Spotlights

Charlotte W. W. Lin (林琬琬), an NTU accounting alumna, was elected the CEO of KPMG in Taiwan in October, and is scheduled to take up her duties in January, 2018 as the first female CEO of a Big Four accounting firm in Taiwan. ... more

NTU Vice President for International Affairs Luisa Shu-Ying Chang (張淑英) promoted Taiwan higher education's global strategies on an invited visit to the University of Salamanca’s 8th centenary event last December. ... more

NTU's GMBA / EiMBA / NTUTEC / NTUCEP offices and the AIT invited Jason W. Best to talk in a seminar featuring “How Crowdfunding, Venture Capital, and Fintech are Shifting the Financial Landscape” on Nov 20. ... more

This October, in a joint field course with Kyushu University, Assistant Prof. of Geography Ray Y. Chuang (莊昀睿) led 10 students to visit Kyushu, where they observed volcanoes and learned geologic hazards and emergency response in Japan. ... more

NTU Interim President Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) was given the Outstanding Technical Achievements and Leadership Award by the IEEE Technical Committee on Real-Time Systems during its 2017 annual symposium. ... more

The faculty and students of the NTU College of Life Science have been demonstrating a strong research capacity, making major contributions to areas such as regulation mechanisms, DNA repair, and bird pollination. ... more

The 15 universities participating in the Second Northern Taiwan Teaching Resource Center, a platform for sharing and integrating regional educational resources, held an expo to showcase its outcomes in the past seven years. ... more

The NTU Campus Finals of Hult Prize will take place on December 15. The Global MBA program of the NTU College of Management invites all students to team up and join the competition! ... more

In 2017, NTU professors claimed 11 Ta-You Wu Memorial Awards, an honor established by the Ministry of Science and Technology in memory of Dr. Ta-You Wu’s contribution to scientific and technical research and development. ... more

Three NTU professors won the 24th TECO Award 2017, claiming more than half of the five awards given this year. The prize and trophy were awarded to each winner at a grand ceremony held on Nov 4, 2017. ... more

Fascinated by the myriad shapes, sizes, and weights of avian eggs, NTU Prof. Jia-Yang Juang (莊嘉揚) and his students worked together to unveil the guidelines that dictate the mechanical design of avian eggs. ... more

The team led by NTU Prof. Gong-Ru Lin (林恭如) has successfully determined the light-induced photostriction of strontium ruthenate (SrRuO3), and published the findings in Nature Communications. ... more

NTU System is holding an app competition, challenging students of its member universities to propose app designs on campus life and learning. Team up, take the challenge, and win prizes worth NT$170,000 in total! ... more

NTU Department of Chinese Literature invited two poets, Chih-Cheng Lo (羅志成) and Cheng-Chong Liu (劉正忠), to discuss poetry on Dec 6 in one of the lectures held for the 2017 NTU Literature Award. ... more

On Nov 1st, Prof. Shinichi Hirota from Waseda University led 18 students to attend a joint workshop hosted by the College of Management, strengthening the bond and collaboration between the two universities. ... more

A cross-interdisciplinary team jointly led and attended by NTU and Academia Sinica researchers has developed red blood cell-mimicking, virus-capturing nanoparticles that may contribute to the clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases. ... more

NTU celebrated its 89th anniversary on Nov 15, where Interim President Kuo presented awards to distinguished alumni and students, and encouraged NTU members to contribute to society and lead Taiwan towards a brighter future. ... more

NTU’s Digital Learning Center worked with D-School@NTU in D-School’s core course “Design Thinking (DS5104),” in which students brainstormed to redesign a learner-centered learning experience. ... more

At the 120th anniversary of Kanori Ino’s island-wide field survey of Taiwan, NTU Library co-organized a book and manuscript exhibition on Ino’s field survey and the Ino Collection from Nov 10, 2017 to Jan 12, 2018. ... more

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of NTU’s Office of International Affairs (OIA). On this occasion, OIA has held a celebratory exhibition (Dec 4-28) and a workshop (Dec 8) to showcase the office’s history and milestones. ... more

Executive Vice President Ching-Ray Chang (張慶瑞) represented NTU and gave a speech on NTU’s New Southbound Strategy at the 2017 SATU Presidents’ Forum Steering Committee Meeting on Oct 28-29. ... more

