Type Public (National) Academic staff 2,068 (2015) Total enrollment 32,168 (2013) Colors Maroon, Gold | President Yang, Pan-Chyr (楊泮池) Phone +886 2 3366 3366 Founded 1928 | |
Former names Taihoku Imperial University Motto in English Integrity, Diligence, Fidelity, Compassion Established Founded 1928
Reorganized 1945 Address No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 10617 Undergraduate tuition and fees International tuition: 3,915 USD (2014) Motto 敦品勵學，愛國愛人 Dūnpǐn Lìxué, àiguó àirén (Integrity, Diligence, Fidelity, Compassion) Notable alumni Yuan T Lee, Lee Si‑Chen, Pai Hsien‑yung, Lien Chan, Wakin Chau Similar National Chengchi University, National Tsing Hua University, National Taiwan Normal U, National Cheng Kung Uni, National Chiao Tung Uni Profiles | ||
Welcome to national taiwan university hd
National Taiwan University (NTU; Chinese: 國立臺灣大學; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Dàxué; colloquially, 台大; Táidà) is a national co-educational research university of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Taipei, NTU consists of 11 colleges, 54 departments, 107 graduate institutes and four research centers. In 2016, there were 16,499 undergraduate and 15,284 graduate students.
Contents
- Welcome to national taiwan university hd
- History
- Organization
- University presidents
- Academics
- Campuses
- Other university property
- University rankings
- Alumni
- References
The University was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as Taihoku Imperial University. After World War II, the Republic of China government resumed the administration of the University, reorganizing and renaming it National Taiwan University on November 15, 1945.
NTU is considered the most prestigious university in Taiwan. Notable alumni include Tsai Ing-Wen, the current President of the Republic of China, former presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou, and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Yuan T. Lee.
NTU is affiliated with National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the NTU System.
History
National Taiwan University has its origins in the Taihoku Imperial University (Japanese: 臺北帝國大學, Hepburn: Taihoku Teikoku Daigaku) founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as a member of the imperial university system administered by the Empire of Japan.
The school's first president was Taira Shidehara. The Taihoku Imperial University began with a Faculty of Liberal Arts and Law and a Faculty of Science and Agriculture serving 60 students. The University was intended mainly for Japanese nationals; few Taiwanese students were admitted. The Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Engineering were added in 1935 and 1943, respectively.
After World War II, the Republic of China government reorganized the school as an institution for Chinese-speaking students. The school was renamed National Taiwan University on 15 November 1945 and Lo Tsung-lo was appointed as its president. The Literature and Politics division was divided into the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Law. Additionally, colleges of Science, Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture were established. Initially, there were six colleges with 22 departments. In 1945, student enrollment was 585.
In 1960, the night school was initiated on a trial basis, and in 1967 a new night school was established. In 1987, the College of Management was established, followed by the College of Public Health in 1993 and the College of Electrical Engineering in 1997. The College of Electrical Engineering was later reorganized as the College of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In 1999, the College of Law was renamed the College of Social Sciences, and the Night Division and the Center for Continuing Education were combined to form the School for Professional and Continuing Studies. In 2002, the College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Bio-resources and Agriculture, and in 2002 a College of Life Sciences was added.
Yang Pan-Chyr, the current president, took office in 2013.
Organization
The University has 11 colleges, with 54 departments and 107 graduate institutes, plus four university-level research centers. The total number of students, including those enrolled at the School of Professional and Continuing Studies, has grown to over 33,000, including over 17,000 university students and 15,000 graduate students.
The president heads the University. Each college is headed by a dean, and each department by a chairman. Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.
University presidents
Presidents of Taihoku Imperial University:
Presidents of National Taiwan University:
Academics
The University comprises 11 colleges: Liberal Arts, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Bio-Resources & Agriculture, Management, Public Health, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Medicine, and Life Science. NTU offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorate degrees in many disciplines.
NTU requires most of its undergraduate students to take a mandatory core curriculum, comprising Chinese, freshman English, physical education, and public service. The medical school in addition dictates each of its students to take philosophy and sociology classes as well as seminars in ethics and thanatology. Military training is no longer an obligatory course for male students, but it is a prerequisite if they plan to apply to become officers during their compulsory military service.
Students are able to select courses offered by any of the colleges; however, compulsory subjects designated for each major needs to be completed to be awarded a degree. A student must declare a major during college application, some majors are more competitive than others and require a higher national examination score. In recent years, medicine, electrical engineering, law, and finance have been the most selective majors. Most majors take four years to complete while the dental and the medical degree take six and seven years to finish, respectively.
The International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), founded by Stanford University, is located at National Taiwan University.
NTU is a member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the Association of East Asian Research Universities..
Campuses
NTU has a main campus in Da'an District, Taipei City and has additional campuses in Taipei, New Taipei City, Hsinchu County, Yunlin County, and Nantou County. The main campus is home to most college department buildings and administrative buildings. The University governs farms, forests, and hospitals for education and research purposes.
The five campuses are:
Other university property
University rankings
NTU is generally considered to be the best university in Taiwan. The QS World University Rankings (2016-2017) placed it at 68th worldwide and 21st in Asia. Meanwhile, NTU ranked 195th in the world (2017) and 15th in Asia (2016) in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. CWUR placed NTU 53rd in the world and 1st in Taiwan in 2016. U.S. News & World Report, in its 2017 ranking of Best Global Universities, ranked NTU 144th (tied) in the world and 14th in Asia.
Alumni
National Taiwan University has produced many notable alumni. Tsai Ing-Wen, the current President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as former presidents Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian and Ma Ying-jeou, all graduated from NTU. Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Yuan T. Lee received his Bachelor of Science from the University.