NNational ational CCheng heng KKung ung UUniversity niversity Tainan, TaiwanTainan, Taiwan

Office of International Affairs (OIA)National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

Tainan, Taiwan(E-mail: prague@mail.ncku.edu.tw)

Where we areWhere we are

About Taiwan:

Area: 36,000 square kilometersPopulation: 23 millions Capital : Taipei City

Taipei

Tainan NCKU

Japan

Korea

China

Vietnam

Philippines

TAIWANLength: ~400 km

Width: ~144 km

Coast line: 1,140 km

Highest point: Yushan(Jade Mountain, 3952 m)

Taipei

Hsinchu

TainanNCKU

Kaohsiung

Science Park

Tainan City is the oldest city in Taiwan. In 1661, when Jheng Chengkung (鄭成功, Koxinga ) recovered Taiwan from the hands of the Dutch, he began his reign in Taiwan from Tainan City….

• Established as the capital of Taiwan in 1661 and remained the capital until 1887 (Qing Dynasty)

• Population: 1,870,000 (great Tainan)• First-class historical sites: 8 • Tainan Science Park: 20 km away from city center

TainanTainan-- a city of Historya city of History

Brief History of NCKUBrief History of NCKU

‧2011：Receive NT$1.6 Billion Fund from Ministry of Education’s “Five Year, 50 Billion” Project (the second highest among all universities in Taiwan)

• 1931 School Established (Tainan Technical College)• 1946 Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology• 1956 Tainan Provincial Cheng Kung University• 1971 National Cheng Kung University• 2001 70-year Anniversary• 2006 Aim for the Top-Tier University• 2011 80-year Anniversary

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Liberal Liberal ArtsArts

ManagementManagement

Medicine

National Cheng Kung University

(9 colleges)

SciencesSciences

EngineeringEngineering

Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering & Computer Science& Computer Science

Planning & Planning & DesignDesign

Bioscience& Bioscience& BiotechnologyBiotechnology

Social Social SciencesSciences

A ComprehensiveA Comprehensive UniversityUniversity

‧NCKU Hospital is a well established medical center in southern Taiwan.

‧Emerging disciplines have high potentials to become popular.

Overview of NCKU in QuantitiesOverview of NCKU in Quantities

• 9 Colleges、41 Departments、77 Graduate Institutes

• Students: 22,616 • The ratio of undergraduate students to graduate students

is about 1:1.• The ratio of students to teachers is about 16.1:1.

• Tenured and tenure track faculties: 1,302

• Administrative staffs: 5,262 (including university hospitalemployees)

• Campuses: 4 with total area of 187 hectares

• 9 colleges located in the main campusTainan.

• 3 other campuses located at Gui-Ren, An-Nan, and Tou-Liu..

Based on the cultural heritage of Taiwan, aims to develop into a world- class comprehensive university.

Educate future leaders with humanistic and professional grounding, creativity,global vision and social consciousness.

Promote interdisciplinary research which can benefit our society and mankind.

Mission StatementMission Statement

• In the past eight decades, the alumni of NCKU served in large number in science, engineering, and management sectors of many Taiwanese industries and government.

• NCKU’s education has had a great influence on Taiwan’s economy and industry development, as well as government’s public work projects.

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Influence of NCKU on Taiwan Economy & Industries

Outstanding AlumniOutstanding Alumni

Education

Politics

Science

Literature

Economics

Industry

Most favored graduates

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Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database

Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database

World Ranking 14World Ranking 14

World Ranking 26World Ranking 26

World Ranking 50World Ranking 50

Top 100 DisciplinesTop 100 Disciplines

Essential Science Indicators SM has been updated as of March 1, 2011 to cover an 11-year period, January 1, 2000-December 31, 2010.

