Overview of NCKU

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), established as “Tainan Technical College” in 1931, has transformed into one of the most established comprehensive universities in Taiwan. NCKU has 11 colleges, including College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Planning and Design, College of Management, College of Medicine, College of Social Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Miin Wu School of Computing, and Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing, offering undergraduate programs, master’s programs, doctoral programs, and master’s programs for working professionals.

Location

City: Tainan (Population: 1,855,655)

Country: Taiwan (Population: 23,233,593)

Number of incoming exchange students per year

≈400

Number of enrollment

≈21000

Area

187 hectares (461.9 acres)

Language of instruction

Chinese mainly; English prevalent at the graduate level

Academic Calendar

There are two semesters in one academic year. The first semester (Fall) begins around the mid-September and ends around mid-January; the second semester (Spring) begins around mid-February and ends around late June. Between semesters are the winter and summer vacations.

https://web.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1000-14450.php?Lang=en

List of departments

https://web.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1000-182.php?Lang=en

Course information

Course Catalogue

https://course-query.acad.ncku.edu.tw/index.php?c=qry11215

Courses offered previously at NCKU can be reviewed by selecting a semester of a certain year. Please note that academic year 114 means AY2025 (adding “1911” gets the AD year) and semester 1 means the fall semester and semester 2 the spring semester.

One may narrow down the search with various conditions available on the page. Courses taught in English can be found with the “Courses Taught in English” button.

Note: Students are allowed to take courses offered by other departments/institutes, in addition to those of their own departments/institutes. Also, they can take courses of different program years and levels. Undergraduate students may take graduate courses as long as the providing professors set no restrictions. Likewise, graduate students may take undergraduate courses, but the credits won’t be counted in the total credits earned (will still be shown on the transcript).

Academic transcripts

Transcripts will be posted to the corresponding office of students’ home university. It will be done 1-2months after the semester ends.

Office in charge

College of Planning and Design

https://cpd.ncku.edu.tw/?Lang=en

Coordinator for incoming students

Ms. Jung-Hui Shen (Mavis)

Address

College of Planning and Design

National Cheng Kung University

No.1, University Road, Tainan City 701, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Zip:70101

E-mail

em54050@email.ncku.edu.tw