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| 國立臺灣大學 | |
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| Motto | 敦品勵學，愛國愛人 (Chinese) |
| Motto in English | Integrity, Diligence, Patriotism and Philanthropy |
| Established | Founded 1928[1] Reorganized 1945 |
| Type | Public (National) |
| President | Lee, Si-chen (李嗣涔) |
| Academic staff | 1,793 (full time), 1,188 (joint and adjunct) |
| Undergraduates | 17,706 |
| Postgraduates | 15,710 |
| Location | Daan, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Campus | Urban, 1.6 km² (Greater Taipei combined), 344 km² (Nantou County combined) |
| Former names | Taihoku Imperial University |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL AACSB |
| Website | www.ntu.edu.tw/english |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立臺灣大學 | ||||||||||
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National Taiwan University (NTU; 國立臺灣大學) is a national co-educational university located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). In Taiwan, it is colloquially known as "Táidà" (台大). Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Da'an District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan, occupying a total of 345,830,000 square meters.[2] Currently the University consists of 11 colleges, 54 departments, 96 graduate institutes and 4 research centers[3] and offers diplomas in over 100 fields of study.
NTU is a top-ranked university in Taiwan and placed among the best 95 universities in the world by several well-reputed rankings (HEEACT,[4] THE-QS World University Rankings 2009, Global University Ranking 2009,[5] Webometrics Ranking of World Universities[6]). In 2011, it was ranked 87th in the world by QS World University Rankings[7] and 21st in the QS Asian University Rankings.
NTU was founded in 1928 by the Japanese during the Japanese colonial era and was then known as the Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University. After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese sovereignty, the Republic of China government resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it National Taiwan University on November 15, 1945.[8]
NTU has strong ties with the Academia Sinica. NTU admits students based solely on merit, regardless of their race, religion, or gender. The female-to-male ratio among the undergraduate population is about 0.9:1.
Many influential individuals in Taiwanese society received their education at NTU, including government officials in both pan-blue and pan-green camps. The university also produced one Nobel prize laureate, Lee Yuan-tseh (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986),[9] the first Taiwanese to receive the prize.
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National Taiwan University has its origins in the Taihoku Imperial University (台北帝國大學, Taihoku Teikoku Daigaku) founded by Taiwan's Japanese colonial government in 1928 as a member of the imperial university system administered by the Empire of Japan.[8]
The school's first president was Taira Shidehara.[8] The Taihoku Imperial University began with a College of Liberal Arts and Law and a College of Science and Agriculture serving 60 students. The university was intended mainly for Japanese nationals; few Taiwanese students were admitted. The College of Medicine and the College of Engineering were added in 1936 and 1943, respectively. After World War II the incoming [Taiwan] government reorganized the school as an institution for Chinese-speaking students. The school was renamed the National Taiwan University on 15 November 1945 and Lo Tsung-lo was appointed as its president.[8]
Today, the National Taiwan University serves nearly 30,000 students through 11 colleges, 54 departments, and 96 graduate institutes (which offer 96 master's programs and 83 doctoral programs).[3] A new library, built in 1998, now contains over 3 million volumes. In 2010, the university is scheduled to merge with the National Taipei University of Education, the city's oldest institution of higher learning.
The emblem with the figure of the plum blossom, the blue-and-white background and the thunder-and-cloud line pattern combine the spiritual ideals of the nation and its cultural traditions, as well as those of all members of the university community.[10]
NTU offers the bachelor's degree, master's degree, and doctorate degree in many disciplines. Students are given the flexibility to select courses offered by any colleges; however, compulsory subjects designated for each major needs to be completed to be awarded a degree. A student must declare a major during college application, some majors are more competitive than others and require a higher national examination score. Traditionally, medicine, electrical engineering, and law are the three most selective majors. Most majors take four years to complete while the medical degree takes seven years to finish.
NTU requires most of its undergraduate students to take a mandatory core curriculum, comprising Chinese, freshman English, physical education, and public service. The medical school in addition dictates each of its students to take philosophy and sociology classes as well as seminars in ethics and thanatology. Military training is no longer an obligatory course for males, but it is a prerequisite if the student plans to be an officer during his mandatory military service.
The president heads the university. Each college is headed by a dean, and each department by a chairman. Students elect their own representatives each year to attend administrative meetings.
The colleges in NTU are:
The International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), founded by Stanford University, is located at National Taiwan University.
The Global M.B.A. program is an AACSB accredited international business management masters program that is conducted in English. With a 50/50 mix of international and local students, the program integrates academic and cultural knowledge and real-life practices of the Eastern and Western world. Students in the program have the opportunity for real life joint consulting projects partnering with top business schools such as University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. Core classes include Marketing Management, Organizational Behavior, Financial Management, Managerial Economics, Information Management and Managerial Accounting.
The Global MBA program at NTU is recognized as one of the top business programs in Asia. Graduates have been recruited for premier jobs in Taiwan, China, and Singapore. The program has an acceptance rate of slightly under 10%(1000+ applicants yearly). The Global MBA student body is led by Global MBA Student Council, whom coordinate and promote the activities of student body to ensure a well rounded MBA experience.
The University has six campuses in the greater Taipei region (including New Taipei City) and two additional campuses in Nantou County, amounting to nearly 1% of the total area of the Taiwan island. The University governs farms, forests, and hospitals for educational and research purposes. The main campus (interactive map) is situated in Taipei's Daan district near Gongguan, where most college department buildings and all the administrative buildings are located. Notable exceptions are the College of Law, the College of Social Science, and the College of Medicine, which are located near the Presidential Building.
The six campuses are:
The three research stations are:
Presidents of Taihoku Imperial University:
Presidents of National Taiwan University:
NTU alumni are influential in the politics of Taiwan as well as in academics.
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