COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
TEL: 886-6-237-6734
FAX: 886-6-275-4228
DEAN: J. F. Wang
BRIEF HISTORY:
The precursor of the University was Tainan Higher Technical School which, after
the retrocession of Taiwan to China, was reorganized into the Provincial Tainan
Technical Institute, directed by Dr. S.A.Wang. In 1946, it was upgraded to become
Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering. In 1956, the College joined with two
other newly established Colleges and expanded to become Taiwan Provincial
Cheng Kung University. Finally, in August of 1971, it was upgraded to National
Cheng Kung University. To date the College of Engineering has enjoyed an
important position and an excellent reputation nationwide.
Past and present Deans' names:
S. A. Wang (Feb.,1946-Jan.,1952)
S. C. Wan
(Aug., 1956-July 1958)
C. Ni
(Feb., 1965-July 1971)
L. C. Zhou (Feb., 1974-July 1980)
J. R. Maa (Aug., 1981-July 1987)
S. H. Ou (Aug., 1993- July 1999)
D. J. Qin
Y. P. Luo
F. S. Shi
Y. P. Shih
K. Y. Li
J.F.Wang
(Feb.,1952-July 1956)
(Aug., 1956-Jan.1965)
(Aug., 1971-Jan. 1974)
(Aug., 1980-July 1981)
(Aug., 1987-July 1993)
(Aug., 1999- present)
Years in which each department or institute was established:
Year
1946 The College was comprised of only six departments (Mechanical
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Electrochemistry, Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering) at
the very beginning.
1953 Electrochemistry was reformed as the Department of Mining &
Metallurgical Engineering.
1955 Department of Hydraulic Engineering.
1957 MS program in Mechanical Engineering
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1959
1960
1962
1965
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1978
1979
1980
1981
1983
1984
MS program in both Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering
Evening division of the departments of Mechanical, Electrical and Civil
Engineering.
MS program in Chemical Engineering.
Department of Engineering Science.
Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering.
MS program in Architecture and Ph.D. program in Chemical
Engineering.
Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering was renamed as
Department of Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering.
Department of Naval Architecture Engineering; MS program in Mining,
Metallurgical & Materials Science.
Department of Urban Planning; Ph.D. program in Civil Engineering.
MS program in Hydraulic Engineering, and Aeronautics section created
in Mechanical Engineering.
Department of Industrial Design; Ph.D. program in Mechanical
Engineering.
Department of Mining, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering was
divided into Mineral & Petroleum Engineering and Metallurgical &
Materials Engineering. Electrical Engineering was affiliated with
Technical Night School.
Mechanical and Hydraulic Engineering were affiliated with Technical
Night School.
Department of Environmental Engineering and Department of
Aeronautics Engineering; Department of Naval Architecture Engineering
was renamed as Department of Naval Architecture & Marine
Engineering; Graduate program in Photogrammetry.
Department of Surveying Engineering.
MS program in Engineering Science.
MS program in Environmental Engineering.
Ph.D. program in Minerals, Metallurgy & Materials Science.
MS and Ph.D. programs in Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Department of Hydraulic Engineering was renamed as the Department of
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1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1997
1998
2000
2002
2003
Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering.
Ph.D. program in Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering; Department of
Aeronautics Engineering was renamed as Department of Aeronautical &
Astronautical Engineering.
Ph.D. program in Environmental Engineering; Department of
Metallurgical &Materials Engineering was renamed as Department of
Materials Engineering.
MS program in both Information Engineering and Urban Planning.
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, MS program.
MS program in Naval Architecture Engineering.
Ph.D. program in Architecture, and MS program in Industrial Design.
Department of Materials Engineering was renamed as Department of
Materials Science & Engineering; Graduate programs in Mining,
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering were divided into Materials
Science & Engineering and Mineral & Petroleum Engineering; Ph.D.
program in Information Engineering.
Ph.D. program in Engineering Science, Medical Engineering and Naval
Architecture Engineering.
Graduate programs in Naval Architecture Engineering was renamed as
Graduate programs in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering; MS
program in Photogrammetry was renamed as MS program in Surveying
Engineering; Ph. D. program in both Urban Planning and Surveying
Engineering; Institute of Manufacturing Engineering, MS program.
Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering.
Department of Mineral & Petroleum Engineering renamed Department
of Resources Engineering in English; Department of Aeronautical &
Astronautical Engineering renamed Department of Aeronautics &
Astronautics in English.
Ph.D. program in both Manufacturing Engineering and Industrial
Design; Institute of Microelectronics, MS & Ph.D. programs; MS
program in Graduate Degree Program of Engineering Management.
Institute of Micro-Electro-Mechanical System, MS program.
