National Taiwan University

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國立臺灣大學
National Taiwan University

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Motto Cultivate your virtue; advance your intellect; love your country; love your people
Established 1928 as Taihoku Imperial University; reorganized in 1945 as National Taiwan University
School type Public, general
President Lee Si-Chen(李嗣涔)
Location Taipei City, Republic of China
Enrollment 17,913 graduate, 10,859 post-graduate
Faculty 1793 (full time), 1188 (part time)
Campus Urban (main campus)
Campus size 1.6 km² (Greater Taipei combined), 344 km² (Nantou County combined)
Homepage (中文) (en)

National Taiwan University (Template:Zh-tshtw; POJ: Kok-li̍p Tâi-ôan Tāi-ha̍k; abbreviation NTU) is a university in Republic of China(Taiwan). The predecessor of National Taiwan University was Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University, founded by the Japanese in 1928.The entrance examination score needed to enter NTU is typically the highest among universities in Taiwan, and using this ranking, it is widely considered the best university in Taiwan. According to a survey published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2004, National Taiwan University is ranked first in Greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan).

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History

The predecessor of National Taiwan University was Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University, founded by the Japanese in 1928. The first president was Dr. Shidehara Tan Tairaka Hiroshi. When Taihoku University was first established, it had two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Law, and the College of Science and Agriculture, and had a combined total of 60 students. The College of Medicine and the College of Engineering were added in 1936 and 1943 respectively. The College of Science and Agriculture was also divided into two colleges in 1943: the college of Science, and the college of Agriculture. The college of Agriculture was divided into three sections: the College of Agriculture and Forestry, the College of Medicine, and the Graduate Institute of Tropical Medicine.

During Taihoku Imperial University period, every college consisted of "lectures", which were conducted by a professor and included assistant professors, assistants, instructors and office employees. In 1945, the five colleges had 114 lectures with 382 students. The College of Liberal Arts and Law had 25 lectures, the College of Medicine had 24, the College of Science had 13, the College of Agriculture had 22, and the College of Engineering had 30.

After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, the R.O.C. government resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it ‘‘National Taiwan University on November 15, 1945, with Dr. Lo Tsung-lo serving as the first president. The College of Liberal Arts and Law was divided into two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Law. The University thus consisted of six colleges (Liberal Arts, Law, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture) and had twenty-two departments with 500 odd students.The Evening Division, the College of Management, the College of Public Health, and the College of Electrical Engineering (renamed as the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2000) were established respectively in 1967, 1987, 1993, and 1997. In 1999, the College of Social Sciences replaced the College of Law, and the Department of Law was upgraded to become the College of Law. The evening division and the Center of Continuing Education were also combined into the Division of Continuing Education & Professional Development. In 2002, the College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture. In 2003, the College of Life Science was established. As of the 2004 academic year, the University has a total of eleven colleges, 54 departments, 96 graduate institutes (which offer 96 Master's programs and 83 doctoral programs), and four research centers: the Division of Population and Gender Studies, the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, the Center for Biotechnology, Japanese Research Center, and the Biodiversity Center. The number of students reached 29,877 in 2004, including the students from the division of Continuing Education & Professional development. A new library was built in 1998, and now contains over 3,000,000 volumes of books.

Outline of University history

1945 Taihoku Imperial University was reorganized and renamed as National Taiwan University with Dr. Lo Tsung-lo Serving as the first president.

1946 Prof. Lu Chih-hung served as President. Diploma courses in College of Medicine initiated.

1947 Provincial College of Law and Commerce integrated into College of Law.

1948 Prof. Chuang Chang-kung succeeded as President.

1949 Prof. Fu Szu-nien succeeded as President and Chien Szu-liang appointed as Dean of Academic Affairs. A special temporary freshman class for returning local students and refugee mainland students established. The Senior Vocational School for Nurses inauguarated.

