Since its establishment, NTU has been the leader of higher education in Taiwan and has faced and tackled a variety of challenges on the path toward excellence. Prevailing adaptability and resilient tenacity have refined our esteemed institute to be steadfastly eminent and estimable.
However, NTU must preemptively address the myriad of challenges that have arisen in recent years, such as recruitments of talents, pedagogical reforms, innovations in research, and competitions for worldwide standings. To hone NTU’s competitive edge in research and education, and to avoid unpredictable marginalization in the global arena, we are committed to the following: enacting comprehensive internationalization, elevating research and development capacity, establishing unimpeded enrollment venues for the underprivileged, and effectuating innovations in both learning and teaching. With these efforts, we aim to make strides and bring the prestige of NTU to a new height at the University’s centennial in 2028.
Founded in 1928, NTU is the most prestigious university in Taiwan, and is among the top 100 universities in the world. Guided by independent thought and a pioneering spirit of enterprise, students at NTU become a part of the nation’s richest center of learning and receive a diverse and superlative education. Our programs are underpinned by cutting-edge research and vibrant academia-industry cooperation. Career guidance, numerous professional opportunities, and a vibrant entrepreneurship ecosystem rounds out students’ experience at NTU.
NTU has 641 partner universities in 65 different nations. As an NTU student, you will have numerous opportunities to gain international experience abroad through a variety of programs. NTU students and faculty engage in top-class research on national and international levels with professors and students from all over the world, making your own contribution to changing the world.
NTU is ranked among the top 1% in the world by number of highly-cited papers in 19 out of 22 areas in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database.
An NTU education gives you experience of the Chinese-speaking world, which in today’s world is a considerable asset. Combined with NTU’s emphasis on academic freedom and critical thinking, this gives students a clear competitive advantage and a high employability: the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 rank NTU at number 56, with a score of 94.9 in alumni outcomes.
NTU alumni can be found at the top of government, research, industry and other public and private institutions, where they are influential in promoting the development of Taiwan’s politics, economy, high-tech industries, society and culture. Thanks to the liberal and critical education which you can experience first-hand at NTU, they have contributed to realizing progressive values in Taiwan.
