National Chiao Tung University

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 1,003 FTE: 832
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 and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 36 FTE: 32
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.
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff	Headcount: 18 FTE: 18
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.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 4,827 FTE: 4,827
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 269 FTE: 269
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. Please exclude all exchange students.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 3 FTE: 3
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: 52 FTE: 52
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 1,757
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 1,757
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	45
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.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 9,872 FTE: 8,099
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students	Headcount: 136 FTE: 136
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.
Number of Inbound Exchange Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 45 FTE: 45
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 Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 38 FTE: 38
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 1,558
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 1,558
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	27
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.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 12,887 FTE: 11,114
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 384 FTE: 384
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.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 90 FTE: 90
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: 48 FTE: 48
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 1,658
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	$ USD 1,658
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	36
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.

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study	14%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other.
Proportion of Graduates Employed	80%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded	242
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Research Productivity & Quality

Number of Papers	5,491
Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
Number of Citations	15,326
Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

NCTU: the No.1 in the Engineering field in Taiwan
In the Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2007, among the five research fields, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) ranks 1st in the Engineering field. Harvard University ranks 1st in the other four fields. There are only 3 universities in Taiwan on the list in the Engineering field. NCTU is the No. 49 in the world and the 1st in Taiwan.

World Top 100 Universities in Engineering, NCTU is No. 49
In the Academic Ranking of World Universities produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2007, NCTU ranked 49th in the world in the Engineering field.

Journal released in Computer Science Filed , NCTU is the No.1
January Released from the “Evaluation Bimonthly” of Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan shown department of computer science of NCTU has the 21st highly ranking of the world.


NCTU Ranks 21st of the World.
According to ESI (Essential Science Indicators), NCTU ranked 21st in the world in the Journal article public.

Range of Fees

It's about US$1756.

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

NONE

Accommodation

There're a total of 7200 beds on campus. In case of insufficiency, school dorms will be allocated pursuant to international students first.

Accommodation Range

It's from US$333.3 to 636.3 per year.

Entry Requirements

Details see the following websites http://www.ia.nctu.edu.tw/.
Application for admission must be submitted :
For spring semester－during the period September 1 through October 31 each year；
For fall semester－during the period of March 1 through April 30 each year.

• International Service Center

This institution offers programs in the following:

Subjects

• Biological Sciences
• Business/Management
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil/Structural Engineering
• Communications/Media
• Computing/Information Technology
• Education/Training
• Electronic/Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Studies
• Finance/Accounting
• General Engineering/Other Engineering
• Humanities
• Languages
• Law/Legal Studies
• Literature
• Manufacturing/Production Engineering
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physical Sciences
• Sociology/Social Studies

No programs have been entered for this institution.

Regulation of International Scholarshipat National Chiao Tung University. 700 available @ USD 9,484

1. To recruit outstanding international students and for internationalization, the university, National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), has here specifically set up this “International Scholarships” to reward those international students who follow the regulations of “Foreign Students Applying to enter NCTU” and enroll in the degree programs at NCTU.

Application Process
The budget of this International Scholarships comes from the subsidy granted by the Ministry of Education and the fee allotted from the post-graduate scholarships offered by NCTU. The fee allotted from the post-graduate scholarships can be granted only for those International students who enroll in the master or doctoral program.
NCTU grants 5 kinds of International Scholarships:
(1)Type A: twenty thousand NT dollars per month
(2)Type B: ten thousand NT dollars per month
(3)Type C: six thousand NT dollars per month
(4)Teaching Assistantship: six thousand NT dollars per month. Registrar may help arranging teaching or administration work.
(5)Tuition waiver

Students who receive Type A, B, C scholarships, or Teaching Assistantship may also be granted a tuition waiver.
Students who receive Type B or C scholarships and have got outstanding grades may also be granted a Teaching Assistantship.
Those who are entitled to have International Student Scholarship may receive scholarship for 12 months annually. This policy is applicable only to active students. An International student who plans to leave the school for one month or longer must obtain an approval from his/her advisor, or his/her scholarship will be cancelled.
After the first year of enrollment, international students who wish to apply for International Scholarships must fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Post-graduate students must have taken at least 8 credits with an average grade of above 75 during the previous year. Those who have completed their credit requirements may substitute it with thesis study reports .
(2)Undergraduate students must have taken at least 9 credits with an average grade of above 70 each semester during the previous year.
(3)The conduct grade for each semester must be above 80.
The International Scholarships are ratified for one year each time and will be reviewed annually. During the year, scholarships will be cancelled immediately if the recipient does not meet the requirements listed above.
The priority in awarding this International Scholarships will be given to undergraduate students during their first two years, graduate students during their first year, and doctorial students during their first two years of enrollment. Afterwards, students may still apply for tuition waver. For graduate students, through the guidance of their department and/or advisor, they are encouraged to apply the regular post-graduate scholarships or some other research project subsidies.
The maximum years for receiving International Scholarship: undergraduate students: 4 years; graduate students: 2 years; doctorial students: 4 years; graduate students who are directly admitted into doctoral programs: 5 years.

Application URL
http://www.ia.nctu.edu.tw/

Deadline
31st October 2007