As National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) celebrated its 95th anniversary, the Physical Education Office under the Office of Academic Affairs held the “95th Anniversary Parade” on the morning of November 11 at Kuang-Fu Sports Field. Teams from the university’s first-level administrative and academic units took part, and President Meng-Ru Shen led senior administrators, faculty, and students in person, joined by guests and retired faculty and staff. Marching in step and putting on creative displays, each team showed off its own character and spirit.

Since its founding 95 years ago, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has nurtured more than 220,000 alumni who are making a difference across fields around the world. To honor its alumni for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the nation and society, NCKU held the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award ceremony on the evening of November 7 on Yun-Ping Boulevard at Kuang-Fu Campus. Before a warm gathering of about 1,000 alumni, President Meng-Ru Shen presented the honor to two of its graduates: Pochang Hsu, Class of 1984 in the Department of Engineering Science, and Sue Lin, Class of 1992 in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) held its annual academia-research event, INNOVATION DEMO DAY, on November 4 at the Macronix Building on Sheng-Li Campus. Co-organized by the Office of Research and Development and the Innovation Headquarters, the event was part of the celebrations for NCKU’s 95th anniversary. It brought together top research teams, the Great South Research Commercialization Platform, NCKU’s startup ecosystem, and the Phoenix Entrepreneurship Platforms, with nearly 100 R&D achievements and innovative technologies on display. Industry forums, results presentations, and a fundraising competition ran alongside the exhibition, reflecting NCKU’s wide-ranging strengths, from forward-looking research and industry-academia collaboration to innovation and entrepreneurship.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) held the award ceremony for its 2026 K. T. Li Technology and Literature Lectureships Award on the afternoon of November 6 at Ge-Chih Hall on Cheng-Kung Campus, honoring nine scholars across four categories: the K. T. Li Chair Professorship, K. T. Li Honorary Scholar Award, K. T. Li Research Award, and K. T. Li Gold Quality Award.

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) ranked 33rd in Asia and second in Taiwan in the 2027 QS Asia University Rankings, announced on November 3, 2026, by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a UK-based higher education analysis organization. This is NCKU’s highest ranking in nearly a decade.