National Chiao Tung University

Hsinchu, Taiwan
Website: www.nctu.edu.tw Founded: 1896 year Type of University:Public 501–600 place StudyQA ranking: 935 pts. No. Students: 12391 No. Staff: 588 Languages: Chinese, English Phone: +88635712121 Fax: +88635131473
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About NCTU

National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) was originally founded in Shanghai, China in 1896 as the second modern university in China and re-established in Hsinchu, Taiwan in 1958 as a primary engineering and management research university. Today NCTU has become a comprehensive university consisting of nine colleges with 700 full-time faculty members and 14,000 students. Among full-time students, 60% of them are in post-graduate programs. NCTU has approximately 610 foreign students hailing from 59 different countries or regions and the number of foreign students is expected to reach at least 10 % of the total student population in the near future.

NCTU pursues academic excellence and natural talent to ensure its uniqueness. Its vision, to be the top university in the world, is hoped to be achieved by nurturing students’ abilities in leadership and innovation. Within the nine colleges, it offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs which cover a full spectrum of disciplines spanning science, technology, and humanities and boasts an AASCB-accredited management program that consistently ranks among the top five in Asia. The seven national research centers in emerging nano-electronics and systems, frontier photonics, intelligent information communications, interdisciplinary science, brain research, bioinformatics and biomedical electronics translational research dominate innovation and ground-breaking research. NCTU has established partnerships with prominent academics, industries, and research institutes around the world. More than 309 collaborative agreements have been established aiming at faculty & student exchange, joint R&D and joint programs. Thanks to NCTU’s close proximity to the Hsinchu Science Park, NCTU provides students with opportunities to work with top high-tech companies. Approximately 65% of CEOs in high-tech companies in the Hsinchu Science Park are NCTU alumni. From 2006 to 2010, there were 336 patents granted and the technology transfer amount was over 13 million US dollars, both ranked number one among universities in Taiwan.  Our engineering and computer science departments are the largest and most notable in Taiwan, and both departments have been ranked in the range of 40-50 in the past few years in SJTU’s Academic Ranking of World Universities.

  • College of Science

    Currently The College of Science, National Chiao Tung University is one of the top science colleges in Taiwan. The College was foramally established in 1979 to emphasize interdisciplinary research. The average SCI publications are 464 per year for last five years.

  • College of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    The Most Visionary College in Taiwan

    • The first EECS (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) College in Taiwan (1994).
    • The first ECE (Electrical and Computer Engineering) College in Taiwan (2005).

  • College of Computer Science

    NCTU started Taiwan’s earliest computer research program in 1960, and founded the first Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE) Department in 1970. In the following year, the department developed the first indigenous mini-computer system. Then, in 1980, the department gave birth to a new Computer and Information Science (CIS) Department dedicated to the more theoretical pursues in computer science. Together, the two departments surpassed similar departments in the country by attaining a long list of distinguished achievements. For example, the two departments were ranked the 23nd worldwide in the amount of ESI academic publication about computer science throughout the past decade and then in 2005, moved up to rank number two worldwide in software engineering research publication; they also possess the largest numbers of highly-cited papers, the highest SCI paper count per faculty member, the most IEEE/ACM/AAAS/IET/IAPR fellows and the most national and international award winners.

    In 2005, the CSIE and the CIS departments were united once again in the formation of the country’s first College of Computer Science. The new college adopted a matrix organization model in order to promote multidisciplinary studies and collaborative researches. In this new organization, the two departments were merged and restructured into parallel research programs including the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Program, the Networking and Multimedia Engineering Program, and the Computer Science and Engineering Program. As Taiwan’s largest and most vibrant department of computer science, NCTU CS Department is committed to becoming a top-notch research and teaching institution by building upon our proud tradition of academic excellence and technology innovation as well as rejuvenating with bold visions and new strategies.

  • College of Engineering

    The College of Engineering at the National Chiao Tung University was established in 1967.The college consists of three departments (Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering), two institute (Environmental Engineering, and Nanotechnology), 11 degree programs of engineering (Degree Program of Industrial Safety and Risk Management, Degree Program of Automation and Precision Engineering, Degree Program of Construction Technology and Management, Degree Program of Semiconductor, Material and Processing Equipment, Degree Program of Environmental Technology for Sustainability, Industrial Technology R&D Master Program on Semiconductor Materials & Processes, Industrial Technology R&D Master Program on Imaging & Display, and Degree Program of Flat Panel Display Technology, The Degree Program of Nano Science and Engineering, Science and Technology of Accelerator Light Source Graduate Program, Master Program of Sound and Music Innovative Technologies), a machine shop, and four research centers (Manufacturing and Thermal Fluid Engineering Research Center, Manufacturing Automation Research Center, The Energy Technology and Management Research Center, and The Natural Hazard Mitigation Research Center). The machine shop, which is equipped with different kinds of CNC, and material testing machines, supports teaching and research activities in the university. The research centers collaborate with each other in conducting integrated research projects funded by the government and the local industries. 

