National Taiwan University

National Taiwan University (traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣大學; simplified Chinese: 国立台湾大学; Hanyu Pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Dàxué; Tongyong Pinyin: Guólì Táiwan Dàsyué; abbreviation NTU) is a national co-educational university located in Taipei City, Taiwan. In Chinese, it is colloquially known as "Taida" (台大). Its main campus is set upon 1,086,167 square meters in Taipei's Daan District. In addition, the university has 6 other campuses in Taiwan, occupying a total of 345,830,000 square meters

NTU is the top ranking University by scientific paper performance in Taiwan and ranked the 161th in the world. Currently the University consists of 11 colleges, 54 departments, 96 graduate institutes and 4 research centers and offers diplomas in over 100 fields of study.

The entrance examination score requirements to enter NTU is typically the highest among universities in Taiwan, and NTU is widely considered the best and most prestigious university in Taiwan. NTU has very strong ties with Academia Sinica. NTU admits students based solely on merits, disregarding other factors such as race, religion, or gender. The female-to-male ratio in the undergraduate population is about 0.9:1.

Many influential individuals in Taiwan society received their education at NTU, including government officials in both pan-blue and pan-green camps.

History

The predecessor of National Taiwan University was Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University, founded by the Japanese in 1928.

The first president was Dr. Shidehara Tan Tairaka Hiroshi. When Taihoku University was first established, it had two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and Law, and the College of Science and Agriculture, and had a combined total of 60 students. The College of Medicine and the College of Engineering were added in 1936 and 1943 respectively. The College of Science and Agriculture was also divided into two colleges in 1943: the college of Science, and the college of Agriculture. The college of Agriculture was divided into three sections: the College of Agriculture and Forestry, the College of Medicine, and the Graduate Institute of Tropical Medicine.

During Taihoku Imperial University period, every college consisted of "lectures", which were conducted by a professor and included assistant professors, assistants, instructors and office employees. In 1945, the five colleges had 114 lectures with 382 students. The College of Liberal Arts and Law had 25 lectures, the College of Medicine had 24, the College of Science had 13, the College of Agriculture had 22, and the College of Engineering had 30.

After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, the R.O.C. government resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it ''National Taiwan University'' on November 15, 1945, with Dr. Lo Tsung-lo serving as the first president. The College of Liberal Arts and Law was divided into two colleges: the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Law. The University thus consisted of six colleges (Liberal Arts, Law, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture) and had twenty-two departments with 500 odd students. The Evening Division, the College of Management, the College of Public Health, and the College of Electrical Engineering (renamed as the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 2000) were established respectively in 1967, 1987, 1993, and 1997. In 1999, the College of Social Sciences replaced the College of Law, and the Department of Law was upgraded to become the College of Law.

The evening division and the Center of Continuing Education were also combined into the Division of Continuing Education & Professional Development. In 2002, the College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture. In 2003, the College of Life Science was established. As of the 2004 academic year, the University has a total of eleven colleges, 54 departments, 96 graduate institutes (which offer 96 Master's programs and 83 doctoral programs), and four research centers: the Division of Population and Gender Studies, the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, the Center for Biotechnology, Japanese Research Center, and the Biodiversity Center. The number of students reached 29,877 in 2004, including the students from the division of Continuing Education & Professional development. A new library was built in 1998, and now contains over 3,000,000 volumes of books.

Organization

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 11 colleges in NTU are:

• College of Liberal Arts
  
• College of Science
  
• College of Social Science
  
• College of Medicine
  
• College of Engineering
  
• College of Bio-resource and Agriculture
  
• College of Management
  
• College of Public Health
  
• College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  
• College of Law
  
• College of Life Science
  

The International Chinese Language Program (ICLP), founded by Stanford University, is located at National Taiwan University.

National Taiwan University ranked 102th in the 2007 THES-QS World University Ranking

National Taiwan University ranked 124th in the 2008 THES-QS World University Ranking

National Taiwan University ranked 95th in the 2009 THES-QS World University Ranking

National Taiwan University ranked 94th in the 2010 QS World University Ranking

National Taiwan University ranked 87th in the 2011 QS World University Ranking

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University (Abbreviation: NTU) is a major research university in Singapore. The university's garden campus, known as the Yunnan Garden campus, is in the southwestern part of Singapore. NTU's mission is to nurture creative and entrepreneurial leaders through a broad education in diverse disciplines. Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a research-intensive university with globally acknowledged strengths in science and engineering.

History

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has a distinguished lineage with roots that go back to 1955, when Nanyang University (Nantah), the first Chinese-language university in Southeast Asia, was set up with donations from people of all walks of life, from Singapore and the region. Nanyang University was built on land donated by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan, a well-known clan association.

Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) was established on the same campus in 1981 with government funding to educate practice-oriented engineers for the burgeoning Singapore economy. In 1991, NTI became Nanyang Technological University with the absorption of the National Institute of Education. The alumni rolls of the former Nanyang University were transferred to NTU in 1996.

In April 2006, NTU was corporatised. Autonomy brings about increased flexibility and new opportunities, allowing NTU to draw on its strengths to enhance global education and research, and to soar to greater heights on the world stage.

