Spotlights

NTU EMBA Program welcomed the Class of 2021 at a matriculation ceremony held on Dec 16, 2018. The incoming students are to embark on a new journey of personal growth and self-discovery at NTU. ... more

Over 300 faculty members and students from NTU and UTokyo gathered on NTU campus to attend a joint academic conference on “Developing a Sustainable Future Society in East Asia” during Dec 12-13, 2018. ... more

The lab directed by Associate Prof. Chun-Liang Pan (潘俊良) at the NTU Institute of Molecular Medicine analyzes dendrite-axon bundling and discovers new molecular mechanisms for dendritic arborization. ... more

Harvard Prof. Graham Allison, an eminent scholar of political science, was invited by NTU College of Social Sciences to deliver a speech on Thucydides’s Trap and China-US Relations on NTU campus on Dec 11, 2018. ... more

The National Academic of Inventors (NAI) announced the 2018 class of NAI Fellows. NTU Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) is among the 148 academic inventors elected to NAI Fellow status. ... more

The book exhibition on “Why Does Risk Society Matter to You” held at the Koo Chen-Fu Memorial Library on campus invites all NTU members and the public to discuss and reflect on what risk means to us. ... more

In celebration of NTU's 90th anniversary, Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) was interviewed by South China Morning Post on NTU’s legacy and vision as a driver of change for the history and society of Taiwan. ... more

On Dec 6, the three universities of Yunlin Triangle signed an MoU to further integrate their educational resources and broaden their collaborations to boost the research capacity and competitiveness of youths in Yunlin. ... more

NTU GMBA Student Council successfully held another L.I.V.E (Leadership, Innovation, Vision, Entrepreneurship) event on Oct 4 this year, inviting 5 speakers to discuss foreign trade and commerce in Taiwan. ... more

To celebrate NTU’s 90th anniversary, the Office of International Affairs held a series of events, including AEARU meetings, Presidents’ Forum, Campus in Campus, and Study Abroad Fair during Nov 14-16. ... more

The Chee-Chun Leung Cosmology Hall, a donation from Dr. Chee-Chun Leung (梁次震), Vice Chairman and President of Quanta Computer, was inaugurated last year and donated to NTU on its 90th anniversary on Nov 15, 2018. ... more

NTU successfully held the ICPC Asia Taipei Regional Contest on campus during Nov 9-10. At the contest, NTU team won the first place and the opportunity to attend the World Final to be held in Portugal next year. ... more

In 2018, all NTU members have been gleefully celebrating this significant milestone with a variety of activities and festivities, reviewing our achievements so far while looking forward to “a century of excellence.” ... more

NTU team was awarded 3rd place in the 2018 IEEE Signal Processing Society Video and Image Processing (VIP) Cup for its identification accuracy and technological innovation in lung cancer radiomics. ... more

NTU Library held an After Hours Concert on Nov 11 to celebrate its 20th anniversary of relocation and NTU’s 90th anniversary, giving a swing to the library and presenting an evening of jazz music surrounded by books. ... more

The Center for the Arts collaborated with the Experimental Forest to present a series of events themed “NTU and the Beyond,” with a focus on the woods and forests—a distinctive campus landscape of NTU. ... more

The Center for Global Affairs and Science Engagement (GASE), a government-led project initiated and implemented mainly by NTU, was launched on Nov 14 to foster Taiwan’s innovative research in the global community. ... more

NTU Press launched the Feature Collection for NTU’s 90th Anniversary on Nov 6 to mark this significant milestone and the university’s 90 years of enduring efforts, academic achievements, and social impacts. ... more

NTU and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will launch the Center for Global Affairs and Science Engagement (GASE) at NTU on November 14 to facilitate global partnerships on science and technology. ... more

Dr. Hsin-Yi Wang (王馨儀) at NTU Hospital Yunlin Branch led a medical team to Burkina Faso in West Africa. Her firsthand observations are now published and available to readers in the Chinese-speaking world. ... more

