National Tsing Hua University
| 223= | 222 | Arts & Humanities | 150 | Natural Sciences |
| 84 | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 241 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
| 281 | - | Arts & Humanities | 139 | Natural Sciences |
| 114 | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | - | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
| 334 | 463 | Arts & Humanities | 217 | Natural Sciences |
| 138 | Engineering & IT | 360 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 472 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
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National Tsing Hua University has a long and proud history. First established as the Tsing Hua Academy at Tsing Hua Garden, Beijing in 1911, the Academy was renamed as National Tsing Hua University in 1928 as its curricula expanded to that of a full-fledged university. In 1956, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) was reinstalled on its current campus in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Since its reinstallation, NTHU has developed from an institute focusing on Nuclear Science and Technology to that of a comprehensive research university offering degrees programs ranging from baccalaureate to doctorate in science, engineering, life science, humanities and social sciences, as well as management. NTHU has been consistently ranked as one of the premier universities in Taiwan and is widely recognized as the best incubator for future leaders in industries as well as academics. Such stellar records are particularly exemplified by the outstanding achievements of our alumni, including two Nobel laureates in physics, Dr. Cheng-Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, one Nobel laureate in chemistry, Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee and one Wolf Prize winner in mathematics Dr. Shiing-Shen Chern.
There are seven colleges in Tsing Hua: College of Science, Engineering, Nuclear Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as Technology Management. There is, moreover, a Commission of General Education to coordinate the basic educational programs for the entire university, and a residential college (Tsing Hua College) where special programs are offered to selected undergraduate students.
In addition to discipline-specific programs, NTHU's undergraduate curricula are designed to maximize flexibility in order to accommodate diverse interests and facilitate interdisciplinary training. To foster excellent teaching and research, the University is actively recruiting outstanding scholars to expand and upgrade its instructional and research programs. In addition, the University Library, the Computer and Communication Center, and laboratory facilities are all continuously being upgraded to improve the learning environment and maximize research potential. Such continuous effort to improve research and teaching has made the University the top choice for students and its graduates the top choice in all industrial, business as well as academic sectors.
In research, NTHU's strategy is to emphasis basic scientific research as well as its applications. Long term projects are facilitated by an interdisciplinary cooperative effort that typically involves faculty members and graduate students across departmental and collegiate boundaries. Research results are published in world leading journals. Take the Science Citation Index as an example, the number of papers published by our faculty stands at the forefront of all universities in Taiwan.
The University makes great efforts to provide and maintain a first rate research infrastructure. Laboratory
facilities, library resources, and computing and communication services are continuously being
upgraded. In addition, we are also aware of the fact that important research projects frequently require team efforts. Thus, we established 17 topical Research Centers to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary
endeavors. There are Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center; Nanotechnology, Material Science and Microsysytems Center; Higher Education Research Center; National Center for Theoretical Sciences; IC Design and Development Center; Science. Technology and Society Center; Computer and Communication Research Center; Photonics Research Center; ITRI/NTHU Joint Research Center; Contemporary China Research Center; Energy and Environmental Research Center; Precious Instrument Center; Brain Research Center Scientific Instrument Center; Biomedical Science and Engineering Center; Basic Science Research Center, and Humanities and Social Sciences Research Center.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 872 FTE: 703 | 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, hospital residents 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: 59 FTE: 50 | 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: 78 FTE: 78 | 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: 149 | 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: 680 FTE: 621 | Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD |
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 5,999 FTE: 5,956 | 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: 217 FTE: 217 | 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: 129 FTE: 129 | 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: 129 FTE: 129 | 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 1,602 | 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 1,602 | 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 | Headcount: 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: 1,445 FTE: 1,445 | 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: 6,539 FTE: 6,364 | 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: 216 FTE: 216 | 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: 13 FTE: 13 | 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: 60 FTE: 60 | 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 1,338 | 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 1,338 | 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 | Headcount: 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: 2,154 FTE: 2,154 | 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: 12,120 FTE: 11,627 | Total number of students. This includes ALL students, not only undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate students. |
