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Non-governmental sector

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Introductory remark

In a modern industrial economy and pluralistic democracy, power and influence are not limited to leading positions in politics and administration. For this reason, this page introduces major non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profit research institutions, think tanks as well as dominant commercial enterprises for a glance at important players in Taiwan's business world and civil society.

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◆ Major non-profit institutions and NGOs

The following non-profit institutions and NGOs are presented below:

• Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)
• Association of Foreign Relations (AFR)
• Central Broadcasting System (CBS) / Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
• Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC)
• Cross-Strait Policy Association (CSPA)
• Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation (TPOF)
• Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR)
• Chinese Association for Human Rights (CAHR)
• Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)
• 228 Memorial Foundation
• People Rule Foundation
• Taiwan New Century Foundation (TNCF)
• Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA)
• Taiwan New Constitution Foundation (TNC)
• Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF)
• Taiwan Jury Association
• Legal Aid Foundation (LAF)
• Environmental Jurists Association (EJA)
• Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan
• Taiwan Forever Association (TFA)
• Taiwan NextGen Foundation
• Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)
• Taiwan Democracy Watch
• Covenants Watch (CW)
• Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation (NCLF)
• Peace and Neutrality for Taiwan Alliance
• Taiwan Friends Association (TFA)
• Friends of Hong Kong and Macau Association (FHKMA)
• Taiwan Association for Strategic Simulation (TASS)
• Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C.
• ROC Chapter of the World League for Freedom and Democracy (WLFD)
• Alliance for the Reunification of China
• Concentric Patriotism Alliance
• Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services (CARES)
• Friends of Armed Forces Association (FAFA)
• National Women's League of the ROC (NWL)
• Awakening Foundation
• Garden of Hope Foundation
• Collective Of Sex Workers And Supporters (COSWAS)
• Foundation for Women's Rights Promotion and Development (FWRPD)
• Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation (TWRF)
• National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA)
• Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC)
• Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF)
• Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA)
• Taiwan Social Welfare League
• Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR)
• Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
• Buddha's Light International Association ROC
• Taiwan Falun Dafa Association
• Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF)
• General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC)
• National Culture and Arts Foundation (NCAF)
• Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)
• Tang Prize Foundation
• Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI)
• Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE)

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Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD)

✉ Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) 財團法人台灣民主基金會
No. 4 Alley 17, Lane 147, Xinyi Road Sec. 3, Daan District, Taipei City 10658, Taiwan ROC [10658 台北市大安區信義路 3 段 147 巷 17 弄 4 號] ———————————— 🌏 TFD – Web link

The TFD (caituan faren Taiwan minzhu jijinhui 財團法人台灣民主基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was initiated by the ROC MOFA and established in June 2003. The chairperson is usually the sitting legislative speaker. Another senior position is president (zhixingzhang 執行長). As a government-funded non-profit organization, the TFD strives for promoting democracy internationally without partisan influence. For this reason, the position of TFD president is supposed to be given to a person acceptable to all major political parties—a challenging task in times when the TFD chairperson belongs to an opposition party.

TFD chairpersons

TFD presidents

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Association of Foreign Relations (AFR)

✉ Association of Foreign Relations (AFR) 社團法人對外關係協會
No. 2 Alley 17, Lane 147, Xinyi Road Sec. 3, Daan District, Taipei City 10658, Taiwan ROC [10658 台北市大安區信義路 3 段 147 巷 17 弄 2 號] ———————————— 🌏 AFR – Web link

AFR (caituan faren duiwai guanxi xiehui 社團法人對外關係協會, 🏁—huizhang 會長) is a nonpartisan NGO which was launched on Dec. 4, 2013 to promote ties across a spectrum of areas between Taiwan and its partners around the world. It comprises academics, business leaders and retired diplomats.

AFR chairpersons

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Central Broadcasting System (CBS) / Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

✉ Radio Taiwan International (RTI) 中央廣播電台
No. 55 Beian Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10462, Taiwan ROC [10462 台北市中山區北安路 55 號] ———————————— 🌏 RTI – Web link

CBS (zhongyang guangbo diantai 中央廣播電台, 🏁—zhuren 主任/dongshizhang 董事長 since 1997) was founded on Aug. 1, 1928 by the KMT. Between 1996 and 1998 it underwent restructuring and was merged with the international section of the broadcasting Corporation of China (Zhongguo guangbo gongsi 中國廣播公司, abbrev. BCC). By Jan. 1, 2002 its international radio services were essentially replaced by RTI which uses the same Chinese name as CBS. Before July 1, 2003, RTI stood for "Radio Taipei international". On Dec. 24, 2005, the KMT sold its BCC shares to the China Times Group (Zhongguo shibao jituan 中國時報集團). Another senior position in RTI is director-general (zong taizhang 總台長).

RTI broadcasts programs in 13 languages—Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese. RTI is not only a provider of radio programs but also a valuable source of news contents. Its website features daily news about many aspects of Taiwan and the ROC in multiple languages.

Please note that some sources list Tai Chi-tao 戴季陶 under his other courtesy name Tai Chuan-hsien 戴傳賢. Furthermore, some sources mention Hsu En-tseng 徐恩曾 (1896-1985, Zhejiang) as first CBS chairman.

RTI chairpersons

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Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC)

✉ Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) 中國廣播公司
No. 375 Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10482, Taiwan ROC [10482 台北市中山區松江路 375 號] ———————————— 🌏 BCC – Web link

BCC (Zhongguo guangbo gongsi 中國廣播公司, abbrev. zhongguang 中廣, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Aug. 1, 1928 by the KMT as Central Broadcasting Service (Zhongyang guangbo diantai 中央廣播電台, abbrev. yangguang 央廣 in Chinese and CBS in English) and renamed BCC on April 1, 1947. While the name CBS was used again from May 1951 on for anti-communist propaganda broadcasts to the mainland ("Voice of Free China": ziyou Zhongguo zhi sheng 自由中國之聲), CBS on July 1, 1972 became a broadcasting station which was independent from BCC and sponsored by the KMT. The international short-wave program of BCC was handed over to CBS on Dec. 5, 1996.

In 2005, following the government's policy to remove political and military influences from the media, BCC was privatized and sold on Dec. 24 that year to the Jungli Investment Co. (rongli touzi gongsi 榮麗投資公司) belonging to the China Times Group (Zhongguo shibao jituan 中國時報集團). On December 23, 2006 BCC was sold, via the KMT-owned Hua Hsia Investment Holding Company (huaxia touzi gongsi 華夏投資公司), to a group of four holding companies linked to Jaw Shaw-kong, although several months passed until the deal was finalized, and the National Communications Commission (NCC) approved the application made by the BCC to transfer its shares held by Hua Hsia Investment Holding Co. on June 26, 2007. The NCC on April 3, 2008 approved the BCC's transfer of ownership to Jaw Shaw-kong after his wife Liang Lei 梁蕾 reduced her shareholding in the UFO network (feidie diantai 飛碟電台). The details of that transaction were strongly questioned by the DPP and have been investigated extensively since 2007. On Sept. 24, 2019 the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee (CIPAS) declared BCC an affiliate of the KMT, ordering it to relinquish assets and pay compensation.

BCC chairpersons

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Cross-Strait Policy Association (CSPA)

✉ Cross-Strait Policy Association (CSPA) 兩岸政策協會
1 F., No. 14 Lane 387, Wenhua Road Sec. 1, Banqiao District, New Taipei City 22047, Taiwan ROC [22047 新北市板橋區文化路 1 段 387 巷 14 號 1 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CSPA – Web link

The CSPA (liang'an zhengce xiehui 兩岸政策協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was formally established on Jan. 1, 2015 as a non-profit consultancy and watchdog group which conducts pertinent surveys and polls.

CSPA president

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Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation (TPOF)

✉ Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation (TPOF) 財團法人台灣民意基金會
6 F., No. 33 Jinan Road Sec. 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10059, Taiwan ROC [10059 台北市中正區濟南路 2 段 33 號 6 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TPOF – Web link

The TPOF (caituan faren Taiwan minyi jijinhui 財團法人台灣民意基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Feb. 4, 2016 and is a non-profit NGO, described by itself as 'non-partisan'. On June 23, 2019 TPOF founder Michael Y. You annnounced his decision to leave the DPP.

TPOF chairman

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Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR)

✉ Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) 台灣人權促進會
2 F., No. 22 Lane 61, Tianxiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10491, Taiwan ROC [10491 台北市中山區天祥路 61 巷 22 號 2 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TAHR – Web link

TAHR (Taiwan renquan cujinhui 台灣人權促進會, abbrev. Tai quan hui 台權會, 🏁—huizhang 會長), an independent, member-based NGO, was established on Dec. 10, 1984 and is the oldest independent human rights organization in Taiwan. While the country was still under martial law, TAHR fought for basic civil and political rights, together with the growing social and political opposition movements. Campaigns included freeing political prisoners; ending the practice of blacklisting; and demanding freedoms of speech, association, and assembly. After martial law was lifted, TAHR's campaigns in this transitional stage focused on the repeal or revision of remaining undemocratic laws and regulations, such as the National Security Act (dongyuan kanluan shiqi guojia anquanfa 動員戡亂時期國家安全法), the Assembly and Parade Act (jihui youxingfa 集會遊行法), the Civil Associations Act (renmin tuantifa 人民團體法), and restrictions on radio broadcasting, all of which continued to arbitrarily deprive people of basic civil rights. In addition, TAHR continues to deal with the legacy of authoritarian rule.

TAHR chairpersons

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Chinese Association for Human Rights (CAHR)

✉ Chinese Association for Human Rights (CAHR) 中華人權協會
4-3 F., No. 23 Hangzhou South Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10053, Taiwan ROC [10053 台北市中正區杭州南路 1 段 23 號 4 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 CAHR – Web link

CAHR (Zhonghua renquan xiehui 中華人權協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established in 1979 as the first non-governmental human rights organization in Taiwan. Its major goals are to secure, facilitate and promote human rights based on the respect of their value acknowledged in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Before April 2010 the Chinese name of CAHR was Zhongguo renquan xiehui 中國人權協會.

CAHR chairpersons

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Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP)

✉ Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) 台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟
3 F., No. 3 Lane 1, Zhenjiang Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan ROC [10051 台北市中正區鎮江街 1 巷 3 號 3 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TAEDP – Web link

TAEDP (Taiwan feichu sixing tuidong lianmeng 台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟, abbrev. feisi lianmeng 廢死聯盟, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was officially registered as NGO with the ROC MOI on Nov. 3, 2012 but had been originally set up as a coalition of various local abolitionist NGOs and research institutes in September 2003, including the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR), the Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF), the John Paul II Institute for Research into Dialogue for Peace (furen daxue ruowang Baolu ershi heping duihua yanjiu zhongxin 輔仁大學若望保祿二世和平對話研究中心), the Chang Fo-chuan Center for the Study of Human Rights (dongwu daxue Zhang Foquan renquan yanjiu zhongxin 東吳大學張佛泉人權研究中心), the Taipei Bar Association (Taibei lüshi gonghui 台北律師公會, abbrev. TBA) and the Peacetime Foundation of Taiwan (Taiwan cujin heping wenjiao jijinhui 台灣促進和平文教基金會). Another senior position in TAEDP is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

TAEDP chairpersons since 2012

More information about capital punishment in Taiwan can be found here.

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228 Memorial Foundation

✉ 228 Memorial Foundation 財團法人二二八事件紀念基金會
No. 54 Nanhai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10066, Taiwan ROC [10066 台北市中正區南海路 54 號] ———————————— 🌏 228 Memorial Foundation – Web link

The 228 Memorial Foundation (caituan faren ererba shijian jinian jijinhui 財團法人二二八事件紀念基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Oct. 12, 1995 by the ROC government as a non-profit corporation to handle monetary compensation and spiritual consolation for victims of the 2-28 Incident (ererba shijian 二二八事件) in 1947 which heralded the era of White Terror (baise kongbu 白色恐怖).

228 Memorial Foundation chairpersons

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People Rule Foundation

✉ People Rule Foundation 人民作主教育基金會
No. 335 Erjie Road, Zhen'an Village, Wujie Township, Yilan County 26847, Taiwan ROC [26847 宜蘭縣五結鄉鎮安村二結路 335 號]; Taipei office: 7 F., No. 138 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10050, Taiwan ROC [10050 台北市中正區忠孝東路 1 段 138 號 7 樓] ———————————— 🌏 People Rule Foundation – Web link

The People Rule Foundation (renmin zuozhu jiaoyu jijinhui 人民作主教育基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on July 4, 2014 by the former DPP chairman Lin I-hsiung 林義雄 in order to change the laws about referendums in Taiwan/ROC.

People Rule Foundation chairpersons

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Taiwan New Century Foundation (TNCF)

✉ Taiwan New Century Foundation (TNCF) 台灣新世紀文教基金會
12-3 F., No. 186 Nanjing East Road Sec. 4, Songshan District, Taipei City 10595, Taiwan ROC (South Tobacco Factory) [10595 台北市松山區南京東路 4 段 186 號 12 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 TNCF – Web link

TNCF (Taiwan xin shiji wenjiao jijinhui 台灣新世紀文教基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Sept. 23, 1997 (formal inauguration ceremony on Feb. 26, 1998) under the name "Lung-chu Chen New Century Foundation" (Chen Longzhi xin shiji wenjiao jijinhui 陳隆志新世紀文教基金會) and renamed in May 2001. The NGO is a private think tank and supports the normalization of Taiwan's statehood, Taiwan joining the UN, deepening of democratic reform, and transitional justice. The founder is known for his dedication to Taiwan independence, and he has recommended changing Taiwan's political status by abandoning the 'anachronistic' Framework of the ROC and its 'outdated' constitution, advocating the creation of a Taiwanese constitution instead.

TNCF chairperson

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Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA)

✉ Taiwan United Nations Alliance (TAIUNA) 台灣聯合國協進會
6~1 F., No. 173-1 Fuxing South Road Sec. 2, Daan District, Taipei City 10667, Taiwan ROC [10667 台北市復興南路 2 段 173-1 號 6 樓之 1] ———————————— 🌏 TAIUNA – Web link

TAIUNA (Taiwan lianheguo xiejinhui 台灣聯合國協進會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Oct. 24, 2003 and has been campaigning for Taiwan's re-entry into the United Nations (UN).

Shut out

After China's seat in the UN was transferred from the ROC to the PRC on Oct. 25, 1971, the ROC government in 1993 started a campaign to rejoin the world body. On Aug. 6 that year the UN representatives of seven diplomatic allies of the ROC in Central America jointly raised a proposal and asked the UN to review the exceptional standing of the ROC on Taiwan in the international context. They emphasized that the review should be based on the principle of universality and the established pattern of parallel representation for divided countries in the United Nations—precedents for parallel representation were seen in the cases of divided Germany and divided Korea, and the ROC argued that these precedents would 'apply equally to a divided China'. Similar attempts were made in the following years, but they were all blocked from the agenda of the UN General Assembly due to the strong objection of the PRC. In 2007 the Chen Shui-bian administration campaigned with the slogan 'Taiwan and the United Nations—In quest of »a larger freedom«. Support UN membership for Taiwan!'.

Observer in the WHA

Efforts by the ROC government for participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA), i. e. the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), were unsuccessful until the Department of Health (DOH) in Taipei on April 28, 2009 received an invitation by fax from the WHO to attend the 62^nd WHA in Geneva as an observer under the name "Chinese Taipei". The DOH (since 2014 the MOHW) was invited to the WHA with the same status altogether eight consecutive times. While Taiwanese representatives attended the 69^th WHA in 2016, the WHO did not issue an invitation to the 70^th WHA in 2017 as a result of opposition from the PRC, and Taiwan has been excluded from the annual WHA since. The ROC government keeps urging international support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in specialized agencies and activities of the UN such as the WHA, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

TAIUNA presidents

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Taiwan New Constitution Foundation (TNC)

✉ Taiwan New Constitution Foundation (TNC) 台灣制憲基金會
3 F., No. 266 Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10437, Taiwan ROC [10437 台北市中山區松江路 266 號 3 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TNC – Web link

The TNC (Taiwan zhixian jijinhui 台灣制憲基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) introduced itself with a post on Facebook on Dec. 27, 2018 after its establishment had been approved by the MOJ in July 2018. A formal inauguration ceremony was held on Jan. 23, 2019.