After introducing the first Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) into Taiwan, NTU Library officially launched the ASRS Service Center on Oct 30, providing smart and efficient services for its readers. ... more

Prof. Pisin Chen (陳丕燊), Director of the NTU Leung Center for Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics, was named the laureate of the world-renowned Blaise Pascal Chair for his research on analog black holes. ... more

The OIA will hold the NTU 90th Anniversary Presidents’ Forum on Nov 14, inviting presidents of leading universities to share their experiences of leadership and discuss university governance, innovation, and impact. ... more

The celebration of NTU’s 90th anniversary has already begun. We welcome the participation of everyone to wish NTU a happy 90th birthday! For more info about the celebration activities, visit our website at http://event.ntu.edu.tw/festival2018/. ... more

In celebration of NTU’s 90th anniversary, NTU and its strategic partner, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held a forum on smart mobility and vehicles on NTU campus during Sep 20-21. ... more

The Class of 2020 had their first meeting at the College of Management on Sep 8. This day marked not only a new chapter in many of their lives, but also an opportunity to begin forming lasting relationships. ... more

NTU delegates joined the Taiwan delegation to attend two higher education forums, one held France and the other in Belgium, during July 8-12. The delegation was the largest of its kind ever to be dispatched to Europe. ... more

NTU’s Office of International Affairs organized the 2018 NTU Plus Academy Summer+ Programs, pooling the assistance of over 120 faculty members to mentor 253 students from 105 schools located in 25 countries. ... more

Five students of the NTU Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering teamed up to participate in the 2018 Robot Competition and won the Grand Prize under the instruction of Prof. Ren-Chyuan Luo (羅仁權). ... more

On Sep 17, NTU and Stanford University signed an MOU at NTU to promote AI application to biotech and medicine. Afterwards, a symposium containing three talks on the use of big data and AI in population health was held. ... more

NTU’s Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering (GIEE) held the 2018 IC Summer Camp on Aug 13-14 to prime students with IT trends and goals through speeches, lab tours, company visits, and group presentations. ... more

On Aug 11, NTU EMBA Classes of 1998 and 2008 attended a joint alumni reunion in the College of Management. The Class of 1998 made a donation of NT$880,000 to their alma mater to boost talent development. ... more

The rich and precious collection of books owned by Dr. Tsung-Ming Tu (杜聰明) was donated to NTU Library by Dr. Tsungming Tu Foundation, becoming the Tsung-Ming Tu Collection housed in the library. ... more

A team led by NTU Prof. Chuan-Chou Shen (沈川洲) has made seminal breakthroughs in identifying rapid geomagnetic oscillations and centennial polarity reversal events. The findings were published in the renowned journal, PNAS, in August. ... more

Nature listed NTU Prof. Lin-Shan Lee (李琳山) among the 10 Science Stars of East Asia in a news feature published in June, praising Prof. Lee as a programming pioneer seeking to develop a “spoken version of Google.” ... more

The Opening Day Ceremony followed by an Orientation Camp for the 2018/2019 academic year was held on Aug 26 and Sep 2, welcoming new students to embark on an adventure of learning and discovery at NTU. ... more

NTU and three other universities in Taiwan have received five Erasmus+ Jean Monnet funds, making Taiwan the top funding winner in East Asia. NTU was selected for Centre of Excellence and Project funds as last year. ... more

The NTU International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) held a handover ceremony between its outgoing and incoming Directors on July 30, thanking its former Director and welcoming its incoming Director. ... more

This summer, NTU Digital Learning Center and Cathay Holdings have launched a Coursera MOOC on service models, which is designed and taught collaboratively by NTU faculty and industry experts. ... more

NTU cohosted the inaugural Malaysia-Taiwan University Presidents’ Forum with UKM in Malaysia on July 26, after which the delegation joined a series of activities to promote collaborations and further studies in Taiwan. ... more