The NTU Center for Teaching and Learning Development is inviting Prof. Emeritus Ming-Hui Peng (彭明輝) to give a talk on developing core competencies for graduate study on November 28, 2017. ... more

Congratulations to four NTU graduate students majoring in communication and electronics engineering for winning the 2017 TIEEE Best Doctoral/Master’s Thesis Award. ... more

The NTU College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Conference Room (R101), Barry Lam Hall on Saturday morning, November 25, 2017. ... more

Dean Chang-Chuan Chan (詹長權) of NTU College of Public Health led a delegation to 2017 World Health Summit and M8 Alliance Meeting in mid-October to promote Taiwan’s visibility and contributions in public health. ... more

This September, NTU launched its plan for establishing a Digital Learning Center to develop high-quality and professional digital learning content as well as provide innovative learning models. ... more

NTU offers a great variety of European and Asian language courses and programs, which manifest the university’s primary focus on cultivating students’ international outlook and global mobility. ... more

ICLP is celebrating its 55th anniversary with a forum and a two-month exhibition in NTU Library that showcase the 55-year development and history of Chinese language teaching in Taiwan and at NTU. ... more

NTU opens the Taiwan Education Center, Malaysia on October 7 to promote the study of Chinese language and culture, Taiwan's higher education system, and exchanges and cooperation between universities in Taiwan and Malaysia. ... more

NTU Museum of Anthropology collaborated with the Saisiyat community to organize a Saisiyat clothing exhibition on September 22, which featured a reproduction of ancestral Saisiyat weaving patterns. ... more

NTU Mechanism and Machine Theory Research Lab and its partner Giant-Lion attended the IAA Pkw 2017, presenting innovative designs such as Dual CVT System, P-Car, L-Car, and Battery with a Multi-Way Plate. ... more

Prof. Kuo-Lun Tung (童國倫) of the NTU Department of Chemical Engineering was elected the next vice-chair of the International Water Association's (IWA) Membrane Technology Specialist Group in September. ... more

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) welcomed an NTU delegation to its campus to participate in the Illinois-NTU Global Issues Forum: Health in Smart Urban Environments on September 21-22. ... more

NTU’s New Faculty Orientation Camp, held at Xitou Experimental Forest from August 31 to September 1, was a three-day event aimed at preparing new faculty members for entry into a teaching career at NTU. ... more

The College of Science launched “Psychology & Life: From a Fresh Start” to help equip students with the skills of self-exploration, emotional management, interpersonal relationships, and career planning. ... more

On September 30, NTU SPECS celebrated its 30th anniversary and reasserted its commitment to social good and students’ prospects for the next three decades. ... more

Six professors from the Colleges of Management and Science are among the winners of the 21st National Chair Professorship and the 61st Academic Award announced in early October. Congratulations to them all! ... more

NTU, UTsukuba, and UBx launched a Global Innovation Joint-Degree Program (GIP-TRIAD) on agro-biomedical science in food and health on September 17, 2017 during the Tsukuba Global Science Week. ... more

New faces, new names, new hopes, new relationships yet with one brand identity—GMBA 2019. The Global MBA orientation was held on Sep 3, 2017 to greet and welcome incoming students. ... more

A delegation consisting of faculty members and students from the NTU College of Public Health attended the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work (WCSH) 2017 in early September. ... more

At the APRU and AEARU meetings of 2017, NTU invited the presidents of their member universities to visit Taiwan next year to attend the annual meetings hosted by NTU and celebrate NTU’s 90th anniversary. ... more

The 2nd NTU Calligraphy Award is open to all NTU students from now on to Oct 31. The top three winners of the two categories will receive a prize and a certificate, and their works will be exhibited by the organizer. ... more

The 15th NTU Interdisciplinary Seminar was held by the College of Liberal Arts on September 13, 2017. Professors of the college were invited to give talks on their research. ... more

NTU Graduate Institute of Electronic Engineering held an IC Summer Camp on August 17-18, 2017 at Barry Lam Hall to introduce students to both the research and industry of integrated circuits. ... more

NTU Institute of Plant Biology offers a series of courses that help equip students with basic and applied research skills to facilitate the development and innovation of plant biotechnology. ... more

