate programs now. NCYU is one of the oldest and largest universities in southern Taiwan.

History

The Chiayi Agriculture and Forestry Public School was founded in April 1919 and reorganized and renamed as Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Agri-Vocational School in November 1945. The school was then upgraded to become Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Junior College of Agriculture in March 1965. In July 1981, it became a national college and funded by the Ministry of Education. In July 1997, it was upgraded again to become National Chiayi Institute of Technology.

The Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Normal School was founded in 1957. In August 1996, the school was upgraded to a five-year junior college and renamed Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Junior Teachers College. In July 1987, the college was reformed into a four-year college and renamed as Taiwan Provincial Chiayi Teachers College. In July 1987, the college was upgraded into a national college and renamed National Chiayi Teachers College.

In February 2000, National Chiayi Institute of Technology and National Chiayi Teachers College were merged and became National Chiayi University.[3]

Campus

NCYU comprises four campuses:

Lantan Main Campus

The campus is the administrative headquarters and located in the well-known scenic area between Lantan Reservoir and Renyitan Reservoir. It also accommodates the College of Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering and College of Life Sciences.

Minxiong Campus

This campus accommodates the Teachers College and College of Humanities and Arts.

Linsen Campus

Extension and lifelong learning programs are offered in the campus to provide educational service to the local community.

Sinmin Campus

Sinmin Campus is situated in downtown of Chiayi, Sinmin accommodates College of Management and College of Veterinary medicine.

Academics

NCYU consists of seven colleges (Agriculture, Humanities and Arts, Life Sciences, Management, Science and Engineering, Teachers, and Veterinary Medicine),[4] 36 departments and 11 independent institutes, with 500 full-time faculty professors.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "嘉大之教育目標、校訓與願景 (Chinese)". Nat'l Chiayi U. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  2. ↑ "2011 National Chiayi University Commencement Remarks". Nat'l Chiayi U. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Brief History". National Chiayi University. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Departments & Colleges". ncyu.edu.tw. NCYU. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  5. ↑ Brief History of Chiayi University in official site

Coordinates: 23°27′49.26″N 120°29′0.98″E / 23.4636833°N 120.4836056°E / 23.4636833; 120.4836056

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