Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang,

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, is the

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. Founded in

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, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from mathematical and

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to life sciences, and to humanities and social sciences. As an educational institute, it provides PhD training and scholarship through its English-language Taiwan International Graduate Program in

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, chemistry,

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, informatics, and earth and environmental sciences. Academia Sinica is ranked 144th in

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Index - 2014 Global Top 200 and 18th in

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World's Most Innovative Research Institutions of 2019. The current president since 2016 is James C. Liao, an expert in

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, systems biology and

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History

Academia Sinica, which means "Chinese Academy", was founded in 1928 in

, then capital of the Republic of China, with its first meeting held in

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. By December 1948, all fourteen institutes of the Academia Sinica had agreed to move from Nanking to Taiwan alongside other institutions of the

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as a result of the

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. In the end, only the Academia Sinica's Institute of History and Philology was relocated to Taiwan, because the head of the Institute of Mathematics,

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, resigned his position in June 1949, and never traveled to Taiwan. Of the 81 inaugural research fellows appointed by the Academia Sinica prior to its move, nine crossed the

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. The institution was low on monetary funds, and reopened with the Institute of History and Philology in December 1954. In the same year, its main campus was constructed in , Nangang, Taipei. Due to the importance of

to the

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, efforts were made to revive the Institute of Botany. The second convocation of the Academia Sinica was held in 1957. At the same time, the mainland part of Academia Sinica remained functioning under Communist rule and was renamed as the

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in the 1980s. In the 2000s, many of the current institutes and research centers were established, partially through reorganization of old ones. Academia Sinica's first PhD program, the Taiwan International Graduate Program, was inaugurated in 2006.

Mission

As the preeminent academic research institution in

, Academia Sinica is directly responsible to the Presidential Office, unlike other government-sponsored research institutes which are responsible to relevant Executive Yuan ministries. Thus AS enjoys autonomy in formulating its own research objectives. In addition to academic research on various subjects in the sciences and humanities, its major tasks also include providing guidelines, channels of coordination, and incentives with a view to raising academic standards in the country.

Leadership

The president of Academia Sinica is appointed by the President of ROC from three candidates recommended by the Council Meeting. The president of Academia Sinica must be an Academician. After the appointment, the president serves a five-year term and can serve up to two consecutive terms. Academia Sinica's current President is James C. Liao, a biochemist, who replaced

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, a biological chemist and the Parsons Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the

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, as the 11th president on 21 June 2016. The list of past Presidents also includes

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, a

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and essayist, and a key contributor to Chinese liberalism and

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in his advocacy for the use of

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, as well as an influential

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scholar and holder of the Jiaxu manuscript () until his death. The fifth president,

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, won the

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for "contributions to the dynamics of chemical elementary processes".

Presidents

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(1928–1940) *

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(Acting, 1940–1957) *

(1958–1962) * Wang Shih-Chieh (1962–1970) *

Chien Shih-Liang Chien Shih-Liang aka S. L. Chien (; 1908–1983), was a Chinese chemist who served as the President of the Academia Sinica. A graduate of Tsinghua University and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, he also served as President of Nati ...

(1970–1983) *

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(1983–1994) *

(1994–2006) *

(2006–2016) * James C. Liao (2016–)

Convocation

The Convocation of Academia Sinica consists of 281

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s, including 105 domestic and 176 overseas appointed scientists. Seven Academicians of Academia Sinica are Nobel laureates. Academician membership is an honorary lifetime privilege without remuneration. They do not necessarily perform research or reside at the Academia Sinica campus. According to their own expertise, academicians are grouped into three divisions: Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities. A maximum number of ten new members is allocated to each of the three divisions during the convocation. The eligibility of the academicians is not restricted to residents of Taiwan. More than half of the academicians are overseas scholars and scientists. At the convocation, the academicians elect new academicians and honorary academicians, and elect members to the Council of Academia Sinica. The convocation can also recommend policies to the government on academic research. The academicians also have responsibilities to carry out research at the government's request, although the government has never requested any task.

