Moscow Sun Yat-sen University
The first national comprehensive university in Southern Taiwan, NSYSU was founded twice (in 1924 and 1980) in response to national development needs. The alumni of both the original Sun Yat-sen University and the historical Moscow Sun Yat-sen University also have contributed to the re-establishment of the university. In the beginning, each the Sun Yat-sen Universities adopted a statism educational model () based-on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's philosophy. At present, NSYSU is a normal public university, and is famous for its powerful political and commercial relations, its faculty and staff serve as elite bureaucrats and NGO experts to maintain close contact with industry and government officials. The exchange offices of the US Federal government, the Japanese government, and the European Commission are present on the campus.