Chen Wen-chang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Wen-chang
陳文章
Chang in 2024
President of National Taiwan University
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 January 2023
Preceded by	Kuan Chung-ming
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 61–62) Taiwan
Education	National Taiwan University (BS) University of Rochester (PhD)

Chen Wen-chang (Chinese: 陳文章; born 1963) is a Taiwanese chemical engineer and academic administrator who is the current president of the National Taiwan University. Succeeding Kuan Chung-ming, he took his position as president of the university on 8 January 2023.[1]

Education

Chen graduated from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and completed a Ph.D. in the same subject at the University of Rochester in 1993.[2][1]

Career

Chen returned to teach in Taiwan as a professor at NTU and later became dean of the College of Engineering.[3] In 2021, he was awarded a National Chair Professorship in engineering and applied science.[4] Chen was one of nine candidates certified by NTU's Presidential Election Committee in July 2022 to contest the office.[5] A subsequent vote reduced the number of candidates to six,[1][3] and Chen won another round of voting in October 2022.[1]

References

1. Chen, Chih-chung; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (7 October 2022). "NTU Engineering College dean elected to lead university". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 October 2022. Republished as: "Chen Wen-chang voted in as new NTU president". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. "Wen-Chang Chen Professor(Dean, College of Engineering)". National Taiwan University. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
3. Strong, Matthew (7 October 2022). "National Taiwan University elects Chen Wen-chang as its next president". Taiwan News. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. Hsiao, Sherry (23 March 2021). "Ministry names winners of academic awards". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
5. "NTU candidates unveiled". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.