D-School@NTU has always highlighted hands-on experience since its establishment. This summer, D-School students have become aspiring woodworkers in a six-day workshop at HDG, a woodcraft studio. ... more

NTU Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維), a distinguished professor of computer science and information engineering at NTU, was awarded the Pan Wen Yuan Foundation Outstanding Research Award on July 4. ... more

The Agricultural Incubation and Promotion Center on NTU Yunlin Campus was officially inaugurated on July 18 to develop innovative agricultural technology, environmental education, and academia-industry cooperation. ... more

NTU Prof. and Academician Ding-Shinn Chen (陳定信) was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon on July 19 for his seminal contribution to hepatitis R&D and prevention in Taiwan and across the world. ... more

The EU Centre in Taiwan based in NTU has successfully hosted the 2018 European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific Conference on June 28-29, marking the first time this seminal conference was held in Taiwan. ... more

NTU delegates presented at two sessions at the NAFSA 2018 Annual Conference & Expo during May 29 to June 1 in Philadelphia, and arranged over 50 meetings to ensure more international collaboration opportunities. ... more

At the 15th Marcel Grossmann Meeting on July 2 in Rome, NTU Chair Prof. Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐) was awarded the Marcel Grossmann Award, becoming the first ethnic Chinese mathematician to receive this honor. ... more

NTU Prof. of Chinese Literature Yu-Yu Cheng (鄭毓瑜) and six other NTU alumni were elected Academicians on the closing day of Academia Sinica’s biennial Convocation of Academicians during July 2-5, 2018. ... more

The NTU EMBA Commencement Ceremony was held on June 23, sending off 217 graduates, adding new members to the program’s elite alumni network, and encouraging all to work toward social innovation. ... more

The Undergraduate Thesis Awards were presented this June. The competition saw increased submissions this year, and the judges were impressed by the exceptional quality of the papers received. ... more

In a special issue, Nature explores the thriving research landscapes and R&D capacity of NTU and other leading higher education institutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea. ... more

An NTU team found that light can activate hair follicle stem cells and induce new hair growth via sympathetic nerves. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in June. ... more

An NTU team led by Prof. Eric Y. Chuang (莊曜宇) completed the world’s first whole-genome sequencing of the Mikado Pheasant indigenous to Taiwan, advancing our knowledge and protection of the endangered avian species. ... more

In early June, NTU Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) led a delegation to the 2018 Japan-Taiwan University Presidents’ Forum, illustrating current collaborations and seeking potential opportunities. ... more

At the 2018 APRU Annual Presidents’ Meeting (APM) hosted by NTU, Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) and several APRU presidents discussed future collaborations and formulated action plans accordingly. ... more

NTU hosted APRU’s Annual Presidents’ Meeting on June 24-26, drawing over 100 higher education leaders and administrators from 39 universities in 14 countries to Taiwan to address the challenges posed by our fast-changing information society. ... more

Prof. Yue Kuo (郭育), NTU’s distinguished alumnus and Dow Professor of Texas A&M University, was elected President of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) for 2018-2019, becoming ECS’s first ethnic Chinese president since its establishment 116 years ago. ... more

On June 1-2, NTU’s School of Pharmacy held an international conference in celebration of NTU’s 90th anniversary, and announced the launch of the NTUSP & UMCOP "Sandwich" Program. ... more

NTU Prof. of Geosciences Ya-Hsuan Liou (劉雅瑄) and Dr. Li-Cheng Gao (高立誠)’s study on crystallization was published and selected as a cover article in the renowned Journal of Material Chemistry A. ... more

In the World University Rankings 2018 released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) on June 6, NTU ranks 72nd and is the only Taiwanese university to be listed among the world’s top 100 universities. ... more

The 2018 NTU Commencement Ceremony was held on the main campus on June 10. Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) led the commencement procession through the campus and encouraged all the graduating students to fulfil their potential and dreams. ... more

