National Sun Yat-sen University

National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; Chinese: 國立中山大學) is a public research-intensive university renowned as an official think tank scholars' community, located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and Pratas Islands, South China Sea. It listed as one of the national seven universities in research,[1] one of the four universities that make up Taiwan's Public Ivy, and among top maritime colleges and business schools in East Asia.[2][3]

This article is about the university in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. For the university in Guangzhou, see Sun Yat-sen University. For the university in Moscow, see Moscow Sun Yat-sen University.
National Sun Yat-sen University
國立中山大學
Aerial view of NSYSU campus
Motto
博學、審問、慎思、明辨、篤行
Motto in English
Erudite, Interrogated, Deliberate, Discerning, and Persistent (taken from the Doctrine of the Mean )
TypePublic, Research
EstablishedFounded 1924
Re-established November 12, 1980
PresidentCheng Ying-Yao (鄭英耀)
Academic staff
479 full-time, -- part-time
Undergraduates4,635
Postgraduates4,961
Location
Gushan, Kaohsiung
,
Taiwan
CampusUrban
Atoll
AffiliationsAACSB-Accredited, APAIE, AAPBS, CFA, EUTW, PACIBER, Taiwan Comprehensive University System
Website(NSYSU Home)
National Sun Yat-sen University
Traditional Chinese國立中山大學
Simplified Chinese国立中山大学

The first national comprehensive university in Southern Taiwan,[4] NSYSU was founded twice (in 1924 and 1980) in response to the 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 re-establishment of the university. In the beginning, all the Sun Yat-sen Universities adopted a statism educational model (中山大學模式) based-on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's philosophy.[5] Present-day NSYSU is a normal public university, it is famous for its powerful political and commercial relations,[6] and the exchange offices of the US Federal government, the Japanese government, and the European Commission are present on the campus.

The university often ranks among the world's top 400 universities overall,[7][8] it is organized into six colleges, but it also contains a considerable number of research institutes.[9] NSYSU's programs in applied science, management, marine sciences, and social science have consistently been ranked among Taiwan's top three. Furthermore, the university is the birthplace of the first Sinophone bulletin board system (中山大學美麗之島).

NSYSU's faculty maintain strong ties to industry and government officials, many of whom also serve as elite bureaucrats and NGO advisors.[6]

History
The main entrance of NSYSU
Port of Kaohsiung, Cihou Mountain, and NSYSU stadium

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 (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 had to move south due to the Sino-Japanese War. The university moved first to Yunnan, and later to North Guangdong. Finally, in 1945, the university moved back to and resumed operations at its original campus in Canton.

In 1949, the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan. Its alumni expected the National Sun Yet-sen University (NSYSU) to be re-established in Taiwan, but appropriate timing didn't occur until 1980, when Moscow Sun Yat-sen University graduate, President Chiang Ching-kuo gave his approval, Dr. Lee Huan then led the project to establish the university at its current campus location at Sizihwan in Kaohsiung City, the second largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. Several successive presidents all carried the tradition of nurturing the university's growth and development.

When it was re-established, the university had four departments, two graduate institutes, and 189 students. Today, the university has 6 colleges (Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Marine Sciences, and Social Sciences) and over 9500 students, offering 18 undergraduate majors, 35 masters programs, and 26 doctorate programs. NSYSU has grown, and is now recognized with international distinction as one of Taiwan's important research and learning institutions.

NSYSU was named by the Ministry of Education as one of the country's seven major research-intensive universities in 2002. Two years later, the College of Management became the nation's first AACSB accredited public university. In addition, NSYSU received the first/second stage grant of the "Aim for the Top University Plan" from the Ministry of Education in 2011 and 2016. Four years later, the university has held the 1st "NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium" on international academic cooperation.[10]

In the final two months of 2014, Nobel laureates Akira Suzuki and Hiroshi Amano visited the university.

Colleges established by Dr. Sun Yat-sen
EstablishedRe-established
"One civil"
Sun Yat-sen University		 In 1924
Guangzhou, Canton, China		In 1980
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
"One military"
Whampoa Military Academy		 In 1924
Guangzhou, Canton, China		In 1950
Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

Culture
NSYSU Windsurfing Club

National Sun Yat-sen University is located in Kaohsiung City, the largest port city of Taiwan. Based on the academic style that emphasizes ocean and commerce, it is not only the birthplace of Taiwan's first college of maritime sciences but also the only water sports activity on campus in Taiwan. NSYSU’s graduation conditions of the college students include "swimming", it also has a regular windsurfing competition relationship with Osaka University. Furthermore, NSYSU has a special sister school relationship with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a research university with a similar academic style and also located near a coast.[11][12]

Campus and facilities

Sizihwan
See also: Sizihwan and Sizihwan Station

Located alongside the Kaohsiung Harbor and a military base, the NSYSU 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 right on campus which makes the campus one of the most beautiful campuses in Taiwan.[13] The environmental characteristics are unique in the whole country, including the nature of the montane ecosystem, marine ecosystem, and coral reefs. Besides the buildings on the university campus, there is also a seaside resort, a stadium by land reclamation, Sizihwan Tunnel, and more historic places leftover from the Japanese ruling era.