An NTU Experimental Forest researcher and his colleagues found a new beetle in the northern part of Mount Jade, and named the new species after the Chinese name of the mountain, Yushan. ... more

An NTU Experimental Forest researcher and his colleagues found a new beetle in the northern part of Mount Jade, and named the new species after the Chinese name of the mountain, Yushan. ... more

On September 9, more than 1,500 guests formed the welcome party at the NTU Sports Center to embrace international students from over 26 countries. ... more

To celebrate the World Physical Therapy Day, physical therapists at NTUH and across Taiwan have joined hands to organize a series of activities to promote physical therapy knowledge. ... more

NTU College of Public Health is the first institution outside North America to have been accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, as well as joined the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health. ... more

NTU and Oxford Instruments announced their strategic partnership and the opening of the Advanced Applications Center for Microscopy and Microanalysis on September 4. ... more

The university formally welcomed this year's new undergraduate and graduate students to begin the 2017/2018 academic year at the NTU Opening Day Ceremony on August 31. ... more

NTU organized the 2017 BXAI Summer Program, which brought together more than 117 young scholars from 17 different countries to Taiwan for a 3-week (July 31-Aug 16) onsite learning and exploration venture. ... more

NTU Library is offering tours for new students to explore its facilities and services. Register now and find out more about NTU Library. ... more

NTU Prof. Tay-sheng Wang (王泰升) provides an insightful look into Taiwan’s legal history by identifying the multiple origins that have shaped the diverse legal cultures in Taiwan. ... more

NTU Assistant Prof. Hung-Wei Yen (顏鴻威) collaborated with scientists from Hong Kong and China to realize a breakthrough steel that is both strong and ductile. ... more

Founded in 1997, the National Center for Theoretical Sciences celebrated its 20th anniversary with a series of speeches and activities at the Astronomy Mathematics Building on August 1. ... more

Students from the University of Tsukuba in Japan came to Taiwan for the three-day exchange activities held by NTU Center for Teaching and Learning Development during July 15-17. ... more

NTU joined the 2017 Taiwan Higher Education Fair in Malaysia this July to recruit outstanding Malaysian students. Hosting 92 universities and colleges, the fair this year was the largest in scale over the past decade. ... more

The Access IC Lab team comprising faculty members and students from the Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering won the Best Paper Award at 2017 VLSI-DAT Symposium. ... more

NTU professors collaborated with researchers from Nanjing University in developing a broadband achromatic metalens, and this revolutionary study was published in Nature Communications on August 4. ... more

Winning the second place this year, the NTU team led by professors of electrical engineering and electronic engineering has kept a record that makes it the top winner of the ACM ISPD Contest. ... more

NTU is going to celebrate its 90th birthday next year. All NTU students, faculty and staff, and alumni are welcome to propose slogans for the anniversary. ... more

The 9th Shing-Tung Yau High School Mathematics Award Ceremony was held at NTU on August 4. The award provides a four-year scholarship for gold and silver winners who pursue mathematics studies at university. ... more

Scholars from Russia and Taiwan discussed further collaboration at a six-day forum organized by IAE, during which NTU Interim President Chang was elected one of the academy’s members. ... more

NTU has formed the Presidential Search Committee, and is now in search of a President. ... more

Stanley Wang D-School @ NTU and the Wood School of Taipei Tech collaborated in offering a woodworking course for students to put their creative ideas and designs into practice. ... more

A total of 451 contestants from Taiwan and abroad gathered at the EXPO Dome of Taipei Expo Park for 43 hours of continuous hacking, brainstorming, and problem solving. ... more

Teams from NTU won one top prize and three third prizes in the 17th Macronix Golden Silicon Awards: The Semiconductor Design and Application Competition. ... more

Yann LeCun, the father of convolutional neural networks and Facebook AI Research Director, gave a speech titled “Deep Learning and the Path to AI” at GIS NTU Convention Center, drawing more than 400 attendees and over one thousand online viewers. ... more

A team led by Prof. Hsiao-Wei Yuan (袁孝維) has completed a 10-year research project that has provided much needed insight into the mating habitats and international migration routes of the endangered Chinese crested tern and its more common cousin, the greater crested tern. ... more

As the first and the only scholar in Taiwan to have been elected an IFAC Fellow, Prof. Li-Chen Fu (傅立成) headed for France to receive the award on July 8, 2017. ... more

