National Chung Cheng University

National Chung Cheng University
國立中正大學
Motto 積極創新,修德澤人[1]
Motto in English
To innovate with earnestness; be virtuous with altruism[2]
Established Jul. 1, 1989
Location Chiayi County, Taiwan
Campus rural
Website ewww.ccu.edu.tw

National Chung Cheng University (CCU; Chinese: 國立中正大學) is a National university in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

History

National Chung Cheng University was the first public university established after Taiwan's economic boom of the 1980s. In 1986, in order to develop higher education in the Chiayi areas, the Executive Yuan approved a plan to establish a National university in Chiayi. It was named after Chiang Kai-shek, whose given name was Chung-cheng, and officially founded on July 1, 1989.

Campus

The university has two campuses: Minxiong & Chiayi.

Academic faculties

CCU is organized into seven colleges: Education, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Management, Sciences, and Social Sciences.[3] The National Chung Cheng University Library is located on the Minxiong campus.

CCU is notable for being the location of the Taiwanese television drama Meteor Garden[4][5].

See also

References

  1. "認識中正 (Chinese)". Nat'l Chung Cheng U. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  2. "University Motto". ccu.edu.tw. CCU. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. "National Chung Cheng University". ccu.edu.tw. CCU. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. Chiayi school a popular photo shoot site - Taipei Times (May 31, 2014)
  5. Fan girls embark on their own ‘Meteor Garden’ tour - Manila Bulletin (June 27, 2017, 12:15 AM)


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