The campus is close to the downtown but far away from the noise, there are only four roads connecting with the outside, all the lanes are close to the mountains and the sea, the terrain is dangerous. NSYSU faculties and students live with wild animals day and night. There are a large number of Formosan rock macaques, cockatoos, Pallas's squirrels, and Reeves's muntjacs, which are rich in natural ecology. However, it happens almost every day that macaques snatch food and break into dormitories and classrooms. In addition, the Sizihwan waters inhabited the endangered species Polycyanthus chiashanensis, the number is only about 50.[14]

Campus buildings and Sizihwan Bay

Sizihwan historic places
Takao Imperial Guesthouse before 1945
Imperial Guesthouse
From April 21 to 22, 1923, Prince Hirohito visited the Takao Port to inspect Kongō Maru. He lives in the Takao Mountain Guesthouse (打狗山賓館) a.k.a Takao Imperial Guesthouse (高雄泊御所), which was newly built. In order to celebrate the birthday of Prince Hirohito on April 29, Den Kenjirō, the Governor-General of Taiwan, renamed the Guesthouse Juzan-kan (寿山館). After the Government of the Republic of China takes over Taiwan, Juzan territory became a military control district, and then Guesthouse was dismantled. The site is now a dormitory for faculty and staff of National Sun Yat-sen University.[15][16]
Sizihwan Tunnel
Sizihwan Tunnel was completed in October 1928, and it was called Juzan-do (寿山洞) connecting the Sizihwan at that time and the downtown Takao. Now it is connecting National Sun Yat-sen University and Hamasen.
Sizihwan Guesthouse of Chiang Kai-shek
In 1937, the Imperial Japanese Navy built a two-story building named Takao Sightseeing Hall (高雄観光館). After the R.O.C. government takes over Taiwan, it became one of Guesthouses of Chiang Kai-shek. President Chiang Kai-shek and his madame always stay at the Guesthouse every time they go south. In 1980, the building was transferred to National Sun Yat-sen University, and in 1999 it was given another name Sizihwan Art Gallery. In 2004, the gallery was designated as the Kaohsiung City Historic Site.[17]

Pratas Islands
Main article: Pratas Islands

Academics
NSYSU College of Marine Sciences old building
NSYSU College of Marine Sciences is adjacent to Taiwan Strait

NSYSU has six colleges: Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management, Marine Sciences, Science, and Social Sciences.

Research

Despite its small-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.[18] 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.

As of 2017, NSYSU had 68 research centers,[19] including the following most important key centers:

Top level
  • Asia Pacific Ocean Research Center
  • Electronic Commerce and Internet Society Research Center
  • Large-scale multi-antenna system Research center
  • Functional Crystalline Amorphous Complex Research Center
  • Medical Science and Technology Center
  • Centre for Humanities Innovation and Social Practices
University level
  • Sun Yat-sen Research Center for Social Science
  • Multidisciplinary and Data Science Research Center (MDSRC)
  • Management Studies Research Center
  • Engineer Technology Research & Promotion Center
  • Frontier Center for Ocean Science and Technology
  • Center for the Humanities

