| National Sun Yat-sen University | |||||||||||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hant | ||||||||||||||||
| Motto: | 博學、審問、慎思、明辨、篤行 | ||||||||||||||||
| Motto Lang: | zh-hant | ||||||||||||||||
| Mottoeng: | Erudite, Interrogated, Deliberate, Discerning, and Persistent (taken from the Doctrine of the Mean) | ||||||||||||||||
| Established: | Founded 1924 Reestablished November 12, 1980[1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Undergrad: | 5,040 | ||||||||||||||||
| Postgrad: | 5,306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Faculty: | 614 full-time, 175 part-time | ||||||||||||||||
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National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU;) is a public research university located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. NSYSU is listed as one of six national research universities,[3] [4] and one of four universities that make up the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led university alliance in Taiwan. With AACSB and CFA accredited and the number one maritime management program in Asia, the NSYSU College of Management is among the best in East Asia,[5] [6] and the College of Marine Sciences is the oldest and highest ranked in Taiwan.[7]
The first national comprehensive university in Southern Taiwan,[8] NSYSU was founded in response to national development needs. The alumni of both the original Sun Yat-sen University and the historical Moscow Sun Yat-sen University also have contributed to the establishment of the university. In the beginning, each of the Sun Yat-sen Universities adopted a statism educational model (Chinese: 中山大學模式) based-on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's philosophy.[9] At present, NSYSU is a regular public university, and known for its political and commercial relations,[10] its faculty and staff serve as bureaucrats and NGO experts to maintain close contact with industry and government officials.[10] NSYSU hosts the European Union Centre, America Center, and the Center for Japanese Studies.[11] [12] [13]
NSYSU is usually ranked among the top 4-5 universities nationally and among the top 400-1000 universities worldwide,[14] [15] [16] [17] it is organized into eight colleges, two National Key Fields colleges, but it also contains a considerable number of research institutes.[18]
In 1923, two years before his death, the Founding Father of the Republic of China (ROC), Dr. Sun Yat-sen, established two universities, one civil and one military. The civil university was National Kwangtung University (Chinese: 國立廣東大學, renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926), and the military university was Whampoa Military Academy. Both universities generated remarkable contributions and played an important education role in modern Chinese history.
After National Sun Yat-sen University was established in Canton, it was forced south due to the Sino-Japanese War. The university moved first to Yunnan, and later to North Guangdong. Finally, in 1945, the university resumed operations at its original campus in Canton.
In 1949, the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan; its alumni relocated accordingly.
In 1970s, as Taiwan's overall economic development took off, a phenomenon referred to as the Taiwan Miracle, the community's concern and attention to higher education grew. To balance the development of education in the north and south, the Taiwanese government decided to build a comprehensive university in the south.
In 1980, after Chiang Ching-kuo, the president of Taiwan and an alumnus of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in USSR, personally approved the campus design under the leadership of Dr. Lee Huan (who later served as the Premier and Minister of Education), the university was established in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung City, the second largest metropolitan area in Taiwan.
Prior to establishing the new university, government officials visited the United States and Japan and strategically decided that NSYSU would focus on graduate schools, modeling it after the advanced technology of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the building construction methods of the University of California in San Diego (UCSD), which was designed to resist sea wind erosion. The system of the University of Tsukuba was introduced for the management of university library.[19]
In its first two decades, NSYSU, similar to the other Sun Yat-sen universities, maintained a nationalist style and mission.
When NSYSU was re-established, the university had four departments, two graduate institutes, and 189 students. In 2002, NSYSU was named by the Ministry of Education as one of the country's seven major research-intensive universities. Two years later, the College of Management became the nation's first Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited public university. In addition, NSYSU received a first/second stage grant from the "Aim for the Top University Plan" from the Ministry of Education in 2011 and 2016.
Since 2012, NSYSU has held the "NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium" on international academic cooperation.[20] In the final two months of 2014, Nobel laureates Akira Suzuki and Hiroshi Amano visited the university.
NSYSU has 10 colleges, namely Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Marine Sciences, Social Sciences, Si-Wan, Medicine, Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research, and International Finance. These colleges have more than 10,000 students.