TNC chairman

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Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF)

✉ Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF) 財團法人民間司法改革基金會
7 F., No. 3 Lane 90, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10456, Taiwan ROC [10456 台北市中山區松江路 90 巷 3 號 7 樓] ———————————— 🌏 JRF – Web link

The JRF (caituan faren minjian sifa gaige jijinhui 財團法人民間司法改革基金會, abbrev. sigaihui 司改會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was founded on Nov. 1, 1995 by a group of reform-minded lawyers from the Taipei Bar Association (Taibei lüshi gonghui 台北律師公會) and obtained official status in May 1997. It is committed to advancing legal reform by uniting the power of the people in order to establish a fair, just, and trustworthy judiciary for the people. The foundation has evolved into a source of legal help for rights advocates.

JRF chairpersons

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Taiwan Jury Association

✉ Taiwan Jury Association 台灣陪審團協會
8-3 F., No. 35 Shaoxing North Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10049, Taiwan ROC [10049 台北市中正區紹興北街 35 號 8 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 Taiwan Jury Association – Web link

The Taiwan Jury Association (Taiwan peishentuan xiehui 台灣陪審團協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) applied for registration at the MOI on Aug. 20, 2013 and held its founding board meeting on Jan. 19, 2014. It has formed an alliance with the Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF), the Taiwan Judicial Reform Care Association (Taiwan sifa gaige guanhuai huzhu xiehui 台灣司法改革關懷互助協會) and the Anti-Judicial Abuse Action Alliance (fan sifa lanquan xingdong lianmeng 反司法濫權行動聯盟), promoting a jury system.

Taiwan Jury Association chairpersons

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Legal Aid Foundation (LAF)

✉ Legal Aid Foundation (LAF) 財團法人法律扶助基金會
5 F., No. 189 Jinshan South Road Sec. 2, Daan District, Taipei City 10644, Taiwan ROC [10644 台北市大安區金山南路 2 段 189 號 5 樓] ———————————— 🌏 LAF – Web link

The LAF (caituan faren falü fuzhu jijinhui 財團法人法律扶助基金會, abbrev. fafuhui 法扶會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established by the Judicial Yuan and commenced operations on July 1, 2004. It provides the general public with legal aid, with the purpose of defending people's basic litigation rights. The services of LAF include legal consultation, mediation and settlement, legal documents drafting and representation in court proceedings. Over time, 21 branch offices (fenhui 分會) have opened in municipal cities and counties to serve labor, women, children, aboriginal people and migrants. LAF encourages the public to make donations, and it also receives annual contribution budgeted by the Judicial Yuan. Another senior position in LAF is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

LAF chairpersons

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Environmental Jurists Association (EJA)

✉ Environmental Jurists Association (EJA) 社團法人環境法律人協會
3-3 F., No. 9 Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10042, Taiwan ROC [10042 台北市中正區愛國西路 9 號 3 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 EJA – Web link

The EJA (shetuan faren huanjing falüren xiehui 社團法人環境法律人協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Jan. 30, 2010. Its objectives include bringing together lawyers concerned with legal institutions and issues relating to environmental protection, advancing discussion and carrying out legal action on issues related to environmental public interest, and—in conjunction with other organizations and individuals concerned with the environment—developing connective networks and interactive platforms for discussion. Please note that some online sources refer to the EJA's director as president, chair or chairperson.

EJA directors

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Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan

✉ Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan 社團法人台灣蠻野心足生態協會
6-1 F., No. 106 Huaining Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10046, Taiwan ROC [10046 台北市中正區懷寧街 106 號 6 樓之 1] ———————————— 🌏 Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan – Web link

The Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan (shetuan faren Taiwan manye xinzu shengtai xiehui 社團法人台灣蠻野心足生態協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Dec. 10, 2003 as a platform for social, economic and political (resource utilization) change through promotion of the ideas of deep ecology by means of litigation, dialog, conventional and unconventional educational activities.

Wild at Heart Legal Defense Association, Taiwan chairman

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Taiwan Forever Association (TFA)

✉ Taiwan Forever Association (TFA) 社團法人台灣永社
8-20 F., No. 121 Chongqing South Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10045, Taiwan ROC [10045 台北市中正區重慶南路 1 段 121 號 8 樓之 20（東方大樓）] ———————————— 🌏 TFA – Web link

TFA (shetuan faren Taiwan yongshe 社團法人台灣永社, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Dec. 25, 2012 as a legal reform group. The NGO is promoting the sustainable development of the democratic constitutional rule of law in Taiwan.

TFA chairpersons

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Taiwan NextGen Foundation

✉ Taiwan NextGen Foundation 台灣世代智庫
4 F., No. 1 Lane 1, Zhenjiang Street, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan ROC [10051 台北市中正區鎮江街 1 巷 1 號 4 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Taiwan NextGen Foundation – Web link

The Taiwan NextGen Foundation (Taiwan shidai zhiku 台灣世代智庫, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on June 13, 2016 as a non-profit organization dedicated to policy research and public advocacy to address three major challenges Taiwan faces: 1) globalization, 2) cross-strait relations, and 3) democratic and societal transitions.

Taiwan NextGen Foundation chairman

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Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)

✉ Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI) 亞太堅韌研究基金會
2 F., No. 2 Chongqing South Road Sec. 3, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10076, Taiwan ROC [10076 台北市中正區重慶南路 3 段 2 號 2 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CAPRI – Web link

CAPRI (caituan faren yatai jianren yanjiu jijinhui 財團法人亞太堅韌研究基金會, abbrev. yajianhui 亞堅會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) is a Taiwanese nonpartisan NGO founded in May 2022 to enhance global resilience and promote innovative governance by drawing on the experience of the Asia-Pacific region through comparative public policy research.

CAPRI chair

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Taiwan Democracy Watch

✉ Taiwan Democracy Watch 台灣守護民主平台
6 F., No. 28 Beiping East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10049, Taiwan ROC [10049 台北市中正區北平東路 28 號 6 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Taiwan Democracy Watch – Web link

Taiwan Democracy Watch (Taiwan shouhu minzhu pingtai 台灣守護民主平台, 🏁—huizhang 會長) was established in June 2012 with the aim to use the power of knowledge and expression to observe, document, study and monitor the democratic development in Taiwan and other domestic and foreign factors that affect Taiwan's democracy, especially the democratic conditions in China, Hong Kong, Macau and East Asia so as to assist promoting the democratic development and consolidation of Taiwan and the surrounding areas and the continuous growth of civil society.

Taiwan Democracy Watch presidents

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Covenants Watch (CW)

✉ Covenants Watch (CW) 兩公約施行監督聯盟
4 F., No. 97-1 Renai Road Sec. 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10062, Taiwan ROC [10062 台北市中正區仁愛路 2 段 97-1 號 4 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CW – Web link

The CW (renquan gongyue shixing jiandu lianmeng 人權公約施行監督聯盟, abbrev. renyuemeng 人約盟, 🏁—zhaojiren 召集人) was established on Dec. 9, 2009 by a coalition of human rights NGOs, lawyers, academics, and activists. The organization's original Chinese name was liang gongyue shixing jiandu lianmeng 兩公約施行監督聯盟, the current name was adopted in 2014. It focusses on monitoring the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Convention on the Rights of Children (CRC), the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) in Taiwan.

CW conveners

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Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation (NCLF)

✉ Nylon Cheng Liberty Foundation 鄭南榕基金會
3 F., No. 11 Alley 3, Lane 106, Minquan East Road Sec. 3, Songshan District, Taipei City 10543, Taiwan ROC [10543 台北市松山區民權東路 3 段 106 巷 3 弄 11 號 3 樓] ———————————— 🌏 NCLF – Web link

The NCLF (Zheng Nanrong jijinhui 鄭南榕基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was founded on April 6, 1999 in memory of late Nylon Cheng 鄭南榕 (1947-1989) to continue promoting the ideology of freedom of speech, awakening the consciousness of Taiwan, and invigorating Taiwan culture. Its HQ is located at the former office of Freedom Era Weekly (ziyou shidai zhoukan 自由時代週刊).

NCLF chairpersons

Note: Cheng Chu-mei is the daughter of Nylon Cheng and Yeh Chu-lan 葉菊蘭 (b. 1949, legislator 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th Legislative Yuan 2/1993—5/2000, MOTC Minister 5/2000—2/2002, HAC head 2/2002—5/2004, ROC Vice Premier 5/2004—1/2005, Speaker Ad Hoc-NA 5/2005—6/2005, acting Kaohsiung mayor 9/2005—12/2006, Sec.-Gen. ROC Presidential Office 8/2007—3/2008, and TVA President 1/2017—).

Nylon Cheng (aka Deng Nan-jung or Cheng Nan-jung) was a Taiwanese journalist, publisher and pro-democracy activist who had grown up as son of a mainlander (waishengren 外省人) father. He founded Freedom Era Weekly in March 1984 when the ROC was still under martial law, freedom of speech being a major focus. After martial law was lifted on July 15, 1987, many restrictions remained in place according to the National Security Law (dongyuan kanluan shiqi guojia anquanfa 動員戡亂時期國家安全法) which had been promulgated on July 1, 1987. Furthermore, peaceful advocacy of Taiwan independence was still a crime according to Article 100 of the ROC Criminal Code, and on April 18, 1987 Cheng publicly proclaimed that he supported Taiwan independence. In January 1989 he was charged with sedition for his publication of a draft for a "Constitution of Taiwan" (Taiwan gongheguo xianfa caoan 台灣共和國憲法草案) in December 1988. Cheng repeatedly ignored court summons and barricaded himself in his office in Taipei for 70 days. When police stormed the premises on April 7, 1989, Nylon Cheng committed suicide there by self-immolation. On Dec. 22, 2016 the Executive Yuan announced that April 7 every year would become "Freedom of Expression Day" (yanlun ziyouri 言論自由日) to commemorate Cheng's death.

ROC Criminal Code, Article 100

In the era of authoritarian rule of the ROC, advocacy of Taiwan independence was considered a capital offense by the ROC government. Legal foundations for prosecution included Article 100 (yibaitiao 一百條) of the ROC Criminal Code (Zhonghua minguo xingfa 中華民國刑法)—Part 2: Specific Offenses (di'erbian: fenze 第二編 分則), Chapter 1: Civil Disturbance (diyizhang: neiluanzui 第一章 內亂罪). Article 100 was revised on May 15, 1992 by the ROC Legislative Yuan, its new version came into force the following day. The texts of the older and the current versions in English and Chinese are shown directly below.

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Peace and Neutrality for Taiwan Alliance

✉ Peace and Neutrality for Taiwan Alliance 台灣和平中立大同盟
5 F., No. 3-2 Qingdao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10048, Taiwan ROC [10048 台北市中正區青島東路 3-2 號 5 樓]

The Peace and Neutrality for Taiwan Alliance (Taiwan heping zhongli da tongmeng 台灣和平中立大同盟, 🏁—zong faqiren 總發起人) was founded on Aug. 14, 2014 and strives to transform Taiwan into a peaceful and permanently neutral nation. It also envisions Taiwan as "Switzerland of the Orient" (dongfang Ruishi 東方瑞士) but does not maintain its own website.

Peace and Neutrality for Taiwan Alliance leader

On Aug. 28, 2022 Annette Lu organized the inaugural meeting of the Peace and Justice Society (heping gongyishe 和平公義社) in Taipei.

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Taiwan Friends Association (TFA)

✉ Taiwan Friends Association (TFA) 台灣之友會
9-4 F., No. 76 Zhongxiao East Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10050, Taiwan ROC [10050 台北市中正區忠孝東路 1 段 76 號 9 樓之 4] ———————————— 🌏 TFA – Web link

The TFA (Taiwan zhi you hui 台灣之友會, 🏁—zonghuizhang 總會長) was established on May 3, 2008. Since March 2009 it has been publishing a regular newsletter.

TFA president

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Friends of Hong Kong and Macau Association (FHKMA)

✉ Friends of Hong Kong and Macau Association (FHKMA) 中華港澳之友協會
11-3 F., No. 206 Chongxin Road Sec. 4, Sanchong District, New Taipei City 24144, Taiwan ROC [24144 新北市三重區重新路 4 段 206 號 11 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 FHKMA – Web link

FHKMA (Zhonghua Gang Ao zhi you xiehui 中華港澳之友協會, 🏁—huizhang 會長) was formally established on April 30, 1992 as a non-profit social organization aimed at promoting friendship with Hong Kong and Macau residents as well as helping sustain the freedom, democracy, stability and prosperity of the two regions.

FHKMA presidents

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Taiwan Association for Strategic Simulation (TASS)

✉ Taiwan Association for Strategic Simulation (TASS) 台灣戰略模擬學會
2-1 F., No. 33 Huayin Street, Datong District, Taipei City 10351, Taiwan ROC [10351 台北市大同區華陰街 33 號 2 樓之 1] ———————————— 🌏 TASS – Web link

The TASS (Taiwan zhanlüe moni xuehui 台灣戰略模擬學會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Nov. 13, 2005 as a non-profit and non-partisan organization that promotes the research and international exchange of strategic simulation-related theories and practices.

TASS chairman

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Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C.

✉ Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C. 中華民國孔孟學會
2 F., No. 13 Chang'an East Road Sec. 1, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10441, Taiwan ROC [10441 台北市中山區長安東路 1 段 13 號 2 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C. – Web link

The Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C. (Zhonghua minguo Kong Meng xuehui 中華民國孔孟學會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was set up in 1960 as a non-profit social organization, aiming at researching, expounding and propagating the theories and teachings of Confucius and Mencius and promoting ethics.

Confucius-Mencius Society of the R.O.C. chairpersons

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ROC Chapter of the World League for Freedom and Democracy (WLFD)

✉ ROC Chapter, World League for Freedom and Democracy (WLFD) 世界自由民主聯盟中華民國總會
10 F., No. 7 Roosevelt Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10092, Taiwan ROC [10092 台北市中正區羅斯福路 1 段 7 號 10 樓] ———————————— 🌏 WLFD – Web link

The WLFD (shijie ziyou minzhu lianmeng 世界自由民主聯盟, abbrev. shimeng 世盟, 🏁— zonghuizhang 總會長) was founded in November 1966 under the name World Anti-Communist League (shijie fangong lianmeng 世界反共聯盟, abbrev. WACL, 🏁—zhuxi 主席) as an extension of the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League (yazhou renmin fangong lianmeng 亞洲人民反共聯盟, abbrev. APACL) and held its first Convention in September 1967 in Taipei. On the 22^nd General Conference of WACL in Brussels (Belgium) on July 23, 1990, its delegates resolved that the organization should be renamed WLFD, and the resolution came into effect on Jan. 1, 1991. APACL which had been set up on June 15, 1954 was renamed Asian Pacific League for freedom and Democracy (yazhou taipingyang ziyou minzhu lianmeng 亞洲太平洋自由民主聯盟, abbrev. yameng 亞盟 in Chinese and APLFD in English) at about the same time as WACL.

WLFD (ROC chapter) presidents

Please note that since 1967 the respective ROC chapters (Zhonghua minguo zonghui 中華民國總會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) of WACL/WLFD and APACL/APLFD have been led by the same persons as listed above, and WLFD lists APLFD under its administrative offices in the organizational chart on the WLFD website. WLFD claims it currently has members from more than 100 countries, international organizations and associate members.

