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108-586: The first national comprehensive university in Southern Taiwan , NSYSU was founded 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 establishment of the university. In the beginning, each of the Sun Yat-sen Universities adopted a statism educational model ( 中山大學模式 ) based-on Dr. Sun Yat-sen 's philosophy. At present, NSYSU

216-804: A Tony Award -winning professional theatre which is partnered with the university. UC San Diego and La Jolla Playhouse share four large performance venues in the Theatre District: the Mandell Weiss Theatre , the Mandell Weiss Forum, the Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, and the Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre. These venues, on top of hosting the undergraduate and graduate productions of the UC San Diego Department of Theatre and Dance, often host

324-455: A 1-floor underground building and 6-floor above ground building, covering an area of 3,160 pings. Lingya Campus The Lingya Campus is located in the center of Kaohsiung City. This campus is primarily used by NSYSU's school of Medicine and is currently under construction. In 2012 NSYSU Dongsha Atoll Research Station (DARS) was established for biology , biogeochemistry , and oceanography research. NSYSU and University of Latvia have had

432-470: A Paradise within thee, happier far." The path circles around its own garden and a large granite book-shaped block. One of the newest additions to the collection is Tim Hawkinson 's giant teddy bear made of six boulders located in between the newly constructed Calit2 buildings. Another notable campus sight was the graffiti staircase of Mandeville Hall, a series of corridors that had been tagged with graffiti by generations of students over decades of use; this

540-512: A bitter debate with Jonas Salk over where Salk's proposed institute would be located relative to the new campus. UC president Clark Kerr satisfied San Diego city donors by changing the proposed name from the University of California, La Jolla, to the University of California, San Diego. The city voted to agree to its part of the deal in 1958, and the UC Board of Regents approved construction of

648-869: A continuing and public education program through the UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. (1966) Approximately 50,000 enrollees per year are educated in this branch of the university, which offers over 100 professional and specialized certificate programs. Courses are offered at Extended Studies facilities, located both on the main campus and off-campus, and also online. UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies offers programs in Arts & Humanities, Business & Leadership, Data Analysis & Mathematics, Digital Arts, Education, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, International Programs, Languages, Law, Occupational Safety & Health, Pre-College, Sciences, Technology, and Writing, as well as public programs such as

756-730: A first/second stage grant from the "Aim for the Top University Plan" from the Ministry of Education in 2011 and 2016. Since 2012, NSYSU has held the "NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium" on international academic cooperation. In the final two months of 2014, Nobel laureates Akira Suzuki and Hiroshi Amano visited the university. NSYSU has 10 colleges, namely Liberal Arts, Sciences, Engineering, Management, Marine Sciences, Social Sciences, Si-Wan, Medicine, Semiconductor and Advanced Technology Research, and International Finance. These colleges have more than 10,000 students. NSYSU has been chosen by

864-604: A fleet of on-campus Zipcars , and provides free bike rentals. Additionally, since November 21, 2021, the university can be accessed by the San Diego Trolley . On that day, the existing Blue Line was extended north from downtown San Diego to UC San Diego and the University City area, the culmination of construction starting in 2016. The extension gave the campus two trolley stations: UC San Diego Health La Jolla and UC San Diego Central Campus station . A major goal of

972-475: A greater initiative to reduce the university's impact on the environment, a portion of the shuttle fleet has been refitted to exclusively use biodiesel fuel derived from vegetable oil. In 2023, UC San Diego Triton Transit begun operating electric shuttles for its SIO route. However, plans to expand electric bus usage are currently paused as the company who manufactures the buses has declared bankruptcy. UC San Diego also reserves parking spaces for carpools, maintains

1080-603: A heavily traveled pathway leading from the library to Gilman Drive, lies adjacent or close to Price Center , Center Hall, International Center, and various student services buildings, including the Student Services Center and the Career Services building. The layout of the main campus centers on the library, which is roughly surrounded by the eight residential colleges of Revelle , Muir , Marshall , Warren , Roosevelt , Sixth , Seventh , and Eighth , in addition to

1188-408: A hub for underground and politically progressive artists. Torero was invited back to the university in 2009 to create a mural called "Chicano Legacy" based on content suggested by Chicano students. The mural is a $ 10,000 digital image on a 15-by-50-foot (4.6 by 15.2 m) canvas mounted on the exterior of Peterson Hall, which includes representations of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta as well as

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1296-507: A nationalist style and mission. When NSYSU was re-established, the university had four departments , two graduate institutes, and 189 students. In 2002, NSYSU was named by the Ministry of Education as one of the country's seven major research-intensive universities. Two years later, the College of Management became the nation's first Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredited public university . In addition, NSYSU received

1404-569: A near-daily occurrence involves macaques snatching food from students and breaking into dormitories and classrooms. In addition, the Sizihwan waters are inhabited by the endangered coral species Polycyanthus chiashanensis , with only about 50 remaining. In 2022, NSYSU opened the Renwu campus, built on 24 hectares of land, with three areas of focus planned: AI medicine, intelligent health care, and ecological recreation. The campus will provide research space for

