The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as NTUST or TaiwanTech) is a

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located in

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. TaiwanTech was established in 1974 as the National Taiwan Institute of Technology (), the first and the leading higher education institution of its kind within Taiwan's university of science and technology educational system. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2010-04-22 NTUST. Retrieved 2013-11-4 NTUST and

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

as well as

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a National university, national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are Intern ...

formed an academic league named . In addition, the number of international master's and doctoral students at NTUST is the largest in Taiwan. TaiwanTech enrolled 5,593 undergraduates and 6,079 graduate students in 2023. The university's 14 departments and 24 graduate programs are divided into the following 7 colleges, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Management, College of Design, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Intellectual Property Studies, and Honors College. National Taiwan University of Technology and Science. Retrieved 2013-11-4 Taiwan Tech has five campuses; the Gongguan Campus is its main campus, located at Daan, situated in the south of Taipei, covering an area of approximately . NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-23

History

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, formerly known as National Taiwan Institute of Technology, was established on 22 July 1974, as the first and the best higher education institution of its kind within the technological and

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system in

. By extending this system to the highest level, the university was intended to meet the need created by the rapid economic and industrial development for highly trained

engineers Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while consider ...

and managers. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-26 The university initially consisted of four departments,

Industrial Management In economics, industrial organization is a field that builds on the theory of the firm by examining the structure of (and, therefore, the boundaries between) firms and markets. Industrial organization adds real-world complications to the perf ...

Electronic Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flo ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

, and

Textile Engineering Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric. These are then dyed or printed, fabricated into cloth which is then converted into useful good ...

, in 1974. The department of

Construction Engineering Construction engineering, also known as construction operations, is a professional subdiscipline of civil engineering that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and operations management of infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, bri ...

was added in 1975; and both the department of

Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...

and

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

were launched in 1976. The

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

programs began in 1979, and the Ph.D. programs were offered in 1982. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 On attaining

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status in 1997, the university reorganized itself into five colleges － Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Management, Design, and Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. From the year 2001, certain departments also began to accept students into doctoral programs in the

continuing education Continuing education is the education undertaken after initial education for either personal or professional reasons. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada. Recognized forms of post-secondary learning activities within the d ...

division. After more than thirty years of growth and evolution, under the outstanding leadership of successive presidents, nowadays, the Taiwan Tech has become one of the 11 top

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, and has been recognized by all sectors of society for its academic and practical achievements in such areas as cooperation with industry, promotion of

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and technology

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. The university is considered the best technical university in Taiwan. The achievements made by the university in the technical and design departments has made it well recognized among the Asian universities as well.In 2018, NTUST established the Polytechnic University Taiwan - Paraguay (UPTP) in

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, the capital of

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, with NTUST providing teaching assistance. In 2023, NTUST received the campus of Hwa Hsia University of Technology then established Huaxia Campus of NTUST in Zhonghe District, New Taipei City.

Presidents

*Presidents of National Taiwan Institute of Technology # Chen Lu-an: August 1974 － January 1978 # Mao Gao-wen : February 1978 － July 1981 #Shih Yen-ping : August 1981 － July 1990 #Liou Ching-tien : August 1990 － July 1997 *Presidents of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology # Liou Ching-tien : August 1997 － July 2000 # Chen Shi-shuenn (acting) : August 2000 － December 2000 # Chen Shun-tyan : December 2000 － January 2005 # Chen Shi-shuenn : February 2005 － January 2013 # Liao Chin-jong : February 2013 － January 2021 # Yen Jia-Yush : February 2021 － present

Campus

Main campus

The university has five campuses; the main campus, Gongguan Campus, is in the Daan District of

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City, and contains most teaching and researching buildings, library, athletic facilities, and the central administrative offices. The Gongguan Campus, located at 43 Keelung Rd, Sec. 4, situated in southern Taipei, covers an area of about 10

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. It is about a 10-minute walk away from the Gongguan MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) Station. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22

Other campuses

The other four campuses are: *Tucheng Campus. Located in Tucheng District, New Taipei City. Approximately 5.7

. *Keelung Campus. Located in Keelung. Approximately 10

. *New Gongguan Campus. Located in the Daan District of

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City, near the main campus. Approximately 2.3

. *Zhubei Campus. Located in Zhubei, Hsinchu County. Approximately 20.33

. * Huaxia Campus. Located in Zhonghe, New Taipei City. Approximately 9

Academics

Degrees

Taiwan Tech's

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division has two-year, four-year and

programs. The two-year upper division program accepts graduates of technical

junior colleges A junior college is a type of post-secondary institution that offers vocational and academic training that is designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations or support roles in professions such as engineering, a ...

