Prof. Wen-Chang Chen Elected NTU’s 13th President

On October 7, 2022, Prof. Wen-Chang Chen, Dean of NTU’s College of Engineering, was elected the next President of National Taiwan University. The Presidential Search Committee (the Committee) will prepare all the relevant documents of the new President and submit them to the Ministry of Education for official appointment. The Committee thanked all the faculty, staff, and students for their support and assistance in making this selection process a success.

The Committee began a public search for the next President of NTU on April 25. On July 8, nine candidates were approved after qualification review and officially recommended through voting by the Committee members. On September 6, six out of the nine candidates were officially recommended through a vote by the representatives of the University Council.

In late August, all six presidential candidates were invited to convey their visions for NTU’s future development in public. In September and October, the Committee members conducted one-on-one in-depth interviews with all six presidential candidates. Finally, on October 7, Prof. Wen-Chang Chen was elected the 13th President of National Taiwan University.

• The website of the Presidential Search: https://event.ntu.edu.tw/president/
• The Convenor of the Presidential Search Committee: President Kung-Yee Liang of the National Health Research Institutes
• The spokesperson of the Presidential Search Committee: Dean Chun-Chieh Wu of NTU’s College of Science