1512-650: A new UC campus and would now be the object of far more attention from both the university administration in Berkeley and the state government in Sacramento. UC San Diego was the first general campus of the University of California to be designed "from the top down" in terms of research emphasis. Local leaders disagreed on whether the new school should be a technical research institute or a more broadly based school that included undergraduates as well. John Jay Hopkins of General Dynamics Corporation pledged one million dollars for

1620-489: A new fire station, and a 30-acre science research center, among many. UC San Diego is a large, primarily residential, public research university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges that offers a four-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degree to undergraduate students. The full-time undergraduate program, which administered by Division of Undergraduate Education (2014) comprises

1728-555: A phenomenon referred to as the Taiwan Miracle , the community's concern and attention to higher education grew. To balance the development of education in the north and south, the Taiwanese government decided to build a comprehensive university in the south. In 1980, after Chiang Ching-kuo , the president of Taiwan and an alumnus of Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in USSR, personally approved

1836-417: A pioneering cosmochemist; and Hans Suess , who had published the first paper on the greenhouse effect with Revelle in the previous year were early recruits to the faculty in 1958. Maria Goeppert Mayer , later the second female Nobel laureate in physics , was appointed professor of physics in 1960. The graduate division of the school opened in 1960 with 20 faculty in residence, with instruction offered in

1944-577: A rapid expansion of the School of Engineering , later renamed after Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs , with the construction of the San Diego Supercomputer Center and establishment of the computer science, electrical engineering, and bioengineering departments. Private donations increased from $ 15 million to nearly $ 50 million annually, faculty expanded by nearly 50%, and enrollment doubled to about 18,000 students during his administration. By

2052-400: A research institute run jointly with UC Irvine . UC San Diego also reached two financial milestones during this time, becoming the first university in the western region to raise over $ 1 billion in its eight-year fundraising campaign in 2007 and also obtaining an additional $ 1 billion through research contracts and grants in a single fiscal year for the first time in 2010. Despite this, due to

2160-561: A successful scientific cooperation for years. The joint team jointly established the Taiwan and Baltic States Physics Research Center (TBRCP), which aims to specialize in physics. The Taiwan and Sri Lanka Environmental Change Sciences and Technology Innovation Center (TS/ECSTIC) is located in Sri Lanka . The Western Long-term Observation Station is located at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in

2268-598: Is a regular public university, and known for its political and commercial relations, its faculty and staff serve as bureaucrats and NGO experts to maintain close contact with industry and government officials. NSYSU hosts the European Union Centre, America Center, and the Center for Japanese Studies. It is organized into eight colleges, two National Key Fields colleges, but it also contains a considerable number of research institutes . In 1923, two years before his death,

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2376-472: Is a world-class Kuroshio research center, it possesses the most advanced marine current power generation technology worldwide. The "Electronic Commerce and Internet Society Research Center" at NSYSU is the only social science research center in Taiwan that has been selected for the European Commission 's 7th Framework Programme (FP7) SSH-NCP. NSYSU manages one of Taiwan's three Marine research vessels,

2484-500: Is also currently under construction. The neighborhood is located in the west segment of the Pepper Canyon area of the university, next to UC San Diego Central Campus station . The Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood is expected to house 1,300 transfer students and upper-division undergraduate students from all eight UC San Diego colleges in single-occupancy rooms. The Pepper Canyon West Living & Learning Neighborhood

2592-409: Is expected to open Fall 2024. The Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Community is also currently under construction at UC San Diego. This neighborhood is located in the easternmost portion of Thurgood Marshall College , and is expected to house 2,400 undergraduate students, primarily from Thurgood Marshall College. Construction is estimated to finish between Fall 2025 and Winter 2026. In May 2023,

2700-464: Is from the Council for Economic Planning and Development ( 經濟建設委員會 ), Executive Yuan . This division into four regions (tetrachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Qing dynasty rule . The scheme of division into five regions (pentachotomy) is a fusion of the tetrachotomy and hexachotomy schemes. Although no specific names are given in each division, it is the most commonly used scheme among

2808-594: Is located between John Muir College and Thurgood Marshall College. The university currently has three Living & Learning neighborhoods under construction. The soonest to open is the Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood, which will house approximately 2,000 undergraduate students. The neighborhood is set to be the location of Eighth College . Construction began early 2022, and would take place over what were previously two parking lots. The neighborhood had an anticipated opening date of Fall 2023, but

2916-609: Is open to changing the scale of the project. The proposition is expected to reach the Regents sometime in 2024. If the proposition is accepted by the regents, the new student housing would occupy what is currently Pepper Canyon East. The university also has various planned and ongoing projects in other locations, such as at Scripps Institution of Oceanography , UC San Diego Health La Jolla, and at UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest. These projects include renovations to Birch Aquarium ,