On May 5, four NTU GMBA students teamed up to join the 2018 Spartan Race Taiwan. They became fierce warriors in the race to challenge themselves, conquer Spartan obstacles, and show their school spirit proudly. ... more

NTU has been ranked in the 51-60 band in the World Reputation Rankings 2018 released by Times Higher Education (THE) on May 30, making it the only Taiwanese university to appear in the list. ... more

An NTU team led by Prof. Kuo-Lun (Allan) Tung (童國倫) has developed a world-leading, cutting-edge technology for carbon adsorption and conversion, which has won the team two internationally renowned awards. ... more

On May 3, the College of Engineering hosted a bilateral workshop to foster collaboration with the Bandung Institute of Technology (Institut Teknologi Bandung, ITB), and both agreed to make this workshop an annual event. ... more

The collaborative study by NTU PhD student of atmospheric sciences Hsiao-Ching Huang (黃筱晴) was published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans last August, and selected as the journal’s cover image. ... more

NTU Associate Prof. of Molecular Medicine Chun-Liang Pan (潘俊良) and his colleagues have discovered that MIG-14/Wntless controls dendrite self-avoidance independently of Wnts, and published their findings in the journal Neuron. ... more

At NIAG 2018, NTU student athletes claimed 13 golds, 26 silvers, and 19 bronzes, winning NTU the championship among non-sports universities and the 6th place of all participating universities in the games. ... more

NTU Prof. Keh-Chyuan Tsai (蔡克銓) received the AISC Special Achievement Award for his extensive work with U.S. researchers to conduct large-scale system level testing of structural steel seismic force resisting systems. ... more

The NTU Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics was officially launched on April 30 with a cross-disciplinary conference, drawing the attendance of officials, faculty, students, and industry professionals. ... more

Dean of Bioresources and Agriculture Huu-Sheng Lur (盧虎生) led a delegation to Kyoto University (KU) in late March, and signed a Master’s Double Degree Program agreement with KU’s Graduate School of Agriculture. ... more

In mid-April, students from NTU and National Cheng Kung University took part in the first International Nanotechnology Olympiad in Tehran, and won the top prize with an innovative water-treatment solution. ... more

Executive Vice President Ching-Ray Chang (張慶瑞) was invited to attend the inauguration of Prof. Rocky S. Tuan (段崇智) as the 8th Vice-Chancellor / President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on April 17. ... more

The NTU campus is welcoming its most artistic month in May. The 2018 NTU Art Festival, running from May 4–25, will present various art projects exploring the multifaceted aspects of memory in our daily life. ... more

The latest LIVE Event was held at the NTU College of Management on March 29. This event featured Taiwanese HORECA industry, inviting four entrepreneurs in this industry to share their experiences. ... more

Prof. of Animal Science and Technology Shih-Torng Ding (丁詩同) and his student, Dr. Meng-Tsz Tsai (蔡孟詞), received the Milton L. Sunde Award for their research paper published in the Journal of Nutrition. ... more

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018 released on Feb 28, NTU is ranked in Top 50 in four subject areas, and has 20 subjects ranked in Top 50 and 34 subjects in Top 100. ... more

In early April, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) announced the recipients of Outstanding Research Awards for 2017, and a total of 17 NTU faculty members received the award this year. ... more

In response to the increasing attention to patents, NTU System-on-Chip (SoC) Center held a patent promotion conference on April 10 that also featured discussion on patent deployment trends and strategies. ... more

NTU Prof. of Oceanography Chih-hao Hsieh (謝志豪) collaboratively developed a novel method to examine the causal link between interaction networks and community stability, and published the research in Nature. ... more

Prof. Jo-shui Chen (陳弱水) is a historian who, with cross-disciplinary concerns and methodology, has made significant contributions primarily to the studies of ideas, women, and family in the Tang dynasty. ... more

