NCKU Museum Organized School History Exhibition
Tainan, Taiwan, November 15th, 2010
As National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) celebrated its 79th Anniversary and hundreds of alumni returned to their alma mater for the celebration, NCKU Museum has organized School History Exhibition, displaying historical data from the periods of Japanese colonial period, College of Engineering and the University.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, Senior Executive Vice-President Hwung-Hweng Hwung, Senior Executive Vice-President Da-Hsuan Feng, former President Jer-Ru Maa, former President Cheng-I Weng, former President Chiang Kao, former Acting President Hung-Shan Weng, Secretary General Woei-Shyan Lee, Vice-President for Academic Affairs Ming-Jer Tang, Vice-President for Student Affairs Bih-Ching Shu, Vice-President for Research and Development Chi-Chuan Hwang, Director Wen-Jen Hsieh of NCKU Library, Dean Pao-Shan Yu of College of Engineering, Dean Yu-Hern Chang of College of Management, Dean of College of Planning and Design, Dean Yon-Hua Tzeng of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Associate Dean Yuh-Neu Chen of College of Liberal Arts and nearly a hundred of alumni and guests have participated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed in his opening remark, “Established in 1931, NCKU started as College of Engineering and it has developed into a comprehensive university. During the 79 years of transformation, many important events have occurred. However, teachers and students of the younger generation have gradually forgotten them or have never heard of them. Therefore, it is very unique that NCKU Museum has taken the opportunity of the 79th Anniversary to organize this exhibition, allowing elder alumni to remember the past and share their experience with the younger generation.”
NCKU President Lai also mentioned, “The School History Exhibition is organized into the periods of Japanese colonization, College of Engineering and the University to let teachers, students and the public to understand the development history of NCKU and promote the establishment of historical museums of each department and college as well as the preservation research and display of cultural assets, thus creating a complete and qualified group of museums.”
The exhibition of the period of Japanese colonization from 1931 to 1945 is located in the former Office of the College President, allowing the visitors to witness National Cheng Kung University in its formative years and remember the enthusiasm of professors and students at the leading edge of Taiwan’s modernization and paying tribute to the College alumni who invested their careers and lives in building Taiwan’s industrial and economic future.
The exhibition of the period of Japanese colonial period displays contemporary school uniform, cap, glasses, notes, textbooks and papers and uses multimedia to reveal the images of former directors, faculty and alumni as well as scenes of life on the campus.
The exhibition of the period of College of Engineering is divided into four sections, including Seeding, Germinating, Growing and Blooming, revealing the characteristics and achievements of the development of College of Engineering with texts, images and timelines and simultaneously displaying various collection items, including the balance, theodolite, depth gage, slide ruler, drills and watt meter.
Tainan Technical College, today’s National Cheng Kung University, served as Taiwan’s highest institute of technical and industrial education during the Japanese colonial period and laid a foundation that proved critical to the industrial and economic growth in later decades.
Taking over from Tainan Technical College of the Taiwan Governor-general’s Office in 1946, Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering (TPCE), an earlier identity of NCKU, began the monumental task of recovering from war damages under the leadership of the first President, Dr. Shih-An Wang. Dr. Wang’s devotion and efforts eventually led to the upgrade of the technical school to a formal college in October, 1947.
As President Wang realized an urgent need of engineering experts in Taiwan’s industries and regarded “building the nation with industries” as the primary goal of TPCE, he laid down rules governing the fulfillment of academic requirements in terms of industrial experience and established a cooperative mechanism between TPCE and the Resources Commission, the most important organization responsible for allocating Taiwan’s industrial resources at that time. This groundbreaking gesture laid an excellent foundation for TPCE’s future industry-academia interaction.
In 1952, Dr. Ta-Kuin Tsing became President of TPCE and the College entered a new phase of educational advancement, culminating in the TPCE-Purdue cooperation with U.S. aid. The dozen or so years of progress in all aspects of TPCE resulted in her transforming into a cradle of industrial experts on the island. TPCE was upgraded to become Provincial Cheng Kung University in 1957.