, while the four-year program seeks applicants from general and technical senior high schools.

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programs are offered in the evenings by the Departments of

, and Applied Foreign Languages to those who are currently employed. Students who successfully complete the requirements in any of these three undergraduate programs are awarded a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 The

programs began accepting students in 1979. Those with a

or its equivalent in related fields from schools here or abroad are eligible to take the entrance exam. In addition, to encourage those already long in the

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to advance their education, certain departments in the university also offer

Master's programs in the evening. Students in these graduate programs who have successfully completed all the requirements, including a thesis and defense, are awarded a

. The doctoral programs seek for holders of a

or its equivalent from schools here or abroad. From the year 2001, certain departments also began to accept students into doctoral programs in the

division. Students in any of these doctoral programs, who have successfully completed all the requirements, including a

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and

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, are awarded the

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Colleges and departments

Taiwan Tech's 14 departments and 24 graduate programs are organized into 7 colleges: *College of Engineering **Graduate Institute of Automation and Control **Department of Mechanical Engineering **Department of Materials Science and Engineering **Department of Construction Engineering **Department of Chemical Engineering *College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science **Department of Electronic Engineering **Department of Electrical Engineering **Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering **Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering *School of Management **Graduate Institute of Management **Graduate Institute of Technology Management **EDBA/EMBA **Department of Industrial Management **Department of Business Administration **Graduate Institute of Finance **Department of Information Management **MBA **Graduate Institute of Technology Management **Management Undergraduate Honors Program *College of Design **Graduate Institute of Design **Department of Architecture **Department of Industrial and Commercial Design *College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences **Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education **Department of Applied Foreign Languages **Department of Humanities and Social Sciences **Teacher Education Center *College of Applied Sciences **Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology **Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering **Graduate Institute of Color and Illumination Technology **Jing Cheng Department (University Inter-discipline Department) *College of Intellectual Property Studies **Graduate Institute of Patent

Student body

Taiwan Tech has a total enrollment of 10,389 students, of which 5,645 are at the

and 4,744 at the graduate and professional levels in 2013. Taiwan Tech awarded 1,285 undergraduate degrees, 1,387 Master's degrees, and 117

doctoral A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

degrees in 2009. In the 2005-2006 school year, NTUST admitted four foreign students into a new English-based program in the Mechanical Engineering Department. Since then, Taiwan Tech's student body has grown to encompass 720 international students in 2013, representing over 45 counties. The numbers of students from

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India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

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are already large enough to form their own student associations. Indonesian students are the most populated among them. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-23

Libraries and digital resources

Opened in March 1975, the Taiwan Tech

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has an unbroken history of offering services for academic research and teaching resources. The library, with 5,132 square meters of floor space and about 630 seats in its reading facilities, encompasses two sections: acquisition and cataloguing section and

periodical Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

and circulation section. NTUST Library. Retrieved 2010-04-22 The Taiwan Tech Library hold a collection of 240, 959 volumes of books, 2,933 titles of

periodicals Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...

, 540,000 pieces of

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microfiches, and 180 titles of online

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. The full-text e-journal systems such as ABI/INFORM IEL,

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, ASP, SDOS services are also available. In addition, the library offers automated circulation, reference services, reserved book services, interlibrary loan services, audio-visual lab services, and library orientation services. The library has also been interconnected with the NTUST network to ensure ease in library facilities like issuing books and downloading audio and video e-books.Rankings and achievements

Rankings

Global rankings

Nation Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech) is ranked 392 among world universities in the

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2025. The School of Management of Taiwan Tech is ranked 5th (Excellent Level) among the universities in Taiwan b
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2009. eduniversal.com . Retrieved 2010-04-26 Taiwan Tech is ranked 74 among Asian universities in the