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Alliance for the Reunification of China

✉ Alliance for the Reunification of China 中國統一聯盟
6 F., No. 609 Linsen North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10460, Taiwan ROC [10460 台北市中山區林森北路 609 號 6 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Alliance for the Reunification of China – Web link

The Alliance for the Reunification of China (zhongguo tongyi lianmeng 中國統一聯盟, 🏁— zhuxi 主席) was established on April 4, 1988 and is known as a pro-communist organization which refrains from the use of ROC state symbols.

Alliance for the Reunification of China chairpersons

The Alliance operates seven branches (fenhui 分會): Taipei (Taibei fenhui 台北分會), Taoyuan/Hsinchu (Taozhu fenhui 桃竹分會), Taichung (Taizhong fenhui 台中分會), Chiayi/Tainan (Jia'nan fenhui 嘉南分會), Kaohsiung (Gaoxiong fenhui 高雄分會), Pingtung (Pingdong fenhui 屏東分會), and Hualien/Taitung (Huadong fenhui 花東分會). According to its purposes and missions which are listed on the organization's official website, the alliance opposes 'any form of national separatism, such as Taiwan independence, Two Chinas, one China and one Taiwan, self-determination of Taiwan residents etc.'. Please note that some English-language media in Taiwan occasionally refer to the organization as Alliance for the Unification of China (AUC).

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Concentric Patriotism Alliance

✉ Concentric Patriotism Alliance 中華愛國同心會
2 F., No. 201 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 10846, Taiwan ROC [10846 台北市萬華區西寧南路 201 號 2 樓]

The Concentric Patriotism Alliance (zhonghua aiguo tongxinhui 中華愛國同心會, 🏁—huizhang 會長) was established on Nov. 12, 1993 and is also known in English under the names Patriot Association, Concentric Patriotism Association of ROC (CPAROC) or Patriot Alliance Association. Its activists are working towards their goal of achieving Unification of Taiwan with the PRC under the "One Country, Two Systems" model. Together with the China Unification Promotion Party (zhonghua tongyi cujindang 中華統一促進黨, abbrev. tongcudang 統促黨 in Chinese and CUPP in English) aka Unionist Party led by the Taiwanese organized crime heavyweight Chang An-lo 張安樂 aka the "White Wolf" (bailang 白狼), the Concentric Patriotism Alliance (which apparently does not maintain a website of its own) gained attention and notoriety in Taiwan for its fierce, at times violent pro-PRC and pro-CCP propaganda, including attacks on peaceful Falun Gong 法輪功 practitioners around the landmark skyscraper Taipei 101.

Concentric Patriotism Alliance chairman

"United front"

Several like-minded organizations operate in Taiwan, part of the "united front" (tongyi zhanxian 統一戰線, abbrev. tongzhan 統戰) efforts by the PRC to counter and suppress Taiwan independence tendencies. Two noteworthy pro-unification groups in Taiwan are the following:

• Chinatide Association (xiachao lianhehui 夏潮聯合會), established in May 1987 under the Chinese name xiachao lianyihui 夏潮聯誼會 and renamed in 1990; and
• Cross-Strait Peace & Development Union (Zhonghua liang'an heping fazhan lianhehui 中華兩岸和平發展聯合會), est. June 8, 2014.

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Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services (CARES)

✉ Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services (CARES) 中華救助總會
2 F., No. 7 Roosevelt Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10092, Taiwan ROC [10092 台北市中正區羅斯福路 1 段 7 號 2 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CARES – Web link

CARES (Zhonghua jiuzhu zonghui 中華救助總會, abbrev. jiuzong 救總, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on April 4, 1950 under the name Free China Relief Association (Zhongguo dalu zaibao jiuji zonghui 中國大陸災胞救濟總會, abbrev. FCRA) and renamed to China Relief Association (Zhongguo zaibao jiuzhu zonghui 中國災胞救助總會) on July 20, 1991. The NGO adopted its current name on May 5, 2000.

CARES presidents

In September 2019 Taiwanese media reported that the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee (CIPAS) planned to 'retrieve' a Taipei office space purchased by CARES using 'unreasonable' subsidies provided to it by the ROC Legislative Yuan.

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Friends of Armed Forces Association (FAFA)

✉ Friends of Armed Forces Association (FAFA) 中華民國軍人之友社
No. 20 Changsha Street Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10042, Taiwan ROC [10042 台北市中正區長沙街 1 段 20 號] ———————————— 🌏 FAFA – Web link

FAFA (Zhonghua minguo junren zhi youshe 中華民國軍人之友社, abbrev. junyoushe 軍友社, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Oct. 31, 1951. It is a nationwide civil organization, and its mission is to encourage cooperation between the civilians and the army, improve benefits and morale of soldiers, promote public charities, and support a strong national defense.

FAFA chairmen

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National Women's League of the ROC (NWL)

✉ National Women's League of the ROC (NWL) 中華民國婦女聯合會
No. 19 Linsen South Road (Mayling Building), Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10050, Taiwan ROC [10050 台北市中正區林森南路 19 號（美齡樓）] ———————————— 🌏 NWL – Web link

The NWL (Zhonghua minguo funü lianhehui 中華民國婦女聯合會, abbrev. fulianhui 婦聯會 or fulian zonghui 婦聯總會, 🏁—zhuren weiyuan 主任委員) was established on April 17, 1950 as Chinese Women's Anti-Aggression League (Zhonghua funü fangong kang E lianhehui 中華婦女反共抗俄聯合會, abbrev. CWAAL). It was renamed Chunghwa Women's Anti-Aggression League (Zhonghua funü fangong lianhehui 中華婦女反共聯合會) in 1964, the current name was adopted in 1996.

Part of the NWL's funds came from public donations to support the military (laojun juankuan 勞軍捐款), a large proportion of that was by imports and exports associations whose members donated certain percentages on the US dollar value of all imported goods between 1955 and 1989. With the apportioned amount, the NWL built housing compounds for military families, established the Hua Hsing Children's Home (huaxing yuyouyuan 華興育幼院) in 1955 and the Cheng Hsin General Hospital (zhenxing yiyuan 振興醫院) in 1967, made clothes and provided daily necessities to soldiers in service, organized visits to encourage soldiers at the front line and provided services for soldiers' families. Since the 1990s NWL has been focusing on social welfare, and its Social Welfare Foundation (fulian shefu jijinhui 婦聯社福基金會) was set up in 1997.

NWL presidents

Fighting for survival

The NWL has been a major target of investigation by the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee (CIPAS). After the original NWL leadership was removed from office on Dec. 22, 2017 by order of ROC MOI minister Yeh Jiunn-rong 葉俊榮, the new leadership of NWL on Dec. 29, 2017 signed an MOU with the MOI and CIPAS, agreeing to donate 90 percent of its assets to the national coffers and submit to public oversight by holding new elections for the boards of the NWL's foundations and organizations, including the Hua Hsing Children's Home, the NWL Foundation for the Hearing Impaired (tingzhang wenjiao jijinhui 聽障文教基金會) and the Hua Xia Women's Foundation (huaxia funü wenjiao jijinhui 華夏婦女文教基金會), with one-third of the board members being government officials. The remaining assets of NWL are to be donated to its subsidiary—the NWL Social Welfare Foundation—after deducting severance payments and administrative expenditures for its pending dissolution.

On Jan. 31, 2018 an NWL extraordinary general meeting voted 31-28 against signing an administrative contract with the ROC government about the NWL's dissolution, transferring the bulk of its assets and submitting to public oversight. The following day the CIPAS declared the NWL a KMT affiliate and decided to freeze its assets. On Nov. 27, 2018 the Taipei High Administrative Court decided to unfreeze the NWL's assets. On March 19, 2019 the CIPAS ordered the NWL to return NT$38.7 billion of its assets to the state within 30 days, after the properties were determined to have been obtained through illegal means. On May 11, 2021, the CIPAS also confiscated the headquarters of the NWL’s Social Welfare Foundation, transferring its title to the state.

Furthermore, the NWL is required to transition into a political party by Dec. 7, 2019 or be dissolved according to the Political Parties Act (zhengdangfa 政黨法) which came into effect on Dec. 6, 2017. On Oct. 16, 2019 the NWL voted against transitioning into a political party at a provisional members' meeting, instead it is mulling transforming itself into a public welfare foundation. On April 27, 2020 the MOI ordered the NWL to be disbanded, but the NWL refused to comply, and on May 27, 2020 the Taipei High Administrative Court ruled that the NWL's disbandment should be injuncted. On Nov. 9, 2022, the court ruled to rescind the disbandment order issued by the MOI.

The NWL has contested all three rulings made by CIPAS—i. e. deeming NWL as a KMT party affiliate; confiscating NWL assets exceeding US$1.5 billion; and confiscating the headquarters of the NWL Social Welfare Foundation. As of November 2022, all three cases are sub judice in the Taipei High Administrative Court.

Please note that the NWL should not be confused with the Taipei-based Chinese Women's Federation (Zhonghua funü lianhehui 中華婦女聯合會) which was founded in 2013 with a focus on the interests of spouses from the PRC living in Taiwan.

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Awakening Foundation

✉ Awakening Foundation 婦女新知基金會
4 F., No. 264 Longjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10477, Taiwan ROC [10477 台北市中山區龍江路 264 號 4 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Awakening Foundation – Web link

The Awakening Foundation (caituan faren funü xinzhi jijinhui 財團法人婦女新知基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established after the end of martial law in the ROC in 1987. Its founding members were a group of Taiwanese women who had published the "Awakening Magazine" (funü xinzhi zazhi 婦女新知雜誌) since February 1982.

Awakening Foundation chairwomen

The Awakening Foundation can be regarded as Taiwan's foremost organization working for women's rights and gender equality, and it was the driving force behind new legislation as the "Act of Gender Equality in Employment" (liangxing gongzuo pingdengfa 兩性工作平等法, promulgated on Jan. 16, 2002) and the "Gender Equity Education Act" (xingbie pingdeng jiaoyufa 性別平等教育法, promulgated on June 23, 2004), among others.

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Garden of Hope Foundation

✉ Garden of Hope Foundation 勵馨社會福利事業基金會
1 F., No. 2-1 Shun'an Street, Xindian District, New Taipei City 23143, Taiwan ROC [23143 新北市新店區順安街 2-1 號 1 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Garden of Hope Foundation – Web link

The Garden of Hope Foundation (lixin shehui fuli shiye jijinhui 勵馨社會福利事業基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established in 1988 in Taiwan by a group of Christians headed by American missionary Angie Golmon as a non-government, not-for-profit organization to help and empower disadvantaged girls and women in Taiwan. One major focus is assistance to those living under sexual exploitation and abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking, including both Taiwanese citizens and immigrants from Southeast Asia.

Garden of Hope Foundation chairpersons

The foundation has led and participated in several multi-organizational efforts to draft and pass key bills, including the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (ertong ji shaonian xingjiaoyi fangzhi tiaoli 兒童及少年性交易防制條例, abbrev. ershao tiaoli 兒少條例) in 1995, the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act (xing qinhai fanzui fangzhifa 性侵害犯罪防治法) in 1997 and the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (jiating baoli fangzhifa 家庭暴力防治法) in 1998. It also actively participates in Taiwan's UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) working group and the UN Commission on the Status of Women and the associated NGO panels.

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Collective Of Sex Workers And Supporters (COSWAS)

✉ Collective Of Sex Workers And Supporters (COSWAS) 日日春關懷互助協會
P. O. Box 223 Taipei Xiyuan, Taipei City 10899, Taiwan ROC [10899 台北西園郵局第 223 號信箱] ———————————— 🌏 COSWAS – Web link

COSWAS (ririchun guanhuai huzhu xiehui 日日春關懷互助協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on April 30, 1999 based on the Taipei Association of Licensed Prostitutes (Taibei shi gongchang zijiuhui 台北市公娼自救會, abbrev. TALPs) which had been set up in September 1997 by former prostitute and activist Kuan Hsiu-chin 官秀琴 / “Sister Kuan” 官姊 (1954-2006).

The Taipei City government under then-mayor Chen Shui-bian on Sept. 4, 1997 had announced a ban on legal prostitution which was officially carried out two days later, affecting two legal public brothel zones in the districts of Wanhua (especially around Snake Alley 華西街) and Datong. Chen lost re-election on Dec. 5, 1998, and his successor Ma Ying-jeou on Jan. 26, 1999 granted a two-year grace period that was supposed to allow sex workers time to find alternative employment. Licensed prostitution in Taipei ended on March 28, 2001.

No listed address, no leadership directory

In response to a query from the chief researcher, COSWAS stated that it would not disclose its office address to the public, mainly to protect sex workers from exposure. A complete list of COSWAS leaders is not available either.

In the past, COSWAS used the location of the brothel Wen Meng Lou (文萌樓)—No. 139 Guisui Street, Datong District, Taipei City 10358, Taiwan ROC [10358 台北市大同區歸綏街 139 號]—as office address. The brothel stopped providing prostitution services in 2001, the building was designated a historic site by the Taipei City government on Dec. 20, 2006 and is now under protection according to the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act (wenhua zichan baocunfa 文化資產保存法).

Legality issues

According to 2011 amendments to the Social Order Maintenance Act (shehui zhixu weihufa 社會秩序維護法), prostitution is not generally banned by law, but a sex trade venue (xing jiaoyi changsuo 性交易場所) would have to be registered and licensed. Sex trade would only be allowed in so-called sex districts (xing jiaoyi quyu 性交易區域) which would have to be designated by the local government. While there were still several legal brothels (gongchangguan 公娼館) throughout Taiwan in 2011, the last legal brothel—the Tiantianle (天天樂) in Taoyuan City—closed in June 2022. No city or county government in the ROC has currently designated a sex district, rendering prostitution de facto illegal in the ROC.

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Foundation for Women's Rights Promotion and Development (FWRPD)

✉ Foundation for Women's Rights Promotion and Development 財團法人婦女權益促進發展基金會 (FWRPD) / Taiwan Women's Center台灣國家婦女館
9 F., No. 15 Hangzhou South Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10050, Taiwan ROC [10050 台北市中正區杭州南路 1 段 15 號 9 樓] ———————————— 🌏 FWRPD – Web link

The FWRPD (caituan faren funü quanyi cujin fazhan jijinhui 財團法人婦女權益促進發展基金會, abbrev. fuquan jijinhui 婦權基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on May 6, 1997 by the ROC Executive Yuan. FWRPD is dedicated to the enhancement and development of women's rights and funded by the ROC government, and it is regarded as the most important non-profit organization promoting gender mainstreaming in Taiwan, contributing to the development and execution of Gender Impact Assessment (GIA) there. Another senior position in FWRPD is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

FWRPD chairpersons

The FWRPD also operates the Taiwan Women's Center (Taiwan guojia funüguan 台灣國家婦女館) which was set up on March 8, 2008. Please note that the FWRPD so far never had a female chairperson.

And while the ROC has had a female president, it so far never had a female premier or a female legislative speaker.

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Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation (TWRF)

✉ Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation (TWRF) 婦女救援基金會
10 F., No. 240 Minsheng West Road, Datong District, Taipei City 10356, Taiwan ROC [10356 台北市大同區民生西路 240 號 10 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TWRF – Web link

TWRF (caituan faren Taibeishi funü jiuyuan shehui fuli shiye jijinhui 財團法人台北市婦女救援社會福利事業基金會, short: funü jiuyuan jijinhui 婦女救援基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was formally registered in September 1988 based on the Taiwan Women's Rescue Association (Taiwan funü jiuyuan xiehui 台灣婦女救援協會) which had been set up on Aug. 2, 1987. TWRF's mission is to provide legal consultation and counseling to girls and women in the sex trade, and to help them return to their families and society. The foundation has been a pioneer in the effort to eliminate the trafficking of women in Taiwan and works to eradicate child prostitution. Another leading position in TWRF is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

TWRF chairpersons

On Dec. 10, 2016 the foundation established the Ama Museum (amajia – heping yu nüxing renquanguan 阿嬤家 - 和平與女性人權館) in Taipei which was opened to the public on March 8, 2017 and is dedicated to Taiwan’s “comfort women” (weianfu 慰安婦)—girls and women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese before and during WWII. Due to financial difficulties the museum was closed on Nov. 10, 2020.