NTU alumnus and Stanford Prof. Chao-Lin Kuo (郭兆林), having led a series of BICEP experiments to detect primordial gravitational waves at the South Pole, invites NTU professors to join the BICEP3 Project. ... more

Memorandum signed by NTUS President Ching-Ray Chang (張慶瑞) and VNUHCM President Huynh Thanh Dat on July 7 initiates and facilitates Taiwan–Vietnam academic cooperation. ... more

NTU Executive Vice President for Academics and Research Tei-Wei Kuo (郭大維) headed for the United States to receive the IEEE TCCPS Distinguished Leadership Award in late June. ... more

At the 21st APRU-APM held this June, NTU invited other APRU members to join the next annual presidential meeting in Taiwan and celebrate NTU’s 90th anniversary together. ... more

At the handover ceremony on June 21, President Pan-Chyr Yang (楊泮池) thanked all colleagues for working together to create a better learning environment for students. ... more

At the 3rd Anniversary Convention, Taidah Entrepreneurship Center announced the continuation of the accelerator program, and invited renowned alumni and 11 startup teams to share their entrepreneurship experiences. ... more

NTU students performed to their fullest potential in the Youth Housing Competition organized by the Urban and Rural Development Department of New Taipei City, and won the 1st and 2nd prizes in the competition. ... more

The organizers of the course "Music Design and Innovative Application" offered at the Stanley Wang D-School@NTU teamed up with the Dixon Foundation for Arts and Culture to put on the concert, "Sio-Po-Kua: Music from Taiwan's Lush Tea Gardens," on May 28. ... more

NTU ranks 51-60 and is the only university in Taiwan to appear in the World Reputation Rankings 2017 released by Times Higher Education on June 14. ... more

NTU gave the first Undergraduate Thesis Awards to 12 students this June. This award competition aims to engage NTU undergraduate students in the academic research community and prepare them for future research careers. ... more

NTU President Pan-Chyr Yang (楊泮池) visited Germany to discuss strategic cooperation with the University of Tübingen and attend the Hamburg Transnational University Leaders Council as a panel member from June 4 to 8 in 2017. ... more

NTU President Pan-Chyr Yang (楊泮池) and YongLin Health Foundation Founder Terry Guo (郭台銘) turned the first sod for the Radiation Science and Proton Therapy Center of National Taiwan University Cancer Center. ... more

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee (李開復) was invited to give a featured address at NTU Commencement Ceremony on June 4, 2017. He noted the key role of AI in the future and how it may be used to innovate and improve the world. ... more

The 2017 NTU Commencement was held on the main campus on Sunday, June 4. President Pan-Chyr Yang (楊泮池) led a procession through the campus, and gave words of encouragement to the Class of 2017. ... more

On May 10, the NTU Creativity and Entrepreneurship Program (CEP) held a press conference at the Social Enterprise Hub in Daan District to announce the initiation of the “Eat Eco-Friendly” (EEF) Crowdfunding Project. ... more

The Biodiversity, Agriculture, and Culture of Taiwan (BACT) Summer Program is the most international program organized by the College of Bioresources and Agriculture (BIOAGRI), National Taiwan University (NTU). ... more

Assistant Prof. Haojia Abby Ren (任昊佳) at the NTU Department of Geosciences led an international team to provide the first direct evidence for the influence of anthropogenic nitrogen sources on the open ocean. This work was published on Science on May 18. ... more

The 2017 National Intercollegiate Athletic Games (NIAG) kicked off on a grand scale on the evening of May 6 (Saturday) at National Taiwan University (NTU), where Vice President Chien-jen Chen and Minister of Education Wen-chung Pan gave welcoming remarks in the opening ceremony. ... more

The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) held the Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia on April 1. ... more

April 7, 2017. Newly elected fellows were honored at the Sixth Annual Conference of the National Institute of Inventors (NAI) convened in Boston, Massachusetts. ... more

The winners of the 10th Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Awards were announced on March 11, 2017, and the award ceremony was also held on the same day. This year the awardees are all researchers working in the field of “science of matter”. ... more

A newly proposed experiment promises to create a “tabletop” black hole that could prove whether information is truly lost when black holes evaporate. The idea that information could be lost this way has created a paradox in our current understanding of basic physics. ... more