Department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering was renamed
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as Department of Systems & Naval Mechatronic Engineering;
Department of Surveying Engineering was renamed as Department of
Surveying & Geomatics.
The College of Engineering reorganized into three Colleges: the College
of Engineering consisted of 11departments (Mechanical Engineering,
Chemical Engineering, Resources Engineering, Materials Science &
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering,
Engineering Science, Systems & Naval Mechatronic Engineering,
Aeronautics & Astronautics, Environment Engineering, Surveying &
Geomatics) and 2institutes (Biomedical Engineering,
Micro-Electro-Mechanical System); the College of Electrical
Engineering & Compute Science consisted of 2 departments (Electrical
Engineering, Computer Science & Information) and 3 institutes
(Manufacturing Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer &
Communication); the College of Planning & Design consisted of 3
departments (Architecture, Urban Planning, Industrial Design).
TEACHING OBJECTIVES:
With rapid industrial development, the practicability of academic engineering is
under critical evaluation. In order to meet the needs of society and to coordinate
academic research with practical experience, theoretical work must accompany
practical engineering in order to help solve practical problems of national industrial
development. Additionally, to promote cross-cultural communication and raise the
standards of academic research, the College is eager to cooperate with world-class
universities.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT:
The College of Engineering is the main focus of the University. Over the last
forty years, it has trained over sixty thousand graduates, making it a major campus
for educating and training well-qualified personnel for the needs of national
economic and industrial development.
The major goals for future development will be:
A) Recruiting more internationally recognized faculty members.
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B) Strengthening the teaching programs for all undergraduate and graduate
studies in both qualitative and quantitative aspects.
C) Replenishing undergraduate laboratory equipment, reinforcing basic
subjects, emphasizing students' design and experimental abilities.
D) Improving research quality, promoting joint research with industries,
establishing more research centers including national research
laboratories.
ORGANIZATIONS:
(A) Undergraduate: 11 departments.
1. Mechanical Engineering, 2. Chemical Engineering, 3. Resources Engineering,
4. Materials Science & Engineering, 5. Civil Engineering, 6. Hydraulic & Ocean
Engineering, 7. Engineering Science, 8. Systems & Naval Mechatronic Engineering,
9. Aeronautics & Astronautics, 10. Environmental Engineering, 11. Surveying &
Geomatics.
(B) Postgraduate: 11 departments have both doctorate and master's programs;
1 institute has both doctorate and master's programs; 1 institute has only
master's program.
1. Graduate program in Mechanical Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
2. Graduate program in Chemical Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
3. Graduate program in Resources Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
4. Graduate program in Materials Science & Engineering, MS & Ph.D.
programs.
5. Graduate program in Civil Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
6. Graduate program in Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering. MS & Ph.D.
programs.
7. Graduate program in Engineering Science, MS & Ph.D. programs.
8. Graduate program in Environmental Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
9. Graduate program in Surveying & Geomatics, MS & Ph.D. programs.
10. Graduate program in Aeronautics & Astronautics, MS & Ph.D. programs.
11. Graduate program in Biomedical Engineering, MS & Ph.D. programs.
12. Graduate program in Systems & Naval Mechatronic Engineering, MS &
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Ph.D. programs.
13. Graduate program in Micro-Electro-Mechanical System, MS program.
(C) The affiliated adult education: 6 programs.
1. Graduate Degree Program of Engineering Management ( MS program)
2. Engineering Science( MS program)
3. Civil Engineering ( MS program)
4. Hydraulic & Ocean Engineering (Undergraduate program & MS
programs)
5. Mechanical Engineering (MS program)
6. Aeronautics & Astronautics ( MS program)
THE AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION:
At present, the College of Engineering has only one affiliated unit, namely: Yen
Tjing-Ling Industrial Technology Research and Development Center .
Yen Tjing-Ling Industrial Technology Research and Development Center:
Recognizing the need for national economic development, the Center was
originally established as Tjing-Ling Casting Technology Research and
Development Center NCKU in 1978 and was supported by Tjing-Ling Industrial
Development Foundation. The research area of the Center was expanded from
casting technology to manufacturing technology, which renamed Tjing-Ling
Manufacture Technology Research and Development Center NCKU in 1981, and
renamed Tjing-Ling Industrial Technology Research and Development Center
NCKU in 1994, and finally renamed Yen Tjing-Ling Industrial Technology
Research and Development Center NCKU in 1999.
Based on the foundation and development in the past, this institution aims to
serve as a bridge between the NCKU and the domestic industry. The primary
missions are to promote industry related research projects, to enhance cooperative
programs for public and private sectors, to initiate training programs for emerging
new technologies, and to provide professional technical supports for industrials. We
also integrate the manpower, resources and technology it has developed at NCKU
campus and research projects in order to improve the technology infrastructure of
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the south Taiwan area.
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