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National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA)

✉ National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA) 台灣婦女團體全國聯合會
6~7 F., No. 9 Aiguo West Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10042, Taiwan ROC [10042 台北市中正區愛國西路 9 號 6 樓之 7] ———————————— 🌏 NATWA – Web link

The NATWA (Taiwan funü tuanti quanguo lianhehui 台灣婦女團體全國聯合會, abbrev. Taiwan fuquanhui 台灣婦全會) was established on April 15, 2001 and is the only umbrella group for organizations promoting women's interests across the island of Taiwan. NATWA is both a non-governmental organization and a non-profit organization.

NATWA chairpersons

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Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC)

✉ Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC) 中華民國家庭照顧者關懷總會
4-A F., No. 8 Fushun Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10452, Taiwan ROC [10452 台北市中山區撫順街 8 號 4 樓之 A] ———————————— 🌏 TAFC – Web link

The TAFC (Zhonghua minguo jiating zhaoguzhe guanhuai zonghui 中華民國家庭照顧者關懷總會, abbrev. jiazong 家總, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on June 23, 1996 by a group of scholars, experts and professionals concerned about family caregivers. While in Taiwan the disabled are usually cared for by family members, society has been widely ignoring their dedication and contributions. Another senior position in the TAFC is secretary-general (mishuzhang 秘書長).

TAFC presidents

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Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF)

✉ Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF) 財團法人中華民國兒童福利聯盟文教基金會
7 F., No. 21 Lane 583, Ruiguang Road, Neihu District, Taipei City 11492, Taiwan ROC [11492 台北市內湖區瑞光路 583 巷 21 號 7 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CWLF – Web link

The CWLF (caituan faren Zhonghua minguo ertong fuli lianmeng wenjiao jijinhui 財團法人中華民國兒童福利聯盟文教基金會, abbrev. ermeng 兒盟, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was founded in December 1991. Besides advocacy, CWLF provides over 25 different services for children and families. The organization endeavors to help each kid through adversity while supporting and empowering families. Another senior position in CWLF is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

CWLF chairperson

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Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA)

✉ Taiwan International Workers' Association (TIWA) 台灣國際勞工協會
1 F., No. 10 Lane 3, Dehui Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10461, Taiwan ROC [10461 台北市中山區德惠街 3 巷 10 號 1 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TIWA – Web link

TIWA (Taiwan guoji laogong xiehui 台灣國際勞工協會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Oct. 30, 1999 as the first local NGO in Taiwan to work for the rights of both foreign spouses and migrant workers. Its main goals are to promote cooperation between migrant and local workers, to improve the working conditions and social environment for migrant workers in Taiwan, and to increase workers' rights and benefits. TIWA also fights the racism and classism within Taiwanese society by organizing cultural events such as musical and dance concerts, cooking classes, poetry contests, and photo workshops, in order to challenge negative stereotypes of Southeast Asians in Taiwan. The members of TIWA are experienced labor activists and members of local unions.

TIWA chairpersons

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Taiwan Social Welfare League

✉ Taiwan Social Welfare League 社團法人台灣社會福利總盟
5-3 F., No. 28 Hangzhou North Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10049, Taiwan ROC [10049 台北市中正區杭州北路 28 號 5 樓之 3] ———————————— 🌏 Taiwan Social Welfare League – Web link

The Taiwan Social Welfare League (shetuan faren Taiwan shehui fuli lianmeng 社團法人台灣社會福利總盟, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on June 24, 2007 as a non-profit organization. The League's leading position is sometimes referred to in English as "director" or "director-general".

Taiwan Social Welfare League chairpersons

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Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR)

✉ Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR) 社團法人台灣伴侶權益推動聯盟
No. 188 Jingfu Street, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11673, Taiwan ROC [11673 台北市文山區景福街 188 號] ———————————— 🌏 TAPCPR – Web link

The TAPCPR (shetuan faren Taiwan banlü quanyi tuidong lianmeng 社團法人台灣伴侶權益推動聯盟, abbrev. banlümeng 伴侶盟, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長), set up in 2009, was formally registered by the MOI as an "aggregate corporation" (shetuan faren 社團法人) in August 2012. It was formed by the Awakening Foundation (funü xinzhi jijinhui 婦女新知基金會), the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association (Taiwan tongzhi zixun rexian xiehui 台灣同志諮詢熱線協會), the Tong-Kwang Light House Presbyterian Church (tongguang tongzhi changlao jiaohui 同光同志長老教會) and other LGBT and gender-related organizations advocating equality of gender and sexual orientation, in concert with many other individual passionate activists for equality. Please note that many sources refer to TAPCPR's president with the Chinese title "CEO" (zhixingzhang 執行長).

TAPCPR president

The road to marriage equality

TAPCPR is one of the main driving forces in Taiwan for proposing amendments to the Civil Code (minfa 民法) in connection with "same-sex marriage, civil partnerships, and multiple-person families".

On May 24, 2017 the ROC Constitutional Court made its interpretation (shixian 釋憲) No. 748 in response to petitions filed by citizen Chi Chia-wei 祁家威 and the Taipei City Government, ruling in favour of same-sex marriage and ordering a revision of the Civil Code within two years. Soon after that landmark ruling most (but not all) county-level governments began to issue same-sex partnership certificates, and on June 21, 2017 the MOI announced that same-sex couples would be allowed to complete household registration nationwide outside their area of residence as of July 3, 2017 in order to serve same-sex couples living in areas where local governments still refused to accept such registrations.

While the supporters of marriage equality in Taiwan suffered a major setback due to the outcome of nationwide referendums pertaining to the issue on Nov. 24, 2018, the ROC Judicial Yuan on Nov. 29, 2018 stated that relevant laws cannot contradict Constitutional Interpretation No. 748, regardless the referendum results. On May 17, 2019 the ROC Legislative Yuan passed the "Act for Implementation of J. Y. Interpretation No. 748" (sifayuan shizi di qisiba hao jieshi shixingfa 司法院釋字第七四八號解釋施行法), legalizing same-sex marriage effective May 24, 2019—the first country in Asia to do so. ROC President Tsai Ing-wen signed the bill into law on May 22, 2019.

In addition to the TAPCPR and the Awakening Foundation, organizations and groups which are promoting marriage equality include the following:

👍 Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association, set up on June 28, 1998;
👍 Taiwan Gender Equity Education Association (Taiwan xingbie pingdeng jiaoyu xiehui 台灣性別平等教育協會, abbrev. TGEEA), est. Nov. 16, 2002;
👍 Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy (Taiwan tongzhi jiating quanyi cujinhui 台灣同志家庭權益促進會), founded in 2005 based on the Alliance of Lesbian Mothers (nü tongzhi mama lianmeng MSN shequn 女同志媽媽聯盟 MSN 社群) which came into existence in 2005; and
👍 Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan (hunyin pingquan dapingtai 婚姻平權大平台), established in November 2016, renamed Taiwan Equality Campaign (caihong pingquan dapingtai 彩虹平權大平台) on May 6, 2020.

Organizations and groups opposing same-sex marriage include the following:

👎 Bread of Life Christian Church (lingliangtang 靈糧堂), set up in September 1954 in Taipei;
👎 Family Guardian Coalition (Taiwan zongjiao tuanti aihu jiating da lianmeng 台灣宗教團體愛護家庭大聯盟, abbrev. hujiameng 護家盟), est. Sept. 7, 2013;
👎 Coalition for the Happiness of Our Next Generation (xiayidai xinfu lianmeng 下一代幸福聯盟), est. Nov. 30, 2013;
👎 Faith and Hope League (xinxin xiwang lianmeng 信心希望聯盟, abbrev. FHL), est. Sept. 6, 2015; and
👎 Interfaith Union (zonghua jiaoxin lianmeng 宗華教信聯盟 aka zongjiao lianmeng 宗教聯盟, abbrev. IFU), sometimes also referred to in English as National Religious Alliance, est. May 16, 2017.

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Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation

✉ Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation 佛教慈濟慈善事業基金會
No. 1 Lane 88, Jingshe Street, Xincheng Township, Hualien County 97150, Taiwan ROC [97150 花蓮縣新城鄉精舍街 88 巷 1 號] ———————————— 🌏 Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation – Web link

The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation (fojiao ciji cishan shiye jijinhui 佛教慈濟慈善事業基金會, 🏁—fuzeren 負責人) aka Tzu Chi was established on May 14, 1966. It is an international humanitarian organization and NGO with an international network of volunteers and employees that has been awarded a special consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation head

Tzu Chi Foundation has several sub-organizations such as the Tzu Chi International Medical Association (guoji ciji renyihui 國際慈濟人醫會, abbrev. TIMA) and the Tzu Chi Collegiate Youth Association (ciji dazhuan qingnian 慈濟大專青年), and the foundation is active in international disaster relief work. Tzu Chi's founder Cheng Yen 釋證嚴 was born under the name Wang Chin-yun 王錦雲 and became a Buddhist nun in 1963.

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Buddha's Light International Association ROC

✉ Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order 佛光山寺
No. 153 Xingtian Road, Dashu District, Kaohsiung City 84049, Taiwan ROC [84049 高雄市大樹區興田路 153 號] ———————————— 🌏 Buddha's Light International Association ROC – Web link

The Buddha's Light International Association ROC (guoji foguanghui Zhonghua zonghui 國際佛光會中華總會, 🏁—zonghuizhang 總會長) is Taiwan's branch of Buddha's Light International Association (BLIA), a Buddhist monastic and lay organization established in 1992. The organization is associated with the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order (foguangshan si 佛光山寺), the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan which was set up in 1967, and it is active in international disaster relief work. In 2003, BLIA was granted the NGO association status by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the UN Department of Public Information (DPI).

Buddha's Light International Association presidents

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Taiwan Falun Dafa Association

✉  Taiwan Falun Dafa Association 台灣法輪大法學會
4 F., No. 12 Lane 131, Hangzhou South Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10057, Taiwan ROC [10057 台北市中正區杭州南路 1 段 131 巷 12 號 4 樓] The image on the right shows the Falun Dafa emblem. ———————————— 🌏 Taiwan Falun Dafa Association – Web link

Taiwan Falun Dafa Association (Taiwan falun dafa xuehui 台灣法輪大法學會, 🏁—lishizhang 理事長) was established on Sept. 5, 1999, less than two months after the large-scale crackdown of PRC authorities against its mainland-based parent organization began. Core principles of the Falun Gong 法輪功 movement are zhen 真 (truthfulness), shan 善 (compassion/benevolence) and ren 忍 (forbearance/tolerance).

Presidents of Taiwan Falun Dafa Association

China's public enemy

Falun Gong has been banned in the PRC for more than two decades. After more than 10,000 Falun Gong supporters had rallied in front of Zhongnanhai 中南海 (the CCP headquarters in Beijing) on April 25, 1999, protesting the arrest of 45 of their fellow believers in Tianjin, the CCP-led PRC regime launched a massive crackdown against the movement on July 20, 1999 and outlawed the Falun Dafa Research Society (falun dafa yanjiuhui 法輪大法研究會) two days later. Falun Gong practitioners have repeatedly been assaulted in Taiwan by hardline pro-unification activists.

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Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF)

✉  Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange/CCKF 蔣經國國際學術交流基金會
13 F., No. 65 Dunhua South Road Sec. 2, Daan District, Taipei City 10682, Taiwan ROC [10682 台北市大安區敦化南路 2 段 65 號 13 樓] ———————————— 🌏 CCKF – Web link

The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange / CCKF (Jiang Jingguo guoji xueshu jiaoliu jijinhui 蔣經國國際學術交流基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Jan. 12, 1989 by officials of the KMT.

CCKF chairpersons

The stated motivation for the foundation stems from professors of Chinese descent at American universities becoming concerned about the decline of programs of Chinese studies at colleges and universities overseas, and their desire to reverse this situation. The foundation was patterned after the Fulbright Program in the United States, and its principal goals are to foster the overseas study of Chinese culture and society, to support international scholarly exchange, to promote widespread attention to and understanding of Taiwan, and to promote academic dialogue on global issues. CCKF aims to support pure scholarship while working towards the preservation of Chinese culture and adhere to the principle of awarding grants solely on the basis of academic merit. The foundation also has a regional office in McLean (Virginia) in the US. Another leading position in the CCKF is president (zhixingzhang 執行長).

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General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC)

✉ National Cultural Association (NCA) 中華文化總會
No. 15 Chongqing South Road Sec. 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10066, Taiwan ROC [10066 台北市中正區重慶南路 2 段 15 號] ———————————— 🌏 GACC – Web link
Older logo

The Chinese Cultural Renaissance Movement (Zhonghua wenhua fuxing yundong 中華文化復興運動) was initiated in Taiwan in response to the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" (wuchan jieji wenhua dageming 無產階級文化大革命) which CCP boss Mao Zedong 毛澤東 (1893-1976) had orchestrated in the mid-1960s in the PRC. The movement in Taiwan was coordinated by the Chinese Cultural Renaissance Committee (Zhonghua wenhua fuxing yundong tuixing weiyuanhui 中華文化復興運動推行委員會, abbrev. wenfuhui 文復會 in Chinese and CCRC in English), founded on July 28, 1967. After the establishment of the CCA on Nov. 11, 1981 the CCRC lost its significance and influence, and Lee Teng-hui replaced it with the National Cultural Association (Zhonghua wenhua fuxing yundong zonghui 中華文化復興運動總會, abbrev. wenhua zonghui 文化總會 in Chinese and NCA in English) in December 1990. The Chinese name of the NCA was changed to guojia wenhua zonghui 國家文化總會 on Dec. 19, 2006 and to Zhonghua wenhua zonghui 中華文化總會 (🏁—huizhang 會長) on Dec. 30, 2010. The English name GACC was adopted in March 2011. Another senior position in the GACC is secretary-general (mishuzhang 秘書長).

GACC presidents

GACC secretary-generals

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National Culture and Arts Foundation (NCAF)

✉ National Culture and Arts Foundation (NCAF) 財團法人國家文化藝術基金會
Room 202, 2 F., No. 136 Renai Road Sec. 3, Daan District, Taipei City 10657, Taiwan ROC [10657 台北市大安區仁愛路 3 段 136 號 2 樓 202 室] ———————————— 🌏 NCAF – Web link

The NCAF (caituan faren guojia wenhua yishu jijinhui 財團法人國家文化藝術基金會, abbrev. guoyihui 國藝會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established in January 1996 as a ROC government-funded non-profit organization with the stated aim of creating a healthier environment in Taiwan for the development of culture and the arts. The NCAF is led by a board of directors (dongshihui 董事會) and served by a board of supervisors (jianshihui 監事會). Another senior post in NCAF is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

NCAF chairpersons

The NCAF provides grants, funding, and other assistance to individuals and non-profit organizations involved in literature, the visual arts, music, dance, traditional and contemporary theater, cultural heritage preservation, audio/video arts, and arts environment and development. The foundation also encourages the creation of innovative, groundbreaking, and experimental works that inform and reflect the zeitgeist.

