National Chung Cheng University (CCU; ) is a national university in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. CCU is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

History

National Chung Cheng University was the first public university established after Taiwan's economic boom of the 1980s. In 1986, in order to promote research and to develop higher education in the Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan areas, the government approved a plan to establish a strongly research-oriented university in Chiayi. It was named after Chiang Kai-shek and officially founded on July 1, 1989. Lin Ching-Jiang (林清江) served as its first president.

Faculties

CCU is organized into seven colleges: Education, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Management, Sciences, and Social Sciences. The National Chung Cheng University Library is located on the Minxiong campus.

Ranking

The QS World University Rankings (2025) placed it at 1001-1200th worldwide. Meanwhile, CCU ranked 1438th in the world (2024) in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. USNEWS (2023) placed CCU 1705th in the world.

In popular culture

CCU is notable for being the filming location of the Taiwanese television drama Meteor Garden.