    The college has highly qualified faculty members and among them more than 98% have earned their Ph. D. in the areas of their specialties. They are active in both teaching and research and also have close tie with the local industry. In the past three decades, the College has well-trained numerous graduates to serve the country that has been greatly benefited from their services and accomplishments. In the mean time, the College greatly benefited from their services and accomplishments. In the mean time, the College is striving to expend its size and initiate larger collaborated research projects with the industry so that more well-trained graduates can be produced for the country.

  • College of Humanity and Social Science

    The College was established in 1995, in response to an increasing need to make the university a comprehensive higher educational institution. The aims, through its teaching and research programs, to equip students with creative and critical thinking skills in a variety of fields of the humanities and social sciences, to prepare them for thinking in a global perspective while remaining grounded in Taiwan.
    Now our college has been established almost for sixteen years and there are 60 faculty (2014) and 839 students (2014) in 8 academic units and cover a wide spectrum. 

    The education provided by the college focuses on both global and local dimensions. The college stresses avant-garde researches, and to equip students with the ability to think creatively and critically. We expect that our graduates will influence and contribute to the society in a multifarious and diversified manner.

  • College of Biological Science and Technology

    Founded in May 2003, our college initially affiliated Department of Biological Science and Technology (since 1994), Institute of Biochemical Engineering (since 2001) and Institute of Bioinformatics (since 2002), aiming at educational training and research in the field of fundamental biological science as well as its applications to biotechnology. Our faculty have been conducting excellent interdisciplinary research and collaborations with experts in biology as well as physical and information sciences. Nevertheless, in addition to proteomics and molecular genetics, our expertise also covers bioinformatics and biophotonics, biopharmaceutical, biochemical, protein and enzyme engineerings, as well as industrial microbiology and chemical biology.

  • College of Hakka Studies

    The establishment of the College of Hakka Studies was approved by MOE on March 5, 2004. In addition to International Center for Hakka Studies and Center for Science, Technology and Society, the College also consists of Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduate Institute Master Program for Humanities and Social Sciences & Population and Culture, In-service Master Program of Hakka Society and Culture, as well as Department of Communication and Technology (DCT). The DCT’s Master and PhD programs were then created to systematically garner Hakka knowledge on the basis of humanities & cultures as well as communication & technology. On the other hand, the International Center for Hakka Studies integrates academics with the resources of Hakka communities and works hand in glove with the real world of the Hakka population.

    The undergraduate curricula of the College of Hakka Studies focus on connecting professional courses of the Hakka culture and society with basic knowledge of humanities and social sciences. Moreover, they attach importance to the practical training concerning cultural industries and communication technology. The thematic courses emphasize the importance of cultivating students’ interdisciplinary and basic training on humanities and social sciences. In addition, students’ academic and practical abilities are also trained and enhanced by learning special topics from the Hakka population. The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and DCT possess highly competitive advantages in their respective relevant fields. In terms of graduate institutes, the College of Hakka Studies offers In-service Master Program of Hakka Society and Culture, Master Program of Population and Culture, Master Program of Communication and Technology (jointly held with Institute of Communication Studies), PhD program (jointly held with Institute of Applied Arts). Such programs are aimed to cultivate potential talents in interdisciplinary studies who are interested in the Hakka society and culture. The courses offered by these two departments are popular among NCTU students whose majors are not necessarily the Hakka Studies.

  • College of Photonics

    The College of Photonics was established at Tainan campus of the National Chiao Tung Unviersity in 2009. This is the very first college of photonics in Taiwan. The college was established based on the solid foundation of outstanding research in the area of photonics, semiconductors and information technology in conjunction with the strong demand of research and development of the high-tech industry in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), as well as the education of engineers and scientists needed for these industries. There are several research institutes in the college. These include Institute of Photonic Systems, Institute of Lighting and Energy Photonics, Institute of Imaging and Biomedical Photonics,Interdisciplinary Photonic Technology Research Center, and Biomedical Engineering Research Center.
    Optoelectronic industry has been the fastest growing sector among high-technology industries in Taiwan during the last decade. According to a recent report by the Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA), the output value of Taiwan optoelectronic industries has reached over two thousand billion NT dollars in 2007 (while the output value of semiconductor industries is estimated to be one thousand and five hundred billion NT dollars). In other words, optoelectronic industry has become the largest high-technology industry in Taiwan. It is estimated that optoelectronic industry can still maintain 17% annual growth rate and its output value will reach five thousand billion NT dollars in 2011. The achievement is a result of the government’s policies on high education and high technology industry.