1950 The Chinese title of University Hospital adopted. Diploma classes in Medicine terminated. Administrative Office of the University Experimental Forest established in July in Chushan, Nantou. The University started its first cooperation with extramural institutions through combining Irrigation Engineering Laboratory on campus with Central Irrigation Experiment Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. President Fu passed away on Dec. 20. Prof. Shen Kang-po, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, named acting president.

1951 Prof. Chien Szu-liang, Dean of Academic Affairs, succeeded as President. Graduate Institute of Tropical Medicine reorganized as Graduate Institute of Public Health.

1952 The Ministry of Education began sending temporary students to the University. The Veterinary Hospital inaugurated.

1953 The Chinese title of Senior Vocational School for Nurses adopted.

1954 The University participated in the Joint University and College Entrance Examination. Military education initiated.

1955 Extramural evening courses initiated.

1956 Taipei Children's Mental Health Center established jointly by College of Medicine and Taiwan Provincial Government. A three-year industrial-educational cooperation contract signed with Taiwan Sugar Company.

1957 The Senior Vocational School for Nurses stopped taking new students. The University Experimental Farm reorganized and renamed.

1958 University Hospital started taking patients covered under the Central Government Employee Insurance Plan.

1959 Pre-university courses for overseas Chinese students launched. College of Medicine established Taipei Public Health Instruction Demonstration Center jointly with Health Bureau of Taiwan Provincial Government and Taipei City Government. College of Agriculture co-sponsored Navigation Survey Center with Taiwan Provincial Government and Chinese Photographic Survey Association. University Hospital started taking Provincial Government employees covered under the Central Government Employee Insurance Plan.

1960 Evening Division established, containing Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Department of Law, Department of Business Administration, and Department of Agricultural Promotion.

1961 Pre-university courses for overseas Chinese students discontinued.

1962 Joint projects with Academia Sinica initiated.

1963 Joint Employment program with Academia Sinica initiated. New enrollment for Evening Division suspended.

1964 Agriculture Exhibition Hall inaugurated. University Hospital Shihmen Branch opened. Blood Serum Manufacturing Office, jointly operated by the University and Taiwan Provincial Government since 1951, closed.

1965 Mathematics Research Center and Chemistry Research Center jointly established with Academia Sinica and National Tsing Hua University. Agriculture Research Center jointly established with National Chung Hsing University and Taiwan Provincial Agricultural Laboratory. Physics Research Center jointly established with Academia Sinica and National Tsing Hua University. Biology Research Center jointly established with Academia Sinica. Engineering Research Center jointly established with Cheng Kung University and National Chiao-Tung University. The Language Center jointly established with Economic Cooperation and Development Committee, Executive Yuan.

1966 All-university cooperative relation established with Michigan University.

1967 A new Evening Division system established for the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Law, and Business Administration to replace the former Evening Division. The University agreed on Exchange Students Program with Nanyang University, Singapore.

1968 University Hospital completed the first case of kidney transplantation. University Anthem issued.

1969 By the University Team of Archaeological Studies under Prof. Li Chi's guidance discovered at Pahsientung of Changping, Taitung, prehistoric remains of the Old Stone Age claimed to be over ten thousand years old.

1970 Prof. Yen Chen-hsing succeeded to presidency after President Chien took charge of Academia Sinica.

1971 Department of History added to Evening Division.

1972 Department of Chinese Literature added to Evening Division.

1973 University Newsletter Association organized. Counselor Office for Overseas Chinese and Foreign Students established.

1975 Joint Industry Research Institute with Ching Ling Industrial Development Foundation established. College of Liberal Arts and College of Agriculture established cooperative relations with Chungnam National University and Chung-Ang University of South Korea.

1976 Course selection computerized.

1977 Industrial Research Institute Building opened for use.

1978 Committee for Campus Planning established.

1979 President Chiang Ching-kuo suggested the University establish a Medical Center. Successful operation of separating Siamese twins by University Hospital. Agreements on academic cooperation signed with University of Washington and Pennsylvania State University, USA.

1980 Regulations on University Organization approved by the Ministry of Education. The Alumni Association Building opened for use. Agreement on academic cooperation signed with California State University System, USA.

