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NCU’s origins can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal School in Nanjing, founded during the late Qing dynasty (19th century) by Zhang Zhidong, the Viceroy of Liangjiang. The institution was officially established in 1915 as National Nanjing Normal College and then renamed National Central University in 1928. Kuo Ping-wen, then president of the university and a student of philosopher John Dewey, was a leading advocate of modern educational concepts and scientific teaching methods in China. NCU produced distinguished a l u m n i , such as Li Kwoh-ting and Wu Chien-shiung. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Luo Jia-lun, then president of NCU, moved the university westward to Shapingba in Chongqing, where it became the most comprehensive university in China during wartime. NCU’s grand scale, comprehensive colleges, and strong faculty made it the premier academic institution in southeast China, giving rise to the saying “In the North, Peking University; in the South, Central University.” Through the great efforts of its alumni, NCU was re-established in 1962 as the Graduate Institute of Geophysics of NCU, located in Miaoli. In 1968, the university was relocated to Shuanglianpo, Zhongli, expanded, and renamed the College of Science of NCU. In 1979, it officially resumed the name “National Central University.” Under the leadership of its past eight presidents: Dai Yun-gui, Li Xin-min, Yu Chuan-tao, Liu Zhao - han, Liu Quan - sheng, Lee Lou - chuang, Chiang Wei-ling, Jou Jing-yang, and the current president, Hsiau Shu-san, NCU has continued to flourish, advancing toward its goal of becoming a world-class university.