  • School of Law

    Our school is the first in this nation to embrace the idea of, as well as the importance of, collaborating law with different disciplines, including business, technology, medicine and gender studies. By maintaining a small and intimate size, our members always find the intellectual exchange they need, from their fellow classmates and faculties alike.

    We commit to providing our students with the world-class learning environment and make it our mission to prepare our students as future leaders in the rapidly changing world. Similarly, our faculties dedicate much time and energy to nurture every single aspect of our students’ academic needs, and to provide them with guidance which is essential to their future careers in law. It is our privilege and responsibility to ensure that every single student who walks through our door will later exit as a ready scholar/practitioner in law, and a positive influence to the society. The unique experience as well as the opportunities our students enjoy, as we believe, would have enduring impact to their lives. So does it to us as faculties.

    We are a community of genuinely sincere educators and learners. Our belief in diversity and social responsibility has driven us to reach beyond borders and cooperate with other academic institutions all over Asia, America and Europe. As a result, we endlessly explore areas in legal education which are less discussed, with the ultimate goal to bring our institute and its members onto the next level of excellence.

History of NCTU

National Chiao Tung University was founded in the suburbs of Shanghai in 1896, sixteen years before the birth of the Republic of China, at the suggestion of Hsuan-Wai Sheng, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty. The University was first named Nanyang College. It was established to meet the need to introduce western civilization into China. The college focused only on politics, law, and translations of western books. In the later years of the Qing Dynasty, the college was renamed the Vocational College of Higher Education and was governed by the Ministry of Post and Transportation. By including new vocational programs, such as business, electrical engineering, shipping management, and railway management, the college played a major role in science and engineering education in modern China.

The Ministry of Post and Transportation in the Qing Dynasty expanded the college by developing three other campuses - the Railway College in Tang-Shan (established in 1905), the Railway Management College in Peiping (1910), and the Merchant Marine College in Wu-Sun (1911).

After the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, the four campuses of the college were reorganized and governed by the Ministry of Transportation, which had evolved from the original Qing Dynasty Ministry of Post and Transportation. The names of the Vocational College of Higher Education, the Railway College, and the Railway Management College were changed respectively to the Shanghai Industrial College, the Tang-Shan Industrial College, and the College of Management in Railway, Post and Telecommunications. In 1921, the Ministry of Transportation united these three campuses under a single name: Chiao Tung University. The university reorganized its administrative systems, enlarged its facilities, and formed a new board of trustees. Later on, these three campuses were separated and reunited several times and their names were changed repeatedly because of political turmoil.

In 1926 the Shanghai campus established its Institute of Industry, which was devoted to telecommunication research. At the end of the Northern Expedition in 1928, the university resumed the name of Chiao Tung University and was governed by the newly established Ministry of Railways of the nationalist government. The Shanghai campus thereafter developed into four Colleges: the Colleges of Railway Management, the Colleges of Civil Engineering, the Colleges of Mechanical Engineering, and the Colleges of Electrical Engineering. In 1930, the College of Science consisting of three departments: Mathematics, Science, and Chemistry, was added to the campus. At the same time, the Institute of Industry in Shanghai was expanded to include the Institute of Industry and the Institute of Economics.

In 1937, along with all the other higher education in China, the university came under the authority of the Ministry of Education. During the Sino-Japanese war, the university was relocated to the French Concession in Shanghai and then to various places in central China, such as Chung Ching, Hsiang Tan, and Pin Yueh. At the end of the war, all sectors of the university returned to their original campuses. Shortly afterwards the university was dissolved when the communists gained control of the Chinese mainland in 1949.

In 1957, due to the insistence of Chiao Tung University alumni at home and abroad and in view of the importance of developing the electronic industry for the national economy and defense, the Ministries of Education, Communications, Economic Affairs, and National Defense jointly recommended to the Executive Yuan that the university be reestablished at its present location in Hsinchu, Taiwan. A preparatory committee was appointed, with Mr. H.H. Lin, former president of the University, serving as the chairman. In July 1958, the establishment of the National Chiao Tung University Institute of Electronics was formally recognized by the government. The institute was to offer a two-year graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Dr. S. M. Lee was appointed as the Institute's first director.

In compliance with a contract between the Ministry of Education and the United Association of International Telecommunications, the Telecommunication and Electronics Training Center (TETC) was established at the Hsinchu campus in 1961, with special funding from the United Nations. The TETC introduced computer technology, initiating television broadcasting, and manufacturing the island's first transistors and solid-state lasers.