1981 Administration Council approved Visiting Professorship scheme. Prof. Yu Chao-chung succeeded to presidency. Memorandum on cooperation signed with University of Colorado-Boulder.

1982 Department of Archaeology and Anthropology renamed Department of Anthropology. Agreement on scholarly exchange signed with Foreign Student Bureau, Austria.

1983 Former NTU President Chien Szu-liang passed away.

1984 Prof. Sun Chen assumed presidency. University alumnus Dr. Lee Teng-hui elected Vice President of R.O.C. A new international conference hall constructed and named after the late NTU President Chien. Construction of Medical Center started. Agreement on academic cooperation signed with University of Hawaii.

1985 Agreements on academic cooperation signed with University of Paris, France, and Leiden University, Netherlands. Liaison Center established. University Newsletter began publishing. University Library initiated CME system.

1986 Agreement on scholarly exchange signed with University of Washington. On-job training program and lecture series for university employees launched. Chiu Shih-jung, Tai Ching-nung and 75 other professors nominated as Professors Emeriti. Dr. Li Yuan-che, alumnus of the University, won Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

1987 Agreements on academic cooperation signed with University of Pittsburgh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and University of Oklahoma, USA; the University of Pavia, Italy; and University of Liege, Belgium. Agreement on science cooperation signed with Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. University Extension Center established. College of Management established, including Departments of Business Administration, Accounting, International Trade, Finance, and Graduate Institute of Business Administration.

1988 Dr. Lee Teng-hui succeeded to presidency of R.O.C. upon President Chiang Ching-kuo's death. Agreements on academic cooperation signed with Florida University System, Harvard Medical School, USA; and Univ. de Droit, d’Economie et des Sciences d’Aix-Marseille, France. Agreement on cooperation in post-doctoral studies signed with University of California, Berkeley. The University celebrated its 60th anniversary.

1989 Agreements on academic cooperation signed with State University of New York at Stony Brook, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Cornell University.

1990 Agreements on academic cooperation signed with King's College, University of London, and University of Pretoria, South Africa. Agreement on scholarly exchange foundation signed with University of Chicago. Construction of Medical Center completed.

1991 Agreements on academic cooperation signed with Free University of Berlin, Germany; Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary; and the University of Olso, Norway. Medical Center opened, the greatest construction enterprise undertakeu by the University. Liaison Center reorganized and renamed as International Programs and Liaison Office.

1992 Continuing agreement of scientific cooperation signed with Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. Agreements on academic cooperation signed with University of Athens, Greece; Stanford University, USA; Munich University, Germany; University of New South Wales Australia; Macquarie University Bremen University, Germany; University of British Columbia, Canada; and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

1993 President Sun Chen being appointed as Minister of National Defense, Dr. Kuo Guang-hsiung, Dean of Faculty, served as the acting President. Agreements of cooperation signed with Alberta University of Canada, Manchester University of England, and North Carolina University of USA respectively. Dr. Chen Wei-jao, the first elected president of the University, assumed office on June 22. Graduate Institutes of Linguistics, Industrial Engineering, Epidemiology, and Information Management established.

1994 Agreements of cooperation signed with University of California, Davis; Washington University, St. Louis; and University of Melbourne, Australia.

1995 The major parts of the new University Law passed by the Ministry of Education. Report on the Philosophy Department Incident issued.

1996 President Chen Wei-jao re-elected to serve a second term. Project of University Museum approved. College of Electrical Engineering established. College of Law renamed College of Social Sciences, and a new College of Law established. Ways of compensating the victims of the Philosophy Department Incident passed.

1997 A summary report on "The April-6 Incident Investigation" issued by the research team.

1998 International Programs and Liaison Office renamed Center of International Academic Exchanges.


1999 Establishment of NTU Biotechnology Research Center passed. Details of establishing NTU Extension Program passed by the Ministry of Education.