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Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)

✉ Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) 文化內容策進院
1 F., No. 133 Guangfu South Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 11072, Taiwan ROC (South Tobacco Factory) [11072 台北市信義區光復南路 133 號（松山創意園區 南向製菸工廠 1 樓）] ———————————— 🌏 TAICCA – Web link

TAICCA (wenhua neirong cejinyuan 文化內容策進院, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was created after the Organizational Act of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (wenhua neirong cejinyuan shezhi tiaoli 文化內容策進院設置條例) was promulgated on Jan. 9, 2019, the first meetings of directors and supervisors were convened on June 17 that year. The agency is under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, and its main duty is supporting the production of cultural content, fostering sectorwide cooperation and the uptake of new technology in related industries. It focuses on three major themes—"cultural content development and production", "improvement of the system of cultural finance" and "exploration of domestic and overseas channels", it has been tasked with eight core missions accordingly: 1) Cultural Content Development and Application; 2) Improvement of Cultural Financial System; 3) Industrial Talent Development and Innovative Startup; 4) Production Support and Facility Management; 5) Exploration of Domestic and International Channels; 6) Global Marketing and Branding of Taiwanese Contents; 7) Intellectual Property and Copyright Guidance; and 8) Research and Statistics of Cultural Contents Industry Trends. Another senior position in TAICCA is president (yuanzhang 院長).

TAICCA chairperson

TAICCA presidents

TAICCA has the following subdivisions:

▶  Content Lab (chanye cejinchu 產業策進處),
▶  Department of Administration (xingzheng guanlichu 行政管理處),
▶  Department of Global Marketing (quanqiu shichangchu 全球市場處),
▶  Department of Investment and Finance (wenhua jinrongchu 文化金融處),
▶  Department of Strategy and Research (celüe yanjiuchu 策略研究處);
▶  Department of Accounting (caiwushi 財務室), and
▶  Department of Public Relations (gonggong guanxishi 公共關係室).

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Tang Prize Foundation

✉ Tang Prize Foundation 財團法人唐獎教育基金會
2 F., No. 308 Bade Road Sec. 2, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10492, Taiwan ROC [10492 台北市中山區八德路 2 段 308 號 2 樓] ———————————— 🌏 Tang Prize Foundation – Web link

The Tang Prize Foundation (caituan faren tangjiang jiaoyu jijinhui 財團法人唐獎教育基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was established on Dec. 21, 2012 and funded with a NT$ 3 billion donation by Samuel Yin, chairman of the Ruentex Group (runtai jituan 潤泰集團). It was inspired by the Nobel Prize and honours laureates in four categories which the foundation deems critical in the 21^st century:

• Sustainable Development (yongxu fazhan 永續發展),
• Biopharmaceutical Science (shengji yiyao 生技醫藥),
• Sinology (hanxue 漢學), and
• Rule of Law (fazhi 法治).

Another top position in the leadership of the Tang Prize Foundation is CEO (zhixingzhang 執行長).

Tang Prize Foundation chairman

Tang Prize Foundation CEO

The Tang Prize (tangjiang 唐獎) was formally launched on Jan. 28, 2013, and cash prizes of NT$ 50 million for the winner(s) of each category are scheduled to be presented every two years. The winners for the 2014 and 2016 Tang Prize were selected by Academia Sinica based on the originality and impact of their achievements, irrespective of nationality or ethnicity. On April 5, 2017 the Academia Sinica announced it was handing over the task of selecting the winners to the Tang Prize Foundation. The winners of the first Tang Prize were announced June 18–21, 2014 and received their medals and diplomas in an award ceremony conducted in Taipei's National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (guoli guofu jinianguan 國立國父紀念館) on Sept. 18, 2014.

2014 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—Gro Harlem Brundtland (b. 1939, Norway)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—James P. Allison (b. 1948, USA), Tasuku Honjo 本庶佑 (b. 1942, Japan) [who both were announced as Nobel Prize for Medicine laureates on Oct. 1, 2018]
• Sinology—Yu Ying-shih 余英時 (1930-2021, ROC/USA)
• Rule of Law—Albert Louis "Albie" Sachs (b. 1935, South Africa)

2016 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—Arthur H. Rosenfeld (1926-2017, USA)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—Feng Zhang 張鋒 (b. 1982, USA), Emmanuelle Charpentier (b. 1968, France), Jennifer Doudna (b. 1964, USA)
• Sinology—William Theodore de Bary (1919-2017, USA)
• Rule of Law—Louise Arbour (b. 1947, Canada)

2018 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—James Edward Hansen (b. 1941, USA), Veerabhadran Ramanathan (b. 1944, India/USA)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—Tony Hunter (b. 1943, UK), Brian J. Druker (b. 1955, USA), John Mendelsohn (1936-2019, USA)
• Sinology—Shiba Yoshinobu 斯波 義信 (b. 1930, Japan), Stephen Owen (b. 1946, USA)
• Rule of Law—Joseph Raz (1939-2022, Israel)

2020 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—Jane Goodall (b. 1934, UK)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—Charles A. Dinarello (b. 1943, USA), Marc Feldmann (b. 1944, Australia), Kishimoto Tadamitsu 岸本 忠三 (b. 1939, Japan)
• Sinology—Wang Gungwu 王賡武 (b. 1930, Indonesia/Australia)
• Rule of Law—Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) [Bangladesh], Dejusticia [Colombia], The Legal Agenda [Lebanon]

2022 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—Jeffrey D. Sachs (b. 1954, USA)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—Pieter Cullis (b. 1946, Canada), Katalin Karikó (b. 1955, Hungary/USA), Drew Weissman (b. 1959, USA)
• Sinology—Jessica Rawson (b. 1943, UK)
• Rule of Law—Cheryl Saunders (b. 1944, India/Australia)

2024 Tang Prize laureates

• Sustainable Development—Omar M. Yaghi (b. 1965, Jordan)
• Biopharmaceutical Science—Joel F. Habener (b. 1937, USA), Svetlana Mojsov (b. 1947, North Macedonia), Jens Juul Holst (b. 1945, Denmark)
• Sinology—Hsu Cho-yun 許倬雲 (b. 1930, ROC)
• Rule of Law—Mary Robinson (b. 1944, Ireland)

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Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI)

✉ Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI) 行政法人國家電影及視聽文化中心
No. 2 Wenyi Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24251, Taiwan ROC [24251 新北市新莊區文藝路 2 號] ———————————— 🌏 TFAI – Web link
Older TFAI logo —associated with previous address (before November 2021): 4 F., No. 7 Qingdao East Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10051, Taiwan ROC [10051 台北市中正區青島東路 7 號 4 樓]
TFI logo

TFAI (guojia dianying ji shiting wenhua zhongxin 國家電影及視聽文化中心, abbrev. guoying 國影, 🏁: dongshizhang 董事長) was founded in 1978 under the name Film Library of the Motion Picture Development Foundation (Zhonghua minguo dianying shiye fazhan jijinhui fushe dianying tushuguan 中華民國電影事業發展基金會附設電影圖書館, 🏁: guanzhang 館長), with the help of the Government Information Office (GIO). It was renamed National Film Archive (Zhonghua minguo dianying shiye fazhan jijinhui fushe dianying ziliaoguan 中華民國電影事業發展基金會附設電影資料館, 🏁: guanzhang 館長) in 1989, and in May 1991 it split from the Motion Picture Development Foundation and was subsequently placed under the purview of the National Film Archive Foundation (guojia dianying ziliaoguan jijinhui 國家電影資料館基金會). It was reorganized as Taiwan Film Institute (caituan faren guojia dianying zhongxin 財團法人國家電影中心, abbrev. TFI) on July 28, 2014. On Dec. 10, 2019 the ROC Legislative Yuan passed a bill that would transform the TFI from a foundation into an MOC-supervised administrative public body (xingzheng faren 行政法人) and expand its status as a national film and audio-visual culture center, and the TFAI was set up accordingly on May 19, 2020. On Jan. 7, 2022 it was upgraded from an incorporated foundation to an administrative public entity in a ceremony attended by ROC president Tsai Ing-wen.

TFAI chairperson

TFAI directors

In addition to administrative units, the subdivisions of TFAI include the following:

▶  Department of Acquisition and Preservation (diancangzu 典藏組),
▶  Department of Administration (xingzhengzu 行政組),
▶  Department of Digital Restoration (shuwei xiufuzu 數位修復組),
▶  Department of Documentary (jilupian zu 紀錄片組),
▶  Department of Education and Public Services (tuiguangzu 推廣組),
▶  Department of International Promotion (guojizu 國際組), and
▶  Department of Research and Development (yanjiuzu 研究組).

Furthermore, there are a board of directors (dongshihui 董事會) headed by the chairperson as well as a board of supervisors (jianshihui 監事會). Another senior position in TFAI is director (zhixingzhang 執行長).

The TFAI and its predecessor institutions since 1978 organized the Golden Harvest Awards (jinsuijiang 金穗獎), short for Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films (jiangli youliang yingxiang chiangzuo jinsuijiang 獎勵優良影像創作金穗獎).

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Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE)

✉  Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) 台灣永續能源研究基金會
5 F., No. 355 Lane 11 Guangfu North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 10560, Taiwan ROC [10560 台北市松山區光復北路 11 巷 35 號 5 樓] ———————————— 🌏 TAISE – Web link

The TAISE (Taiwan yongxu nengyuan yanjiu jijinhui 台灣永續能源研究基金會, 🏁—dongshizhang 董事長) was initiated and funded by advocates of sustainable energy, and it was officially approved for founding on Oct. 31, 2007. Its aims include raising public awareness on climate change, facilitating research and development of sustainable energy, and promoting sustainable energy infrastructure.

TAISE chairman

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◆ Selected universities

The following universities and related organizations are presented below:

• University System of Taiwan (UST)
• Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS)
• National Taiwan University (NTU)
• National Chengchi University (NCCU)
• National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
• National Central University (NCU)
• National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
• National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
• National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)
• National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU)
• National Chung Cheng University (CCU)
• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST)
• Chang Gung University (CGU)
• China Medical University (CMU)
• Taipei Medical University (TMU)
• National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
• National Changhua University of Education (NCUE)
• Fu Jen Catholic University (FJCU)
• National Formosa University (NFU)

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Overview

There are more than 140 universities and colleges in the Taiwan area today. Several of them are included in the annual QS World University Rankings compiled by the U.K.-headquartered Quacquarelli Symonds Intelligence Unit and listing the world's top 1,000 institutions from 82 countries and territories based on six indicators: academic reputation, citations per faculty, employee reputation, faculty-to-student ratio, international faculty ratio and international student ratio. As for the most recent rankings which were released on June 19, 2019, the standing of Taiwanese institutions was as follows:

The U.K.-headquartered Times Higher Education released another survey titled "Emerging Economies University Rankings" on Jan. 7, 2019, evaluating 442 institutions in 43 countries and territories around the world and featuring nine Taiwanese universities, using 13 indicators in five main categories—teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income, which refers to a university's ability to support industry with innovation.

Two alliances of major Taiwanese universities should be mentioned here. The University System of Taiwan (Taiwan lianhe daxue xitong 台灣聯合大學系統, abbrev. UST) was formally established on Jan. 24, 2008, the Taiwan Comprehensive University System (Taiwan zonghe daxue xitong 台灣綜合大學系統, abbrev. TCUS) aka Taiwan T4 Alliance was set up on Nov. 5, 2011.

Current members of the UST

㊫ National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Hsinchu City,
㊫ National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Hsinchu City/Taipei,
㊫ National Central University (NCU) in Taoyuan, and
㊫ National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei.

Current members of the TCUS

㊫ National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan,
㊫ National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung,
㊫ National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) in Kaohsiung, and
㊫ National Chung Cheng University (CCU) in Chiayi County.

In addition to Taiwanese universities which are included in global rankings, a selection of noteworthy universities which are not further introduced in this database is listed below. An "N" in that list represents a national (i. e. state-run) university, a "P" represents a private university.

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University System of Taiwan (UST)

✉ University System of Taiwan (UST) 台灣聯合大學系統
No. 155 Linong Street Sec. 2, Beitou District, Taipei City 11221, Taiwan ROC [11221 台北市北投區立農街 2 段 155 號] => at National Yang-Ming University (NYMU) ———————————— 🌏 UST – Web link

The UST (Taiwan lianhe daxue xitong 台灣聯合大學系統, 🏁—xitong xiaozhang 系統校長) was established on Jan. 24, 2008. It comprises the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), the National Central University (NCU), and—since Feb. 1, 2021—the National Chengchi University (NCCU).

UST chancellors

UST has are the following administrative subdivisions:

▶  Steering Committee (xitong weiyuanhui 系統委員會), and
▶  System Office (xitong bangongshi 系統辦公室).

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Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS)

✉ Taiwan Comprehensive University System (TCUS) 台灣綜合大學系統
No. 1 University Road, East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan ROC [70101 台南市東區大學路 1 號] => at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) ———————————— 🌏 TCUS – Web link

The TCUS (Taiwan zonghe daxue xitong 台灣綜合大學系統, 🏁—xitong xiaozhang 系統校長) aka Taiwan T4 Alliance was established in 2011, its founding president was appointed on Nov. 5, 2011. It comprises the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), and the National Chung Cheng University (CCU).

TCUS presidents

TCUS has the following administrative subdivisions:

▶  Advisory Committee (zixun weiyuanhui 諮詢委員會),
▶  Executive Committee (zhixing weiyuanhui 執行委員會);
▶  Administration Center (xingzheng zhongxin 行政中心);
▶  Secretariat (mishushi 秘書室);
▶  Academic Affairs Working Circle (jiaowuchu gongzuotuan 教務處工作團),
▶  Accounting Affairs Working Circle (zhujishi gongzuotuan 主計室工作團),
▶  General Affairs Working Circle (zongwuchu gongzuotuan 總務處工作團),
▶  Information Security Working Circle (zian gongzuotuan 資安工作團),
▶  International Affairs Working Circle (guojichu gongzuotuan 國際處工作團),
▶  Library Affairs Working Circle (tushuguan gongzuotuan 圖書館工作團),
▶  Research and Development Working Circle (yanfachu gongzuotuan 研發處工作團),
▶  Secretariat Affairs Working Circle (mishushi gongzuotuan 秘書室工作團), and
▶  Student Affairs Working Circle (xuewuchu gongzuotuan 學務處工作團).

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National Taiwan University (NTU)

✉ National Taiwan University (NTU) 國立台灣大學
No. 1 Roosevelt Road Sec. 4, Daan District, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan ROC [10617 台北市大安區羅斯福路 4 段 1 號] ———————————— 🌏 NTU – Web link

The NTU (guoli Taiwan daxue 國立台灣大學, abbrev. Taida 台大, 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) was founded on March 17, 1928 by the Japanese as the Taihoku Imperial University (Taibei diguo daxue 台北帝國大學). After the defeat of Japan at the end of WWII in August 1945, it was reorganized by the new ROC administration and renamed; the takeover was completed on Nov. 15, 1945. Today, NTU is widely regarded as Taiwan's most prestigious university.

NTU presidents since 1945

The NTU has the following colleges, administrative units and research centers:

Colleges

▶  College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture (shengwu ziyuan ji nongxueyuan 生物資源暨農學院),
▶  College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (dianji zixun xueyuan 電機資訊學院),
▶  College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶  College of Law (falü xueyuan 法律學院),
▶  College of Liberal Arts (wenxueyuan 文學院),
▶  College of Life Science (shengming kexueyuan 生命科學院),
▶  College of Management (guanli xueyuan 管理學院),
▶  College of Medicine (yixueyuan 醫學院),
▶  College of Public Health (gonggong weisheng xueyuan 公共衛生學院),
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院),
▶  College of Social Sciences (shehui kexueyuan 社會科學院); and
▶  School of Veterinary Medicine (shouyi zhuanye xueyuan 獸醫專業學院).