2024. It was also ranked as Asia's 10th best institute in science and technology in 1999 by Asiaweek. iF Design Awards (

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) - Famously known as the "Oscars of Design", with over 10,000 pieces of work from more than 50 countries enter every year. In Taiwan, it is a high quality proof of international competitiveness within design colleges and universities. Since 2011, the Department of Industrial and Communication Design of the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology has been ranked No. 1 by iF Design Award, four years in a row. The department alone had 14 pieces of Top 100 artwork in 2011, leading Taiwan Tech the title of 'single university earning the most awards' in iF record. To date, the department had nearly 40 pieces of artwork in the world's Top 100 record, including 2 in the Top 10 - Balance Stick (2011) and Size Zero Models (2013), alongside 2000 and 3000 Euros cash prize respectively. A total of 702 research papers by Taiwan Tech faculty were published in both SCI and SSCI journals in 2009, subject ranked top 300 in the world and 7th in Taiwan nationally. Web of Science. Retrieved 2010-01-16

Taiwan's domestic rankings

Taiwan Tech is one of 11 top universities in Taiwan sponsored by the Taiwan

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's (MOE) "Building Top Universities and Elite Research Centers Development Plan". Taiwan Tech is ranked as the best technical university in

, 4th in the Industry-University Cooperative Research Awards, and most graduate programs are ranked top 5th to 6th among national universities by the MOE". NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 Taiwan Tech is one of the top five Best Technology

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Centers declared by the

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(NSC), 3rd in overall amount of NSC Technology Licensing funding, and 1st in the Technology Licensing individually allocated founding by the NSC. From 1994 to date, a total of 33 faculties received the Distinguished Research Awards from the NSC, ranked 6th in Taiwan. National Science Council. Retrieved 2010-04-27 The university was the only university awarded the National Invention and Creation Award by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2007. The university is ranked 6th most favorite university of the enterprises in

, 1st among the technical education system, according to the survey b
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and Global Views Monthly Magazine. Taiwan Tech's graduates are chosen by Cheer's Magazine as among the industry's top six most-preferred students. NTUST Research and Development Office. Retrieved 2010-04-22

Research centers and institutes

The research and development activities of Taiwan Tech are focused on research in basic science and applied science, as well as university-industry and international cooperation. Large-scale projects are conducted in

building engineering Architectural engineering or architecture engineering, also known as building engineering, is a Academic discipline, discipline that deals with the engineering and construction of buildings, such as environmental, structural, mechanical, electri ...

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...

electronics Electronics is a scientific and engineering discipline that studies and applies the principles of physics to design, create, and operate devices that manipulate electrons and other Electric charge, electrically charged particles. It is a subfield ...

information technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

, and materials technology. They are facilitated by an inter-departmental and

interdisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several fields such as sociology, anthropology, psychology, economi ...

approach, and thus enhance both academic research and teaching. Currently, there are over 20 specialized research centers including: *Taiwan Information Security Center *The Commatrix (Advanced Design Center) *Opto-Mechatronics Technology Center *Communications & Electromagnetic Technology Center *Power Electronics Technology Center *Intelligent Robot Center *Ecological and Hazard Mitigation Engineering Research Center *Nanotechnology Engineering Center *Science and Technology Materials Center *Automation and Control Center *Center for Research in Technological and Vocational Education *Innovation and Creativity Center *Scientific Instrument Center *Center for the Study of Lotteries and Commercial Gaming *Construction Occupational Health & Safety Center *Facilities and Assets Management Center for Infrastructure *Building Energy Conservation Center *Building Hazard Mitigation Technology Center *Intelligent Building Center *Green Materials Center *Open Architecture Center *Computer Vision and Medical Imaging Center In addition, the Office of Research and Development, including the University-Industry Cooperation Center, the Business Incubation Center, and the Technology Transfer Center (TTC), has been established to link research results with the needs of industry for development and applications. NTUST ORD. Retrieved 2010-03-17

