a. About Tainan and NCKU
Tainan City is Taiwan’s most ancient city which, in
the Ming and Qing dynasties, served as the seat of Taiwan and
had all along been the political, economic and cultural center
of Taiwan. Although the provincial capital was moved to Taipei
City, Tainan City still remains the most advanced area of culture
and education throughout the Taiwan Province and ranks the
fourth biggest city of Taiwan. Tainan has, as a well-known
historic ancient city, preserved many important cultural relics
and places of historic interest. There are 166 temples and
monasteries and more than 40 Christian and Catholic churches
in the city. "There is a God at every five steps" and "a
temple at three", as the metaphor goes. Over 70 places
are classified as first, second and third-grade places of historic
interest, such as Chihkanlou, Anping Fort, Confucian Temple,
Eternal Golden Castle , and Datianhou Temple etc. Meanwhile,
Tainan is rapidly developing into a world-class city, due to
Tainan’s focus on its development as both a high-technology
center and an international exhibition center.
National Cheng
Kung University (NCKU), located in Tainan City and founded
in 1931, is a leading comprehensive university in Taiwan with
more than sixty departments in nine colleges covering the fields
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management, Medicine,
Planning and Design, Sciences and Social Sciences. As of February
2006, NCKU enrolls more than 20,000 students and has 1,178
faculties. The University offers a broad assortment of bachelor’s,
master’s, and
doctoral degree programs. Our educational goal is to lend the
students the essentials of humanities, global vision, and independent
thinking. Our research objective is to pursue innovation, to
foster logical thinking, and to discover the unknown.
The University
is committed to enhancing its reputation through abundant
resources, strong alumni support, and cooperative ventures
with the Tainan Science-based Industrial Park. We have been
selected the Prominent Research University in Taiwan and voted
Industry’s Most Favorable University,
and we are ready to meet the challenges of the 21 st century.
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b. Our campuses
2. Chien-Kuo campus is where the College of Medicine and the NCKU Hospital and Institute of Biomedical Engineering are located.
3. Kuang-Fu campus is where the Yuping Administration Building, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Management, the College of Planning and Design, and the College of Social Sciences are located.
4. Sheng-Li campus is where most of the dormitories are located.
5. Tzu-Chiang campus is where the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Engineering are located.
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c. Housing Information
The University encourages newly admitted international single
graduate and undergraduate students to live on campus in university-owned
residence halls. If you wish to live on campus, you must fill out
the “Application for On-Campus Living Accommodation” and
have it sent out immediately. It must be received no later than
June 30, 2006. A residence hall room will be reserved for you once
we receive your housing application. You will be asked to sign
an agreement for on-campus living accommodation and a letter of
consent for on-campus living accommodation. When you get to Tainan,
try to arrive during the daylight hours, Monday through Friday,
8: 00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. If, for any reason, you are unable to come
to this campus during working hours, please let us know in advance.
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d.
Traffic Information (from Kaohsiung Airport to Tainan)
1. Kaohsiung Xiao-Gang Airport -> (take the bus of Chung-Nan
Motor Transit Co.) ->
Kaohsiung City -> (transit to Quan-Hang bus) -> Tainan City.
2. Kaohsiung Xiao-Gang Airport -> (take the buses of the transportation route
of the
airport, Bus 301, Guo-Guang Motor Transit Co., Kaohsiung Motor Transit Co.)
-> Kaohsiung City -> (take the train of Taiwan Railway, the buse of Guo-Guang
Motor Transit Co.) -> Tainan City.
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e. Health Care Services
The Health Service Division provides
consultation on health issues, free vaccinations, and general
clinical services, including the treatment of injuries. A school
doctor will be present every Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon
at 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to provide outpatient clinic services.
Whenever there’s
a need for referrals, patients will be forwarded to our university
hospital for appropriate evaluation, follow-up and therapy. For
more information, please visit:
http://stud.adm.ncku.edu.tw/hea/english/eindex.htm
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f. Library
The main library is located in Cheng-Kung campus, and is open from 8: 20 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. everyday except for public holidays. The medical library is located in Chien-Kuo campus, and is open from 8: 30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; Saturday from 8: 30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, please visit the following website:
http://www.lib.ncku.edu.tw/english/guide.htm
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g. Computer and Network Center
All students of NCKU are able to apply for personal information account which includes e-mail service and homepage. If you live in a rent house and need the Internet service at your living place, you can also apply for the ADSL service or dial-up account in this center.
Further information at:
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h. Tainan City Travel Information
Tainan is one of the oldest cities in Taiwan, we have many historical sites and cultural heritage. There are also many traditional festivals and special snacks that you can experience in Tainan. This website offers very clear and detailed introduction about Tainan in many aspects, such as map, hotel and traffic information…etc.
http://tour.tncg.gov.tw/english/
Another website provides the map of the main historical sites in Tainan.
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i. Frequently Used Phone Numbers
a. Contact Numbers of Administrative Offices
( Monday through Friday,
8: 00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. )
- 1. Academic Coordination Division
Contact: Ms. P. Shirley Li
Office location: 7 th Fl., Yuping Administrative Building, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50961
- 2. Office of the Registrar
Contact: Mr. Hsin-Fu Huang
Office location: 1 st Fl., Yuping Administrative Building, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50121
- 3. Overseas Students Division
Contact: Mr. Chung Kuang Tsai
Office location: 3 rd Fl., Yuping Administrative Building, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50461
- 4. Cashier’s Division
Contact: Ms. Nai Yun Hu
Office location: 1 st Fl., Yuping Administrative Building, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50607
- 5. Health Service Division
Contact: Ms. Wen Wen Sung
Office location: 2 nd Fl., Student Center, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50436
- 6. Student Living Supervision Division
Contact: Mr. Jo-hua Lu
Office location: 3 rd Fl., Yuping Administrative Building, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50346
- 7. Extracurricular Activities Division
Contact: Ms. Li-ping Huang
Office location: 2 nd Fl., Student Center, Kuang-Fu Campus
Tel.: +886-6-2757575 ext. 50367
b. emergency phone
Emergency Phone Numbers
Service units |
Phone |
Services summary |
Police |
110 |
Criminal offence, traffic accidents and other incidents requiring police assistance. |
Fire departments |
119 |
Fire, assisting accident casualties and other emergencies requiring urgent assistance. |
Domestic violence help line |
113 |
Provides 24 hour emergency assistance in cases of domestic abuse and legal and psychological services for injured parties. |
Home services telephone
Service |
Telephone |
Service summary |
Phone repair |
112 |
Telephone repair. |
Local directory assistance |
104 |
Local telephone number inquiry service. |
Long-distance directory assistance |
105 |
Long-distance telephone number inquiry service. |
English directory assistance |
106 |
Domestic telephone inquiry service in English. |
International operator |
100 |
International telephone operator services. |
Electrical power service line |
0800-031-212 |
|
Taiwan Provincial Water company service center |
0800-000-876 |
|
Consumer hotline |
1950 |
Consultation services related to consumer rights and interests. |
Bureau of National Health Insurance inquiry hotline |
0800-212-369 |
Consultation regarding health insurance and using the NHI IC card. |
Sightseeing inquiry hotline |
0800-011-765 |
24-hour consultation services in Chinese, English and Japanese. |
AIDS hotline |
0800-888-995 |
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