National Chung Cheng University (國立中正大學), abbreviated CCU, is a public research university located in Minhsiung, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is distinctive among universities in Taiwan in that it is dedicated to the core humanities and the basic sciences, both natural and social. In both quality and quantity of research it annually places among the top 5% of universities in Taiwan (see reference section). National Chung Cheng University was the first public university established after Taiwan's economic boom of the 1980s. In 1986, in order to promote research and to develop higher education in the Yunlin, Chiayi and Tainan areas, the Executive Yuan approved a plan to establish a strongly research-oriented university in Chiayi. According to the university homepage, CCU is named after Chiang Kai-Shek. It was officially founded on July 1, 1989 with Lin Ching-Jiang (林清江) serving as its first president. Lin established the original five colleges: namely, the College of Humanities, the College of Sciences, the College of Social Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Management.