StudyQA — PhD: Industry and Service System Engineering — National Taiwan University (Page 8)

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Description Contents Requirements Funding

The global PhD program of the Institute of Industrial Engineering has two tracks of study: Industrial and Service Systems Engineering (ISSE) and Technology Management and Engineering Applications (TMEA). The program has the following requirements for the PhD degree:
• Doctoral students of the ISSE track should complete two core courses: (a) Introduction to Optimization, and (b) Stochastic Processes.
• Successful completion of eighteen (18) credits of course work for students with a M.S. degree in IE-related fields. Otherwise, thirty (30) credits are required. At least 12 credits should be earned on courses offered by IIE. All those credits should exclude credits on Special Topics, Graduate Seminars and Dissertation.
• All doctoral students should pass qualifying exams within two years after admission. Students in ISSE should pass the two subjects of (a) Introduction to Optimization and (b) Stochastic Processes. Students in TMEA should pass three subjects in the following list: (a) Research Methodologies for Social and Management Sciences, (b) Fundamentals of supply chain management, (c) Game Theory with Applications, (d) Technology Trends, (e) Industrial Risk Assessment and Management and (f) Patent Engineering.
• Presentation of dissertation works in an international conference sponsored by the Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS), the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the Institute of Industrial Engineers, or the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• Completion of two papers as the first, second or corresponding author, in the top 50% rank (by 5-year impact factor) of SCI or SSCI journals. One paper should already be accepted for publication and the other should pass the first referee review.

Game Theory with Applications
Decision Methods and Industrial Applications
Industrial Risk Assessment and Management
Soft Computing Methods and Applications
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
Introduction to Stochastic Modeling
Dynamic Programming
Production and Operations Scheduling
Introduction to Statistical Control and Optimization
Fundamentals of supply chain management
Object-oriented System Modeling and Design
Introduction to Optimization
Introduction to Nonlinear Programming
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization

Online application
English proficiency certificate at CEFR B2 (Vantage) or above
Highest degree's graduation certificate
Highest degree's full transcript of records (including explanation of grading system)
Receipt of the application fee payment
Declaration and Authorization Form
Financial statement
Passport (if applicable)
Taiwan Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (if applicable)
Photograph
Recommendation letter x 2
Statement of purpose and study plan (in English)
Curriculum Vitae (in English)
Autobiography (in English)

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Applicable Degree and duration: Bachelor 4 years, Master 2 year, Ph.D 3 years

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Description: By combining the three old scholarship schemes (International Students Scholarship, International Graduate Students Scholarship and International Graduate Students Support Fund) together, NTU has introduced this Grant since 2015 to attract international students of, and encourage, academic excellence. New international students who are admitted from academic year of 2015/2016 onwards for the first semester (September) entry are eligible to apply.

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