National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU; ) is a public research university in

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. It was created in 2021 through the merger of

National Yang-Ming University National Yang-Ming University (NYMU; ) was a research university located in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was known for research in the fields of Medicine, Life Sciences and Biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of n ...

and

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU; ) was a public research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After th ...

. At present, there are 19 colleges, 74 university/college level research centers, and 1 hospital in Yilan. NYCU is one of six national universities in research selected by the

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. The university is also one of four universities selected by the

to participate in the Global Taiwan Program. It is consistently ranked among the top three or four best universities in Taiwan in world university rankings. In the 2022

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, it is ranked in the top 300 universities in the world and the top 50 universities in Asia. In the 2022

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, it is ranked in the top 350 universities in the world.

History

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The university's merger history dates back to as early as the 1990s, but the most important step was in 2001, when the presidents of the two universities Dr. Yan-Hwa Wu and Dr. Chun-Yen Chang signed a Letter of Intent. In 2015, the university assembly of National Chiao Tung University approved the agreement but it failed at the National Yang-Ming University. The merger of the two universities was suspended until 2018 when President Hsu-Sung "Steve" Kuo of National Yang-Ming University relaunched the discussions. At the beginning, both National Chiao Tung University and National Tsing Hua University all showed strong motivations to negotiate merger proposal with National Yang-Ming University. The university assembly of National Yang-Ming University finally decided to discuss the merger proposal with National Chiao Tung University under the new name of "National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University". The two universities then agreed to the merger plan in September 2019, which was then approved by the

in June 2020. The National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University was then founded on 1 February 2021. This is the first university merger case that adopted a "bottom-up" approach in Taiwan.

Academic

Colleges

*College of Artificial Intelligence and Green Energy *College of Biological Science and Technology *College of Biomedical Science and Engineering *College of Computer Science *College of Dentistry *College of Electrical and Computer Engineering *College of Engineering *College of Humanity and Social Science *College of Humanities and Social Sciences *College of Hakka Studies *

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*College of Life Sciences *College of Management *College of Medicine *College of Nursing *College of Photonics *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences *College of Science *International College of Semiconductor Technology *General Education Committee *Center for General Education *Interdisciplinary Program for Undergraduates *Master Program in Transdisciplinary Long-term Care and Management *University System of Taiwan *Cross-Disciplinary Programs

Reputation

The National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University is ranked in a number of post-secondary rankings. In the 2021 ''

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'' rankings, the university ranked 401st – 500th in the world and 3rd - 6th in

. The 2023 ''

'' ranked the university 202nd in the world, 47th in

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, and 3rd in

. The 2022 ''

'' ranked the university 301st – 350th in the world, and 3rd - 4th in

. The 2022 '' U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking'' ranked the university 587th in the world, and 3rd in

Campuses

* Yangming Campus in

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Address: No. 155, Sec. 2, Lignon Street, Beitou District, Taipei City * Beimen Campus in

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Address: 4F, No. 118, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei * Guangfu Campus in East District,

Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, Chinese: 新竹, Pinyin: ''Xīnzhú'', Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan Province not among the special municipalities, with estimated 450,655 inhabi ...

Address: No. 1001, University Road, East District, Hsinchu City * Bo'ai Campus in East District,

Address: No. 75, Boai Street, East District, Hsinchu City * Liujia Campus in

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Address: No. 1, Sec. 1, Liujia 5th Road, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County * Guiren Campus in

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Address: No. 301, Section 2, Gaofa 3rd Road, Guiren District, Tainan City

Partners health care system

In cooperation with th
Taipei City Hospital System
and

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...

, the three institutions formed a health care system which covers

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, and

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Reference

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