Taiwan’s flagship university
Founded in 1928, National Taiwan University (NTU) is the most prominent and comprehensive research university in Taiwan, and its history traces back to Taiwan Hospital founded in 1895. The NTU campuses display the beautiful landscapes of the island, from its main campus in the modern and culturally rich capital of Taipei, to the vast experimental forests in central Taiwan. NTU has a faculty of 2,000, a student body of 32,000, and offers more than 280 degree programs, ranging from natural sciences to humanities and social sciences, underpinned by cutting-edge research and academia-industry cooperation.
Connect with the world through NTU
NTU has over 640 partner universities in more than 65 different nations. You will have the chance to cooperate with professors and students from NTU and all over the world and engage in top-class research on national and international levels, making your contributions to changing the world. We welcome over 5,000 international students each year, diverse campus events including orientation, student clubs, the Azalea Festival, NTU Art Festival, and World Carnival contribute to vibrant life on campus.
NTU alumni’s influential impact on society
NTU has fostered around 300,000 outstanding alumni, including leading academics, four elected presidents of Taiwan, and business magnates such as the chairpersons and founders of Taiwan Semiconductor Company, Quanta Computer, Garmin, and Asus, generating 25.9% of Taiwan’s overall GDP. Our faculty and alumni work closely with the government to make national policies by providing suggestions and solutions to the grand challenges in society. Furthermore, NTU ranked 40th in the 2020 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings.