NSYSU has been chosen by the Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities.[21]
In 2021, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) affirmed in an official statement that NSYSU, as one of Taiwan's top universities, is also an important promoter of US-Taiwan relations.[22]
National Sun Yat-sen University is located in Kaohsiung City, the largest port city of Taiwan. Based on an academic style that emphasizes ocean and commerce,[23] it not only is the birthplace of Taiwan's first college of maritime sciences but also is unique in hosting water sports activities directly on campus. Uniquely, NSYSU's graduation requirements for its students include demonstration of swimming ability. NSYSU also has a regular windsurfing competition relationship with the prestigious Osaka University in Japan. Furthermore, NSYSU has a special sister school relationship with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in the United States, a research university with a similar academic style, and which similarly is located near a coast.[24] [25] The NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium has been held in Kaohsiung and La Jolla alternately every year since 2015.[20]
The university is the birthplace of the first Sinophone bulletin board system (Chinese: 中山大學美麗之島) and popular Asian cultural terms "ACG". In addition, NSYSU will be transformed into an English-taught university by 2030.[26]
See also: Sizihwan and Sizihwan Station. Located alongside the Kaohsiung Harbor and a military base, the NSYSU main campus is surrounded on three sides by mountains and also faces the open waters of the Taiwan Strait, thus making it a natural fortress. The Sizihwan beach (one of Eight Views of Taiwan) is located directly on campus which makes the university campus a very attractive location in Taiwan.[27] The environmental characteristics are unique in the country, including the nature of the montane ecosystem, marine ecosystem, and coral reefs. In addition to the university buildings on the campus, there also is a seaside resort, a stadium constructed by land reclamation, Sizihwan Tunnel, and historic places remaining from the Japanese ruling era.
The campus is close to the downtown area but far away from congestion and noise of the city. There are only four roads connecting the campus to the outside city, all the lanes are close to the mountains and the sea, and the terrain is challenging. NSYSU faculty and students who residing on campus live amongst a variety of wildlife. There are a large number of Formosan rock macaques, cockatoos, Pallas's squirrels, and Reeves's muntjacs, and the campus area is rich in natural ecology. However, a near-daily occurrence involves macaques snatching food from students and breaking into dormitories and classrooms. In addition, the Sizihwan waters are inhabited by the endangered coral species Polycyanthus chiashanensis, with only about 50 remaining.[28] [29]
In 2022, NSYSU opened the Renwu campus, built on 24 hectares of land, with three areas of focus planned: AI medicine, intelligent health care, and ecological recreation. The campus will provide research space for the Institute of Precision Medicine, the Institute of Biotechnology and Medicine, the Institute of Medical Technology, and the Institute of Biomedical Research.In December 2020, this Campus completed 24 hectares of land preparation operations, including base elevation adjustment, drainage facilities for detention ponds, tree clearing and greening, etc. The medical teaching building is planned to be a 1-floor underground building and 6-floor above ground building, covering an area of 3,160 pings.[33]
Lingya Campus
The Lingya Campus is located in the center of Kaohsiung City. This campus is primarily used by NSYSU's school of Medicine and is currently under construction. [34]
See main article: Pratas Island. In 2012 NSYSU Dongsha Atoll Research Station (DARS) was established for biology, biogeochemistry, and oceanography research.[35]
NSYSU and University of Latvia have had a successful scientific cooperation for years. The joint team jointly established the Taiwan and Baltic States Physics Research Center (TBRCP), which aims to specialize in physics. [36]
The Taiwan and Sri Lanka Environmental Change Sciences and Technology Innovation Center (TS/ECSTIC) is located in Sri Lanka. The Western Long-term Observation Station is located at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in the capital; the Southern Long-term Observation Station is located at the University of Ruhuna in Matara.[37]
In cooperation with the government of Tuvalu, NSYSU establishes the Taiwan and Tuvalu Center on Marine Science and Engineering (TTCMSE).[38]
NSYSU has eight colleges:
NSYSU has two National Key Fields colleges established based on the special decree National Key Fields Industry-University Cooperation and Skilled Personnel Training:
Despite its small-to-medium size, National Sun Yat-sen University has always had outstanding research capabilities. The "Asia Pacific Ocean Research Center" at NSYSU is a world-class Kuroshio research center, it possesses the most advanced marine current power generation technology worldwide.[39] The "Electronic Commerce and Internet Society Research Center" at NSYSU is the only social science research center in Taiwan that has been selected for the European Commission's 7th Framework Programme (FP7) SSH-NCP.