Rankings
University rankings (overall)
THE Asia[20] General 140
QS Asia[21] General 63
THE World[20] General 801-1000
QS World[21] General 416
ARWU World[22][23] Research 801-900
  • Academic Ranking of World Universities
According to Academic Ranking of World Universities (2015), NSYSU ranks #5 among Taiwan's national universities (447th worldwide).[22]
Mathematics: 75-100th (1st Taiwan).[24]
Engineering: 101-150th[24]
Computer science: 151-200th[24]
Education: 201-300th[24]
  • US News Best Global Universities
According to US News Best Global Universities (2016), NSYSU is the 6th-ranked university in Taiwan (663th worldwide).[25]
  • Times Higher Education
According to Times Higher Education (2014-2015), NSYSU is the 6th-ranked university in Taiwan (62nd Asia; 351st-400th worldwide).[26][27]
THE ranks Education as 70th worldwide (3rd in Taiwan). [28]
  • THE 100 Under 50 university rankings
According to Times Higher Education ranking of the 100 best universities under the age of 50 (2014-2015), NSYSU ranks as the 2nd university in Taiwan (49th worldwide).[29]
  • THES - QS World University Rankings
According to the THES - QS World University Rankings, NSYSU ranks among the world's 500 best universities, ranked at 401+ (2009).
  • Financial Times - Executive MBA Ranking
According to Financial Times (2015), NSYSU Global EMBA programme ranks as 69th and MBA ranks as 90th in the world in the 2017 Financial Times Executive MBA rankings[30], the only ranked institution from Taiwan.[30]
  • Eduniversal World TOP 300 Business School
By Eduniversal[31], among the ranking fields, NSYSU's maritime management ranks first in Asia.
Taiwan Business School Level 2014 Recommendation Rate (per 1000) School
1 UNIVERSAL 252 ‰ National Taiwan University - College of Management
2 TOP 164 ‰ National Chengchi University - College of Commerce
3 EXCELLENT 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 Chiao Tung University - College of Management
7 GOOD 72 ‰ National Cheng Kung University - College of Management
    • 19th worldwide (2nd in Taiwan) in Public Administration/Management.[32]
    • 24th worldwide (1st in Asia) in Maritime Management.[33]
    • 91st worldwide (1st in Taiwan) in Health Management[34]
    • 6th in Far East Asia (1st in Taiwan) in Human Resources Management[35]
    • 9th in Far East Asia (1st in Taiwan) in Corporate Communication[36]
    • 15th in Far East Asia (1st in Taiwan) in Information Systems Management[37]
    • 23rd in Far East Asia in Corporate Finance[38]
    • 28th in Far East Asia in Executive MBA[39]

Distinctive government think tanks
NSYSU Siwan College
The US, EU, and Japanese offices
Founded under the auspices of the United States government, European Commission, and Japanese government: the Sun Yat-sen American Center (est.1999), European Union Centre at NSYSU (est.2009), and Center for Japanese Studies at NSYSU (est.2010) are Southern Taiwan's only official office for political and academic exchanges.[40][41][42]
Lee Teng-hui Center for Governmental Studies
Named in honor of former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui, the " Lee Teng-hui Center for Governmental Studies" established on February 1, 2017 (succeeding the "Dr. Teng-Hui Lee Political Economy Seminar" founded 2002). The center as a regional think tank, with the purpose of providing prescient and integrated research or advice for governmental policies and social issues.[43]
Center for Market Research and Public Opinion Polling
The Center at NSYSU is the most important social science research center and public opinion survey unit in Southern Taiwan. The Center and National Chengchi University's Election Study Center are listed as Taiwan's two major university polling institutions.[44]

International Exchange

Every year there are about 50 international exchange students who come to study, primarily in management and business-focused areas taught in English. They also learn about Taiwanese culture as well as some varieties of Chinese language. The university also has a separate language institute where fee-paying students can study Mandarin and Taiwanese. There also are a similar number of out-going exchange students who travel each year to NSYSU's partner universities such as Malaysia Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. 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.

The first Chinese (PRC) and Burkina Faso student in Taiwan to receive a PhD is a graduate of the Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies at NSYSU.[45][46]

Notable alumni
List in Chinese version

NSYSU graduates include the President of the Legislative Yuan Su Jia-chyuan, the Mayor of Kaohsiung Chen Chu, the Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives David H. Rowe, and a sizable number of CEOs from the 500 largest companies in the world,[47] such as John Lin, the Vice President of eBay,[48] Yuei-An Liou, a space scientist and distinguished professor, and chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission Huang Tien-mu.

Central official
Legislators
Member of Legislative Yuan
And others: Ng Hong-mun (Guangdong period), Lin Ruo (Guangdong period)
Others

Honorary doctorate
Statue of Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek
NameYearReason
Lien Chan1995the Vice-President of the Republic of China
14th Dalai Lama1996Nobel Peace Prize winner
Yuan T. Lee1996Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner
Kao Ching-yuen1997Uni-President Enterprises Corporation CEO
Robert C. Merton1998Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner
Lee Huan1999the Premier of Taiwan
Gao Xingjian2000Nobel Prize in Literature winner
Peter Raven2001an academician of National Academy of Sciences
Vernon L. Smith2003Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner
Alex Horng2004CEO, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd.[49][50]
Gennady P. Turmov2004President, Far Eastern State Technical University, Russia[51]
Chi-Huey Wong2007president of Academic Sinica

2019 Information Security Incident

NSYSU broke out a serious information security incident in November 2019. It is suspected that overseas hackers from China used XSS to long-term invade to monitor the email boxes of nearly 100 faculty members of NSYSU's College of Social Sciences and the College of Marine Sciences.[52][53]

Since the main victims (politics, Cross-Strait relations, and public policy scholars) are government think tanks, the invasion may harm national security.[54]

Affiliated school
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See also

Alliance

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