Through its four colleges with 12 schools, and two autonomous entities, the National Institute of Education and S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU provides a high-quality global education to more than 20,000 undergraduates and 8,700 graduate students. The student body includes top scholars and international olympiad medallists from the region and beyond.

The university's 2,500-strong teaching and research staff hail from more than 40 countries, bringing dynamic international perspectives and years of solid industry experience.

Diverse disciplines for diverse talents


The university's College of Engineering has six schools focused on technology and innovation, and is one of the world's largest engineering colleges with a research output among the top four in the world.

The College of Science runs the only direct honours Bachelor's degree programmes in the biological, and physical and mathematical sciences in Singapore.

The Nanyang Business School (which is the College of Business) offers one of the world's top 50 MBA programmes and is the first and only Singapore business school to be ranked in the top 50 of the Financial Times 2008 MBA rankings. It is also one of only three in Asia to be awarded both the EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditations - international hallmarks of quality.

The College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences is home to Singapore's first professional art school offering degree courses in art, design and interactive digital media; a fast-growing humanities and social sciences school with distinctive niches of excellence; and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, a top journalism and media school in Asia.

The National Institute of Education, Singapore's only teacher-training institute, is internationally-acclaimed and provides educational consultancy to countries from Indonesia to Abu Dhabi.

The S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, an autonomous graduate institution of NTU, runs the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, long recognised as a world authority on terrorism.

Well-rounded, global education; tailored programmes for high-achievers
The university's academic and research programmes, with real-world relevance, have reaped dividends in the form of strong support from major corporations and industry leaders, in terms of both research funding and partnerships and global internship opportunities for our students.

NTU's Undergraduate Experience, offering a broad education in diverse disciplines, including residential living and international experience, has also received external endorsement for its holistic curriculum featuring a rich selection of majors and minors.

At NTU, academically-inclined students with a yen for research can take part in the Undergraduate Research Experience on CAmpus programme. High-calibre students with a deep passion for science and technology also have the option to pursue the CN Yang Scholars Programme, a premier undergraduate programme that prepares science and engineering talents for top graduate schools as well as greater feats in the 21st century.

Tech-savvy and adaptable, graduates of the university are sought-after and well-paid, drawing some of the highest starting salaries among local university graduates.

Distinctive edge in science and engineering; Nobel boost
As the main science and technology university in Singapore, NTU makes significant contributions to the nation's renewed drive for research and innovation spearheaded by the Singapore National Research Foundation. This effort will see S$2.4 billion being invested over the next five years in biomedical sciences, environmental and water technologies, and interactive and digital media - areas NTU is strong in.

A key node in NTU's pursuit of research excellence is the endowed Institute of Advanced Studies, focused on promoting science and technology at the highest level. The institute has attracted 11 Nobel laureates and a Fields Medallist to its panel of International Advisors, and regularly flies in Nobel laureates and other scientific giants to enrich the life and work of the university community.

Local and overseas campuses

NTU's main 200-ha residential, garden campus - housing Singapore's largest on-campus residence infrastructure including 16 halls of residence - is located in the southwestern part of Singapore. Besides the main Yunnan Garden campus, NTU has another campus in Singapore, NTU@one-north, located right next to the Biopolis, Singapore's biomedical research hub, and the upcoming Fusionopolis, a new epicentre of info-communications and digital media. With its strategic location, NTU is considering setting up a graduate school at the one-north campus. The graduate school will better synergise the university with the considerable national resources invested in the Biopolis and Fusionopolis, and facilitate collaboration with other institutions and agencies in the one-north region.

NTU@one-north is also home to the NTU Alumni Clubhouse. Its proximity to the city means that it is more convenient for alumni to gather and connect with the university. The one-north campus also allows NTU's evening and part-time students better access, so that the university can better deliver its continuing education programmes, through the Centre for Continuing Education and Confucius Institute of NTU also located at the new campus.

In addition to the Yunnan Garden campus and the NTU@one-north campus, NTU has other campuses in US, Europe, India and China hosted by well-known partner universities, such as Georgia Institute of Technology in the US, University of St Gallen in Switzerland and Indian Institute of Technology and Peking University in Asia. Through the university's flagship Global Immersion Programme, covering 13 cities in five countries, NTU undergraduates also spend from 6 months up to a year at these overseas campuses.
Outstanding international profile
NTU's international outreach is broad and strong and includes academic and research partnerships with more than 300 institutions in about 45 countries.

The university's multi-country programmes and initiatives are conducted with institutions such as MIT, Stanford University, Cornell University, Caltech, University of Washington, Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Waseda University, Indian Institute of Technology, Cambridge University, Imperial College and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Nanyang Technological University Ranked 69th in the 2007 THES-QS World University ranking

Nanyang Technological University Ranked 77th in the 2008 THES-QS World University ranking

Nanyang Technological University Ranked 73rd in the 2009 THES-QS World University ranking

Nanyang Technological University Ranked 74th in the 2010 QS World University ranking

Nanyang Technological University Ranked 58th in the 2011 QS World University ranking