National Sun Yat-sen University

National Sun Yat-sen University
國立中山大學 (Chinese)
The main entrance of NSYSU
Motto
博學、審問、慎思、明辨、篤行
Motto in English
Erudite, Interrogated, Deliberate, Discerning, and Persistent (taken from the Doctrine of the Mean)
TypePublic, Research
EstablishedFounded 1924
Reestablished November 12, 1980
PresidentChih-Peng Li
Academic staff
614 full-time, 175 part-time
Undergraduates5,040
Postgraduates5,306
Location,
CampusUrban area
Atoll
AffiliationsAACSB-Accredited
APAIE
AAPBS
CFA
EUTW
PACIBER
Taiwan Comprehensive University System
Websitensysu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese國立中山大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Zhōngshān Dàxué
Wade–GilesKuoli Chungshan Tahsüeh
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p-tiong-san-tāi-ha̍k

National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU; Chinese: 國立中山大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p-tiong-san-tāi-ha̍k) is a public research university located in Sizihwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Recognized as one of six Designated National Research Universities, NSYSU is also the only university in Taiwan to host National Key Institutions in both semiconductor technology and international finance. It is a core member of the TCUS, a research alliance partnered with Germany’s TU9.

The university holds AACSB and CFA Institute accreditation for business and finance. NSYSU maintains a particularly close academic relationship with the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Osaka, as part of a network of three research-intensive universities in major port cities.