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NCKUNCKU’’ss Research in World RankingResearch in World Ranking

2011 Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council:

2011 Engineering : World Ranking: 19, Taiwan Ranking: 1

2011 Science: World Ranking: 226, Taiwan Ranking: 3

Disciplines ElectricalEngineering

Computer Science

MechanicalEngineering

Ranking 12 19 43

Disciplines Physics Chemistry Mathematics Earth Science

Ranking 182 152 127 300+

Disciplines ChemicalEngineering

MaterialScience

Civil Engineering

Ranking 26 29 15

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Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy

Sustainable Energy and

Ecology

Health Life Society

Innovation Center for Advanced

Medical Device Technology

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Disaster Prevention and

Sustainable Environment

Research Center

Center of Excellence for

Infectious Diseases and

Signaling Transduction

Advanced Optoelectronics

Technology Center

Research Center for

Energy Technology and Strategy

Space Research Center

Top Research CentersTop Research Centers

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2 trends4 techs

Industrial App.

Renewable energy combined with smart grid

system

Clean energy & CO2 reducing / absorbing tech

World No.19-paper publication in alternative

energy study by 2009 Elsevier survey

Solar power Wind power Clean coal Algae bio-energy

Industry Alliance

Research Center for Energy Technology Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS)and Strategy (RCETS)

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• Energy Generation: solar energy/heating, wind power, a CO2- free bioenergy system, a multi-resonant oscillating floating body wave energy system

• Energy Management: renewable technologies of a smart green building, high-efficiency electricity conversion, energy storage material as well as miniature smart grid systems.

• Energy Implementation: oxy-coal combustion with CO2 capture, a fuel cell hydrogen storage system, super steel production with low CO2 emission

• Energy Strategy and Policy: energy security, diplomacy and policies of Taiwan, the strategy for energy-saving transportation and industrial development in the energy field, and to design a tropical green city of high energy efficiency including social-economic analysis of urban energy environments and their governing strategies.

Research Center for Energy Technology Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (RCETS)and Strategy (RCETS)

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• Engineering & medicine talents• Integration of industry, academy, research

& medicine institutes • Emerging industry in medical device• Industrial application & advanced RD

Tainan science &technology industrial park

Tainan science &technology industrial park

Tainan science industrial park

NCKU

Kaohsiung science industrial park Kaohsiung science industrial park

Health-care robot Orthopedics device

Nano particle heating therapy

Innovation Center for Advanced Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Device TechnologyMedical Device Technology

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• Implant Materials: tissue implant materials, spine devices, orthopedic devices, maxillofacial and dental implant devices, rehabilitation and assistive devices, and medical imaging and bioelectronic instrumentation.

• Orthopaedic Devices• Top Rehabilitation Robots and Devices Technology• Advanced Medical Imaging and bio-electronic

instrumentations

Innovation Center for Advanced Innovation Center for Advanced Medical Device TechnologyMedical Device Technology

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S. pyogenesH. pylori

V. vulnificus

Vaccine

Receptor

Antibody

Drug

Pathogenesis

Carcinogenesis

Therapy

Drug resistancePathogenesis

Diagnosis

Gene regulation

Novel/Teach/Research/Translation/IndustryPlatform for Infectious Disease & Signal

Gene

Animal,Virus ,Core Laboratory HBV/HCV/EB

VCancer

Center for Advanced Medical Device Technology

Infectious Diseases and Signaling Infectious Diseases and Signaling Research Center (IDSRC)Research Center (IDSRC)

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• World pioneer EV71 study• Distinguished dengue fever study• Excellent gene and signal study including oncogenes,

inflammatory genes, virus-encoded genes, and HBV tumorigenesis.

Pioneer and best EV71 study group in the worldInstitute Paper number Times cited Average citation h-index

World 583 8,938 15.33 47USA 87 1,950 22.41 25Japan 60 836 13.93 16Taiwan 208 3,291 15.82 31Cheng Kung Univ. 53* 1,484 25.15 20

Chang Gung Univ. 53* 1,159 16.32 20

Taiwan Univ. 19* 536 15.31 13

Infectious Diseases and Signaling Infectious Diseases and Signaling Research Center (IDSRC)Research Center (IDSRC)

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LEDRank Institution paper # % of 20553 Institution paper #