3024-888: Is part of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System , which includes National Chung Cheng University , National Chung Hsing University , and National Cheng Kung University . NSYSU formed an alliance with Kaohsiung Medical University to allow students from both schools to take courses and choose majors beyond the typical limits of public and private universities. NSYSU is a member of EUTW university alliance , Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research (PACIBER), Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE), Taiwan- UK University Consortium, Taiwan University Alliance for Sustainable Governance,and Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). NSYSU has established 307 partners in 44 countries across Europe, Asia, Oceania, and

3132-748: Is responsible for part of the training program during the Taiwan phase. The Ministry of Education entrusted NSYSU with the responsibility of operating the Taiwan Education Center in the Philippines . NSYSU has an active International Student Association. In 2009-2010 well over 250 international students were members of the ISA association at NSYSU, participating in over 20 student events. ISA has five key points: Student Services, Public Services, Social Events, Sports, and Scholarship. The 2010-2011 International Student Executive Board will tentatively be elected in

3240-454: Is the 5th-ranked university in Taiwan (333rd worldwide). NSYSU is a member of University Academic Alliance in Taiwan (UAAT). The members include twelve universities such as National Taiwan University , National Taiwan Normal University , National Cheng Kung University , National Tsing Hua University , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University , National Chengchi University , and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology . NSYSU

3348-467: Is the birthplace of Taiwan's first college of maritime sciences but also is unique in hosting water sports activities directly on campus. Uniquely, NSYSU's graduation requirements for its students include demonstration of swimming ability. NSYSU also has a regular windsurfing competition relationship with the prestigious Osaka University in Japan. Furthermore, NSYSU has a special sister school relationship with

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3456-501: The California budget crisis , the university loaned $ 40 million against its own assets in 2009 to offset a significant reduction in state educational appropriations. The salary of Pradeep Khosla , who became chancellor in 2012, has been the subject of controversy amidst continued budget cuts and tuition increases. In 2012, campus launched a 10-year, $ 2 billion fundraising campaign, which the campus completed 3 years early in 2019, making it

3564-608: The Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences (CASS), the Center for Drug Discovery Innovation, and the Institute for Neural Computation. UC San Diego also maintains close ties to the nearby Scripps Research and Salk Institute for Biological Studies . In 1977, UC San Diego developed and released the UCSD Pascal programming language . The university was designated as one of the original national Alzheimer's disease research centers in 1984 by

3672-562: The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN). UC San Diego is ranked 5th as Best Public University by Academic Ranking of World Universities] and 16th in the U.S. by the Center for World University Rankings. Washington Monthly ranked the university 12th in its 2021 National University ranking, based on its contribution to the public good as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service. UC San Diego ranked fifth in

3780-564: The Kaohsiung Harbor and a military base , the NSYSU main campus is surrounded on three sides by mountains and also faces the open waters of the Taiwan Strait , thus making it a natural fortress. The Sizihwan beach (one of Eight Views of Taiwan ) is located directly on campus which makes the university campus a very attractive location in Taiwan. The environmental characteristics are unique in

3888-555: The Kohn–Sham equations , used to investigate particular atoms and molecules in quantum chemistry ; and the Miller–Urey experiment , which gave birth to the field of prebiotic chemistry . Engineering, particularly computer science, became an important part of the university's academics as it matured. University researchers helped develop UCSD Pascal , an early machine-independent programming language that later heavily influenced Java ;

3996-617: The Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities. In 2021, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) affirmed in an official statement that NSYSU, as one of Taiwan's top universities, is also an important promoter of US-Taiwan relations. National Sun Yat-sen University is located in Kaohsiung City , the largest port city of Taiwan. Based on an academic style that emphasizes ocean and commerce , it not only

4104-569: The National Institute on Aging . In 2018, UC San Diego received $ 10.5 million from the National Nuclear Security Administration to establish the Center for Matters under Extreme Pressure (CMEC). The university founded the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) in 1985, which provides high-performance computing for research in various scientific disciplines. In 2000, UC San Diego partnered with UC Irvine to create

4212-636: The National Science Foundation Network , a precursor to the Internet ; and the Network News Transfer Protocol during the late 1970s to 1980s. Under Richard C. Atkinson 's leadership as chancellor from 1980 to 1995, the university strengthened its ties with the city of San Diego by encouraging technology transfer with developing companies, transforming San Diego into a world leader in technology-based industries. He oversaw

4320-483: The Pacific coast . UC San Diego consists of 12 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools as well as 8 undergraduate residential colleges . The university operates 19 organized research units as well as 8 School of Medicine research units, 6 research centers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and 2 multi-campus initiatives. UC San Diego is also closely affiliated with several regional research centers such as

4428-548: The Qualcomm Institute , which integrates research in photonics , nanotechnology , and wireless telecommunication to develop solutions to problems in energy, health, and the environment. UC San Diego also operates Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), one of the largest centers of research in earth science in the world, which predates the university itself. Together, SDSC and SIO, along with funding partner universities Caltech , SDSU , and UC Santa Barbara , manage

