NCKU is a world-renowned university with extensive research resources supported by the College of Engineering, the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the College of Medicine, and the Medical Center. The integrated environment provides a center for cultivating specialists of biomedical engineering in southern Taiwan. The establishment of the Medical Device Innovation Center, one of the four research centers on campus funded by the Taiwan Ministry of Education, was approved in 2011. Medical devices have become one of the featured developments  at NCKU.

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) was founded in 1988. The BME aims to develop multidisciplinary programs that integrate biomechanics, medical electronics, biomedical materials, bioinformatics, and rehabilitation technology. In 2011, a major milestone was achieved with the establishment of the undergraduate program. The expansion enables the BME to offer a more comprehensive curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels for students.

►Former & Incumbent Chairpersons
1988- 1994  Prof. You-Li Chou
1988- 1994  Prof. Guan-Liang Chang
1997- 2000  Prof. Kuo-Sheng Cheng
2000- 2003  Prof. Fong-Chin Su
2003- 2006  Prof. Hsien-Chang Chang　
2006- 2009  Prof. Chih-Han Chang　
2009- 2012  Prof. Jia-Jin Chen　 
2012- 2015  Prof. Tian-Song Chen　
2015- 2018  Prof. Jia-Jin Chen
2018- 2021  Prof. Ming-Long Yeh
2021-present Prof. Wen-Tai Chiu