National Central University

The public research university National Central University stands as an esteemed institution which operates from its Taoyuan City Taiwan campus. The university maintains a beautiful hilltop campus in the Zhongli District which provides students with a peaceful atmosphere that features wide-open spaces and its distinctive pine tree forests. NCU functions as an essential component within the University System of Taiwan which enables research universities across the nation to share resources and collaborate with each other. The university base its identity on the school motto "Sincerity and Simplicity" which expresses its institutional dedication to basic values and academic honesty and practical methods for tackling global problems.

The institution traces its origins back to 1902 with the establishment of the Sanjiang Normal School in Nanjing, China, making it one of the oldest modern educational institutions in Chinese history. The institution received its new name National Central University in 1928 which established its position as a leading academic institution that matched the educational standards of Peking University during the pre-war period. The university reestablished its operations in Taiwan during 1962 after the Chinese Civil War, starting out as the Graduate Institute of Geophysics in Miaoli before moving to Taoyuan in 1968. The university transformed from a research center into a complete university system which operated under its traditional name starting in 1979 while it developed multiple academic programs to serve its students.

Based on the QS World University Rankings of 2026, National Central University is positioned as the #587 top university in the world, which makes it the #10 top university in Taiwan.