National Central University (
NCU, , Kuo-Li Chung-yang Ta-hsüeh, or
中大, Chung-ta) was founded in 1902 with roots from 258 CE in
mainland China. After NCU in Nanking was renamed
Nanjing University in 1949, NCU was re-established in
Taiwan in 1962. The school was initially located in
Miaoli, but was relocated to
Zhongli in 1968, and developed into a comprehensive university. It has now become Taiwan's leading school in the fields of
drama,
film studies,
cultural studies,
sex and
gender studies,
Hakka studies,
geophysics,
space science,
remote sensing,
astronomy,
optoelectronics,
nano scitech, and
business management. In 2001, NCU was selected by the
Ministry of Education as one of the eleven research-oriented universities in Taiwan.