| Total International Students | Headcount: 397 FTE: 397 | 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: 191 FTE: 191 | 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: 123 FTE: 123 | 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 1,451 | Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course |
| Average Domestic Student Fees | $ USD 1,451 | 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 | Headcount: 25 | 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: 8,438 FTE: 8,115 | Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university |
| Number of Female Students | Headcount: 3,682 FTE: 3,512 | 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 | Headcount: 43 % | 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 | Headcount: 53 % | Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation |
| Number of PhDs Awarded | Headcount: 296 | Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months |
Entry Requirements
| Avg Entry Requirements | Headcount: 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) |
Applications
| Total Number of Applications | Headcount: 24,131 | Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses |
Careers Support
| Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors | Headcount: 18 FTE: 12 | 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 | Headcount: 86 % | Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course |
| Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate | Headcount: 81 % | Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course |
Internationalisation
| Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements | Headcount: 124 | Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box. Click here to see a list of universities in top 500 over last 3 years |
Infrastructure
| Number of Medical Facilities | Headcount: 1 | Number of on campus medical centres with basic medical equipment and at least one doctor and one nurse providing medical assistance to students from a dedicated building. |
| Number of Student Societies | Headcount: 145 | Number of student administered organisations eg international student society, music society |
Range of Fees
US$740-870
Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements
N/A
Accommodation
Foreign student can live in dormitories located on campus. For graduate students, each room has two students. For undergraduate students, each room has four students. The Office of Student Housing will assign a room for you prior your arrival. Depending on the availability, you can apply for an air-conditioned room for a higher rate. The university does not provide housing for married students.
Accommodation Range
US$106-163
Finance and Scholarships
A wide variety of financial-aid opportunities exist for individuals interested in pursuing their studies at National Tsing Hua University. These include full scholarships, scholarships for the first year of studies and scholarship assistance-ship programs. Scholarships opportunities are available from three major sources: Government, Private Sector and Tsing Hua University. (http://my.nthu.edu.tw/~exten/english/PS_scholarships.html)
Entry Requirements
Please visit: http://my.nthu.edu.tw/~exten/english/PS_admissions_graduate.html
Language Support
English courses are offered in a wide range of departmants. Please refer to http://my.nthu.edu.tw/~curricul/web/index.htm
- Center for Teacher Education
- Center of General Education
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Chinese Language and Literature
- Department of Computer science
- Department of Economics
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Engineering and System Science
- Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
- Department of Humanities and Social Science
- Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
- Department of Life Science
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Quantitative Finance
- EMBA
- IMBA
- Institute of Anthropology
- Institute of Astronomy
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
- Institute of Biotechnology
- Institute of Communications Engineering
- Institute of Electronics Engineering
- Institute of History
- Institute of Information System and Applications
- Institute of Law for Science and Technology
- Institute of Linguistics
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Institute of Molecular Medicine
- Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
- Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science
- Institute of Philosophy
- Institute of Photonics Technologies
- Institute of Sociology
- Institute of Statistics
- Institute of Taiwan Literature
- Institute of Techonoly Management
- President's Office
- Taiwan Scholarship . 53 available @ USD 910
- All applications must be submitted to a designated Taiwan overseas mission, in the country of the applicant's citizenship, before the end of March of each year
- Tsing Hua International Student Scholarship . 68 available @ USD 3,636
- Tsing Hua International Student Scholarship (Tsing Hua ISS) is guaranteed to be awarded to graduate students for the first year study in the National Tsing Hua University. First year Ph. D students can get scholarships worth $20,000NT/per month for one year. First year students in pursuit of their master degrees can get scholarships worth $10,000NT/per month for one year.
Contact Information
Country:
Taiwan
Address:
101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road ,
Hsinchu
30013
Taiwan
Switchboard:
886 3 5715131
Fax:
886-3-561-6177