Academicians

Academicians are elected annually, with nominations open in July and ending in October. Outcome of election to academicians are publicly announced in July the following year. Election to the academy is regarded a national honor in Taiwan. Up until the 34th convocation of academicians in 2022, any scientist of Chinese descent could be elected a member of Academia Sinica. Starting in 2023, election is to be restricted to citizens of Taiwan. This change led Academia Sinica to discuss formally classifying non-Taiwanese members as honorary or foreign members. Such a classification system would require amendments to the Organic Act of the Academia Sinica. A group of academicians proposed that membership be further restricted to

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holders.

Academicians who reside(d) at Academia Sinica

Academicians who are Nobel Prize laureates

(chemistry 1986) * Steven Chu (physics 1997) *

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(physics 1998)

Academicians who reside overseas

Campuses

Academia Sinica has its main campus located in Nangang,

, and runs over 40 research stations distributed across the country and throughout the world.

Main campus

The main campus in , Nangang was constructed in 1954. In addition to the Central Office of Administration and 28 institutes and research centers, the main campus has 10 museums or memorial halls open to the public, as well as an ecological pond, a forest park, a

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temple (Fude Temple ), and Sifen Creek (), which runs through the campus and to the north by the National Biotechnology Research Park.

National Biotechnology Research Park

The National Biotechnology Research Park, finished in 2017 and inaugurated in October 2018 by Taiwanese President

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, is located about 500 m north of the main campus and 500 m south of the

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, with the

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to the west and the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center MRT station to the east. It is home to four Academia Sinica centers for

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, incubation, and bioinformatics service, as well as the Biotechnology Development Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Food and Drug Administration of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and the National Laboratory Animal Center of the

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National Taiwan University main campus

Three physical sciences institutes, Mathematics, Astronomy, and Atomic and Molecular Sciences, are located in the main campus of

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in Gongguan, Daan,

. A joint office between the two institutions was established in 2014.

Southern Campus

A campus in the

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, near the Tainan High Speed Rail station,

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, is under construction and is expected to be finished in 2021. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in May 2018 after seven years of planning. The Southern Campus is part of an effort to promote regional balance in the academic landscape of Taiwan and will prioritize research on agricultural biotechnology, sustainable development, and archaeology of early Taiwanese history and culture.

Organization

Institutes and research centers

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, Taiwan's Academia Sinica covers three major academic divisions: Image:AS LifeScienceRoad.jpg, Life Science Road (from right to left: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology, and Institute of Biological Chemistry). Image:AS IPMB ABRC.jpg, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center. File:InstituteInformationScience AS Taiwan.jpg, Institute of Information Science. File:InstituteChemistry AS Taiwan.jpg, Institute of Chemistry. File:GenomicsResearchCenter AS Taiwan.jpg, Genomics Research Center. File:InstituteBiomedicalSciences AS Taiwan.jpg, Institute of Biomedical Sciences.

Research stations

The research stations in Taiwan include: *

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Archaeological Station () * Green Island Marine Station () *Yuanyang Lake Station (),

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*Marine Research Station, Jiaosi, Yilan () * Dongsha Atoll Research Station, Kaohsiung () The research sites abroad include: * Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS),

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, the

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* Sesoko Station,

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* Yuan Tseh Lee Array (YTLA),

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* South-East Asian Time Series Study (SEATS) on the Southeast Asian Sea

Education programs

PhD programs

Joint PhD programs

In general Academia Sinica is a non-teaching institution, but it has very close collaboration with the top research universities in Taiwan, such as

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and

National Central University National Central University (NCU, ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kwet-li̍p Chung-yong Thài-ho̍k'', Wade–Giles: ''Kuo2 Li4 Chung Yang Ta4 Hsüeh2'' or ''中大'', ''Chung-ta'') is a public research university with long-standing traditions based in Taiw ...

. Many research fellows from Academia Sinica have a second appointment or joint

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ship at these universities. In addition, Academia Sinica established joint PhD programs in biological sciences with Taiwan's universities, such as the Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology with

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. Through these mechanisms, the faculty at Academia Sinica give lecture courses and supervise graduate students.

