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The first president was Dr. Shidehara Tan Tairaka Hiroshi. When Taihoku University was first established, it had two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Law, and the College of Science and Agriculture, and had a combined total of 60 students. The College of Medicine and the College of Engineering were added in 1936 and 1943 respectively. The College of Science and Agriculture was also divided into two colleges in 1943: the college of Science, and the college of Agriculture. The college of Agriculture was divided into three sections: the College of Agriculture and Forestry, the College of Medicine, and the Graduate Institute of Tropical Medicine.

During Taihoku Imperial University period, every college consisted of "lectures", which were conducted by a professor and included assistant professors, assistants, instructors and office employees. In 1945, the five colleges had 114 lectures with 382 students. The College of Liberal Arts and Law had 25 lectures, the College of Medicine had 24, the College of Science had 13, the College of Agriculture had 22, and the College of Engineering had 30.

After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, the R.O.C. government resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it ''National Taiwan University'' on November 15, 1945, with Dr. Lo Tsung-lo serving as the first president. The College of Liberal Arts and Law was divided into two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Law. The University thus consisted of six colleges (Liberal Arts, Law, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture) and had twenty-two departments with 500 odd students. The Evening Division, the College of Management, the College of Public Health, and the College of Electrical Engineering (renamed as the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2000) were established respectively in 1967, 1987, 1993, and 1997. In 1999, the College of Social Sciences replaced the College of Law, and the Department of Law was upgraded to become the College of Law. The evening division and the Center of Continuing Education were also combined into the Division of Continuing Education & Professional Development. In 2002, the College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture. In 2003, the College of Life Science was established. As of the 2004 academic year, the University has a total of eleven colleges, 54 departments, 96 graduate institutes (which offer 96 Master's programs and 83 doctoral programs), and four research centers: the Division of Population and Gender Studies, the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, the Center for Biotechnology, Japanese Research Center, and the Biodiversity Center. The number of students reached 29,877 in 2004, including the students from the division of Continuing Education & Professional development. A new library was built in 1998, and now contains over 3,000,000 volumes of books.
Faculty
Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 3,509 FTE: 2,452
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 210 FTE: 165
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 30 FTE: 30
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 40 FTE: 40
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Staff with PhD Headcount: 2,654 FTE: 2,025
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD
Undergraduate Information
Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 17,714 FTE: 17,714
Number of students pursuing a BachelorÂ’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associateÂ’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 1,175 FTE: 1,175
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 315 FTE: 315
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 183 FTE: 183
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees $ USD 838
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ USD 838
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Undergraduate Class Size 35
The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Undergraduate students Headcount: 4,029 FTE: 4,029
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 15,710 FTE: 15,710
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 391 FTE: 391
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 98 FTE: 98
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 130 FTE: 130
Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 853
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 853
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size 10
The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of first year Postgraduate students Headcount: 5,195 FTE: 5,195
Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates.
Students
Total Students Headcount: 33,424 FTE: 33,424
Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 1,566 FTE: 1,566
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 313 FTE: 313
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 413 FTE: 413
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees $ USD 845
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees $ USD 845
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Class Size 24
The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Number of Male Students Headcount: 19,909 FTE: 19,909
Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university
Number of Female Students Headcount: 13,515 FTE: 13,515
Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university
Graduate Output
Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study 51%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.
Proportion of Graduates Employed 23%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded 495
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months
Entry Requirements
Avg Entry Requirements 4
Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste)
Careers Support
Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors FTE: 1
Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)
Student Satisfaction
Overall Student Satisfaction Rate 95%
Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course
Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate 98%
Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course
Range of Fees

NT$25640~NT$39170

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

The requirements are by department's rule

Entry Requirements

Master Degree Program By Application – 44% (Admission Rate 26.64%)
Master Degree Program Entrance Exam – 56% (Passing Rate 9.18%)
Ph.d. Degree Program By Application - Admission