In addition to the School History Exhibition, Exhibition of Purdue-NCKU Project, Exhibition of Po-Yih Country House Collections, Exhibition on Ancient Locks and A Glance of Profesor Su Xuelin’s Study are also held at NCKU Museum from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
As National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) celebrated its 79th Anniversary and hundreds of alumni returned to their alma mater for the celebration, NCKU Museum has organized School History Exhibition, displaying historical data from the periods of Japanese colonial period, College of Engineering and the University.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, Senior Executive Vice-President Hwung-Hweng Hwung, Senior Executive Vice-President Da-Hsuan Feng, former President Jer-Ru Maa, former President Cheng-I Weng, former President Chiang Kao, former Acting President Hung-Shan Weng, Secretary General Woei-Shyan Lee, Vice-President for Academic Affairs Ming-Jer Tang, Vice-President for Student Affairs Bih-Ching Shu, Vice-President for Research and Development Chi-Chuan Hwang, Director Wen-Jen Hsieh of NCKU Library, Dean Pao-Shan Yu of College of Engineering, Dean Yu-Hern Chang of College of Management, Dean of College of Planning and Design, Dean Yon-Hua Tzeng of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Associate Dean Yuh-Neu Chen of College of Liberal Arts and nearly a hundred of alumni and guests have participated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed in his opening remark, “Established in 1931, NCKU started as College of Engineering and it has developed into a comprehensive university. During the 79 years of transformation, many important events have occurred. However, teachers and students of the younger generation have gradually forgotten them or have never heard of them. Therefore, it is very unique that NCKU Museum has taken the opportunity of the 79th Anniversary to organize this exhibition, allowing elder alumni to remember the past and share their experience with the younger generation.”
NCKU President Lai also mentioned, “The School History Exhibition is organized into the periods of Japanese colonization, College of Engineering and the University to let teachers, students and the public to understand the development history of NCKU and promote the establishment of historical museums of each department and college as well as the preservation research and display of cultural assets, thus creating a complete and qualified group of museums.”
The exhibition of the period of Japanese colonization from 1931 to 1945 is located in the former Office of the College President, allowing the visitors to witness National Cheng Kung University in its formative years and remember the enthusiasm of professors and students at the leading edge of Taiwan’s modernization and paying tribute to the College alumni who invested their careers and lives in building Taiwan’s industrial and economic future.
The exhibition of the period of Japanese colonial period displays contemporary school uniform, cap, glasses, notes, textbooks and papers and uses multimedia to reveal the images of former directors, faculty and alumni as well as scenes of life on the campus.
The exhibition of the period of College of Engineering is divided into four sections, including Seeding, Germinating, Growing and Blooming, revealing the characteristics and achievements of the development of College of Engineering with texts, images and timelines and simultaneously displaying various collection items, including the balance, theodolite, depth gage, slide ruler, drills and watt meter.
Tainan Technical College, today’s National Cheng Kung University, served as Taiwan’s highest institute of technical and industrial education during the Japanese colonial period and laid a foundation that proved critical to the industrial and economic growth in later decades.
Taking over from Tainan Technical College of the Taiwan Governor-general’s Office in 1946, Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering (TPCE), an earlier identity of NCKU, began the monumental task of recovering from war damages under the leadership of the first President, Dr. Shih-An Wang. Dr. Wang’s devotion and efforts eventually led to the upgrade of the technical school to a formal college in October, 1947.
As President Wang realized an urgent need of engineering experts in Taiwan’s industries and regarded “building the nation with industries” as the primary goal of TPCE, he laid down rules governing the fulfillment of academic requirements in terms of industrial experience and established a cooperative mechanism between TPCE and the Resources Commission, the most important organization responsible for allocating Taiwan’s industrial resources at that time. This groundbreaking gesture laid an excellent foundation for TPCE’s future industry-academia interaction.
In 1952, Dr. Ta-Kuin Tsing became President of TPCE and the College entered a new phase of educational advancement, culminating in the TPCE-Purdue cooperation with U.S. aid. The dozen or so years of progress in all aspects of TPCE resulted in her transforming into a cradle of industrial experts on the island. TPCE was upgraded to become Provincial Cheng Kung University in 1957.
In addition to the School History Exhibition, Exhibition of Purdue-NCKU Project, Exhibition of Po-Yih Country House Collections, Exhibition on Ancient Locks and A Glance of Profesor Su Xuelin’s Study are also held at NCKU Museum from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
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