Taiwan International Graduate Program

Since 2002, Academia Sinica set up the Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP),Taiwan International Graduate Program
Academia Sinica, Taiwan. open to local and international students for PhD programs. All courses at TIGP are conducted in

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. Students can choose their

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among a faculty selected for the program out of outstanding researchers and professors appointed at Academia Sinica or at one of the partner universities (or both). Currently, admittance to the programme guarantees a monthly

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of 34,000 NTD, roughly $1,200 or

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1,050. Applications can normally be sent starting in December and the submission deadline is usually set on March 31, for enrollment in September of the same year. Lectures start around the middle of September and end around the middle of June, with slight variations mostly depending on the partner university's academic calendar. The TIGP offers PhD programs only in selected disciplines agreed upon by Academia Sinica and its national research universities partners. The program offers doctoral degrees in highly interdisciplinary areas in the physical sciences, applied sciences, engineering, biological and agricultural sciences, health and medical sciences, humanities and social sciences. As of March 2017, Academia Sinica administers 12 such programs with degrees issued from partner universities: * Chemical Biology and Molecular

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* Molecular Science and Technology * Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences * Bioinformatics * Molecular and Cell Biology * Nano Science and Technology * Molecular Medicine * Earth System Science *

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* Interdisciplinary

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* Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology *

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and Human-Centered Computing

Predoctoral programs

TIGP International Internship Program

Launched in 2009, th
TIGP International Internship Program (TIGP-IIP)
is an intensive, predoctoral, summer research training program for two months that prepares its participating interns with the necessary knowledge and skills for future research or career development through rigorous hands-on training. Successful applicants from around the world will receive for each month a stipend of 30,000 NTD and a round-trip ticket to Taiwan. The program highlights include internship at an applicant-chosen host lab, visits to Academia Sinica facilities and partner institutions, field trips in Taiwan, and basic

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lessons.

Summer internship programs

Many institutes of Academia Sinica offers their own summer internship programs for undergraduate students in Taiwan.

High school program

Academia Sinica also offers a three-year program for gifted and talented high school students interested in the biological sciences. To enroll, students must first pass an entrance exam at the start of 10th grade (first year for Taiwanese senior high schools). During 10th grade, students attend expert lectures and visit the various laboratories on campus. During 11th and 12th grade, students enter a lab of their choice and gain hands-on experience in the various fields of biological sciences. To graduate from the program, an academic paper must be submitted and presented in front of professors and peers.

Postdoctoral scholars

Academia Sinica has a high number of both domestic and international postdoctoral fellows. They are funded by grants of

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or by Academia Sinica. The latter, the Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Fellow Program, consists of two tracks: Regular Postdoctoral Scholars (starting annual salary:

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810,351 (US$28,100), additional benefits depending on the principal investigator) and Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Scholars (annual salary up to

1,167,278 (US$40,000), plus round-trip ticket and research subsidy of

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4,500)

International cooperation

The institute has extensive cooperation with research and academic institutions from other countries (such as Harvard-Yenching Institute) and hosts several foreign institutes and their scholars.

France

The Taipei Center of the French

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(L'École française d'Extrême-Orient; French School of Asian Studies) was hosted by the Institute of Modern History, AS, from 1992 to 1996 and since 1996 by the Institute of History and Philology. Its research projects center on the local and cultural history of Taiwan and Mainland China, and it organizes conferences and talks, support visiting scholars and students, and hosts EFEO fellows.

Journals associated with Academia Sinica

Academia Sinica currently sponsors the following journals: * ''

Botanical Studies ''Botanical Studies'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering all aspects of botany. It is published by Springer Science+Business Media and affiliated with the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology ( Academia Sinica, Taiwan ...

'' * ''

Zoological Studies ''Zoological Studies'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoology, with focuses on animal behavior, comparative physiology, evolution, ecology, systematics and biogeography. It is published by the Biodiversity Researc ...

'' * ''Language and Linguistics'' * Statistica Sinica * ''Academia Sinica Law Journal'' * ''Taiwan Journal of Anthropology'' * ''Academia Economic Papers'' * ''Bulletin of the Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica'' * ''Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy''

References

External links

Official website
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