National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; Chinese: 國立成功大學;成大; pinyin: Guólì Chénggōng Dàxué) is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan. NCKU is one of the best comprehensive universities in Taiwan and a leader in promoting industry-academia cooperation. It has consistently been ranked as one of the top universities in Asia. The university is best known for engineering, computer science, medicine, and planning and design.