As a result of TETC's success, the Computer and Electronics Center was established in 1962. Later, in response to requests from the alumni and to the directives given by the Ministry of Education, two undergraduate departments were organized at NCTU in 1964: the Department of Electrophysics and the Department of Electronic Engineering. In the same year, construction commenced on the University's Semiconductor Research Laboratory. In 1965, the Department of Control Engineering and the Department of Communication Engineering were established. In May 1967, the Institute of Electronics was formally transformed into the College of Engineering, which then included the Institute of Electronics and four undergraduate programs. Dr. K.K. Chung became the first president of the university, serving from 1967 to 1969. He was succeeded by Mr. H.C. Liu, NCTU's president from 1969 to 1972.

In 1968, the university started a Ph.D. program in the area of electronics. It was the first program to offer graduate study at the doctoral level in science and technology in Taiwan. Besides, within the College of Engineering, the Institute of Management Science was founded in 1970, and the Department of Management Science was founded in 1971.

In 1972, Dr. C. L. Shen became the president of the University. During Dr. Shen's tenure, the University expanded rapidly, setting up the Department of Computer Engineering (1972), the Department of Navigation and Marine Engineering (1973), the Department of Ocean Transportation (1973), the Department of Transportation Management (1974) (the latter two departments were combined into the Department of Transport Engineering and Management in 1980), the Institute of Computer Science (1974), the Institute of Traffic and Transportation (1976), the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1976), the Institute of Applied Mathematics (1977), and the Department of Civil Engineering (1978). In addition, during this period the university conducted a national-level electronics research project with support from the National Science Council of the R.O.C.

In August 1978, Dr. N.H. Kuo, an alumnus of NCTU's Hsinchu campus, was appointed the president of the university. During his presidency, the school matured into a complete university, consisting of twelve departments and twelve graduate Institutes. These programs were divided into three colleges - the College of Science, the College of Engineering, and the College of Management.

The graduate institutes established under Dr. Kuo's leadership included: the Institute of Information Science (1980), the Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering (1980), the Institute of Applied Chemistry (1981), the Institute of Control Engineering (1982), and the Institute of Mechanical Engineering (1982). In 1982, the Semiconductor Research Center was set up in cooperation with the National Science Council. In 1984, the Microelectronics and Information Science and Technology Research Center was founded. The Department of Navigation and Marine Engineering was incorporated into the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. In 1985, the Institute of Civil Engineering was established within the College of Engineering.

Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation or Recognition - Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Year of first Accreditation - 1958

Rankings

  • NCTU is generally considered to be one of the best universities in Taiwan.
  • According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, NCTU ranked 35th in Computer Science in 2013.
  • It also ranked 50th worldwide in the engineering field in 2012.
  • Nature Publishing Index gives NCTU 3rd rank in Taiwan.
  • NCTU in Taiwan, along with its sister campuses, such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University in mainland China, comprise the largest alumni network in the entire Asia/Pacific region and draws students from over 42 countries around the world.

Student life @NCTU

The National Chiao Tung University Library System, centered in the main square of the university campus, is home to the largest collection of English literature in Taiwan. With two floors dedicated to English texts, it is larger than that of many English libraries at colleges in the United States. The library area is 32,000 square meters and is set in scenic surroundings with a Taiwanese garden. It has over 1,000,000 volumes of printed texts, more than 3,000 periodicals, over 10,000 full text electronic journals, and more than 100 reference databases.

NCTU operates arts, cultural and scientific museums. On the seventh floor of the library is a traditional Taiwanese garden reminiscent of a tranquil courtyard. The grand lobby area has a rotating display of ancient artifacts. The library lobby also has a grand piano, where students from the Music Institute sometimes display their talents. Showrooms are interspersed throughout the library, showcasing artistic talent, historical pieces, and other works of art and scientific discovery. A few of the showrooms are rotating and periodically showcase works by local students. NCTU maintains a museum on the history of the university where original documents for the university are on display.

Many of NCTU's Taiwanese students believe in Buddhism, Taoism and Taiwanese folk religions. Many students visit the local Tu Di Gong temple, located in front of the North Gate, to pray before exams.

NCTU athletic facilities are home to the university sports teams. It is important in eastern philosophy to exercise both the mind and the body, such that both may be in harmony. The sport arena is open to all students.

NCTU is part of the nation's most renowned inter-university competition, The Mei-Chu Tournament. The annual tournament between NCTU and rival National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) has been compared to the Oxford and Cambridge boat race as well as the Harvard and Yale annual football competition known as The Game. NCTU andNTHU have held the annual event since 1968 and NCTU holds the trophy which was brought back to the university in 1999 where it has remained since.

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