National Sun Yat-Sen University

National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) was founded in 1980 in Kaohsiung and became one of the fastest growing universities in Taiwan and in Asia. NSYSU has endeavored to pursue excellence in teaching and research and has received generous funding from the Ministry of Education under the “Aiming for Top University Plan” (or the ““Five-Year-Five-Billion Project”). With Six college including Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Management, Marine Sciences, and Social Sciences, NSYSU offers 21 Bachelor’s, 38 Master’s and 27 Doctoral Programs. There are currently 9,547 students enrolled and 467 full-time faculty members. Currently, there are nearly 400 International students at NSYSU as the University offers many courses taught in English. Also, the Chinese Language Center provides different levels of courses to improve language and to know the culture. Besides academic and research prestige, the university campus is situated by both the ocean and the mountain where water sports like surfing and boat sailing by the beach. Interesting species such as macaque monkeys and Cacatus parrots which add multiplex life for faculties and students.