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4536-817: The Rady School of Management , were constructed in the area adjacent to and near the Supercomputer Center, as well as Roosevelt College , a transfer student apartment complex called The Village at Torrey Pines, and the RIMAC athletic facilities. UC San Diego's Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theatre District, located just south of Revelle College , houses the Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts. The center's facilities are shared with La Jolla Playhouse ,

4644-564: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies , Scripps Research , Sanford Burnham Prebys , and the Sanford Consortium . UC San Diego is considered a Public Ivy . It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". UC San Diego faculty, researchers, and alumni have won 27 Nobel Prizes , 3 Fields Medals , 8 National Medals of Science , 8 MacArthur Fellowships and 4 Pulitzer Prizes . Additionally, of

4752-458: The School of Medicine . The eight colleges maintain separate housing facilities for their students and each college's buildings are differentiated by distinct architectural styles. As residential colleges were added while the university expanded, buildings in newer colleges were designed with styles that were starkly different from that of the original campus. The disparate architectural styles led Travel + Leisure , in its October 2013 issue, to name

4860-632: The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in the United States, a research university with a similar academic style, and which similarly is located near a coast. The NSYSU & UCSD Joint Symposium has been held in Kaohsiung and La Jolla alternately every year since 2015. The university is the birthplace of the first Sinophone bulletin board system ( 中山大學美麗之島 ) and popular Asian cultural terms " ACG ". In addition, NSYSU will be transformed into an English-taught university by 2030. Located alongside

4968-628: The University of Victoria and JKU Linz , jointly organizes the ACT Global Program. Additionally, NSYSU has established the Cross-strait EMBA (CSEMBA) program in collaboration with Tongji University . NSYSU is a member of Open Society University Network (OSUN). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs , in collaboration with the U.S. think tank East-West Center , organizes the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP). NSYSU

5076-480: The legislative elections in 1972 , 1975 , 1980 , 1983 , and 1986 . The discussion of this scheme became popular after the elections of five new municipalities in 2010 . University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego ( UC San Diego , or colloquially UCSD ) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California , United States. Established in 1960 near

5184-424: The 10 general campuses of the University of California system, UC San Diego is governed by a 26-member Board of Regents consisting of 18 officials appointed by the governor of California , seven ex officio members, and a single student regent. The current president of the University of California is Michael Drake , and the administrative head of UC San Diego is Pradeep Khosla . Academic policies are set by

5292-482: The 2023–24 school year. In connection with the University Pro-Palestine Protests , an encampment was formed adjacent to Library Walk on May 1st, 2024. To much controversy, the encampment was cleared on UC San Diego's central campus by 200 officers in riot gear on May 6th, 2024, resulting in 64 arrests. Students responded to the arrests with a walk-out two days later. UC San Diego is located in

5400-613: The Americas. At the same time, it has signed dual /accelerated degree agreements with 30 overseas universities. Some of the sister relationships are listed below: the University of Pennsylvania , UCLA , UCSD , UC Riverside , Case Western Reserve University , Temple University , Texas A&M University System in the US. Australian National University , Queensland University of Technology in Australia. University of Bristol , University of Essex in

5508-892: The Chinese mainland. The Chinese University of Hong Kong , City University of Hong Kong in HK. University of Macau in Macao. Moscow State University in Russia. NSYSU has been chosen by the Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities. NSYSU signed the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program partnership with West Virginia University , George Mason University , University of Kansas , and Utah State University . NSYSU and Middlebury College have formed an alliance to establish "Middlebury School in Taiwan." The College of Management at National Sun Yat-sen University, in collaboration with

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5616-584: The Founding Father of the Republic of China (ROC), Dr. Sun Yat-sen , established two universities , one civil and one military . The civil university was National Kwangtung University ( 國立廣東大學 , renamed National Sun Yat-sen University in 1926), and the military university was Whampoa Military Academy . Both universities generated remarkable contributions and played an important education role in modern Chinese history. After National Sun Yat-sen University

5724-402: The Institute of Precision Medicine, the Institute of Biotechnology and Medicine, the Institute of Medical Technology, and the Institute of Biomedical Research. In December 2020, this Campus completed 24 hectares of land preparation operations, including base elevation adjustment, drainage facilities for detention ponds, tree clearing and greening, etc. The medical teaching building is planned to be

5832-657: The Ocean Researcher 3. In 2019, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) built a new generation of research vessels for it. As of 2024, NSYSU had 45 research centers, including the following most important key centers: National Sun Yat-sen University has been ranked consistently among the top 4 or 5 universities nationally in QS World University Rankings , Times Higher Education World University Rankings , and Academic Ranking of World Universities . According to Round University Ranking (2024), NSYSU

