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

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technological university An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...

located in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

. TaiwanTech was established in 1974 as the National Taiwan Institute of Technology (), as the first and the leading higher education institution of its kind within Taiwan's technical and

vocational education Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan. Vocational Education can also be seen as that type of education given to an ind ...

system. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2010-04-22 TaiwanTech enrolled 5,645 undergraduates and 4,744 graduate students, and employed 414 full-time faculties and about 318 staff members in 2013. NTUST. Retrieved 2013-11-4 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, located at Daan, situated in the south of Taipei, being the main campus covers 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

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, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limit ...

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 perfe ...

Electronic Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which 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 ...

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and ...

, 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 was added in 1975; and both the department of

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

and

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which 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 an 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 practice.

programs began in 1979, and the

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is ...

programs were offered in 1982. NTUST. Retrieved 2010-04-22 On attaining

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

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 (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United ...

division. After more than thirty years of growth and evolution, under the outstanding leadership of successive

presidents President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

, 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

entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value. With this definition, entrepreneurship is viewed as change, generally entailing risk beyond what is normally encountered in starting a business, which may include other values th ...

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 July 2019, administrators at

National Pingtung University of Science and Technology National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST; ) is a leading public university in Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. NPUST occupies the in all of Taiwan. It was established in April 1924 as the Kaohsiung District Pingt ...

National Yunlin University of Science and Technology National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (YunTech or simply NYUST, ) is a university of science and technology in Taiwan. Founded in 1991 and located in Yunlin County. It was restructured as a technological university in 1997. It's a ...

, and NTUST stated that they would look into a merger of the three schools.

Presidents

*Presidents of National Taiwan Institute of Technology # Chen Lu-an: August 1974 － January 1978 #

Mao Gao-wen Mao Kao-wen (; 9 February 1936 Fenghua, Ningbo – 28 October 2019 Taipei) was a Taiwanese chemist, politician, and diplomat. He served as the president of National Tsinghua University from 1981 to 1987. He also was the Minister of Education of t ...

: 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 Chen Shi-shuenn () is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. He has been the Minister of the Public Construction Commission (PCC) of the Executive Yuan since 22 October 2013. Education Chen holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Natio ...

(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

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

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

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New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

. Approximately 5.7

. *Keelung Campus. Located in

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

. Approximately 10

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

City, near the main campus. Approximately 2.3

. *Zhubei Campus. Located in

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, Hsinchu County. Approximately 20.33

Academics

Degrees

Taiwan Tech’s

undergraduate Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-lev ...

division has two-year, four-year and

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

junior colleges A junior college (sometimes referred to colloquially as a juco, JuCo or JC) is a post-secondary educational institution offering vocational training designed to prepare students for either skilled trades and technical occupations and workers in su ...

, 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

, Construction Engineering, 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 Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six y ...

. 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 education, an entrance examination or admission examination is an examination that educational institutions conduct to select prospective students. It may be held at any stage of education, from primary to tertiary, even though it is typicall ...

. In addition, to encourage those already long in the

workforce The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the Pooling (resource management), pool of human beings either in employment or in unemployment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single types of companies, company or ...

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

Master’s programs in the evening. Students in these

graduate programs Postgraduate or graduate education refers to academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate ( bachelor's) degree. The organization and stru ...

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

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ...

and

defense Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense industr ...

, are awarded the

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

Colleges and departments

Rankings and achievements

Global rankings

Nation Taiwan University of Science and Technology is ranked 353 among world universities in the

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2013 Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2010-04-26 (subject ranking:

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

: 143 Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2010-04-26). 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 The university is ranked 54 among Asian universities (subject ranking:

: 33 Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2010-04-26) in the

2013. Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2010-04-26 NTUST Taiwan was also ranked as Asia's 10th best institute in science and technology. iF Design Awards (

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

) - 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 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

National Science Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC; ) is a statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for the promotion and funding of academic research, development of science and technology and science parks. NSTC is ...

(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

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system, according to the survey b
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Global Views Monthly Magazine
Taiwan Tech’s graduates are chosen by Cheer’s Magazine as among the industry’s top six most-preferred students.

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 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

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

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

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

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 In library and information science, cataloging ( US) or cataloguing ( UK) is the process of creating metadata representing information resources, such as books, sound recordings, moving images, etc. Cataloging provides information such as auth ...

section and

periodical A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a journal are also examples ...

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 A periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) is a published work that appears in a new edition on a regular schedule. The most familiar example is a newspaper, but a magazine or a Academic journal, journal ...

, 540,000 pieces of

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microfiches, and 180 titles of online

databases In computing, a database is an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically. Small databases can be stored on a file system, while large databases are hosted on computer clusters or cloud storage. The design of databases spa ...

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

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

, 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.

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 engineers apply and theoretical knowledge to the engineering design of buildings and building systems. The goal is to engineer high performance buildings that are sustainable, economically viable and ensure the safety health. Archi ...

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

computer engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...

electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system (I ...

, 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 other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

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. Th
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: th
Intelligent Buildings Research GroupBuilding Structure and Hazard Mitigation CenterGreen Building Materials CenterNew Generation Building System CenterSteel Structure Engineering Center
an
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

Th
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

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

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

Th
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 th
University-Industry Cooperation Center
th
Business Incubation Center
and th
Technology Transfer Center
The aim of th
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 Th
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 Th
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 pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher ...

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

conferences A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main ...

, seminars or

lectures A lecture (from Latin ''lēctūra'' “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical inform ...

, 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 A continent is any of several large landmasses. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven ...

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 A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

. program. The majority of the

alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...

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

University website
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