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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: 33,393.

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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: 33,393 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 Bio-Resources and Agriculture (formerly 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 hectares = 1% of Taiwan (3,600,000 hectares) Chupei Branch Campus (Biotech Research Park) 22 hectares • Taipei Campuses • Gongguan campus • College of Social Sciences • College of Medicine • College of Public Health • University Hospital • University Farm • Wenshan Botanical Garden • 183.89 hectares • Experimental Forests • (School of Forestry and • Resource Conservation) • Highland Farm • (Department of Horticulture) • 34,399.748702 hectares • University Hospital • Yunlin Branch • Hospital • 5 hectares National Taiwan University ‧Island-wide Campuses

  7. Student Enrollment 1981-2009 2009/10 Student Enrollment Number: 33,393 40.53% Female 59.47% Male (Number of Students) (Year)

  8. Outstanding NTU Alumni As of January 2009 • 1 Nobel Laureate • 40 university presidents • More than 15 members of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA • 125 Academicians of the Academia Sinica - 31 in Humanities and Social Sciences - 43 in Mathematics and Physical Sciences - 51 in Life Sciences

  9. International NTU Partner Universities 361 Courses Taught in English (2009 Fall) 657 International Exchanges as of 2009/2010 Academic Year Academic Exchanges 5,894 International Students 2,895 International Conferences 154 Exchange StudentsPrograms 181 International Faculty Members 137 (7%) Dual Degree Programs 19

  10. National-Level Research Centers • National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering • National Center for Ocean Research • NTU Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems Research Center • Center For Humanities Research • Disaster Research Center, National Taiwan University

  11. NTU Top-Level Research Centers • National Taiwan University Center for Condensed Matter Sciences • Center for Biotechnology • National Taiwan University Biodiversity Research Center • NTU Center for Genomic Medicine • Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences • National Taiwan University Center for Information and Electronics Technologies • Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University

  12. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global University Rankings 2009 Ranking: 150 National Taiwan University No. 158 Seoul National University (South Korea) No. 209 Tsinghua University (China) No. 212 University of Hong Kong (HK) No. 224 Peking University (China) No. 279 The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HK) Ranked No. 1 among all Chinese Universities in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Score

  13. Times Higher EducationWorld University Rankings 2009 Ranking: 95 National Taiwan University Tohoku University (Japan) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany) University of Leeds (UK) Rice University (USA) University of Oslo (Norway) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Fudan University (China) Individual Disciplines Ranked Globally No. 45 in Life Sciences & Biomedicine No. 47 in Engineering & IT No. 51 in Natural Sciences No. 58 in Social Sciences No. 60 in Arts & Humanities

  14. Performance Ranking ofScientific Papers for World Universities 2009 Ranking: 102 National Taiwan University 103 Technical University of Munich (Germany) 103 University of Groningen (the Netherlands) 105 University of Hawaii 144 Tsinghua University (China) 147 Peking University (China) 185 The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

  15. NTU Advantages Best academic performance in Taiwan Broadest industry partnerships Most technological transfers Strong Chinese and Taiwan culture studies Elite Chinese language programs Strong European languages emphases Friendly campus with minimum language barrier

  16. Looking Ahead • Create more incentives for joint programs • Encourage faculty contacts and exchanges • Promote 2-way summer programs • Explore joint or dual degree programs

  17. APAIE March 9-11 2011 hosted by NTU

  18. Thank You National Taiwan University

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