There is also a School of Dentistry (yayi zhuanye xueyuan 牙醫專業學院) under the NTU College of Medicine. Furthermore, there is a Risk Society and Policy Research Center (fengxian shehui yu zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 風險社會與政策研究中心, abbrev. RSPRC) under the NTU which was established in July 2006 as Social Policy Research Center (shehui zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 社會政策研究中心) and renamed in November 2013. In addition, the NTU lists a Center for General Education (gongtong jiaoyu zhongxin 共同教育中心) on its website. And on Oct. 28, 2019 the US Department of Defense under its National Security Education Program (NSEP) opened the Chinese Overseas Flagship Center in Taiwan (Meiguo guojia zhongwen linghang xiangmu Taiwan zhongxin 美國國家中文領航項目台灣中心, abbrev. COF) at NTU to foster exchanges between the US and Taiwan.

Following the promulgation of the National Key Fields Industry-University Cooperation and Skilled Personnel Training (guojia zhongdian lingyu chanxue hezuo ji rencai peiyu chuangxin tiaoli 國家重點領域產學合作及人才培育創新條例) on May 28, 2021, the NTU set up the Graduate School of Advanced Technology (zhongdian keji yanjiu xueyuan 重點科技研究學院) which was inaugurated on Dec. 24, 2021. Three additional semiconductor research colleges (bandaoti xueyuan 半導體學院) have been established since the promulgation of the law—the Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (zhihui bandaoti ji yongxu zhizao xueyuan 智慧半導體及永續製造學院) under the NCKU on Oct. 22, 2021, the Industry Academia Innovation School (chanxue chuangxin yanjiu xueyuan 產學創新研究學院, abbrev. IAIS) under NYCU on Dec. 21, 2021, and the College of Semiconductor Research (bandaoti yanjiu xueyuan 半導體研究學院) under NTHU on Dec. 27, 2021.

On Oct. 21, 2023 NTU faculty and student representatives voted 59-51 in favor of a proposal to establish a College of International Political Economy to be shelved. Nevertheless, a new International School of Politics and Economics (guoji zhengjing xueyuan 國際政經學院) was established on May 6, 2024 in the presence of ROC President Tsai Ing-wen.

Administrative units

▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaoyuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of Financial Affairs (caiwu guanlichu 財務管理處),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zingwuchu 總務處),
▶  Office of International Affairs (guoji shiwuchu 國際事務處),
▶  Office of Research & Development (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuesheng shiwuchu 學生事務處);
▶  Accounting Department (zhujishi 主計室)
▶  Office of Internal Audits (jiheshi 稽核室)
▶  Office of the President (xiaozhangshi 校長室),
▶  Office of the Secretariat (mishushi 秘書室),
▶  Personnel Department (renshishi 人事室);
▶  Center for Environmental Safety & Health (huanbao ji anwei zhongxin 環保暨安衛中心),
▶  Computer & Information Networking Center (jisuanji ji zixun wanglu zhongxin 計算機及資訊網路中心);
▶  NTU Library (tushuguan 圖書館), and
▶  NTU Press (chuban zhongxin 出版中心).

NTU research centers

Some research centers are managed by the NTU in cooperation with other organizations:

▶  Chemistry Promotion Center, NSTC (guokehui ziransi huaxue tuidong zhongxin 國科會自然司化學推動中心),
▶  Children and Family Research Center, sponsored by CTBC Charity Foundation (Zhongguo xintuo cishan jijinhui ershao ji jiating yanjiu zhongxin 中國信託慈善基金會兒少暨家庭研究中心),
▶  MOHW-NTU Infectious Diseases Research and Education Center (weisheng fulibu ji guoli Taiwan daxue chuanranbing fangzhi yanjiu ji jiaoyu zhongxin 衛生福利部暨國立臺灣大學傳染病防治研究及教育中心),
▶  MOST Joint Research Center for AI Technology and All Vista Healthcare (rengong zhihui jishu ji quanfujiankang zhaohu lianhe yanjiu zhongxin 人工智慧技術暨全幅健康照護聯合研究中心),
▶  National Center for Food Safety Education Research, MOHW (weisheng fulibu guojia shipin anquan jiaoyu ji yanjiu zhongxin 衛生福利部國家食品安全教育暨研究中心),
▶  National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, NARLabs (guojia shiyan yanjiuyuan guojia dizhen gongcheng yanjiu zhongxin 國家實驗研究院國家地震工程研究中心), and
▶  Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, NSTC (guokehui renwen shehui kexue yanjiu zhongxin 國科會人文社會科學研究中心).

NTU versus MOE

The NTU president election committee (taida xiaozhang linxuan weiyuanhui 台大校長遴選委員會) on Jan. 5, 2018 appointed Kuan Chung-ming NTU president, scheduled to take office on Feb. 1, 2018. The MOE did not confirm the appointment and on April 27, 2018 rejected it following a series of allegations related to possible conflicts of interest in the selection process, plagiarism and a teaching stint in the PRC. The MOE called the selection process 'flawed' and asked for the NTU to start the selection process over again. The NTU expressed its strong objection and regret over the MOE's decision. On Dec. 24, 2018 the MOE changed its stance and approved Kuan's appointment as NTU president. The following day MOE minister Yeh Jiunn-rong tendered his resignation, Kuan took office on Jan. 8, 2019. On Jan. 15 that year the ROC Control Yuan passed a motion in a 7-4 vote to impeach Kuan over an alleged violation of a law that bans public servants from taking side jobs.

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National Chengchi University (NCCU)

✉ National Chengchi University (NCCU) 國立政治大學
No. 64 Zhinan Road Sec. 2, Wenshan District, Taipei City 11605, Taiwan ROC [11605 台北市文山區指南路 2 段 64 號] ———————————— 🌏 NCCU – Web link

The NCCU (guoli zhengzhi daxue 國立政治大學, abbrev. zhengda 政大, 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) can be traced back to May 20, 1927 when the KMT approved the establishment of a Central School of Party Affairs (zhongyang dangwu xuexiao 中央黨務學校). That Nanjing-based institution was renamed Central School of Governance (zhongyang zhengzhi xuexiao 中央政治學校) on June 27, 1929. Following the merger with the Central School of Cadre (zhongyang ganbu xuexiao 中央幹部學校) in 1946, the NCCU was formally established in 1947 with the official English name National Central University of Governance. After the retreat of the ROC government to Taiwan, the school was re-established in Taipei as NCCU on Nov. 24, 1954.

NCCU presidents since 1947

The NCCU has the following colleges, administrative units and research centers:

Colleges

▶  College of Commerce (shangxueyuan 商學院),
▶  College of Communication (chuanbo xueyuan 傳播學院),
▶  College of Education (jiaoyu xueyuan 教育學院),
▶  College of Foreign Languages and Literature (waiguo yuwen xueyuan 外國語文學院),
▶  College of International Affairs (guoji shiwu xueyuan 國際事務學院),
▶  College of Law (faxueyuan 法學院),
▶  College of Liberal Arts (wenxueyuan 文學院),
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院), and
▶  College of Social Sciences (shehui kexue xueyuan 社會科學學院),
▶  International College of Innovation (chuangxin guoji xueyuan 創新國際學院), and
▶  NCCU College (zhengda shuyuan 政大書院).

Administrative units

▶  Accounting Office (zhujishi 主計室),
▶  Internal Auditing Office (jiheshi 稽核室),
▶  Office of International Research (xiaowu yanjiu bangongsi 校務研究辦公室),
▶  Office of the President (xiaozhangshi 校長室),
▶  Office of the Vice Presidents (fuxiaozhangshi 副校長室),
▶  Personnel Office (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Physical Education Office (tiyushi 體育室);
▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶  Office of International Cooperation (guoji hezuo shiwuchu 國際合作事務處, abbrev. OIC),
▶  Office of Research and Development (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuesheng shiwuchu 學生事務處),
▶  Secretariat (mishuchu 秘書處);
▶  Gender Education Committee (xingbie pingdeng jiaoyu weiyuanhui 性別平等教育委員會);
▶  Libraries (tushuguan 圖書館);
▶  Center for Industry Collaboration and Innovation Incubation (chanxue yingyun ji chuangxin yucheng zongzhongxin 產學營運暨創新育成總中心),
▶  Center for Public and Business Administration Education (gonggong xingzheng ji qiye guanli jiaoyu zhongxin 公共行政及企業管理教育中心),
▶  Center of Teaching and Learning Development (jiaoxue fazhan zhongxin 教學發展中心),
▶  Chinese Language Center (huayuwen jiaoxue zhongxin 華語文教學中心),
▶  Computer Center (dianzi jisuanji zhongxin 電子計算機中心),
▶  Social Sciences Materials Center (shehui kexue ziliao zhongxin 社會科學資料中心);
▶  Affiliated High School (fushu gaoji zhongxue 附屬高級中學), and
▶  Experimental Elementary School (fushu shiyan guomin xiaoxue 附設實驗國民小學).

NCCU research centers

▶  Center for Aboriginal Studies (yuanzhu minzu yanjiu zhongxin 原住民族研究中心),
▶  Center for China Studies (Zhongguo dalu yanjiu zhongxin 中國大陸研究中心),
▶  Center for Creativity and Innovation Studies (chuangxin yu chuangzaoli zhongxin 創新與創造力中心),
▶  Center for Mind, Brain & Learning (xinzhi, danao yu xuexi yanjiu zhongxin 心智、大腦與學習研究中心),
▶  Center for the Study of Chinese Religions (huaren zongjiao yanjiu zhongxin 華人宗教研究中心),
▶  Center for the Third Sector (disan bumen yanjiu zhongxin 第三部門研究中心),
▶  Election Study Center (xuanju yanjiu zhongxin 選舉研究中心, abbrev. ESC),
▶  Humanities Research Center (renwen zhongxin人文中心),
▶  Institute of International Relations (guoji guanxi yanjiu zhongxin 國際關係研究中心),
▶  Taiwan Institute for Governance and Communication Research (Taiwan zhengjing chuanbo yanjiu zhongxin 台灣政經傳播研究中心), and
▶  Taiwan Studies Center (Taiwan yanjiu zhongxin 台灣研究中心).

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National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)

✉ National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) 國立清華大學
Main campus 校本部校區: No. 101 Kuangfu Road Sec. 2, East District, Hsinchu City 30013, Taiwan ROC [30013 新竹市東區光復路 2 段 101 號]; Nanda campus 南大校區: No. 521 Nanda Road, East District, Hsinchu City 30014, Taiwan ROC [30014 新竹市東區南大路 521 號] ———————————— 🌏 NTHU – Web link

The NTHU (guoli qinghua daxue 國立清華大學, 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) was set up in Taiwan after relocating there from the Chinese mainland. The original Tsinghua University (qinghua daxue 清華大學) in Beijing began admitting students again in 1978 following the end of the Cultural Revolution (wenhua dageming 文化大革命). Historically, NTHU can be traced back to the Tsinghua Academy (qinghua xuetang 清華學堂) which was founded in Beijing on March 30, 1911. It was renamed Tsinghua College (qinghua xuexiao 清華學校) in 1912, the name Tsinghua University (guoli qinghua daxue 國立清華大學) was adopted in 1928. The advance of Japanese forces prompted the institution’s evacuation to Changsha (Hunan province) in 1937 where it merged with Peking University (Beijing daxue 北京大學) and Nankai University (nankai daxue 南開大學) to Changsha Temporary University (guoli Changsha linshi daxue 國立長沙臨時大學). The school was moved to Kunming (Yunnan province) in 1938 and renamed National Southwestern Associated University (guoli xinan lianhe daxue 國立西南聯合大學). After the founding of the PRC in 1949, NTHU president Mei I-chi fled to Taiwan along with many of his professors, and the school was re-established in December 1955 as National Tsing Hua Institute of Nuclear Technology (yuanzi kexue yanjiusuo 原子科學研究所). Operations were formally resumed in Taiwan on July 1, 1956 under its current name.

On Nov. 22, 2024 it was announced that the NTHU would be merged with the Chung Hua University (zhonghua daxue 中華大學, abbrev. CHU) which faced declining enrollment. The plan has yet to go through the proper administrative procedures.

NTHU presidents

The NTHU has the following colleges, administrative offices, other units and research centers:

Colleges

▶  College of Arts (yishu xueyuan 藝術學院),
▶  College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (dianji zixun xueyuan 電機資訊學院),
▶  College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶  College of Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen shehui xueyuan 人文社會學院),
▶  College of Life Sciences (shengming kexueyuan 生命科學院),
▶  College of Nuclear Science (yuanzi kexueyuan 原子科學院),
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院),
▶  College of Technology Management (keji guanli xueyuan 科技管理學院),
▶  Hsinchu Teachers College (zhushi jiaoyu xueyuan 竹師教育學院), and
▶  Tsing Hua College (qinghua xueyuan 清華學院).

A College of Semiconductor Research (bandaoti yanjiu xueyuan 半導體研究學院) under NTHU was opened on Dec. 27, 2021.

Administrative offices

▶  Library (tushuguan 圖書館);
▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of Accounting (zhijishi 主計室),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶  Office of Global Affairs (quanqiu shiwuchu 全球事務處),
▶  Office of Personnel (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Office of Research and Development (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶  Office of Secretariat (mishuchu 秘書處), and
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuewuchu 學務處).

Other units

▶  Center for Teacher Education (shizi peiyu zhongxin 師資培育中心),
▶  Computer & Communication Center (jisuanji yu tongxun zhongxin 計算機與通訊中心),
▶  Environment Protection and Occupational Safety and Sanitation Center (huan'an zhongxin 環安中心), and
▶  Operations Center for Industry Collaboration (guoji chanxue yingyun zong zhongxin 國際產學營運總中心).

NTHU research centers

▶  Advanced Packaging Center (xianjin fengzhuang zhongxin 先進封裝中心),
▶  Anfu Institute for Financial Engineering (anfu jinrong gongcheng yanjiu zhongxin 安富金融工程研究中心),
▶  Bioethics and Law Center (shengwu lunli yu falü yanjiu zhongxin 生物倫理與法律研究中心, abbrev. BLC),
▶  Bioinformatics Center (shengwu zixun zhongxin 生物資訊中心),
▶  Biomedical Science and Engineering Center (shengwu yixue keji yanfa zhongxin 生物醫學科技研發中心),
▶  Blockchain Law & Policy Center (qukuailian falü yu zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 區塊鏈法律與政策研究中心),
▶  Brain Research Center (naokexue yanjiu zhongxin 腦科學研究中心),
▶  Center for Contemporary China (dangdai Zhongguo yanjiu zhongxin 當代中國研究中心),
▶  Center for Energy and Environmental Research (nengyuan yu huanjing yanjiu zhongxin 能源與環境研究中心),
▶  Center for Finance and Risk Control Research (caiwu jinrong yu fengkong yanjiu zhongxin 財務金融與風控研究中心),
▶  Center for Higher Education Research (gaodeng jiaoyu yanjiu zhongxin 高等教育研究中心),
▶  Center for Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Microsystems (naiwei yu cailiao keji zhongxin 奈微與材料科技中心),
▶  Center for Science and Technology Policy (keji zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 科技政策研究中心),
▶  Center for Science, Technology and Society (keji yu shehui yanjiu zhongxin 科技與社會研究中心, abbrev. STS),
▶  Center for Service Innovation & Analytics (fuwu chuangxin yu fenxi yanjiu zhongxin 服務創新與分析研究中心),
▶  Center for Social Enterprise Research (shehui qiye yanjiu zhongxin 社會企業研究中心),
▶  Center of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research (jishu chuangxin yu chuangye yanjiu zhongxin 技術創新與創業研究中心),
▶  Computer and Communication Research Center (diannao yu tongxun keji yanfa zhongxin 電腦與通訊科技研發中心),
▶  Economic Research Center on Globalization (quanqiuhua jingji yanjiu zhongxin 全球化經濟研究中心),
▶  Enterprise Logistics and e-Business Center (qiye yunchou yu dianzihua zhongxin 企業運籌與電子化中心),
▶  Fundamental Science Research Center (jichu kexue yanjiu zhongxin 基礎科學研究中心),
▶  Germination Center (mengya gongneng zhongxin 萌芽功能中心),
▶  High Entropy Materials Center (gaodi cailiao yanfa zhongxin 高熵材料研發中心),
▶  IC Design Technology Center (jiti dianlu sheji jishu yanfa zhongxin 積體電路設計技術研發中心),
▶  Instrumentation Center (guizhong yiqi shiyong zhongxin 貴重儀器使用中心) aka Instrument Center (guizhong yiqi zhongxin 貴重儀器中心),
▶  National Center for Theoretical Sciences (guojia lilun kexue yanjiu zhongxin 國家理論科學研究中心),
▶  Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center (yuanzi kexue jishu fazhan zhongxin 原子科學技術發展中心, abbrev. yunake zhongxin 原科中心),
▶  Photonics Research Center (guangdian yanjiu zhongxin 光電研究中心),
▶  Quality Research Center (pinzhi yanjiu zhongxin 品質研究中心, abbrev. QRC),
▶  Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen shehui yanjiu zhongxin 人文社會研究中心), and
▶  Scientific Instrument Center (kexue yiqi zhongxin 科學儀器中心).

