National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) is a public research university in Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan. It was created in 2021 through the merger of National Chiao Tung University and National Yang-Ming University. 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 Ministry of Education. The university is also one of four universities selected by the Ministry of Education to participate in the Global Taiwan Program.

History


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 Ministry of Education 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.

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
 * School of Law
 * 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

Rankings and reputation
The National Chiao Tung University (the predecessor of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) was considered one of the top-tier universities in Taiwan.

Overall rankings
In the 2021 Academic Ranking of World Universities rankings, the university ranked 401st – 500th in the world and 3rd - 6th in Taiwan. The 2023 QS World University Rankings ranked the university 202nd in the world, 47th in Asia, and 3rd in Taiwan. The 2023 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked the university 501st – 600th in the world. The 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking ranked the university 587th in the world, and 3rd in Taiwan.

Rankings by Subject/Area
QS rankings by subject 2023: QS rankings by broad subject area 2023: Times Higher Education subject rankings 2023:

Campuses
Address: No. 1001, University Road, East District, Hsinchu City Address: No. 155, Sec. 2, Lignon Street, Beitou District, Taipei City Address: 4F, No. 118, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei Address: No. 75, Boai Street, East District, Hsinchu City Address: No. 1, Sec. 1, Liujia 5th Road, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County Address: No. 301, Section 2, Gaofa 3rd Road, Guiren District, Tainan City
 * Guangfu Campus in East District, Hsinchu City
 * Yangming Campus in Beitou District, Taipei
 * Beimen Campus in Zhongzheng District, Taipei
 * Bo'ai Campus in East District, Hsinchu City
 * Liujia Campus in Zhubei, Hsinchu County
 * Guiren Campus in Guiren District, Tainan

Partners health care system
In cooperation with the Taipei City Hospital System and National Chengchi University, the three institutions formed a health care system which covers medical education, healthcare, and management.