Language Support

The Audio-Visual Educational Center offers following supports for language learning
(Undergraduate Level)
1. Six language laboratory classrooms.
2. Four multimedia classrooms.
3. Two computer-assisted language learning labs.
4. Offer the 4-level Online English Program for postgraduate students, leading to academic and professional use of English
5. Offer short-term courses on writing for students of different levels of abilities.
6. Provide one-to one counseling service for individuals who have problems on writing.
7. Developing and up-keeping the “Postgraduate Level” of E-Freeway ( http://egreeway.avcenter.ntu.edu.tw/freeway/freeway.htm), a special section designed to cater to the language abilities needed for postgraduate students
8. Publish 3 issues a month the E-paper (http://epaper.ntu.edu.tw/view.php?listid-37&id-3694) to keep readers informed of the relevant English learning resources on campus

  • School of Forestry and Resource Conservation
  • Agricultural Chemistry
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Anatomy and Cell Biology
  • ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering
  • Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Department and Graduate Institute of Accounting
  • Department and Graduate Institute of Business Administration
  • Department and Graduate Institute of Finance
  • Department and Graduate Institute of International Business
  • Department of Law
  • Department of Agronomy
  • Department of Anthropology
  • Department of Atmospheric
  • Department of Biochemical Science and Technology
  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Chinese Literature
  • Department of Civil Engineering
  • Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology
  • Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
  • Department of Drama & Theatre
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering
  • Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
  • Department of Geography
  • Department of History
  • Department of Information Management
  • Department of Japanese Language & Literature
  • Department of Library & InformationScience
  • Department of Life Science
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Department of Pathology and Graduate Institude of Pathology
  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Political Science
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Social Work
  • Department of Sociology
  • Dept. of Physiology
  • Entomology
  • Geosciences
  • Graduate institite of Clinical Pharmacy
  • Graduate institite of Oral Biology
  • Graduate Institue of National Developement
  • Graduate Institute of Art History
  • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics
  • Graduate Institute of Building and Planning
  • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine
  • Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering
  • Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering
  • Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering
  • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology
  • Graduate Institute of Immunology
  • Graduate Institute of Immunology
  • Graduate Institute of Industrial Engineering
  • Graduate Institute of Journalism
  • Graduate Institute of Linguistics
  • Graduate Institute of Microbiology
  • Graduate Institute of Musicology
  • Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia
  • Graduate Institute of Photonics and optoelectronics
  • Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature
  • Graduate Institute of Toxicology
  • Gratuate Institute of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies
  • Horticultural Science
  • Institue of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Institute of Applied Mechanics
  • Institute of Biochemical Sciences
  • Institute of Biotechnology
  • Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Institute of Environmental Health
  • Institute of Fisheries Science
  • INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Institute of Health Care Organization Administration
  • Institute of Health Policy and Management
  • Institute of Microbiology and Biochemistry
  • Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene
  • Institute of Oceanography
  • Institute of Plant Biology
  • Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering
  • Institute of Preventive Medicine
  • Institute of Zoology
  • Mathematics
  • Office of Academic Affairs
  • Office of President
  • Office of Research and Development
  • Office of Vice President
  • Physics
  • Plant Pathology & Microbiology
  • Psychology
  • School of Dentistry
  • School of Dentistry and Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • School of Occupational Therapy
  • School of Pharmacy
  • School of Physical Therapy
  • Veterinary medical
Outstanding International Graduate Student Scholarship. 12 available @ USD 796

Available to international students of outstanding academic merit entering any doctoral program on NTU. Designed to internationalise postgrad studies and extend alumni

Specialisation
Ant NTU Doctoral Program

Application Process
Apply to program coordinator/admissions office

Application URL
http://ccms.ntu.edu.tw/~ntugocfs/english/ntu_c/c4b.doc

Deadline
1st January 2006

Map: National Taiwan University (NTU)

School Information

Country
Taiwan
Address
No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617
Website
Switchboard
886 2 33663366
Fax
+886 2 23627651
Email
cfia@ntu.edu.tw

Admissions Contact

Name
Been Huang Chiang
Position
Dean
Email
bhchiang@ntu.edu.tw
Fax
+886-2-2369-7337