National Central University was originally founded in Nanjing, China in 1915. NCU had later developed into a renowned academic institution with comprehensive programs and outstanding faculty, enjoying a high reputation equal to that of Peking University. In 1962, the Graduate Institute of Geophysics was founded in Miaoli, Taiwan as the re-establishment of the University. The campus was relocated to Zhongli in 1968, and today it has become a home to more than thirteen thousand students and teachers. In 1902, during the late Qing Dynasty, the Liangjiang Governor-General Chang Chih-Tung established Sanjiang Normal School in Nanjing, which had later became National Nanjing Normal College in 1915. This was the birth of modern-style education in China and also the founding of National Central University. NCU was re-established in Taiwan in 1962 as part of the country's response to the International Geophysical Year. The school was initially located in Miaoli, but relocated to Jhongli in 1968, and it has gradually developed into a comprehensive university.