National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
國立高雄科技大學
Former names	National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology; National Kaohsiung Marine University; National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences
Motto	親產優質、創新創業、海洋科技(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhin-sán iu-chit, chhòng-sin chhòng-gia̍p, hái-iûⁿ kho-ki)
Type	Public university
Established	1 February 2018
President	Ching-Yu Yang
Academic staff	1649
Students	28010
Address	Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 22°39′5.6″N 120°19′42″E / 22.651556°N 120.32833°E
Campus	5
Colors
Nickname	NKUST
Website	eng.nkust.edu.tw
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	國立高雄科技大學
Tongyong Pinyin	Guólì Gāosyóng kējìdàsyué
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guólì Gāoxióng kējìdàxué
Wade–Giles	Kuoli Kao-hsiung k'e-chi ta-hsüeh
Tongyong Pinyin	Guólì Gāosyóng kējìdàsyué
Yale Romanization	Gwólì Gāusyúng kējìdàsywé
IPA	[kwǒlî káʊɕjʊ̌ŋ kʰɤ́tɕîtâɕɥě]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Kok-li̍p Ko-hiông Kho-ki-tai-ha̍k

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST; Chinese: 國立高雄科技大學; pinyin: Guólì Gāoxióng Kējì Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Ko-hiông Kho-ki-tai-ha̍k) is a university located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

NKUST offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields such as engineering, business, management, design, humanities, and social sciences.

NKUST has a number of research centers and institutes such as the center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and the Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering.