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Introduction to NTU

Introduction to NTU. Taihoku Imperial University 1928. National Taiwan University 1945. NTU Today. 11 colleges 2 professional schools 54 departments 103 graduate institutes 66 research centers student number: 33,005.

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Introduction to NTU

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  1. Introduction to NTU

  2. Taihoku Imperial University 1928

  3. National Taiwan University 1945

  4. NTU Today 11 colleges 2 professional schools 54 departments 103 graduate institutes 66 research centers student number: 33,005 Social Sciences ‧Life and Science ‧ Management ‧ Public Health ‧Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Liberal Arts‧ Law ‧ Science ‧Medicine ‧ Engineering ‧ Bioresources and Agriculture

  5. Academic Programs 11 Colleges Liberal Arts Science Medicine Law Bioresources and Agriculture Engineering Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Management Public Health Social Sciences Life Science 2 Professional Schools School of Veterinary Medicine School of Dentistry

  6. Total NTU land size 34,676 ha (86,700 ac) = 1% of Taiwan (3,600,000 hectares) • Taipei campuses • Gongguan campus • College of Social Sciences • College of Medicine • College of Public Health • University Hospital • University Farm • Wenshan Botanical Garden • 184 ha (455 ac) Chupei Branch Campus (Biotech Research Park) NTU Hospital Chupei Branch 25.5 ha (63 ac) • Experimental Forests • (School of Forestry and • Resource Conservation) • Highland Farm • (Department of Horticulture) • 34,400 ha (85,000 ac) • University Hospital • Yunlin Branch • Hospital • 5 ha (12 ac) National Taiwan University ‧Island-wide Campuses

  7. Student Enrollment 1981-2011 2010-11 Student Enrollment Number: 33,005 40.47% Female 59.53% Male (Number of Students) (Year)

  8. Outstanding NTU Alumni As of October2011 • 1 Nobel Laureate • 40 university presidents • More than 15 members of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA • 128 Academicians of the Academia Sinica - 32 in Humanities and Social Sciences - 44 in Mathematics and Physical Sciences - 52 in Life Sciences 8

  9. Outstanding NTU Alumni President & CEO, VIA Technologies World’s largest independent manufacturer of motherboard chipsets President & CEO, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company World’s first and largest dedicated independent semiconductor foundry Former Chairman, Koos Group 80+ companies ; 20,000+ employees worldwide 9

  10. Outstanding NTU Alumni Founder & Chairman, Quanta World’s largest manufacturer of notebook computers (31% market share) Customers: Apple, Compaq, HP, Cisco, Fujitsu, Toshiba… Co-founder, Garmin Developed the first GPS navigation system certified for use in aeroplanes by the US Federal Aviation Administration Co-founders, Asus 30% of computers sold worldwide in 2009 had an Asus motherboard 10

  11. International NTU for 2010/2011 Partner Universities 393#52 International Faculty Members 137 (7%)#28 Dual Degree Programs 45 International Students 3,156#75 Exchange StudentsPrograms 268 Study Abroad Students 954 11

  12. International Research Centers Examples: • European Union Centre in Taiwan (EUTW) • APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Research Center for Typhoon and Society • KAUST Solar and Alternative Energy Research Center • Intel-NTU Center • Microsoft alliance

  13. National-Level Research Centers National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering National Center for Ocean Research Taiwan Typhoon and Flood Research Institute (Preparatory Office) NTU Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems Research Center Center For Humanities Research NTU New Energy Center (incl.Kuroshio) 13

  14. NTU Top-Level Research Centers • Center for Systems Biology • Center for Genomic Medicine • Center for Information and Electronics Technologies • Institute for Advanced Studies of the Humanities and Social Sciences • Center for Advanced Study in Theoretic Sciences • Center for Molecular Biomedical Imaging • Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices

  15. Partnering with the industry 15

  16. Partnering with the industry 16

  17. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global University Rankings 2011 Asia: 9th Engineering, Technology and Computer Science World:29th Asia Pacific:4th Overall Ranking: National Taiwan University 123 17 Score

  18. Individual Disciplines Ranked Globally – QS 45Arts & Humanities 43Natural Sciences 38Engineering & Technology 53Social Sciences & Management 47Life Sciences Times Reputation Ranking of Worldwide Universities 2011Ranking: 81-90 QSWorld University Rankings 2011Ranking: 87 18

  19. The Austrian Connection European Alumni at NTU Partner Universities in Austria Student Mobility – Austria NTU-Austrian Collaboration

  20. European Alumni at NTU • NTU faculty total (including full-time and adjunct): 3,330 (full time: about 2,000) • European alumni faculty in 2010: 306 (9.2%) (full time: 199) • European countries represented: 12

  21. European Union Centre in Taiwan established in January 2009 total budget: 1.55 million Euros university consortium: 7 universities National Taiwan University National Chengchi University Tamkang University Catholic Fu-Jen University National Dong Hwa University National Chung Hsing University National Sun Yat-Sen University

  22. Partner Universities in Europe (1) Belgium: Université libre de Bruxelles (2006) Czech Republic: Charles University (1995) Denmark: University of Copenhagen (1999) Finland: University of Helsinki (1998) France: University of Montpellier II (2010) Hungary: Eötvös Loránd University (1995) Ireland: University of Dublin (1999) Total: 127 Europe partner institutions 82 student exchange programs

  23. Partner Universities in Europe (2) Italy: University of Bologna (2008) Latvia: University of Latvia (2009) Netherlands: Leiden University (1985) Norway: University of Oslo (1991) Poland: University of Warsaw (2004) Portugal: University of Porto (2008) Spain: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2003) Sweden: Uppsala University (2009) Switzerland: University of Geneva (2008) UK: University of Oxford (1995)

  24. Dual degree programin Europe

  25. Johannes Kepler University of Linz (1997) Exchange Student and Dual Degree Medical University of Graz (2008) NTU College of Medicine Partner Universities in Austria

  26. Student Mobility – Austria Outgoing Exchange Students 2 (Academic Year 2011-2012) 1 (Academic Year 2010-2011) 5 (Academic Year 2009-2010) 5 (Academic Year 2008-2009) Incoming Exchange Students 3 (Academic Year 2011-2012) 4 (Academic Year 2010-2009) 2 (Academic Year 2009-2010) 4 (Academic Year 2008-2009) Degree Students 2

  27. Delegation from AustriaNovember 2010 Margit Wogowitsch, International University Relations, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research Felix Wilcek, OeAD-GmbH Lydia Skarits, OeAD-GmbH Bernadette Fleischanderl, Head of International Office, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria

  28. Elite Chinese Language Programs • Education Programs • International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) • First Mandarin learning center in Asia: Stanford Center  IUP • Legendary teaching quality • Chinese Language Division (CLD) • Chinese language program for NTU international students • Teaching-Aids • E-learning: NTU Chinese http://chinese.ntu.edu.tw/ • Evaluation • Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language

  29. Elite Chinese Language Programs • NTU’s Advantages • Rich traditions of classical and modern Chinese language education • Instruction in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters • Speaking-oriented training

  30. NTU Advantages Best academic performance in Taiwan Broadest industry partnerships Most technological transfers Strong Chinese and Taiwan culture studies Elite Chinese language programs Friendly campus with minimum language barrier Summer+

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