5940-611: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives David H. Rowe , and a sizable number of CEOs from among the 500 largest companies in the world, such as John Lin, the Vice President of eBay , Yuei-An Liou , a space scientist and distinguished professor, and chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission Huang Tien-mu . As of June 2021, a total of 24 people had received honorary doctoral degrees. For

6048-791: The Playhouse's professional productions of plays and musicals, of which several have transferred to Broadway . Other theatre performance facilities at UC San Diego include the Molli and Arthur Wagner Dance Building, also located within the Theatre District, and the Arthur Wagner Theatre located in Revelle College 's Galbraith Hall. Other arts facilities include the 800-seat Mandeville Auditorium and Conrad Prebys Music Center , used by UC San Diego's music department, as well as Mandeville Center,

6156-420: The Powell Structural Systems Laboratory titled Vices and Virtues , and three metallic Eucalyptus trees by Terry Allen . The collection also includes a work by Alexis Smith consisting of a path made of a large coiling snake whose head guides towards Geisel Library, with a quote from John Milton 's Paradise Lost carved along its length: "And wilt thou not be loath to leave this Paradise, but shalt possess

6264-538: The Singapore. The University of Tokyo , Hokkaido University , Kyoto University , Kyushu University , Tohoku University , Hiroshima University , Waseda University in Japan. Korea University , Seoul National University , Yonsei University , Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. Chulalongkorn University , Mahidol University in Thailand. University of Malaya in Malaysia. Peking University , Tsinghua University , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Fudan University , Sun Yat-sen University , Zhejiang University in

6372-420: The UC San Diego Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and the Helen Edison Lecture Series. UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies also plans to open a 66,000-square-foot hub at the corner of Park Boulevard and Market Street in East Village referred to as the Innovative Cultural and Education Hub. The project is slated to be completed in 2020 and plans to "advance the burgeoning tech ecosystem downtown, contribute to

6480-475: The UC San Diego campus. Most prominently, the construction of new mixed-use residential areas which the university calls "Living and Learning Neighborhoods". The neighborhoods contain residential housing, classrooms, lecture halls, dining, and occasionally underground parking. The first neighborhood constructed, the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood, was completed in 2020. The neighborhood currently primarily houses students from Sixth College , and

6588-495: The UK. Linköping University , KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Linnaeus University in Sweden. Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich , University of Hamburg , University of Cologne , University of Freiburg in Germany. McGill University , University of Ottawa , University of Victoria in Canada. Sapienza University of Rome , Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy. Nanyang Technological University , National University of Singapore , Singapore Management University in

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6696-430: The Visual Arts Facilities (VAF) building, and the Structural and Material Engineerings (SME) building, used by UC San Diego's visual arts department. In 2022, UC San Diego opened the Epstein Family Amphitheater, a 2,650-seat open air performance venue featuring a year-round program (including summer) of concerts, performances, and events. More than a dozen public art projects, part of the Stuart Collection , decorate

6804-407: The advanced technology of California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the building construction methods of the University of California in San Diego (UCSD), which was designed to resist sea wind erosion. The system of the University of Tsukuba was introduced for the management of university library. In its first two decades, NSYSU, similar to the other Sun Yat-sen universities , maintained

6912-1177: The arts. UC San Diego's comprehensive graduate program, which administered by the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs] (2018) is composed of several divisions and professional schools (in parentheses their founding), including Scripps Institution of Oceanography (1903), School of Medicine (1968), Institute of Engineering in Medicine (2008), School of Global Policy and Strategy (1986), Jacobs School of Engineering (1964), Rady School of Management (2001), Skaggs School of Pharmacy (2002), Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science (2019), Halicioğlu Data Science Institute (2018), School of Arts and Humanities (1965), School of Biological Sciences (1961), School of Physical Sciences (1960) and School of Social Sciences (1986). The university offers 35 masters programs, 47 doctoral programs, five professional programs, and nine joint doctoral programs with San Diego State University and other UC campuses. UC San Diego has highly ranked graduate programs in biological sciences and medicine, economics, social and behavioral sciences, physics, and computer engineering. The university also offers

7020-448: The campus and separates Jacobs Medical Center and Mesa apartment housing from the greater part of the university. The Preuss School , a college-preparatory charter school established and administered by UC San Diego, also lies on the eastern portion of the campus. Standing at the center of the university is the iconic Geisel Library , named after Dr. Seuss following a $ 20 million donation from his wife Audrey Geisel . Library Walk,

7128-420: The campus design under the leadership of Dr. Lee Huan (who later served as the Premier and Minister of Education), the university was established in Sizihwan , Kaohsiung City , the second largest metropolitan area in Taiwan. Prior to establishing the new university, government officials visited the United States and Japan and strategically decided that NSYSU would focus on graduate schools , modeling it after

7236-468: The campus followed a rough north–south axis alongside Historic Route 101 , though construction in the following decades deviated from this, with the core of the campus shifting towards Geisel Library. The school's two engineering departments were merged into the School of Engineering (renamed the Jacobs School of Engineering in 1987 in honor of Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm, and his wife Joan Jacobs) in 1982. New buildings have been continually added as