Established in 2018, the College of Medicine’s Post-Baccalaureate Nursing Program will be open for applications from April 10–16. Follow the application guidelines and prepare to apply! ... more

NTU Highland Experimental Farm is putting on a show of flowers in the 2018 Spring Festival from March 16 to April 1. Join this annual celebration at Mei-Feng Farm for the various flowers, plants, and guided tours. ... more

The College of Bioresources and Agriculture signed an LOI with the Corporate Synergy Development Center on March 12 to seek collaborations in promoting smart agriculture and talent development in Taiwan. ... more

The 2018 Three-Minute Thesis Competition will be open to video submission from April 9–23. Graduate students of the NTU System are invited to showcase their research in 3 minutes in the competition. ... more

The recent development of self-driving cars and Logistics 4.0 have posed challenging questions in need of urgent attention. Sign up for D-School@NTU’s workshop on March 24–25 to discuss these questions together! ... more

NTU organized the 13th University Administrators Workshop on March 7–8, drawing over 100 university administrators of international affairs from 23 universities in 12 countries to discuss university talent sustainability. ... more

The 2018 NTU Azalea Festival will be held this weekend on March 10-11. While showcasing the beautiful azaleas in full bloom on campus, the festival also presents a variety of activities for everyone to take part in. ... more

NTU Highland Experimental Farm presents the 2018 Spring Festival from March 16 to April 1. Come and join this annual celebration at Mei-Feng Farm for the various flowers, plants, and guided tours. ... more

The NTU College of Law partnered with the Taiwan Innocence Project to open an exoneration support practicum, through which students explore real cases to gain a practical understanding of legal operations. ... more

NTU Associate Prof. Kuo-Fang Chung (鍾國芳) and his PhD student Chih-Chieh Yu (游旨价) spent five years collecting plant samples in the US and Mexico, and described two new genera through DNA analyses. ... more

Dr. Lou-Chuang Lee (李羅權), Distinguished Chair Prof. of Geosciences at NTU and Academician of Academia Sinica, was elected a Foreign Member of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE), as announced on Feb 7. ... more

NTU Assistant Prof. of Oceanography Ming-Huei Chang’s (張明輝) observations of the Kuroshio east of Taiwan during 2012-2014 were published and selected as the cover article for the Jan 2018 issue of Deep-Sea Research I. ... more

On Jan 31, the MOST Joint Research Center for AI Technology and All Vista Healthcare at NTU was officially launched at a press conference on campus to boost Taiwan’s AI research capacity and development. ... more

NTU Prof. Chia-Wen (Kevin) Wu (吳嘉文) collaborated in an international research team that successfully developed an eco-friendly and efficient method for converting raw biomass into commercially valuable chemicals. ... more

On January 5th, 2018, Prof. Chung-Ming Kuan (管中閔)—NTU Chair Professor of Finance and an Academician of Academia Sinica—was elected the next president of National Taiwan University (NTU). ... more

Vice President for International Affairs Luisa Shu-Ying Chang (張淑英) led a delegation of 13 high-level officials and faculty members from four elite national universities on an important mission to Thailand last December. ... more

NTU Distinguished Chair Prof. Chih-Yuan Lu (盧志遠) was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for his long-term contribution to and distinguished accomplishments in advanced technology. ... more

NTU’s Digital Library and Museum of Buddhist Studies (DLMBS) is the only Chinese, religion-related, Taiwan-based website to have ranked in the 100 Extensive University Libraries recommended by CollegeDegree.com. ... more

NTU formally initiated the Global Research and Industry Alliance on Dec 20, 2017. Prominent leaders from academia and industry attended the press conference to announce the launch of the program. ... more

In December, 2017, Vice President for Academic Affairs Hung-Chi Kuo (郭鴻基) and Dean of Bio-Resources and Agriculture Huu-Sheng Lur (盧虎生) visited SEARCA in the Philippines to sign an MOU on agricultural education and research cooperation. ... more