Furthermore, there is a Artificial Intelligence for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Research Center (rengong zhihui zhizao xitong yanjiu zhongxin 人工智慧製造系統研究中心) that was established by the MOST on the NTHU campus on March 7, 2018.

On May 8, 2020 the NTHU signed a contract with a private foundation to establish the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science (Taibei zhengjing xueyuan 台北政經學院, abbrev. TSE), inspired by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Pending MOE approval, TSE is supposed to enroll graduate students in the 2021-2022 school year, with all courses to be provided in English.

The MOE on Nov. 8, 2021 ordered the Cross-Strait Tsinghua Research Institute (qinghua haixia yanjiuyuan 清華海峽研究院)—which had been set up on the NTHU campus by the NTHU Alumni Association (Xinzhu qinghua xiaoyouhui 新竹清華校友會) in cooperation with the Xiamen City Government (in Fujian province, PRC) and the PRC’s Tsinghua University on April 28, 2016 without securing approval from the government—to be closed immediately after the National Security Bureau (NSB) reported that the institute was Chinese-funded and allegedly used to recruit talent for the PRC’s semiconductor industry, violating the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (Taiwan diqu yu dalu diqu renmin guanxi tiaoli 臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例).

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National Central University (NCU)

✉ National Central University (NCU) 國立中央大學
No. 300 Zhongda Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan ROC [32001 桃園市中壢區中大路 300 號] ———————————— 🌏 NCU – Web link

The NCU (guoli zhongyang daxue 國立中央大學, 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) was founded in 1915 in Nanjing. After the Chinese Communists occupied the mainland, NCU was renamed Nanjing University (Nanjing daxue 南京大學) in 1949, while the KMT-led ROC authorities re-established the NCU on Taiwan in May 1962.

NCU presidents since 1962

The colleges, administrative units and research centers of NCU are listed below.

Colleges

▶  College of Earth Sciences (diqiu kexue xueyuan 地球科學學院),
▶  College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (zixun dianji xueyuan 資訊電機學院),
▶  College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶  College of Hakka Studies (kejia xueyuan 客家學院),
▶  College of Health Sciences and Technology (shengyi ligong xueyuan 生醫理工學院),
▶  College of Liberal Arts (wenxueyuan 文學院),
▶  College of Management (guanli xueyuan 管理學院), and
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院).

Furthermore, the NCU website lists an Office of Teaching Centers (zong jiaoxue zhongxin 總教學中心).

Administrative units

▶  Accounting and Statistics Office (zhujishi 主計室),
▶  Internal Audit Office (jiheshi 稽核室),
▶  Personnel Office (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Secretariat (mishushi 秘書室);
▶  Office of Higher Education Sprout Project (gaodeng jiaoyu shen'geng jihua bangongshi 高等教育深耕計畫辦公室),
▶  Office of Institutional Research (xiaowu yanjiu bangongshi 校務研究辦公室),
▶  Office of University Social Responsibility (shehui zeren bangongshi 社會責任辦公室);
▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuesheng shiwuchu 學生事務處),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶  Research and Development Office (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶  Office of International Affairs (guoji shiwuchu 國際事務處);
▶  Library (tushuguan 圖書館);
▶  Center of Environmental Protection and Safety (huanjing baohu ji anquan weisheng zhongxin 環境保護暨安全衛生中心), and
▶  Computer Center (dianzi jisuanji zhongxin 電子計算機中心).

NCU research centers

▶  Center for Environmental Studies (huanjing yanjiu zhongxin 環境研究中心),
▶  Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research (taikong ji yaoce yanjiu zhongxin 太空及遙測研究中心),
▶  Communication Research Center (tongxun xitong yanjiu zhongxin 通訊系統研究中心),
▶  Humanities Center (renwen yanjiu zhongxin 人文研究中心),
▶  Optical Sciences Center (guangdian kexue yanjiu zhongxin 光電科學研究中心),
▶  Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (qianzhan keji yanjiu zhongxin 前瞻科技研究中心),
▶  Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development (Taiwan jingji yanjiu zhongxin 台灣經濟研究中心), and
▶  United Research Centers (lianhe yanjiu zhongxin 聯合研究中心).

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National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)

Logos and addresses

Note: This paragraph is about an institution that came into being by merging two universities—National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) and National Yang Ming University (NYMU). The NYCU website lists multiple campus addresses, and although a new logo for the NYCU has already appeared on the internet, it has not been officially published on the NYCU website yet.

NYCU logo (unofficial) ———————————— 🌏 NYCU – Web link
Old logos: NCTU (left), NYMU (right)

NYCU campus addresses

• Guangfu Campus 新竹光復校區 (ex-NCTU): No. 1001 University Road, East District, Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan ROC [30010 新竹市東區大學路 1001 號]
• Yangming Campus 台北陽明校區 (ex-NYMU): No. 155 Linong Street Sec. 2, Beitou District, Taipei City 11221, Taiwan ROC [11221 台北市北投區立農街 2 段 155 號]
• Boai Campus 新竹博愛校區 (ex-NCTU): No. 75 Boai Street, East District, Hsinchu City 30068, Taiwan ROC [30068 新竹市東區博愛街 75 號]
• Liujia Campus 新竹六家校區 (ex-NCTU): No. 1 Liujia 5^th Road Sec. 1, Chubei City, Hsinchu County 30272, Taiwan ROC [30272 新竹縣竹北市六家五路 1 段 1 號]
• Taipei Campus 台北北門校區 (ex-NCTU): 4 F., No. 118 Zhongxiao West Road Sec. 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 10044, Taiwan ROC [10044 台北市中正區忠孝西路 1 段 118 號 4 樓]
• Tainan Campus 台南歸仁校區 (ex-NCTU): No. 301 Gaofa 3^rd Road, Guiren District, Tainan City 71150, Taiwan ROC [71150 台南市歸仁區高發三路 301 號]
• Lanyang Campus (Hospitals) 宜蘭蘭陽校區 附設醫院: Lanyang Hospital 蘭陽院區 (No. 169 Xiaoshe Road, Yilan City, Yilan County 26058, Taiwan ROC [26058 宜蘭縣宜蘭市校舍路 169 號]); Xinmin Hospital 新民院區 (No. 152 Xinmin Road, Yilan City, Yilan County 26042, Taiwan ROC [26042 宜蘭縣宜蘭市新民路 152 號])

About NYCU

The NYCU (guoli yangming jiaotong daxue 國立陽明交通大學, abbrev. yangming jiaoda 陽明交大, 🏁: xiaozhang 校長) was formally established on Feb. 1, 2021 with the merger of the National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) and the National Yang-Ming University (NYMU). NCTU and NYMU had agreed on a plan to merge the two universities on Sept. 18, 2019. The MOE approved the plan on June 24, 2020 and sent a letter approving the merger plus its budget on Aug. 12 that year.

On Dec. 21, 2021 the Industry Academia Innovation School (chanxue chuangxin yanjiu xueyuan 產學創新研究學院, abbrev. IAIS) under NYCU was inaugurated in Hsinchu city in the presence of ROC president Tsai Ing-wen.

NYCU president

Merger of websites lagging behind
Following the merger of NCTU and NYMU, the data on the new NYCU website concerning colleges and research centers are currently either inconsistent in regard of the website’s Chinese and English versions or have not yet been updated. For this reason only the administrative units of NYCU can be shown here, the colleges and research centers are introduced under the the respective predecessor schools.

▶ Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶ Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶ Office of International Affairs (guoji shiwuchu 國際事務處),
▶ Office of Research and Development (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶ Office of Student Affairs (xuesheng shiwuchu 學生事務處),
▶ Secretariat (mishuchu 秘書處);
▶ Office of Accounting (zhujishi 主計室),
▶ Office of Military Training (junxunshi 軍訓室),
▶ Office of Personnel Management (renshishi 人事室),
▶ Office of Physical Education (tiyushi 體育室);
▶ Library (tushuguan 圖書館);
▶ Big Data Research Center (xiaowu dashuju yanjiu zhongxin 校務大數據研究中心),
▶ Center for Environmental Protection & Safety & Health (huanjing baohu ji anquan weisheng zhongxin 環境保護暨安全衛生中心),
▶ Information Technology Service Center (zixun jishu fuwu zhongxin 資訊技術服務中心),
▶ Laboratory Animal Center (shiyan dongwu zhongxin 實驗動物中心), and
▶ Mental Health and Counseling Center (jiankang xinli zhongxin 健康心理中心).

The leading positions of President (xiaozhang 校長), Provost (xiaowuzhang 校務長), and Vice President (fuxiaozhang 副校長) are listed under the section Administration (xingzheng danwei 行政單位) of the NYCU website.

Remarks about National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)

The NCTU (guoli jiaotong daxue 國立交通大學, abbrev. jiaoda 交大) was established on Dec. 6, 1896 as Nanyang Public School (nanyang gongxue 南洋公學) in the suburbs of Shanghai and renamed NCTU in April 1921. While the original NCTU on the mainland was dissolved by the Chinese Communists in 1949, the school was re-established in Taiwan on June 1, 1958. The following list shows the presidents (xiaozhang 校長) of NCTU between 1958 and 2021.

In January 2021, the NCTU had the following colleges:

▶ College of Biological Science and Technology (shengwu keji xueyuan 生物科技學院),
▶ College of Computer Science (zixun xueyuan 資訊學院),
▶ College of Electrical and Computer Engineering (dianji xueyuan 電機學院),
▶ College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶ College of Hakka Studies (kejia wenhua xueyuan 客家文化學院),
▶ College of Humanity and Social Science (renwen shehui xueyuan 人文社會學院),
▶ College of Management (guanli xueyuan 管理學院),
▶ College of Photonics (guangdian xueyuan 光電學院),
▶ College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院),
▶ International College of Semiconductor Technology (guoji bandaoti chanye xueyuan 國際半導體產業學院), and
▶ School of Law (keji falü xueyuan 科技法律學院).

In January 2021, the NCTU had the following research centers:

▶ Advanced Material Research Center (qianzhan cailiao yanjiu zhongxin 前瞻材料研究中心),
▶ AI System Benchmarking and Tuning Lab (rengong zhihui xitong jiance zhongxin 人工智慧系統檢測中心),
▶ Big Data Research Center (da shuju yanjiu zhongxin 大數據研究中心),
▶ Brain Research Center (naokexue yanjiu zhongxin 腦科學研究中心),
▶ Center for Environmental Protection and Laboratory Safety (huan’an zhongxin 環安中心),
▶ Center for Information Technology Services (zixun jishu fuwu zhongxin 資訊技術服務中心),
▶ Center for Nano Science & Technology (naimi keji zhongxin 奈米科技中心),
▶ Center of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing (shuxue jianmo yu kexue jisuan yanjiu zhongxin 數學建模與科學計算研究中心),
▶ Computer Vision Research Center (diannao shijue yanfa zhongxin 電腦視覺研發中心),
▶ Disaster Prevention and Water Environment Research Center (fangzai yu shui huanjing yanjiu zhongxin 防災與水環境研究中心),
▶ Global Citizenship Education Center (quanqiu gongmin jiaoyu yanjiu zhongxin 全球公民教育研究中心, abbrev. GCEC),
▶ International Center for Cultural Studies (wenhua yanjiu guoji zhongxin 文化研究國際中心, abbrev. ICCS),
▶ International Center for Hakka Studies (guoji kejia yanjiu zhongxin 國際客家研究中心),
▶ Laboratory Animal Center (shiyan dongwu zhongxin 實驗動物中心),
▶ Laser Diagnostics Laboratory (leishe zhence shiyanshi 雷射診測實驗室),
▶ Microelectronics and Information Systems Research Center aka MicroInfo Research Center (dianzi yu zixun yanjiu zhongxin 電子與資訊研究中心),
▶ Nano Facility Center (naimi zhongxin 奈米中心),
▶ NCTU Display Research Center (xianshi keji lianhe yanjiu zhongxin 顯示科技聯合研究中心),
▶ Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen yu shehui kexue yanjiu zhongxin 人文與社會科學研究中心),
▶ Research Center of Higher Education Resources for Openness (gaodeng jiaoyu kaifang ziyuan yanjiu zhongxin 高等教育開放資源研究中心), and
▶ Shing-Tung Yau Center (Qiu Chengtong zhongxin 丘成桐中心).

Additional research centers and laboratories associated with NCTU:

▶ Advanced Rocket Research Center (qianzhan huojian yanjiu zhongxin 前瞻火箭研究中心, abbrev. ARRC),
▶ National Nano Device Laboratories (guojia naimi yuanjian shiyanshi 國家奈米元件實驗室),
▶ Network Benchmarking Lab (wanglu ceshi zhongxin 網路測試中心), and
▶ Pervasive Artificial Intelligence Research Labs (rengong zhihui pushi yanjiu zhongxin 人工智慧普適研究中心).

Remarks about National Yang-ming University (NYMU)

The NYMU (guoli yangming daxue 國立陽明大學) was formally established on July 1, 1975 as National Yang-Ming College of Medicine (guoli yangming yixueyuan 國立陽明醫學院), on July 1, 1994 it was upgraded and renamed. The following list shows the presidents (xiaozhang 校長) of NYMU prior to the merger with NCTU.

In January 2021, the NYMU had the following colleges:

▶ School of Biomedical Science and Engineering (shengwu yixue ji gongcheng xueyuan 生物醫學暨工程學院),
▶ School of Dentistry (yayi xueyuan 牙醫學院),
▶ School of Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen yu shehui kexueyuan 人文與社會科學院),
▶ School of Life Sciences (shengming kexueyuan 生命科學院),
▶ School of Medicine (yixueyuan 醫學院),
▶ School of Nursing (huli xueyuan 護理學院), and
▶ School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (yaowu kexueyuan 藥物科學院).

