# National University of Kaohsiung

The National University of Kaohsiung (NUK; Chinese: 國立高雄大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Ko-hiông Tāi-ha̍k) is a public university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and a member of the National University System of Taiwan.

## History

NUK was founded in February 2000, aims to narrow the gap in education between southern and northern Taiwan and promote the economy of the southern area.
There are twenty departments in the university, including Western Languages and Literature, East Asian Language and Literature, Architecture, Creative Design, Kinesiology, Health and Leisure Studies, Law, Government and Law, Economic and Financial Law, Applied Economics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Life Sciences, and Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management, Traditional Arts, Finance, Information Management, and Applied physics.

## Features

An unusual feature in this school is its open space. There are no walls on the boundaries of the campus. Residents who live around this school often walk to campus or exercise by using equipment in the gym. Biodiversity is also a notable characteristic of NUK. There are more than 60 sorts of fish in pond of the Water Land Park.

## Academics

NUK has five colleges:
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department | Bachelor | Master | PhD |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of Western Languages and Literature | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literature | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of Kinesiology, Health, and Leisure Studies | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of Athletic Performance | ✔ | | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of Architecture | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Dept. of Crafts and Creative Design | ✔ | | |
| College of Law | Dept. of Law | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| College of Law | Dept. of Government and Law | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Law | Dept. of Economic and Financial Law | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Management | Dept. of Applied Economics | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Management | Dept. of Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Management | Dept. of Finance | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Management | Dept. of Information Management | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Management | Institute of Business and Management | | ✔ | |
| College of Management | International Master of Business Management | | ✔ | |
| College of Science | Dept. of Applied Mathematics | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| College of Science | Dept. of Applied Physics | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Science | Dept. of Applied Chemistry | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Science | Dept. of Life Sciences | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Science | Institute of Statistics | | ✔ | |
| College of Engineering | Dept. of Electrical Engineering | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| College of Engineering | Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Engineering | Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering | ✔ | ✔ | |
| College of Engineering | Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering | ✔ | ✔ | |