1 CHINESE ACAD SCI 1051 5.11% CHINESE ACAD SCI 7362 NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV 533 2.59% NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV 3663 NATL CHIAO TUNG UNIV 475 2.31% NATL CHIAO TUNG UNIV 3544 NATL TAIWAN UNIV 459 2.23% NATL TAIWAN UNIV 3545 JILIN UNIV 388 1.89% JILIN UNIV 2686 S CHINA UNIV TECHNOL 323 1.57% S CHINA UNIV TECHNOL 2327 UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA 305 1.48% UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA 2108 NATL TSING HUA UNIV 272 1.32% PEKING UNIV 1979 UNIV CAMBRIDGE 262 1.27% NATL TSING HUA UNIV 191

10 PEKING UNIV 259 1.26% SEOUL NATL UNIV 188

2000~2010 SCI paper #20553 2006~2010 SCI paper #12853

GaN ZnORank Institution paper# % of 11507 Rank Institution paper# % of 20454

1 CHINESE ACAD SCI 609 5.29% 1 CHINESE ACAD SCI 1385 6.77%2 NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV 382 3.32% 2 NATL CHENG KUNG UNIV 349 1.71%3 UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA 378 3.29% 3 ZHEJIANG UNIV 346 1.69%4 PEKING UNIV 257 2.23% 4 NANYANG TECHNOL UNIV 304 1.49%5 NATL CHIAO TUNG UNIV 248 2.16% 5 JILIN UNIV 281 1.37%6 NATL TAIWAN UNIV 217 1.89% 6 TOHOKU UNIV 255 1.25%7 UNIV FLORIDA 192 1.67% 7 PEKING UNIV 237 1.16%8 POLISH ACAD SCI 189 1.64% 8 YONSEI UNIV 236 1.15%9 CNRS 181 1.57% 9 UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA 225 1.10%10 CHONBUK NATL UNIV 179 1.56% 10 HANYANG UNIV 219 1.07%

2006~2010 SCI paper # 11507 2006~2010 SCI paper # 20454

Data base :ISI web of Science 2011/01/03

Advanced Optoelectronic Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center (AOTC)Technology Center (AOTC)

• High brightness LED fabrication technology • Brilliant heat-dissipation technology• Integrating all aspects in engineering and medicine by establishing

an innovative research platform with emphases on organic/flexible optoelectronics and bio-science.

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Dynamics of femtosecond laser photo- modification of collagen fibers

Microfluidic systems integrated with two-dimensional surface plasmon

resonance phase imaging systems for microarray immunoassay

Temperature Control

2D Phase Image

Top-ranking Research Fields in the world：LED, GaN, ZnO

Advanced Optoelectronic Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center (AOTC)Technology Center (AOTC)

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20052005--2009 2009 NSC NSC and and ■■

Industrial PIndustrial Projectrojects(No.1 in Taiwan)s(No.1 in Taiwan)

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1 ,366 1 ,3791 ,315

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NSCFundedProje c t

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NT Dollars (Million)

Year

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Years 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

No. of Projects 19,640 20,930 21,420 21,920 23,790

TotalAmount

2,676,680 2,693,880 2,806,170 3,027,630 3,603,240

Growth Rate in Number

(%)6.16% 2.29% 2.28% 7.86%

Growth Rate in Amount

(%)0.64% 4.00% 7.31% 15.97%

Research Funding during 2005 Research Funding during 2005 -- 20092009

Unit:1000 NTD

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Research AccomplishmentsResearch Accomplishments

Web of Science (WOS)

Web of Science (WOS)

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Successful completion on theTransfer Certain Technology

“Thefindingsnotonlymarkamilestoneinglobalhealthcare,butalsoraisethevisibilityofTaiwan’sacademicresearch.”

– Dr.Hwung‐Hweng Hwung PresidentofNCKU

“Thefindingsnotonlymarkamilestoneinglobalhealthcare,butalsoraisethevisibilityofTaiwan’sacademicresearch.”

– Dr.Hwung‐Hweng Hwung PresidentofNCKU

NCKU research team led by Professor Ming-Shi Chang (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), has discovered an anti-interleukin-20 (anti- IL-20) antibody, a potential new anti-osteoporosis and anti-rheumatoid arthritis drug, and agrees to license selected intellectual property and transfer certain technology to Novo Nordisk A/S, the second largest pharmaceutical company in Europe, for a total payment of US$ 13.3 million (approx NTD$400 million) in case of a successful completion of the project.