7344-416: The campus opened in 1964, it consisted only of Revelle College and Scripps Institution of Oceanography . The school's rapid increase in enrollment and opening to undergraduate students over its first decade spurred major campus expansion. Muir , Marshall , and Warren Colleges were established and built during the late 1960s through 1980s as the student population continued to grow considerably. Initially,

7452-423: The campus. The first, and a particularly wel Sun God , a large winged creature by Niki de Saint Phalle located near the Faculty Club. Other collection pieces include Richard Fleischner 's La Jolla Project (a collection of Stonehenge -like stone blocks), Do Ho Suh 's Fallen Star (a house sitting atop an engineering building in Warren College), a table by Jenny Holzer , an installation by Bruce Nauman on

7560-619: The capital; the Southern Long-term Observation Station is located at the University of Ruhuna in Matara . In cooperation with the government of Tuvalu , NSYSU establishes the Taiwan and Tuvalu Center on Marine Science and Engineering (TTCMSE). NSYSU has eight colleges: NSYSU has two National Key Fields colleges established based on the special decree National Key Fields Industry-University Cooperation and Skilled Personnel Training : Despite its small-to-medium size, National Sun Yat-sen University has always had outstanding research capabilities. The "Asia Pacific Ocean Research Center" at NSYSU

7668-462: The city's lively arts and culture scene, and connect in multiple ways with diverse neighborhoods such as Barrio Logan, the Diamond District, and Golden Hill." UC San Diego's undergraduate division is organized into eight residential colleges , each headed by its own provost . They all set their own general education requirements, manage separate administrative and advising staff, and grant unique degrees. In chronological order by date of foundation,

7776-421: The city. There are only four roads connecting the campus to the outside city, all the lanes are close to the mountains and the sea, and the terrain is challenging. NSYSU faculty and students who residing on campus live amongst a variety of wildlife. There are a large number of Formosan rock macaques , cockatoos , Pallas's squirrels , and Reeves's muntjacs , and the campus area is rich in natural ecology. However,

7884-452: The country, including the nature of the montane ecosystem , marine ecosystem , and coral reefs . In addition to the university buildings on the campus, there also is a seaside resort , a stadium constructed by land reclamation , Sizihwan Tunnel , and historic places remaining from the Japanese ruling era . The campus is close to the downtown area but far away from congestion and noise of

7992-631: The current faculty, 29 have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering , 70 to the National Academy of Sciences , 45 to the National Academy of Medicine and 110 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . When the Regents of the University of California originally authorized the San Diego campus in 1956, it was planned to be a graduate and research institution, providing instruction in

8100-485: The division expands. Major additions include the San Diego Supercomputer Center , completed in 1986; Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, completed in 2003; and the Structural and Materials Engineering building, completed in 2012. Significant construction work on the previously undeveloped northern part of campus also took place during this time. Two graduate professional schools, the School of Global Policy and Strategy and

8208-454: The eight colleges are: Students affiliate with a college based upon its particular philosophy and environment as majors are not exclusive to specific colleges. Revelle and Sixth enroll the largest number of undergraduate students, followed by Warren, Muir, Roosevelt, and Marshall. Each undergraduate college sets different requirements for awarding graduation and provost's honors, separate from departmental and Phi Beta Kappa honors. As one of

8316-657: The end of his chancellorship, the quality of UC San Diego graduate programs was ranked 10th in the nation by the National Research Council. The university continued to undergo further expansion during the first decade of the new millennium with the establishment and construction of two new professional schools — the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and the Rady School of Management —and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology ,

8424-476: The faculty in 1965. A champion of the New Left , he reportedly was the first protester to occupy the administration building in a demonstration organized by his student, political activist Angela Davis . The American Legion offered to buy out the remainder of Marcuse's contract for $ 20,000; the Regents censured Chancellor William J. McGill for defending Marcuse on the basis of academic freedom , but further action

8532-632: The fall of 2010 at NSYSU. The Office of International Affairs at NSYSU traditionally has monitored the election process. Taiwan's first P.R.C. and Burkina Faso student to receive a doctorate are both graduates of the NSYSU Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies. NSYSU graduates include the President of the Legislative Yuan Su Jia-chyuan , the Mayor of Kaohsiung Chen Chu , Member of

8640-526: The federal government, but Roger Revelle , then director of the Scripps Institution and main advocate for establishing the new campus, jeopardized the site selection by exposing the La Jolla community's exclusive real estate business practices, which were antagonistic to minority racial and religious groups. This outraged local conservatives, as well as Regent Edwin W. Pauley . Revelle also got involved in

8748-459: The fields of physics, biology , chemistry , and earth science . Before the main campus completed construction, classes were held in Scripps Institution of Oceanography. By 1963, new facilities on the mesa had been finished for the School of Science and Engineering, and new buildings were under construction for Social Sciences and Humanities. Ten additional faculty in those disciplines were hired, and

