National Chiao Tung University

Brief statement/description of institution
National Chiao Tung University, a top research university in Taiwan located adjacent to the Hsinchu Science Park (the “Silicon Valley” of Aisa), emphasizes the integration of science and humanities by offering innovative trainings and interdisciplinary studies in a full spectrum of disciplines. Our elite study body, representing top 3% in their fields, came from more than 40 countries. Student enrolment currently stands at more than 10,000 in nine colleges, including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Biological Science and Technology, Management, Humanity and Social Science, Hakka Studies, and Photonics. National Chiao Tung University has been the cradle for the nation’s high-tech industry leaders as well as for innovation and research. The University’s alumni play influential roles on Taiwan’s electronics, computer and semiconductor sectors. Currently more than 65% of the chairpersons, CEOs and general managers at Hsinchu Science Park companies are NCTU’s alumni.

Mission statement
The mission of National Chiao Tung University is to discover knowledge; develop leadership; and promote a culture of broad disciplines throughout the University. National Chiao Tung University also aims to encourage internationalization to enhance the lives and livelihoods of our students and others around the world. Our faculty, students, staff and alumni strive toward these goals. We foster initiative, integrity, and academic excellence. As a top Taiwan’s research university, we apply our accomplishments in service to the community, the nation and the world.

National Chiao Tung University was originally founded in Shanghai China in 1896 and re-established in Hsinchu City Taiwan in 1958. The University had became the forerunner of science and technology in Taiwan and laid a firm foundation for the Hsinchu Science Park, the “Silicon Valley” of Asia. An example of this is the prominent positions many of NCTU’s alumni hold in high-tech companies, among them including Dr. Stan Shih, the founder of the Acer Group, the largest manufacturer of notebook computers in the world, and Dr. F. C. Tseng, vice-chairman of TSMC, the largest semi-conductor manufacturer in the world.

The University provides students with an excellent learning and research environment, outstanding teaching and research staff, a beautiful, state-of-the-art library, and of the best research facilities available. Today the University comprises nine colleges with nineteen departments that offer undergraduate and postgraduate programs in engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, general science, biotechnology, photonics, management, humanities and social sciences, Hakka studies. In the meantime, NCTU boasts one of the most picturesque campuses in Taiwan, with delightful gardens with marvelous sculptures by some of Taiwan’s most prominent artists.

Confronted with challenges and opportunities in the new millennium, the University insists on maintaining academic and research excellence. Over the past years the University has been crafting a 10-year blueprint that focuses on new directions, including taking a lead in integrating the fields of engineering, medicine and life sciences to effectively develop biomedical technologies, and in melding green energy developments with environmental imperatives, in order to make a greater contribution to the future well-being of humanity.