GlobalizationGlobalization

Worldwide network of academic collaboration Promote academic exchange, “dual degree” etc. with renowned universities worldwide. Increasing the number of foreign studentsEnhance campus English environment. Increase number of courses taught in foreign languages.Hosting international conferences and visitors Inviting distinguished international visitors Participating in international university organizations: Southeast Asia , South Asia and Taiwan University (SATU), & University Mobility of Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

293 international cooperation agreements. 36 Countries.

Dual degree programs 15Exchange student program 97Exchange scholar programs 12

Number of cooperation institutions: 151

University level 151College level 86Department level 50

International PartnershipInternational Partnership

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International DegreeInternational Degree‐‐seeking Students seeking Students  in NCKU in NCKU (Total: 659_updated on March 27, 2012)(Total: 659_updated on March 27, 2012)

Asia: 437 (17)Vietnam 越南: 119Indonesia 印尼: 110Malaysia 馬來西亞: 71Thailand 泰國: 29Philippines 菲律賓: 21Mongolia 蒙古: 21Japan 日本: 15Iran 伊朗: 13India 印度: 11

Korea 韓國: 8Cambodia 柬埔寨: 5Bangladesh 孟加拉: 3Singapore 新加坡: 3Iraq 伊拉克: 3 Myanmar 緬甸: 2Israel 以色列: 2 Pakistan 巴基斯坦: 1

Latin America: 103 (17) Paraguay 巴拉圭: 26Panama 巴拿馬: 20Honduras 宏都拉斯: 11Belize 貝里斯:7Nicaragua 尼加拉瓜: 7El Salvador 薩爾瓦多: 6Haiti 海地: 6Guatemala 瓜地馬拉: 4Dominican Republic 多米尼加共和國: 4Ecuador 厄瓜多爾: 3Bolivia 玻利維亞: 2Colombia 哥倫比亞: 2St. Lucia 聖露西亞: 1Brazil 巴西: 1Costa Rica 哥斯大黎加: 1Peru 祕魯: 1Saint Kitts and Nevis 聖克里斯多福: 1

N. America: 52 (3) America 美國: 35Canada 加拿大: 14Mexico 墨西哥: 3

Oceania: 12 (6)Tuvalu 吐瓦魯: 3Solomon 所羅門

: 3Australia 澳大利亞: 2Kiribati 吉里巴斯: 1

Africa: 15 (7)Burkina Faso 布吉納法索

: 4Gambia 甘比亞

: 3Swaziland 史瓦濟蘭: 2South Africa 南非: 2Kenya 肯亞: 2Egypt 埃及: 1Sao Tome 聖圖美: 1

Europe: 40 (17)Russia 俄羅斯: 12England 英國

: 5Czech 捷克: 5France 法國: 4Hungary 匈牙利: 2Slovenia 斯洛維尼亞:1 Germany 德國

: 1Slovakia 斯洛伐克: 1Italy 義大利

: 1Spain 西班牙

: 1Turkey 土耳其

: 1Ukraine 烏克蘭

: 1Netherlands 荷蘭

: 1Poland 波蘭: 1Portugal 葡萄牙: 1Latvia 拉脫維亞: 1Switzerland 瑞士: 1

International DegreeInternational Degree‐‐seeking Students seeking Students Total: 659_updated on March 27, 2012Total: 659_updated on March 27, 2012

Continent Students

Asia 437

North America 52Latin and Central America 103

Europe 40

Africa 15

Oceania 12

Total 659

Exchange Students Exchange Students -- incomingincoming

Incoming students

Continent 2009‐2010 2010‐2011 2011‐2012 Sum

Asia 110 146 147 403

Europe 9 38 58 105

America 0 2 1 3

Oceania 0 1 0 1

Total 119 187 206 512

Exchange Students Exchange Students -- outgoingoutgoing

Outgoing students

Continent 2010‐2011 2010‐2011 2011‐2012 Sum

Asia 39 47 60 146

Europe 9 20 21 50

America 2 4 12 18

Oceania 2 1 5 8

Total 52 72 98 222

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Our VisionOur Vision

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