8856-551: The former while the City Council offered free land for the latter. The original authorization for the San Diego campus given by the UC Regents in 1956 approved a "graduate program in science and technology" that included undergraduate programs, a compromise that won both the support of General Dynamics and the city voters' approval. Nobel laureate Harold Urey , a physical chemist from the University of Chicago ; James R. Arnold ,

8964-647: The full list, please refer to the announcement of the Academic Affairs Office of National Sun Yat-sen University. NSYSU experienced a serious information security incident in November 2019. It is suspected that overseas hackers from China used XSS to monitor the email boxes of nearly 100 faculty members of NSYSU's College of Social Sciences and the College of Marine Sciences. Because the primary victims ( politics , Cross-Strait relations , and public policy scholars) are associated with government think tanks,

9072-467: The highest divisions of the central government . This scheme is used by the Joint Service Centers (JSC, 區域聯合服務中心 ) under Executive Yuan ( 行政院 ) and the jurisdiction of High Court Branches ( 高等法院分院 ) under Judicial Yuan ( 司法院 ). The division into six regions (hexachotomy) scheme corresponds to the prefectures under Japanese rule . This scheme was used for national electoral districts in

9180-460: The invasion may have introduced a threat to national security. [REDACTED] Media related to National Sun Yat-sen University at Wikimedia Commons 22°37′36″N 120°15′57″E  /  22.62667°N 120.26583°E  / 22.62667; 120.26583 Southern Taiwan The regions of Taiwan are based on historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise. The most widely used definition

9288-537: The kiosk structure at Chicano Park . In 2016 a mural entitled "Enduring Spell" was completed by El Mac in the Argo courtyard, UC San Diego maintains about 17,000 parking spaces and offers a number of alternative transportation options. The university runs a shuttle system, which is provided free for students, faculty, and staff, that services the main campus, UC San Diego Medical Center , university affiliated research centers, as well as nearby apartment complexes. As part of

9396-604: The likenesses of Martin Luther King Jr. and other political figures. Underground street artist Swampy created a large piece inside the Ché Café, visible through the courtyard depicting his signature mammoth skeleton. Local San Diego artist Mario Torero, in collaboration with university art students, painted a mural at the Café in commemoration of Angela Davis and Rigoberta Menchú, along with other notable political figures. The Ché Café remains

9504-510: The majority of enrollments at the university. The university offers 125 bachelor's degree programs traditionally organized into five disciplinary divisions: arts and humanities, biological sciences, engineering, mathematics and physical sciences, and social sciences. Students are also free to design special majors or engage in dual majors. 38% of undergraduates major in the social sciences, followed by 25% in biological sciences, 18% in engineering, 8% in sciences and math, 4% in humanities, and 3% in

9612-462: The most isolated UC unit in every sense: geographically, financially, and institutionally. Scripps had originally explored the simple idea of adding a small program for graduate students to its existing research program. Over time, that idea evolved into something much larger and more complex, and it was a great shock to the Scripps community to learn that Scripps was now expected to become the nucleus of

9720-569: The nation in terms of research and development expenditures in 2018, with $ 1.265 billion spent. Kiplinger in 2014 ranked UC San Diego 14th out of the top 100 best-value public colleges and universities in the nation, and 3rd in California. UC San Diego was ranked tied for 35th among national universities in the United States and tied for 8th among public universities by U.S. News & World Report ' s 2021 rankings. ScienceWatch ranks UC San Diego 7th of federally funded U.S. universities, based on

9828-484: The new campus in 1960. Because Revelle's tactless approaches to the clashes with Pauley and Salk had damaged his reputation with the Board of Regents, Kerr realized he could not nominate Revelle as the campus's first chancellor. Revelle's nomination would have become "an angry and drawn-out affair" and greatly detracted from the campus's future development. Herbert York , first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ,

9936-450: The pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla , UC San Diego is the southernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California . It offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, enrolling 33,096 undergraduate and 9,872 graduate students, with the second largest student housing capacity in the nation. The university occupies 2,178 acres (881 ha) near

10044-444: The project is to ease traffic and parking on campus while providing more accessible transportation to nearby areas. As part of the university's existing public transit partnerships, all students have unlimited access to MTS regional buses and trolleys, as well as most North County Transit District transportation services, upon paying a "transportation fee" as part of registration. Several facilities are currently under construction at

10152-407: The residential neighborhood of La Jolla of northern San Diego , bordered by the communities of La Jolla Shores , Torrey Pines , and University City . The main campus consists of 761 buildings that occupy 1,152 acres (466 ha), with natural reserves covering about 889 acres (360 ha) and outlying facilities taking up the remaining area. The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 5) passes through