NSYSU manages one of Taiwan's three Marine research vessels, the Ocean Researcher 3. In 2019, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) built a new generation of research vessels for it.[40]
As of 2024, NSYSU had 45 research centers,[41] including the following most important key centers:
National Sun Yat-sen University has been ranked consistently among the top 4 or 5 universities nationally in QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and Academic Ranking of World Universities.
| University rankings (overall) | |||
| THE Asia[42] | General | 138 (2024) | |
| QS Asia[43] | General | 99 (2024) | |
| THE World | General | 601-800 (2024) | |
| QS World | General | 485 (2024) | |
| ARWU World[44] | Research | 601-700 (2023) | |
| RUR World[45] | General | 333(2024) | |
According to QS World University Rankings (2023), NSYSU is the 4th-ranked university in Taiwan (412rd worldwide).[46]
According to Times Higher Education (2024), NSYSU is the 7th-ranked public university in Taiwan (138th Asia; 610-800th worldwide).[47] [48]
According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (2021), NSYSU ranks #7 among Taiwan's national universities (601-700th worldwide).[44]
Mathematics: 75-100th, 1st in Taiwan (2015).[49]
Oceanography: 101-150th, 2nd in Taiwan (2020)[7]
Engineering: 101-150th (2016)[49]
Computer science: 151-200th (2015)[49]
Telecommunication Engineering: 151-200th (2020)[7]
According to Round University Ranking (2024), NSYSU is the 5th-ranked university in Taiwan (333rd worldwide).
According to the Times Higher Education ranking of the 100 best universities under the age of 50 (2020), NSYSU ranks as the 6th university in Taiwan (201-250th worldwide).[50]
According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, NSYSU ranks among the world's 500 best universities, ranked at 401+ (2009).
In the 2023 list, NSYSU ranked 5th among comprehensive universities.[51] In addition, it ranked:
2nd in social prestige
5th in industry-university cooperation
6th in internationalization
6th in teaching performance
According to Financial Times (2023), NSYSU's Global EMBA programme ranked 88th in the Executive MBA rankings,[52] and IBMBA programme ranked 75th in the FT Masters in Management Ranking,[53] and was the only ranked institution from Taiwan.[52]
According to Eduniversal,[54] among the ranked fields, NSYSU's maritime management ranks first in Asia.
| Taiwan | Business School Level | 2023 Recommendation Rate (per 1000) | School | |
| 1 | UNIVERSAL | 252 ‰ | National Taiwan University - College of Management | |
| 2 | TOP | 164 ‰ | National Chengchi University - College of Commerce | |
| 3 | TOP | 140 ‰ | National Sun Yat-sen University - College of Management | |
| 4 | EXCELLENT | 104 ‰ | Taiwan Tech - School of Management | |
| 5 | EXCELLENT | 60 ‰ | Fu Jen Catholic University - College of Management | |
| 6 | EXCELLENT | 56 ‰ | National Yang MIng Chiao Tung University - College of Management | |
| 7 | GOOD | 72 ‰ | National Cheng Kung University - College of Management |
NSYSU is a member of University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT). The members include twelve universities such as National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University, National Cheng Kung University, National Tsing Hua University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Chengchi University, and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. [61]
NSYSU is part of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, which includes National Chung Cheng University, National Chung Hsing University, and National Cheng Kung University. [62]
NSYSU formed an alliance with Kaohsiung Medical University to allow students from both schools to take courses and choose majors beyond the typical limits of public and private universities.[63]
NSYSU is a member of EUTW university alliance, Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research (PACIBER),[64] Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE),[65] Taiwan-UK University Consortium,[66] Taiwan University Alliance for Sustainable Governance,[67] and Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS).[68]
