# National Chi Nan University

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Not to be confused with [Jinan University](/source/Jinan_University) or [University of Jinan](/source/University_of_Jinan).

**National Chi Nan University** (**NCNU**; Chinese: 國立暨南國際大學)[2] is a public university located in [Puli Township](/source/Puli,_Nantou), [Nantou County](/source/Nantou_County), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan).

## History

### Founding

The National Chi Nan University Planning Committee was established on 1 March 1991 in order to establish a university with the following missions:

1. To provide more [higher education](/source/Higher_education) opportunities.
1. To improve the education of [Overseas Taiwanese](/source/Overseas_Taiwanese).
1. To assist in developing industries as a part of Six-Year National Construction Plan of [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan).
1. To balance cultural and educational development between regions.

Land which had been the property of the [Taiwan Sugar Corporation](/source/Taiwan_Sugar_Corporation) was selected as the campus of the new university in January 1992. The initial phase of construction of the university was completed in July 1995. The first classes of [graduate students](/source/Graduate_student) were enrolled at the University in September 1995. The first classes of undergraduates registered in September 1996, along with the official opening of the campus.

### 921 earthquake

When the devastating [1999 Jiji earthquake](/source/1999_Jiji_earthquake) struck [Nantou County](/source/Nantou_County) on 21 September 1999 (921), all major buildings and dormitories in campus were critically damaged, and the University suffered a great loss of equipment and basic infrastructure. President Ricard Lee had led the three-day evacuation of the entire student body and the provisional relocation to the campus of [National Taiwan University](/source/National_Taiwan_University) in [Taipei City](/source/Taipei_City) for one semester. The restoration of the campus was mostly completed in the following six months. The student body and all the Colleges went back to the campus in the next semester.

## Ranking

## Colleges

NCNU has six colleges: Education, Humanities, Management, Science and Technology, Shui Sha Lian and Nursing and Health Welfare.

## Featuring

- The Taiwanese drama series, [Hana Kimi](/source/Hanazakarino_Kimitachihe) was filmed here.

## Notable natives

- [Lin Li-chan](/source/Lin_Li-chan), member of [Legislative Yuan](/source/Legislative_Yuan)

## See also

- [List of universities in Taiwan](/source/List_of_universities_in_Taiwan) - [List of schools in the Republic of China reopened in Taiwan](/source/List_of_schools_in_the_Republic_of_China_reopened_in_Taiwan)

## References

1. ["國立暨南國際大學首頁"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220213192858/https://www.gazette.ncnu.edu.tw/about_ncnu). Archived from [the original](https://www.gazette.ncnu.edu.tw/about_ncnu) on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

1. The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is **Chi Nan National University**.

## External links

- [The Affiliated Senior High School of National Chi Nan University](http://www.pshs.ntct.edu.tw/)

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