In January 2021, the NYMU had the following research centers:

▶ Aging and Health Research Center (gaoling yu jiankang yanjiu zhongxin 高齡與健康研究中心),
▶ AIDS Prevention and Research Center (aizibing fangzhi ji yanjiu zhongxin 愛滋病防治及研究中心, abbrev. APRC),
▶ Bioinformatics Center (shengwu zixun yanjiu zhongxin 生物資訊研究中心),
▶ Biomedical Engineering Research and Development Center (yixue gongcheng yanfa zhongxin 醫學工程研發中心),
▶ Biophotonics Interdisciplinary Research Center (shengyi guangdian ji fenzi yingxiang yanjiu zhongxin 生醫光電暨分子影像研究中心, abbrev. BIRC),
▶ Biostatistical Consultation Center (shengwu tongji zixun zhongxin 生物統計諮詢中心, abbrev. BCC),
▶ Brain Research Center (naokexue yanjiu zhongxin 腦科學研究中心),
▶ Cancer Research Center (aizheng yanjiu zhongxin 癌症研究中心),
▶ Cardiovascular Research Center (xinzang xueguan jibing yanjiu zhongxin 心臟血管疾病研究中心),
▶ Cellular & Molecular Biology Research Center (xibao ji fenzi shengwuxue yanjiu zhongxin 細胞暨分子生物學研究中心),
▶ Center for Advanced Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Research (jianduan yaowu chuandi ji yaoji yanjiu zhongxin 尖端藥物傳遞及藥劑研究中心),
▶ Center for Assistive Technology Resources and Popularization (duo gongneng fuju ziyuan zhenghe tuiguang zhongxin 多功能輔具資源整合推廣中心),
▶ Center for Health and Welfare Policy Research (weisheng fuli zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 衛生福利政策研究中心),
▶ Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology (xitong yu hecheng shengwuxue yanjiu zhongxin 系統與合成生物學研究中心),
▶ Chong Hin Loon Memorial Cancer and Biotherapy Research Center (Zhang Pinglun aizheng ji shengwu zhiliao yanjiu zhongxin 張平倫癌症暨生物治療研究中心),
▶ Community Medicine Research Center (shequ yixue yanjiu zhongxin 社區醫學研究中心),
▶ Community Nursing Research Center (shequ huli shifan zhongxin 社區護理示範中心),
▶ Exercise and Health Science Research Center (yundong jiankang kexue yanjiu zhongxin 運動健康科學研究中心),
▶ Immunology Research Center (mianyixue yanjiu zhongxin 免疫學研究中心),
▶ Joint Prosthesis Technology Research Center (rengong guanjie yanfa zhongxin 人工關節研發中心),
▶ Molecular and Genetic Imaging Core (shengyi yingxiang yanjiu zhongxin 生醫影像研究中心, abbrev. MAGIC),
▶ National Yang-Ming University VYM Genome Research Center (zhongliu ehua zhuoyue yanjiu zhongxin 腫瘤惡化卓越研究中心),
▶ New Drug Development Center (xinyao yanjiu zhongxin 新藥研究中心),
▶ Proteomics Research Center (danbaiti yanjiu zhongxin 蛋白體研究中心),
▶ Research Center on International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Assistive Technology (ICF ji fuzhu keji yanjiu zhongxin ICF暨輔助科技研究中心, abbrev. RICFAT),
▶ School Health Research Center (xuexiao weisheng yanjiu zhongxin 學校衛生研究中心),
▶ Shu-Tien Urological Science Research Center (shutian miniao kexue yanjiu zhongxin 書田泌尿科學研究中心),
▶ Sleep Research Center (shuimian yanjiu zhongxin 睡眠研究中心),
▶ Stem Cell Research Center (gan xibao yanjiu zhongxin 幹細胞研究中心),
▶ Taiwan Joanna Briggs Institute Collaborating Centre (Taiwan shizheng zhaohu zhongxin 台灣實證照護中心, abbrev. TJBCC),
▶ Ti-Wu Liver Disease Research Center (tiwu ganbing yanjiu zhongxin 惕吾肝病研究中心), and
▶ VGH Genome Research Center (rongyang jiyinti yanjiu zhongxin 榮陽基因體研究中心).

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National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

✉ National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) 國立成功大學
No. 1 University Road, East District, Tainan City 70101, Taiwan ROC [70101 台南市東區大學路 1 號] ———————————— 🌏 NCKU – Web link

The NCKU (guoli chenggong daxue 國立成功大學, abbrev. chengda 成大), 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) was established on Jan. 15, 1931 by the Japanese as Tainan Technical College (Tainan gaodeng gongye xuexiao 台南高等工業學校), on April 1, 1944 its Japanese name was changed (Tainan gongye zhuanmen xuexiao 台南工業專門學校) while the original English name was retained. In February 1946 the name Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior College of Technology (Taiwan shengli Tainan gongye zhuanke xuexiao 台灣省立台南工業專科學校) was adopted, and in October the same year the school was elevated to Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering (Taiwan shengli gongxueyuan 台灣省立工學院), restructured as Taiwan Provincial Cheng Kung University (Taiwan shengli Chenggong daxue 台灣省立成功大學) in August 1956 and reorganized in its current form in August 1971.

NCKU presidents since 1946

The NCKU has the following colleges, administrative offices and research centers:

Colleges

▶  College of Bioscience and Biotechnology (shengwu kexue yu keji xueyuan 生物科學與科技學院),
▶  College of Electrical Engineeering & Computer Science (dianji zixun xueyuan 電機資訊學院),
▶  College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶  College of Liberal Arts (wenxueyuan 文學院),
▶  College of Management (guanli xueyuan 管理學院),
▶  College of Medicine (yixueyuan 醫學院),
▶  College of Planning and Design (guihua yu sheji xueyuan 規劃與設計學院),
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院), and
▶  College of Social Sciences (shehui kexueyuan 社會科學院).

Since Nov. 11, 2007 the NCKU also operates its own museum, the National Cheng Kung University Museum (guoli chenggong daxue bowuguan 國立成功大學博物館).

NCKU on Sept. 24, 2021 opened Taiwan’s first carbon-negative factory (futanpai shifan gongchang 負碳排示範工廠) to promote carbon removal technology across various industries in Taiwan. On Oct. 22, 2021 the Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing (zhihui bandaoti ji yongxu zhizao xueyuan 智慧半導體及永續製造學院) under NCKU was inaugurated in the presence of ROC President Tsai Ing-wen. Furthermore, on Dec. 29, 2021 NCKU and Quanta Computer Inc. signed an MOU on the founding of the Quanta-NCKU Joint Artificial Intelligence Research Center (guangda chengda lianhe AI yanjiu zhongxin 廣達 - 成大聯合ＡＩ研究中心). And on Aug. 26, 2022 the NCKU inked an MOU with the Lienchiang County Government to establish a “micro academy” (Mazu weixueyuan 馬祖微學院) on Matsu Island that will serve as an NCKU extension school.

Administrative offices

▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of Finance (caiwuchu 財務處),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶  Office of International Affairs (guoji shiwuchu 國際事務處),
▶  Office of Research and Development (yanjiu fazhanchu 研究發展處),
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuesheng shiwuchu 學生事務處); and
▶  Secretariat Office (mishushi 秘書室).

Furthermore, the NCKU website lists a Center for Occupational Safety & Health and Environmental Protection (huanjing baohu ji anquan weisheng zhongxin 環境保護暨安全衛生中心).

NCKU research centers

▶  Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology (weinaimi keji yanjiu zhongxin 微奈米科技研究中心),
▶  Center of Applied Nanomedicine (naimi yixue yanjiu zhongxin 奈米醫學研究中心),
▶  Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research (chuanranxing jibing ji xunxi yanjiu zhongxin 傳染性疾病及訊息研究中心),
▶  Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials Research Center (kuawei lüneng cailiao yanjiu zhongxin 跨維綠能材料研究中心, abbrev. Hi-GEM),
▶  International Center for Wound Repair and Regeneration (guoji shangkou xiufu yu zaisheng yanjiu zhongxin 國際傷口修復與再生研究中心),
▶  Medical Device Innovation Center (qianzhan yiliao qicai keji zhongxin 前瞻醫療器材科技中心, abbrev. MDIC),
▶  Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy (nengyuan keji yu celüe yanjiu zhongxin 能源科技與策略研究中心),
▶  Research and Services Headquarter (yanjiu zong zhongxin 研究總中心),
▶  Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen shehui kexue zhongxin 人文社會科學中心),
▶  Sustainable Environment Research Laboratories (yongxu huanjing shiyansuo 永續環境實驗所),
▶  Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory (shuigong shiyansuo 水工試驗所), and
▶  University Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology (shengwu keji zhongxin 生物科技中心).

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National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)

✉ National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) 國立中興大學
Taichung main campus 台中校本部: No. 145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan ROC [40227 台中市南區興大路 145 號] Nantou campus 南投校區: No. 3 Hushan Road, Nantou City, Nantou County 54045, Taiwan ROC [54045 南投縣南投市虎山路 3 號] ———————————— 🌏 NCHU – Web link

The NCHU (guoli zhongxing daxue 國立中興大學, 🏁—xiaozhang 校長) was established in 1919 by the Japanese as Advanced Academy of Agronomy and Forestry (Taiwan zongdufu nonglin zhuanmen xuexiao 台灣總督府農林專門學校). Between 1928 and 1943 it was a subordinate department affiliated to Taihoku Imperial University before it moved to central Taiwan and became an independent entity again as Taichu Advanced College of Agronomy and Forestry (Taizhong gaodeng nonglin xuexiao 台中高等農林學校). After Taiwan was taken over by the ROC, the school was first reorganized as a junior college and upgraded to Taiwan Provincial College of Agriculture (Taiwan shengli nongxueyuan 臺灣省立農學院) in 1946. It was reorganized as Taiwan Provincial Chung Hsing University (shengli zhongxing daxue 省立中興大學) in 1961 and gained its current status in 1971.

NCHU presidents since 1961

The colleges, administrative units, selected research centers and other units of NCHU are listed below.

Colleges

▶  College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (nongye ji ziran ziyuan xueyuan 農業暨自然資源學院),
▶  College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (dianji zixun xueyuan 電機資訊學院),
▶  College of Engineering (gongxueyuan 工學院),
▶  College of Law and Politics (fazheng xueyuan 法政學院),
▶  College of Liberal Arts (wenxueyuan 文學院),
▶  College of Life Sciences (shengming kexueyuan 生命科學院),
▶  College of Management (guanli xueyuan 管理學院),
▶  College of Science (lixueyuan 理學院),
▶  College of Veterinary Medicine (shouyi xueyuan 獸醫學院), and
▶  International College of Innovation and Industry Liaison (chuangxin chanye ji guoji xueyuan 創新產業暨國際學院).

Administrative units

▶  Office of Academic Affairs (jiaowuchu 教務處),
▶  Office of General Affairs (zongwuchu 總務處),
▶  Office of International Affairs (guoji shiwuchu 國際事務處),
▶  Office of Research and Development (yanfachu 研發處),
▶  Office of Student Affairs (xuewuchu 學務處);
▶  Office of Accounting (zhujishi 主計室),
▶  Office of Personnel (renshishi 人事室),
▶  Office of Physical Education and Sports (tiyushi 體育室),
▶  President Office (xiaozhangshi 校長室),
▶  Secretariat Office (mishushi 秘書室),
▶  Vice President Office (fuxiaozhangshi 副校長室);
▶  Library (tushuguan 圖書館);
▶  Alumni Center (xiaoyou zhongxin 校友中心),
▶  Art Center (yishu zhongxin 藝術中心),
▶  Center for Academia-Industry Collaboration and Intellectual Property management (chanxueyan lianjie zhongxin 產學研鏈結中心),
▶  Center of Education (shizi peiyu zhongxin 師資培育中心)
▶  Computer and Information Network Center (jisuanji ji zixun wanglu zhongxin 計算機及資訊網路中心), and
▶  Safety and Health Control Center (huanjing baohu ji anquan weisheng zhongxin 環境保護暨安全衛生中心).

Selected NCHU research centers

▶  Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Research Center (nongye zhengce yanjiu zhongxin 農業政策研究中心, abbrev. ANRPRC),
▶  Agricultural Automation Center (nongye zidonghua zhongxin 農業自動化中心),
▶  Agricultural Extension Center (nongye tuiguang zhongxin 農業推廣中心),
▶  Animal Disease Diagnostic Center (dongwu jibing zhenduan zhongxin 動物疾病診斷中心),
▶  Biotechnology Center (shengwu keji fazhan zhongxin 生物科技發展中心),
▶  Center for Advanced Industry Technology and Precision Processing (xianduan chanye ji jingmi zhicheng yanjiu zhongxin 先端產業暨精密製程研究中心),
▶  Center for Contemporary China Studies (dangdai Zhongguo yanjiu zhongxin 代中國研究中心),
▶  Center for Global Peace and Strategic Studies (quanqiu heping yu zhanlüe yanjiu zhongxin 全球和平與戰略研究中心),
▶  Center for Japan and Korea Studies (Ri Han zonghe yanjiu zhongxin 日韓總合研究中心),
▶  Center for Research and Development of Engineering Technology (gongcheng keji yanjiu zhongxin 工程科技研發中心),
▶  Center for Research and Development of Metal Materials (jinshu yanfa zhongxin 金屬研發中心),
▶  Center for Studies on South Asia and the Middle East (dangdai nanya yu zhongdong yanjiu zhongxin 當代南亞與中東研究中心),
▶  Center for the Integrative and Evolutionary Galliformes Genomics (niaoqinlei yanhua yu jiyinti yanjiu zhongxin 鳥禽類演化與基因體研究中心),
▶  Center of Science Education (kexue jiaoyu zhongxin 科學教育中心),
▶  Cornerstone Center for Academia-Industry Research (panshi chanxue yanjiu zhongxin 磐石產學研究中心),
▶  Deer Cultural Heritage Center (luming wenhua zichan zhongxin 鹿鳴文化資產中心),
▶  Environmental Restoration and Disaster Reduction Research Center (huanjing baohu ji fangzai keji yanjiu zhongxin 環境保育暨防災科技研究中心),
▶  Food and Livestock Product Inspection Center (shipin ji xuchanpin anquan jiance zhongxin 食品及畜產品安全檢測中心),
▶  Initiative & Referendum Research Center (chuangzhi fujue yanjiu zhongxin 創制複決研究中心),
▶  Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture (yongxu nongye chuangxin fazhan zhongxin 永續農業創新發展中心),
▶  Intelligent Automation and Precision Machinery Research Center (zhihui zidonghua ji jingmi jixie yanjiu zhongxin 智慧自動化暨精密機械研究中心),
▶  International Agriculture Center (guoji nongye zhongxin 國際農業中心),
▶  Language Center (yuyan zhongxin 語言中心),
▶  Pesticide Residue Analysis Center (nongyao canliu jiance zhongxin 農藥殘留檢測中心),
▶  Research Center for Animal Medicine (dongwu yixue yanjiu zhongxin 動物醫學研究中心),
▶  Research Center for Global Change Biology (quanqiu bianqian shengwuxue yanjiu zhongxin 全球變遷生物學研究中心),
▶  Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (renwen yu shehui kexue yanjiu zhongxin 人文與社會科學研究中心),
▶  Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Nanotechnology (yongxu nengyuan yu naimi keji yanjiu zhongxin 永續能源與奈米科技研究中心),
▶  Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine (rongxing zhuanyi yixue yanjiu zhongxin 榮興轉譯醫學研究中心), and
▶  Soil Survey and Testing Center (turang diaocha shiyan zhongxin 土壤調查試驗中心).

Other units

▶  Agricultural Experiment Station (nongye shiyanchang 農業試驗場),
▶  Agricultural Machinery Workshop (nongye jixie shixi gongchang 農業機械實習工廠),
▶  Experimental Animal Farm (xuchan shiyanchang 畜產試驗場),
▶  Experimental Forest Management Office (shiyanlin guanlichu 實驗林管理處),
▶  Machine Workshop (jixie shixi gongchang 機械實習工廠),
▶  Pilot Plant of Food Science and Biotechnology (shipin ji shiengji shixi gongchang 食品暨生技實習工廠),
▶  Plant Teaching Hospital (zhiwu jiaoxue yiyuan 植物教學醫院), and
▶  Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (shouyi jiaoxue yiyuan 獸醫教學醫院).