2000 President Chen Wei-jao re-elected in May to serve a third term of NTU presidency. College of Electrical Engineering renamed College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering converted from College of Engineering to College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Graduate Institute of San Min Chu I renamed Graduate Institute of National Development. Establishment of "NTU Medicine Research Center" in College of Medicine passed. "Guidelines for NTU Faculty Taking Full-time/Part-time Jobs in Commercial Business Organizations or Groups" passed. "Guidelines for Establishing Committees to Settle Campus Disputes" passed. "Guidelines for Regulating the Use of Experimental Animals" passed. Establishment of "Bio-diversity Research Center" in College of Agriculture passed.

2001 Academic Collaboration Agreement between NTU and Academia Sinica passed. Graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Law established in College of Law. "Rules of Investigating Plagiarism in Faculty Publications" passed. Graduate Institute of Japanese Language and Literature established in College of Liberal Arts.

2002 International Graduate Program under Collaboration Agreement between NTU and Academia Sinica passed. Plan to restructure "College of Life Science" started. "College of Agriculture" renamed "College of Bio-resources and Agriculture. " Commission established to discuss the evaluation system of faculty research results.

2003 March. Distinguished Research Fellow passed. Auguest. College of Life Science established.

2004 April. Yun-lin Branch of NTU Hospital established. May."Guidelines of Organization and Development Planning" and "Guidelines of Faculty Quota Adjustment" passed. Agusust. Bei-hu Branch of NTU Hospital established.

Prospects Image:National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei.jpg

Being the first integrated and most prestigious institution of higher education in Taiwan area, National Taiwan University has taken up the responsibility of promoting the level of academic research study and teaching in Taiwan, and has from the very start put emphasis on scholarly research in basic theory and on free atmosphere of academic thought. The University thus sets its objective for development in three major fields: humanities and social sciences, basic sciences, and applied sciences. To coordinate with the demands of our national and social developments, the University plans to expand, as needs be, those Departments and Institutes of high applicability into various professional colleges beyond its present nine colleges. Being the leading integrated university in Taiwan and responsible for training researchers and technicians in practical fields, the University hopes to increase gradually the number of graduate students and to decrease proportionally the number of undergraduates. Among graduate students, more Ph. D. programs will be organized to upgrade research standards and to meet our country's demand for high-tech expertise. On the other hand, to satisfy modern people's wish for multifarious knowledge offered in college and to fulfill the social function of college education through feedback, the University will also promote programs of extension education by giving on-job training to adults or people in need, in order to lay a solid foundation for the lifetime education of an ideal adulthood in the 21st century. Being the most representative university in Taiwan, the University intends to make more exchange programs and sign cooperative agreements with famous foreign universities, to achieve the goal of broadening our international scope. The University also encourages its faculty members to join research study groups more actively to establish research centers, and to further intercollegiate inter-disciplinary engagements. Meanwhile, an institute will be set up to supervise the developments and directions of future researches, making evaluations, coordination, and sanction. In addition, the University will utilize new technological achievements and information network, to establish such advanced systems of tele-communicative teaching, tele-communicative medical treatment cooperation, etc., to create a complete and computerized environment for more advanced research and teaching.

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Campus

The university has six campuses in the greater Taipei region (including Taipei County) and two additional campuses in Nantou County.

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Organization

A president heads the university, which is divided into the following colleges:

  • College of Liberal Arts
  • College of Science
  • College of Social Science
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Bio-resource and Agriculture
  • College of Management
  • College of Public Health
  • College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • College of Law
  • College of Life Science
  • Division of Continuing Education and Professional Development

In addition, the International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), formerly known as the Stanford Center and the Inter-University Program, and considered one of the world's premiere programs for instruction in formal Chinese is located at National Taiwan University.


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Names and tenures of office of former presidents

Presidents of Taihoku Imperial University:

Presidents of National Taiwan University:


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Noted NTU Alumni

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Noted NTU Faculty

  • Lee Teng-hui - professor of economics
  • Lien Chan - professor of political science, chairman of the Political Science Department and dean of the Graduate Institute of Political Science
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See also

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External links

ja:台湾大学 zh:國立臺灣大學

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