Taiwan Building Technology Center

Among the universities chosen to receive a grant under the Ministry of Education's Building Top Universities and Elite Research Centers Development Plan, NTUST was the only one to propose establishing a new research center which focuses on building-related issues. The Taiwan Building Technology Center (TBTC) seeks to integrate the humanities, the arts, and science and technology to enhance the positive impact that buildings can have on the safety and quality of people's lives. Taiwan Building Technology Center. Retrieved 2010-03-17 The TBTC has gathered outstanding researchers from Taiwan and abroad to pursue this goal through six research teams: the Intelligent Buildings Research Group, Building Structure and Hazard Mitigation Center, Green Building Materials Center, New Generation Building System Center, Steel Structure Engineering Center, and Building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Center. These two groups focus on key technologies affecting buildings at each stage of their life-cycles. At the same time, the two groups also work on new building and ICT technologies that can create energy-conserving buildings with a reduced carbon footprint. In addition, the new TBTC building, currently under construction, will provide a real-world laboratory for testing and exhibiting the ideas and results of the Center's projects, thus assisting the TBTC in taking its place on the world stage as a leading research center for intelligent green building technology.

EU-FP National Contact Point-Taiwan Office

The National Contact Point-Taiwan Office (NCP-Taiwan), established in Sep. of 2008, seeks to facilitate the engagement of Taiwanese universities, industry, research institutes and their researchers with the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and other related EU opportunities for mutual collaboration between the

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and

. The aim of NCP-Taiwan is to increase the quality, quantity, profile and impact of Taiwan-EU research cooperation under FP7 by developing and executing a suite of activities such as info-days, seminars, exchange visits, technical assistance, workshops and other activities designed to increase the awareness of, and involvement in, new collaborative opportunities. NCP-Taiwan. Retrieved 2010-03-16

Research and Development Office

The Research and Development Office was established as a bridge between the university itself and government organizations and enterprises, with the aim of strengthening cooperative relationships. The office has three centers including the University-Industry Cooperation Center, the Business Incubation Center, and the Technology Transfer Center. The aim of the University–Industry Cooperation Center is to facilitate interactions between Taiwan Tech and enterprises; to promote and share Taiwan Tech's research achievements and drive for success with industry, and, most importantly, to synchronize Taiwan Tech's research efforts with industry trends so as to reduce industry's development cycle and to increase its research capacity effectively. NTUST University–Industry Cooperation Center. Retrieved 2010-04-19 The Business Incubation Center seeks to integrate innovation technology, and to incubate enterprises for developing new products, businesses and technologies. Key functions have included creating the conditions for a space/satellite cluster, providing consultation in regard to business plans and the establishment of companies or factories, as well as supporting the development and registration of technology applications, providing business management and training programs, assisting with government funding applications, and helping with the development of publicity campaigns. NTUST Business Incubation Center. Retrieved 2010-04-19 The Technology Transfer Center's main objective is to fully develop the potential value of Taiwan Tech's research achievements through effective technological marketing, and, by continuous interaction with industry, to promote competitiveness and technology development. NTUST Technology Transfer Center. Retrieved 2010-04-19

International cooperation

Taiwan Tech is actively engaged in various kinds of exchange programs, bringing students from abroad to take courses or engage in research work on the campus. On the faculty and administrative level, Taiwan Tech welcomes a large number of international

scholars A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually holds an advanced degree or a terminal ...

each year, including for long or short term faculty appointments, international

conferences A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject, or to bring together people who have a common interest. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always d ...

, seminars or lectures, research projects, or just to discuss establishing a cooperative relationship with their home institutions, thus adding to the list of 181 academic institutions on five continents throughout the world with which the university has signed such agreements. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22

Alumni

To date, a total of 56,511 students have graduated from the university's

and graduate programs, of which 40,287 were at the undergraduate, 15,140 were at the Master's program, and 1,084 were at the Ph.D. program. The majority of the

alumni Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. Th ...

have devoted themselves to the various aspects of

's economic development, to which many of them are making important contributions. NTUST Alumni Association. Retrieved 2010-04-28

Gallery

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References

External links

University official website
NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-26

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History

Presidents

Campus

Main campus

Other campuses

Academics

Degrees

Colleges and departments

Student body

Libraries and digital resources

Rankings

Global rankings

Taiwan's domestic rankings

Research centers and institutes

Taiwan Building Technology Center

EU-FP National Contact Point-Taiwan Office

Research and Development Office

International cooperation

Alumni

Gallery

See also

References

External links