National University of Kaohsiung
National University of Kaohsiung (NUK; Chinese: 國立高雄大學; pinyin: Guólì Gāoxióng Dàxué) is a national university located in Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Type | Public (National) |
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Established | 1 February 2000[1] |
Students | 5,279 |
Location | , |
Website | nuk.edu.tw |
History
The university was founded in February 2000 and aims to narrow the gap in education between southern and northern Taiwan and promote the economy of the southern area.
There are twenty departments in the university, including Western Languages and Literature, East Asian Language and Literature, Architecture, Creative Design, Kinesiology, Health and Leisure Studies, Law, Government and Law, Economic and Financial Law, Applied Economics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Life Sciences, and Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management, Traditional Arts, Finance, Information Management, and Applied physics. Among these departments, Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management is especially designed for cultivating industrial elites.
Features
An unusual feature in this school is its open space. There are no walls on the boundaries of the campus. Residents who live around this school often walk to campus or exercise by using equipment in the gym. Biodiversity is also a notable characteristic of NUK. There are more than 60 sorts of fish in pond of the Water Land Park. Excellent academic ranking in department of economics.
Colleges and Academic Departments[2]
NUK has five colleges and twenty one departments. The colleges are:
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Western Languages and Literature
Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Leisure Studies
Department of Creative Design and Architecture
Department of East Asian Languages and Literature
Department of Athletic Performance
- College of Law
Department of Law
Department of Government and Law
Department of Economic and Financial Law
- College of Management
Department of Applied Economics
Department of Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management
Department of Finance
Department of Information Management
Institute of Business and Management
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA)
Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
International Executive Master of Business Administration (IEMBA)
Executive Master of Law and Business Administration (EMLBA)
- College of Science
Department of Applied Mathematics
Department of Applied Chemistry
Department of Life Sciences Department of Applied Physics
Institute of Statistics
- College of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Civil and Environment Engineering
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
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