Introduction to NTU

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Taihoku Imperial University 1928Taihoku Imperial University 1928

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National Taiwan University 1945National Taiwan University 1945

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11 colleges2 professional schools

54 departments 103 graduate institutes

66 research centers 33,416 students

NTU Today NTU Today

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Academic ProgramsAcademic Programs

11 Colleges11 Colleges Liberal Arts Science Medicine Law Bio-Resources and Agriculture (formerly Agriculture)Engineering

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Management Public HealthSocial Sciences Life Science

2 Professional Schools2 Professional Schools School of Veterinary Medicine School of Dentistry

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National Taiwan University Island-wide Campuses‧

Chupei Branch Campus (Biotech Research Park) 22 hectares

Experimental Forests (School of Forestry and Resource Conservation )

Highland Farm (Dept. of Horticulture) 34,399.748702 hectares

University Hospital Yunlin Branch Hospital 5 hectares

Total NTU land size 34,676 hectares

= 1% of Taiwan (3,600,000 hectares)

Taipei Campuses Gongguan campus College of Law and

Social Sciences College of Medicine College of Public Health University Hospitals University Farm Wenshan Botanical

Garden 183.89 hectares

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(Year)

Student Enrollment 1980-2008Student Enrollment 1980-2008

(Number of Students)

2008/09 Total Student Enrollment Number: 33,416

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Outstanding NTU AlumniOutstanding NTU Alumni

As of January 2009

1 Nobel Laureate

38 university presidents

More than 15 members of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA

125 Academicians of the Academia Sinica

- 31 in Humanities and Social Sciences

- 43 in Mathematics and Physical Sciences

- 51 in Life Sciences

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International Exchange

International Exchange

Partner Universities

318318

Student Exchange Programs 18118108/09 Incoming Student # 347347 08/09 Outgoing Student # 299299

Academic Exchanges

50135013

Whole English

Programs

66

Dual Degree

Programs

2121

Courses Taught in English 2009/10

academic year

879879

InternationalStudents

26892689

Dual Degree Students

7878 As of December 16, 2009

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NTU Excellence Research CentersNTU Excellence Research Centers

Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Nano Science and Technology

Center for Information and Electronics Technologies

Research Center for Medical Excellence Division of Genomic Medicine

Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center

Center for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics

Center of Digital Archives

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Number of SCI&SSCI Papers Published 1999-2008

Number of SCI&SSCI Papers Published 1999-2008

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Number of Highly Cited SCI&SSCI Papers from 2003 to 2008

Number of Highly Cited SCI&SSCI Papers from 2003 to 2008

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global University Rankings

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Global University Rankings

Score

2009 Ranking: 150National Taiwan University

No. 158 Seoul National University (South Korea)

No. 209 Tsinghua University (China)

No. 212 University of Hong Kong (HK)

No. 224 Peking University (China)

No. 279 The Hong Kong University of Science &

Technology (HK)

Ranked No. 1 among all Chinese Universitiesin China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

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Times Higher EducationWorld University RankingsTimes Higher Education

World University Rankings

2009 Ranking: 95National Taiwan University

Tohoku University (Japan)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)

University of Leeds (UK)

Rice University (USA)

University of Oslo (Norway)

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)

Fudan University (China)

Individual Disciplines Ranked Globally No. 45 in Life Sciences & Biomedicine No. 47 in Engineering & IT No. 51 in Natural Sciences No. 58 in Social Sciences No. 60 in Arts & Humanities

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Performance Ranking ofScientific Papers for World Universities

Performance Ranking ofScientific Papers for World Universities

2009 Ranking: 102National Taiwan University

103 Technical University of Munich (Germany)

103 University of Groningen (the Netherlands)

105 University of Hawaii

144 Tsinghua University (China)

147 Peking University (China)

185 The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

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NTU AdvantagesNTU Advantages

Best academic performance in TaiwanBroad industry partnershipMost technological transferStrong Chinese and Taiwan culture studiesElite Chinese language programsStrong European languages emphasesFriendly campus with minimum language barrier

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Looking Ahead

Increase dialogue and traffic between both sides

Create more incentives for joint programs Encourage faculty contact and exchange Promote — 2 way summer programs Explore joint or dual degree programs

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