| 1915 |
NCU was founded at NanKing and became one of the top leading universities in South-Eastern China. |
| 1936 |
NCU was moved to Sapingba, Chungching during the anti-Japanese war. |
| 1962 |
NCU was reinstated in Taiwan at Miaoli, as the Graduate Institute of Geophysics of the National Central University. |
| 1968 |
NCU moved to Jhongli and became the Science College of the National Central University. |
| 1975 |
1.8000 trees were planted to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s death.
2.NCU established Computer Center. |
| 1979 |
NCU was officially reestablished with it original name, National Central University. It comprised three colleges: Science, Engineering, and Liberal Arts. |
| 1982 |
Dr. Chuan-Tao Yu succeeded to presidency. |
| 1984 |
NCU established the Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research. |
| 1990 |
Dr. Chao-Han Liu succeeded to presidency after President Chuan-Tao Yu resigned his commission. |
| 1994 |
NCU built the first satellite remote sensing of ground reception site in Taiwan. |
| 1997 |
Dr. Chao-Han Liu, the first elected president of the University |
| 1999 |
1.ROCSAT-1, a satellite which NCU scientists helped build was successfully launched - a landmark in the history of Taiwan’s space technology studies.
2.The opening of NCU Lulin Observatory.
3.NCU obtained a registered trademark of ”Jhongda”. |
| 2000 |
1.President Chao-Han Liu re-elected to serve a second term.
2.NCU cooperated with National Science Council for the learning models of the Internet communities which called “EduCities”. |
| 2001 |
NCU was selected as one of the major research-oriented universities eligible for government’s special project support. |
| 2002 |
1.NCU joined hands with Chiao Tung University, Tsing-Hua University and National Yang-Ming University in the vicinity to form the "University System of Taiwan".
2.The NCU Lulin Observatory discovered the first minor planet of Taiwan named “Lulin 1”. |
| 2003 |
1.Dr. Chuan-Sheng Liu succeeded to presidency.
2.The College of Hakka Studies was established as the seventh college. |
| 2005 |
1.NCU celebrated its 90th anniversary.
2.The largest personal donation in NCU：NT$257 millions donated from Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Bruce Cheng. |
| 2006 |
1.NCU obtained yearly support of extra NT$600 million for the first two years from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education.
2.Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee succeeded to presidency. |
| 2007 |
The NCU Lulin Observatory discovered the first comet of Taiwan. It was named "Comet Lulin" after the observatory. |
| 2008 |
1.President Lou-Chuang Lee being appointed as the Minister of National Science Council, Dr. Wei-Ling Chiang served as the acting President.
2.NCU all ranked “excellent” for Academic Execution Performance Qualified for “50 billion NT$ in 5 Year” founded by the Ministry of Education for the past three years and obtained yearly support of extra NT$700 million for the last three years. |
| 2009 |
Dr. Wei-Ling Chiang succeeded to presidency. |
History of NCU