10260-422: The school's Academic Senate, a legislative body composed of all university faculty members. Nine vice chancellors manage academic affairs, research, diversity, marine sciences, student affairs, planning, external relations, business affairs, and health sciences and report directly to the chancellor. There have been a total of 2 student regents from UC San Diego, Linda Rae Sabo in 1982, an undergraduate senior at

10368-432: The sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Local citizens supported the idea, voting the same year to transfer to the university 59 acres (24 ha) of mesa land on the coast near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography . The Regents requested an additional gift of 550 acres (220 ha) of undeveloped mesa land northeast of Scripps, as well as 500 acres (200 ha) on the former site of Camp Matthews from

10476-545: The time, and Haley Weddle in 2019, a graduate student at the time. The Nature Index lists UC San Diego as 6th in the United States for research output by article count in 2019. In 2020, UC San Diego spent $ 1.403 billion on research, the 6th highest expenditure among academic institutions in the United States. The National Science Foundation ranked UC San Diego 7th among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2021 with $ 1.42 billion. The university operates several organized research units, including

10584-478: The university announced the construction of Triton Center, a new facility near University Center that will host numerous student services along with an Alumni & Welcome Center. It is expected to open Winter of 2026. In September 2023, chancellor Pradeep Khosla announced his intention to present a housing proposition to the Regents of the University of California . The housing proposition currently aims to house an additional 6,000 students, though Khosla states he

10692-486: The university as one of the ugliest campuses in America, likening it to "a cupboard full of kitchen appliances whose function you can't quite fathom." In addition to its academic and housing facilities, the campus features eucalyptus groves, Birch Aquarium , and several major research centers. The Scripps Institution owns a sea port and several open ocean vessels for marine research. Several large shake facilities, including

10800-492: The war. Early research activity and faculty quality, notably in the sciences, was integral to shaping the focus and culture of the university. Even before UC San Diego had its own campus, faculty recruits had already made significant research breakthroughs, such as the Keeling Curve , a graph that plots rapidly increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and was the first significant evidence for global climate change ;

10908-607: The whole site was designated the First College of the new campus (it was later renamed after Roger Revelle). York resigned as chancellor that year and was replaced by John Semple Galbraith . The undergraduate program accepted its first class of 181 freshman at Revelle College in 1964. Second College was founded in 1964, on the land deeded by the federal government, and named after environmentalist John Muir two years later. The School of Medicine also accepted its first students in 1966. Political theorist Herbert Marcuse joined

11016-726: The world record holding Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table, used for earthquake simulations, are also maintained by the university. The university has actively sought to reduce carbon emissions and energy usage on campus, earning a "gold" sustainability performance rating in the Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS) survey. It was also praised in The Princeton Review's Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition for its strong commitment to sustainability in its academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. When

11124-703: The youngest university in the United States to have completed a $ 2 billion fundraiser. On November 27, 2017, the university announced it would leave its longtime athletic home of the California Collegiate Athletic Association , an NCAA Division II league, to begin a transition to NCAA Division I in 2020. It joined the Big West Conference , already home to four other UC campuses ( Davis , Irvine , Riverside , Santa Barbara ). The university transitioned to NCAA Division I competition on July 1, 2020. The transition period will run through

11232-623: Was averted after local leaders expressed support for Marcuse. Further student unrest was felt at the university, as the United States increased its involvement in the Vietnam War during the mid-1960s, when a student raised a Viet Minh flag over the campus. Protests escalated as the war continued and were only exacerbated after the National Guard fired on student protesters at Kent State University in 1970. Over 200 students occupied Urey Hall, with one student setting himself on fire in protest of

11340-618: Was established in Canton , it was forced south due to the Sino-Japanese War . The university moved first to Yunnan , and later to North Guangdong . Finally, in 1945, the university resumed operations at its original campus in Canton. In 1949, the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan ; its alumni relocated accordingly. In the 1970s, as Taiwan's overall economic development took off,

11448-488: Was extended due to construction delays. The Theatre District Living & Learning Neighborhood is currently scheduled to open between Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. The only currently open building is the Podemos building, which contains housing as well as academic instruction rooms. The Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood features an underground parking garage. The Pepper Canyon West Living and Learning Neighborhood

11556-638: Was recently replaced with the Graffiti Art Park. Students in the university's visual arts department also create temporary public art installations as part of their coursework. In 2007, the university sponsored a $ 56,000 performance art project to develop a sense of community at the sprawling campus. Shepard Fairey , most notable for his Barack Obama "Hope" poster , painted a mural at the Ché Café , one of UC San Diego's most famous buildings and collectives, on an outside wall facing Scholars Drive, that features

11664-499: Was selected instead. York planned the main campus according to the " Oxbridge " model, relying on many of Revelle's ideas. According to Kerr, "San Diego always asked for the best," though this created much friction throughout the UC system, including with Kerr himself, because UC San Diego often seemed to be "asking for too much and too fast." Kerr attributed UC San Diego's "special personality" to Scripps, which for over five decades had been

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