NSYSU has established 307 partners in 44 countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. At the same time, it has signed dual /accelerated degree agreements with 30 overseas universities. Some of the sister relationships are listed below: the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, UCSD, UC Riverside, Case Western Reserve University, Temple University, Texas A&M University System in the US.Australian National University, Queensland University of Technology in Australia. University of Bristol, University of Essex in the UK. Linköping University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Linnaeus University in Sweden. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Hamburg, University of Cologne, University of Freiburg in Germany. McGill University, University of Ottawa, University of Victoria in Canada. Sapienza University of Rome, Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University in the Singapore. The University of Tokyo, Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Tohoku University, Hiroshima University, Waseda University in Japan. Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University in Thailand. University of Malaya in Malaysia. Peking University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Fudan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhejiang University in the Chinese mainland. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong in HK. University of Macau in Macao. Moscow State University in Russia.[70]
NSYSU has been chosen by the Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities.[71] NSYSU signed the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program partnership with West Virginia University, George Mason University, University of Kansas, and Utah State University.[72]
NSYSU and Middlebury College have formed an alliance to establish "Middlebury School in Taiwan."[73] The College of Management at National Sun Yat-sen University, in collaboration with the University of Victoria and JKU Linz, jointly organizes the ACT Global Program. [74] Additionally, NSYSU has established the Cross-strait EMBA (CSEMBA) program in collaboration with Tongji University. [75] NSYSU is a member of Open Society University Network (OSUN).[76]
The Ministry of Education entrusted NSYSU with the responsibility of operating the Taiwan Education Center in the Philippines.
NSYSU has an active International Student Association. In 2009-2010 well over 250 international students were members of the ISA association at NSYSU, participating in over 20 student events. ISA has five key points: Student Services, Public Services, Social Events, Sports, and Scholarship. The 2010-2011 International Student Executive Board will tentatively be elected in the fall of 2010 at NSYSU. The Office of International Affairs at NSYSU traditionally has monitored the election process.
Taiwan's first P.R.C. and Burkina Faso student to receive a doctorate are both graduates of NSYSU Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies.[77] [78]
More see List in Chinese versionNSYSU graduates include the President of the Legislative Yuan Su Jia-chyuan, the Mayor of Kaohsiung Chen Chu, Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives David H. Rowe, and a sizable number of CEOs from among the 500 largest companies in the world,[79] such as John Lin, the Vice President of eBay,[80] Yuei-An Liou, a space scientist and distinguished professor, and chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission Huang Tien-mu.
And others: Ng Hong-mun (Guangdong period), Lin Ruo (Guangdong period)
As of June 2021, a total of 24 people had received honorary doctoral degrees. For the full list, please refer to the announcement of the Academic Affairs Office of National Sun Yat-sen University.[22]
| Name | Year | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lien Chan | 1995 | Politician, the Vice-President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). | |
| 14th Dalai Lama | 1996 | Politician, Nobel Peace Prize winner. | |
| Yuan T. Lee | 1996 | Chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner, president of Academic Sinica. | |
| Kao Ching-yuen | 1997 | CEO of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. | |
| Robert C. Merton | 1998 | Economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner. | |
| Lee Huan | 1999 | Politician, the Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan). | |
| Gao Xingjian | 2000 | Writer, Nobel Prize in Literature winner. | |
| Peter Raven | 2001 | Scientist, member of National Academy of Sciences. | |
| Vernon L. Smith | 2003 | Economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner. | |
| Alex Horng | 2004 | CEO of Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.[81] [82] | |
| Gennady P. Turmov | 2004 | President of Far Eastern State Technical University, Russia[83] | |
| Chi-Huey Wong | 2007 | Chemist, Wolf Prize in Chemistry winner president of Academic Sinica. |
NSYSU experienced a serious information security incident in November 2019. It is suspected that overseas hackers from China used XSS to monitor the email boxes of nearly 100 faculty members of NSYSU's College of Social Sciences and the College of Marine Sciences.[84] [85]
Because the primary victims (politics, Cross-Strait relations, and public policy scholars) are associated with government think tanks, the invasion may have introduced a threat to national security.[86]