In 1997, the Ministry of Education in the Republic of China, announced its approval for setting up a public run university in Kaohsiung city, and an office for its preparation was then established. After a wide range of discussions with local academia and entrepreneurs for development of this establishment, a complete set-up plan for the university was completed. Having recognized the essential implications for other disciplines, the Department of Applied Mathematics was placed on the “priority list” of departments to be established in the year 2000.

After its three-year preparation, the National University of Kaohsiung began to function as planned in 2000, and had accepted undergraduate students in six departments including applied mathematics. The Department of Applied Mathematics also plans to start the graduate program in year 2003.

Currently, there are ten faculty members in the Department of Applied Mathematics, National University of Kaohsiung. All of them have an excellent research track record, remarkable teaching experiences and have been invited from other renowned institutions in Taiwan. Furthermore, a few more distinguished scholars in Applied Mathematics are to be invited to join the department in the near future. The recruitment will be based on research, teaching and academic services. It is expected that each faculty member has enthusiasm in teaching, is devoted to conduct quality research and is prepared to provide academic services for higher education. The objectives are to pursue excellence in research, to make the department a prestigious institution and to foster successful alumni in every field.

The Department of Applied Mathematics confers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics. Usually it takes four years to complete a minimal of 128 credits. The department will offer basic mathematics courses and equipped students with solid basic mathematical training. Mathematical literacy courses will also be offered to broaden students' general knowledge in mathematics. The compulsory courses are maintained at the minimum level for sufficient training in mathematics so as to leave more rooms for students to select courses from one of the three curricula established in the department as the major direction of their future studies. On the other hand, the department will also seek to establish joint programs with other departments, e.g., mathematical finance with the departments in school of economics and management, aiming to train persons with ability to do work in mathematical finance, bio-informatics with the departments in school of life sciences to bring up persons trained in suitable curriculum for work biological technology industry of the 21 st century. Other than the basic courses in mathematics, computer programming, usage of mathematics and statistics software useful in doing applied research work will also be emphasized. The department also encourages students to take certain courses in a chosen field in other departments such as that related to physics, biology, economics, and electrical engineering, to build up understandings in other area, so that they may cooperate with people in other fields and apply the mathematics theories learned.

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The department is equipped with excellent learning facilities and resources. The department offers two computer labs, a server room, and a multimedia classroom. The two computer labs are opened 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. One of the computer labs is equipped with 50 personal computers running the Microsoft Windows system in the latest version. The personal computers are connected by an instructor-controlled broadcasting system. Two high resolution projectors are also installed in the lab. The other computer lab contains 20 Linux-based workstations. Several high-end computing servers, web servers, file servers, and one PC cluster system are housed in the server room of the department. Essential scientific computing software packages in Windows or Linux systems are installed in the computers. The multimedia classroom is equipped with a projector, a tablet-PC, a DVD player, an audio amplifier, and stereo speakers. These computers provide the faculty members and students a state-of-the-art computing environment and e-Learning capabilities. All the computers are hooked up on the Internet and all the classrooms are air-conditioned.

Students graduated from the department usually continue their studies in the related fields like applied mathematics, computer science, statistics, engineering and others for pursuing higher degrees. They may also develop their careers in information, business, finance, actuary industry, or government agencies.