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| 124= | 152 | Arts & Humanities | 50 | Natural Sciences |
| 49 | Engineering & IT | 74 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 84 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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| 102= | 93 | Arts & Humanities | 64 | Natural Sciences |
| 53 | Engineering & IT | 75 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 80 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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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.
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: 3,330 FTE: 2,377 |  |
| 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 professors who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as âresearch onlyâ 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: 232 FTE: 169 | |
| 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: 45 FTE: 45 | |
| 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: 317 FTE: 317 | |
| 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. | ||
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 17,273 FTE: 17,273 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelors level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associates degrees. | ||
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 1,149 FTE: 1,149 | |
| 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. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as âundergraduate degree programâ they should be included under âinternational undergraduate studentsâ . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under âTotal International Studentsâ. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 210 FTE: 210 | |
| 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: 175 FTE: 175 | |
| 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 872 | |
| 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 872 | |
| 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 | 36 | |
| 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: 15,029 FTE: 15,029 | |
| 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: 279 FTE: 279 | |
| 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. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as âpostgraduate degree programâ, they should be included under âinternational postgraduate studentsâ. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under âTotal International Studentsâ. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 85 FTE: 85 | |
| 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: 105 FTE: 105 | |
| 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 887 | |
| 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 887 | |
| 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 | 9 | |
| 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: 32,302 FTE: 32,302 | |
| Total number of students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 1,951 FTE: 1,951 | |
| 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: 280 FTE: 280 | |
| 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: 295 FTE: 295 | |
| 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 879 | |
| Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course | ||
| Average Domestic Student Fees | $ USD 879 | |
| 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. | ||
Graduate Output
| Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study | 45% | |
| 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 | 22% | |
| Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation | ||
| Number of PhDs Awarded | 453 | |
| 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) | ||
Research Productivity & Quality
| Number of Papers | 14,496 | |
| Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years | ||
| Number of Citations | 41,190 | |
| Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years | ||
Range of Fees
25230NT$~39560NT$
Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements
TOEFL≥550
TOEFL/IBT > 213
IELTS≥Grade6
Entry Requirements
Application (35% of enrollment)-
The students are approximately among the top 1% in the Joint College Subject Competence Examination (JCSCE is equivalent to SAT in US)
Entrance examination (65% of enrollment)-
Approximately top 2% of the students taking the Joint College Appointed Subject Examination (JCASE)
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
Non-English Language Requirements
Chinese (6 credit hour)
- 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
- Administration
- Business Administration - Full Time
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Chemistry - Full Time
- Agricultural Economics - Full Time
- Agricultural Extension - Full Time
- Agronomy - Full Time
- Animal Science and Technology - Full Time
- Fisheries Science - Full Time
- Fishery Biology - Full Time
- Fishery Biology - Full Time
- Food Science and Technology - Full Time
- Forestry - Full Time
- Horticulture - Full Time
- Anthropology
- Anthropology - Full Time
- Biological Sciences
- Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering - Full Time
- Biochemical Science & Technology - Full Time
- Biochemical Sciences - Full Time
- Biochemical Sciences - Full Time
- Biomedical Engineering - Full Time
- Biomedicine Engineering - Full Time
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Full Time
- Fishery Biology - Full Time
- Fishery Biology - Full Time
- Horticulture - Full Time
- Life Science - Full Time
- Microbiology - Full Time
- Microbiology and Biochemistry - Full Time
- Molecular and Cellular Biology - Full Time
- Oral Biology - Full Time
- Plant Biology - Full Time
- Plant Pathology and Microbiology - Full Time
- Built Environment
- Building and Planning - Full Time
- Business/Management
- Business Administration - Full Time
- Information Management - Full Time
- International Business - Full Time
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering - Full Time
- Civil/Structural Engineering
- Civil Engineering - Full Time
- Computing/Information Technology
- Computer Science and Information Engineering - Full Time
- Creative/Performing Arts
- Art History - Full Time
- Drama and Theatre - Full Time
- Musicology - Full Time
- Dentistry
- Dentistry - Full Time
- Oral Biology - Full Time
- Earth Sciences
- Atmospheric Sciences - Full Time
- Geosciences - Full Time
- Oceanography - Full Time
- Economics
- Economics - Full Time
- Electronic/Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering - Full Time
- Electronics Engineering - Full Time
- Finance/Accounting
- Accounting - Full Time
- Finance - Full Time
- General Engineering/Other Engineering
- Bio-Environmental Systems Engineering - Full Time
- Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering - Full Time
- Biomedicine Engineering - Full Time
- Center for Earthquake Engineering Research - Full Time
- Communication Engineerin - Full Time
- Electro-Optical Engineering - Full Time
- Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering - Full Time
- Environmental Engineering - Full Time
- Industrial Engineering - Full Time
- Materials Science and Engineering - Full Time
- Polymer Science and Engineering - Full Time
- Geography
- Geography - Full Time
- Health/Para-medical Studies
- Environmental Health - Full Time
- Health Care Organization Administration - Full Time
- Health Policy and Management - Full Time
- Medical Technology - Full Time
- Nursing - Full Time
- Occupational Therapy - Full Time
- Physical Therapy - Full Time
- Public Health - Full Time
- History/Archaeology
- Art History - Full Time
- History - Full Time
- Humanities
- Library and Information Science - Full Time
- Languages
- Foreign Languages and Literatures - Full Time
- Japanese Language and Literature - Full Time
- Linguistics - Full Time
- Law/Legal Studies
- Law - Full Time
- Literature
- Chinese Literature - Full Time
- Foreign Languages and Literatures - Full Time
- Japanese Language and Literature - Full Time
- Manufacturing/Production Engineering
- Manufacturing Automation Technology - Full Time
- Mathematics
- Mathematics - Full Time
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering - Full Time
- Medicine/Medical Sciences
- Biomedical Engineering - Full Time
- Clinical Medicine - Full Time
- Epidemiology - Full Time
- Immunology - Full Time
- Medicine - Full Time
- Molecular Medicine - Full Time
- Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene - Full Time
- Otolaryngology - Full Time
- Preventive Medicine - Full Time
- Toxicology - Full Time
- Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Clinical Pharmacy - Full Time
- Pharmacology - Full Time
- Pharmacy - Full Time
- Philosophy
- Philosophy - Full Time
- Physical Sciences
- Applied Mechanics - Full Time
- Chemistry - Full Time
- Physics - Full Time
- Politics
- Political Science - Full Time
- Psychology
- Psychology - Full Time
- Sociology/Social Studies
- Social work - Full Time
- Sociology - Full Time
- Urban Planning
- Building and Planning - Full Time
- Veterinary Science
- Veterinary Medicine - Full Time
- Zoology
- Entomology - Full Time
- Zoology - Full Time
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
School Information
- Country
- Taiwan
- Address
- No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617
- Website
- www.ntu.edu.tw
- Switchboard
- +886 2 33663366
- Fax
- +886 2 23627651
- cfia@ntu.edu.tw
Admissions Contact
- Name
- Been Huang Chiang
- Position
- Dean
- bhchiang@ntu.edu.tw
- Fax
- +886-2-2369-7337