National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology

Coordinates: 22°45′16″N 120°20′0″E / 22.75444°N 120.33333°E / 22.75444; 120.33333

National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology
國立高雄第一科技大學

Motto	敬業、樂群、卓越、創新[1]
Motto in English	Dedication, camaraderie, excellence, and innovation[2]
Type	Public
Established	1 July 1995
President	Roger C. Y. Chen
Academic staff	255
Students	6,718
Undergraduates	4,485
Postgraduates	2,233
Location	Nanzih, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Campus	Urban 75 hectares (0.75 km2)
Website	www.nkfust.edu.tw

National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST; Chinese: 國立高雄第一科技大學) is a national coeducational university in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is colloquially known as Gaokeda (高科大, Pinyin Gaōkēdà) or Gaoxiongkeda (高雄科大, Pinyin Gaōxióngkēdà). Its campus is on 750,000 m².

The university consists of the colleges of Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Management, Finance and Banking and Foreign Languages with 15 departments and 27 graduate institutes. Around 235 teachers and 6,718 students are engaged in academic activities.

NKFUST aims to set up graduate programs and to continue to distinguish itself as a vital research and training center, ensuring that its graduates are well prepared for Taiwan's competitive job market.

History

NKFUST, formerly known as National Institute of Technology at Kaohsiung (often abbreviated NITK), was established on July 1, 1995 by the Ministry of Education (Republic of China) to educate students to develop Taiwan into an Asia-Pacific Regional Operations Center (APROC).

The Ministry of Education approved the upgrade of its status to university on July 1, 1998 and it was renamed National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, the first higher education institution of technical and vocational education system in Kaohsiung.

University presidents

Kaohsiung Tech

National Institute of Technology at Kaohsiung

• Chia-hung Ku: July 1995–July 1998

National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology

• Chia-hung Ku: July 1998–July 2004
• I-chang Jou: August 2004–July 2009
• Jyh-Horng Chou: August 2009–February 2010
• Meng-Hsiang Hsu: March 2010–April 2010
• Roger C. Y. Chen: May 2010–present

History

East campus (Library), NKFUST

National Institute of Technology at Kaohsiung (often abbreviated NITK) was established on July 1, 1995 by the Ministry of Education (Republic of China). Dr. Chia-hung Ku was the first president.

In July 1998, the NITK received the approval from the Ministry of Education to rename as National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (NKFUST) as the first higher education institution of technical and vocational education system in the Kaohsiung area.

Campus

NKFUST has a 75-hectare area in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan. The university is divided by National Highway No. 1 into the East and West campuses.

The East campus is mainly for teaching activities and the West campus for student residence and recreation. The campuses cover 750,000 square meters, with 191,533 square meters of building area.

The library has a collection of 284,921 items including books, audiovisual material and journals. There are 7,768 subscribing papers and electronic journals and 200 databases.

Academics

College of Finance and Banking

• College of Engineering
  • Ph.D. Program, Institute of Engineering Science and Technology
  • Institute of Systems and Control Engineering
  • Department of Construction Engineering
  • Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Institute of Industrial Design
• College of Management
  • Ph.D. Program, Institute of Management
  • Institute of Business Management
  • International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)
  • Institute of Law in Science and Technology
  • Department of Logistics Management
  • Department of Information Management, Institute of Electronic Business
  • Department of Marketing and Distribution Management, Institute of Service Science and Management
• College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering
  • Undergraduate Honors Program of Engineering
  • Department of Computer and Communication Engineering
  • Department of Electronic Engineering
• College of Finance and Banking
  • Ph.D. Program, Institute of Finance and Banking
  • Department of Money and Banking, Institute of Financial Planning
  • Department of Risk Management and Insurance
  • Department of Finance
  • Department of Accounting and Information Systems
• College of Foreign Languages
  • Department of English, Institute of Interpreting and Translation
  • Department of Japanese Language
  • Department of German Language

Language Center

The objectives of the Language Center provides a modernized, multifunctional and individualized environment for language learning.

Chinese Language Program

Christmas tree and night view

The Language Center offers a non-credited Chinese language program for students wishing to improve their Chinese. The course emphasizes pronunciation, communication skills for daily situations, and simple writing.

Foreign Language Program

The Language Center provides courses for many foreign languages, such as Japanese, German, French, Spanish, and Korean.

Sports, clubs, and student traditions

Ecological lake and swimming pool

The university fosters students' ability to think independently and to lead and work in teams. It encourages students to set up clubs according to their interests. There are 65 clubs which fall into seven categories: academic learning; music and drama; friendship; service; entertainment; sports; and others.

The university promotes sports in hope of fostering students’ lifelong interest and to promote students' mental and physical fitness. Every year, there are campus-wide sports activities such as cheering competition, jogging on campus, and anniversary sport competitions.

Notable alumni

• Hung Tzu-yung, member of Legislative Yuan
• Wu Hong-mo, Minister of Public Construction Commission

Sister universities

United States of America	The George Washington University
	Iowa State University
	University of Florida
	University of Hawaii at Manoa
	Brigham Young University
	University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
Britain	University of Portsmouth
Russia	Saratov State Technical University
	Novosibirsk State University of Architecture And Civil Engineering
Austria	FH Joanneum
Australia	Australian Maritime College
	University of New England, Australia
Germany	University of Bonn
	University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf
Canada	University of Manitoba
Japan	Waseda University
	Ritsumeikan University
	Osaka Prefecture University
	Baiko Gakuin University
	Heisei International University
	Himeji Dokkyo University
	University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences
	Sapporo International University
Thailand	King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Vietnam	Hanoi University of Technology
	Vietnam National University, Hanoi
	National Economics University
	Hanoi University of Civil Engineering
	Lac Hong University
	University of Technical Education HCMC
	Thai Nguyen University of Technology
People's Republic of China	Jinan University
	Guangdong University of Technology
	Kunming University of Science and Technology

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology.

• List of universities in Taiwan

References

External links

• Official Website | (English)
• Department of English at the NKFUST
• History of the NKFUST

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