History
The institution was established as the Chang Gung Medical College in April 1987. Engineering and management students have been accepted since 1993, when the name was changed to Chang Gung College of Medicine and Technology. In July 1997, the name was changed again to Chang Gung University. In February 2011 Chang Gung University andColleges and departments
Academic rankings
Chang Gung University was ranked 498th in the 2011 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities. According to the 2011 Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities announced by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan, Chang Gung University achieved a fantastic result. Closely following National Taiwan University, National Cheng Kung University, National Jiao Tong University, National Tsing Hua University, and National Yang Ming University, it is the only private university among the six domestic universities which made it into the world's top 500. In the specialized field of clinical medicine, Chang Gung University was ranked the world's 255th. In the science stream, CGU's electrical engineering research was ranked the world's 290th.See also
* List of universities in TaiwanReferences
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