National Yang-ming University

National Yang-ming University (NYMU; Chinese: 國立陽明大學)[5] was a research university located in Shipai, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was known for research in the fields of Medicine, Life Sciences and Biotechnology. In the 2010 QS Asian Universities Rankings, Yang Ming University was placed 4th among universities in Taiwan[6] and 2nd in the field of Life Science & Biomedicine.[7] NYMU was one of the seven national research universities.[8]

National Yang-ming University
國立陽明大學
Motto真知力行、仁心仁術[1] (Chinese)
Motto in English
benevolent mind and art, putting knowledge into practice[2]
TypePublic (National)
EstablishedFounded 1975 as National Yang-ming College of Medicine, Reorganized 1994
PresidentKuo Hsu-Sung (郭旭崧)
Academic staff
393
Undergraduates1,836
Postgraduates2,297
Location
Shipai, Beitou, Taipei
,
Taiwan
AffiliationsUST (台灣聯合大學系統)
GLORIA[3]
China Development Fund[4]
UAiTED
Websitenymu-e.ym.edu.tw
National Yang-ming University
Traditional Chinese國立陽明大學

Yang-ming was named after the Chinese philosopher Wang Yangming. It was merged with National Chiao Tung University into the newly formed National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University on 1 February 2021.[9]

History

The university was founded in 1975 as the National Yang-ming College of Medicine to cultivate first-class medical professionals and biomedical scientists. In 1994 it was granted university status to National Yang-ming University by the Ministry of Education and became the first university in Taiwan dedicated to biomedical education and research. Along with its original mission, the University was devoted to excelling in biomedical research, and to promoting intercollegiate and international collaboration.

In the 30 years since its founding, NYMU enjoyed a robust growth. By the end of the 2005 academic year, NYMU became a medium-sized university with 5 schools - Medicine, Dentistry, Medical Technology and Biomedical Engineering, Life Sciences and Nursing, and a Center for General Education. Additionally, the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, served as the teaching hospital for medical and paramedical students. NYMU also established 15 research centers with a wide spectrum of emphases including Genomic Medicine, Brain Research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Biophotonics, Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, AIDS, Community Medicine, and Community Nursing.

President Liang Kung-Yee was awarded the Rema Lapouse Award in 2010.

As of 2019 the President of NYMU was Steve Kuo and the vice president was William Stanton.[10]

Negotiations on a merger between National Yang-ming University and National Chiao Tung University began in December 2018.[11] Both educational institutions voted to proceed with the merger in September 2019,[12] which was approved by the Ministry of Education in June 2020.[13]

Organization
National Yang-ming University main entrance

The University currently had 7 departments and 28 graduate institutes, which are organized into 6 schools: Biomedical Science and Engineering, Dentistry, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Medicine, and Nursing. In 2007, NYMU enrolled 1,836 undergraduate students and 2,297 graduate students.[14]

National Yang-ming University

International programs

NYMU participated in the Molecular Medicine Program and the Bioinformatics Program of the Taiwan International Graduate Program of Academia Sinica, Taiwan's most preeminent academic research institution.

Ranking
University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[15]501-600
QS World[16]298
THE World[17]401–500
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[18]113
THE Asia[19]100

Partners health care system

In cooperation with Taipei City Hospital System and National Chengchi University, the three institution formed a health care system which covers medical education, healthcare, and management.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "陽明簡介 (Chinese)". NYMU. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  2. "Brief History". NYMU. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
  3. https://en.gloria-ymu.com.tw
  4. https://oia.ym.edu.tw/index.php/zh-tw/2016-06-04-05-56-19/2016-06-04-05-56-47/2016-06-28-13-44-54
  5. The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is Yang-ming National University.
  6. "QS Asian University Rankings 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-01-17.
  7. "QS World University Rankings 2010: Life Science & Biomedicine". Archived from the original on 2011-01-18.
  8. Huang, Muxuan (黃慕萱) (2004). 書目計量與學術評鑑—國內七所研究型大學論文發表概況分析。引文分析與學術評鑑研討會論文集. Taipei. p. 135–152.
  9. "Newly merged university opens". Taipei Times. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  10. Chen, Linden. "Taiwan is Now the Sole US Base for Mandarin Training, Former AIT Director Key Facilitator". Commonwealth Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. Maxon, Ann (27 December 2018). "Universities to begin merger talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. Hsiao, Sherry (19 September 2019). "Taipei and Hsinchu universities agree to merge next year". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  13. Hsu, Chih-wei; Huang, Frances (24 June 2020). "MOE approves merger of Yang-Ming, Chiao Tung universities". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. "國立陽明大學 -- 師生人數". Archived from the original on 2009-01-30.
  15. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020
  16. 2021 QS World University Rankings
  17. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021
  18. 2021 QS Asian University Rankings
  19. Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020

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