National Chiayi University (NCYU; ) is a

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located in

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taigi Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ...

and

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. 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

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History

The history of the university can be traced back from the merger between two different schools.

Former KANO

The Kagi Agriculture and Forestry Public School (KANO) was established in April 1919 under Japanese rule 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

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. In July 1997, it was upgraded again to become National Chiayi Institute of Technology.

Former Normal school

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.

University

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

Campuses

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. *Address: 300 Syuefu Road, East District,

Minxiong Campus

This campus accommodates the Teachers College and College of Humanities and Arts. *Address: 85 Wunlong Village, Minxiong Township,

Linsen Campus

Extension and lifelong learning programs are offered in the campus to provide educational service to the local community. *Address: 151 Linsen East Road, East District,

Sinmin Campus

Sinmin Campus is situated in

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in downtown Chiayi. Sinmin accommodates College of Management and College of Veterinary medicine. *Address: 580 Sinmin Road,

Academics

NCYU consists of seven colleges (Agriculture, Humanities and Arts, Life Sciences, Management, Science and Engineering, Teachers, and Veterinary Medicine), 36 departments and 11 independent institutes, with 500 full-time faculty professors.Brief History of Chiayi University in official site
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Ranking

Notable alumni

* Chen Ming-wen, Magistrate of

(2001-2009) *

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, acting Chairperson of

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References

External links

Official website
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