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National Tsing Hua University - NTHU
101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, TW, Hsinchu City Taiwan

National Tsing Hua University - NTHU

National Tsing Hua University - NTHU Overview

National Tsing Hua University, located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is a prestigious research university known for its strong academic programs and cutting-edge research. With a history dating back to 1911, NTHU has established itself as a top institution in Taiwan and Asia.

Faculty Strength

NTHU boasts a team of renowned faculty members who are experts in their respective fields. These professors are dedicated to providing high-quality education and mentoring students in both academic and research pursuits.

Key Disciplines and Research Achievements

NTHU is known for its excellence in science, engineering, and technology, with key disciplines including electrical engineering, materials science, and computer science. The university has made significant contributions to the advancement of solar energy technology and semiconductor research.

Featured Programs

NTHU offers a wide range of programs, including but not limited to Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics. These programs are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their chosen fields.

Talent Cultivation and Reputation

NTHU places a strong emphasis on talent cultivation, with a focus on fostering creativity, critical thinking, and practical skills. The university has a track record of producing graduates who are sought after by leading companies and research institutions worldwide.

Programmes

Bachelor(31) / UG(31)

Arts and Humanities(6)

  • Department of Arts and Design (Design)
  • Department of Arts and Design (Studio Art)
  • Department of Chinese Literature
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
  • Interdisciplinary Program of Arts College
  • International Bachelor Degree Program Group A(International Chinese Language with Multiple Disciplines)

Business and Management(2)

  • Department of Economics
  • International Bachelor Degree Program Group B (Business Management)

Engineering and Technology(8)

  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
  • Interdisciplinary Program of Engineering
  • International Bachelor Degree Program Group B (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
  • International Bachelor Degree Program Group B (Engineering Technology)

Life Sciences and Medicine(2)

  • Department of Life Science
  • Department of Medical Science

Natural Sciences(7)

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics (Applied Mathematics Division)
  • Department of Mathematics (Mathematics Division)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Astrophysics)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Optics and Photonics)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Physics)

Social Sciences and Management(6)

  • Department of Early Childhood Education
  • Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  • Department of English Instruction
  • Department of Kinesiology
  • Interdisciplinary Program of Education
  • Interdisciplinary Program of Humanities and Social Sciences

Master(65) / PG(65)

Arts and Humanities(10)

  • Department of Arts and Design
  • Department of Chinese Literature
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (Language Research & Teaching)
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (Literature)
  • Institute of History
  • Institute of Linguistics
  • Institute of Philosophy
  • Institute of Sinophone Studies
  • Institute of Taiwan Literature
  • International Intercollegiate MS Program (MA in Teaching Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language)

Business and Management(3)

  • Department of Economics
  • Institute of Technology Management
  • NTHU-UTA Dual EMBA Degree Program

Engineering and Technology(17)

  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Engineering and System Science
  • Department of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
  • Institute of Biomedical Engineering
  • Institute of Communications Engineering
  • Institute of Electronics Engineering
  • Institute of Information Security
  • Institute of Information Systems and Applications
  • Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
  • Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science
  • Institute of Photonics Technologies
  • International Master Program in Information Systems and Applications (IMPISA Program ICDF)
  • Master Program for College of Semiconductor Research

Life Sciences and Medicine(5)

  • Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
  • Institute of Biotechnology
  • Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Institute of Systems Neuroscience

Natural Sciences(10)

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics (Applied Mathematics Division)
  • Department of Mathematics (Mathematics Division)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Applied Physics)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Optics and Photonics)
  • Department of Physics (Program of Physics)
  • Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences
  • Institute of Astronomy
  • Institute of Computational and Modeling Science

Social Sciences and Management(20)

  • Department of Early Childhood Education
  • Department of Education and Learning Technology (Division of Administration and Evaluation)
  • Department of Education and Learning Technology (Division of Curriculum and Instruction)
  • Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  • Department of English Instruction
  • Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources
  • Department of Kinesiology
  • Department of Special Education
  • Graduate Institute of Mathematics and Science Education
  • Institute of Anthropology (English-taught Master’s Program in Austronesian Studies)
  • Institute of Anthropology (Master’s Program in Anthropology)
  • Institute of Law for Science and Technology
  • Institute of Learning Sciences and Technologies
  • Institute of Sociology
  • Institute of Statistics
  • Institute of Taiwan Languages and Language Teaching
  • International Intercollegiate MS Program (India Studies)
  • International Master’s Program in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (University System of Taiwan)
  • Master’s Program in Political Economy
  • Master’s Program in Waldorf Education

MBA (2)

Full-Time MBA(2)

  • International MBA in Technology Management (Taiwan ICDF)
  • International Master of Business Administration

PHD(50)

Arts and Humanities(6)

  • Department of Chinese Literature
  • Institute of History
  • Institute of Linguistics
  • Institute of Philosophy
  • Institute of Taiwan Literature
  • International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program (Division of Humanities)

Business and Management(4)

  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Quantitative Finance
  • Institute of Service Science
  • Institute of Technology Management

Engineering and Technology(19)

  • Department of Chemical Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Engineering and System Science
  • Department of Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
  • Institute of Biomedical Engineering
  • Institute of Communications Engineering
  • Institute of Electronics Engineering
  • Institute of Information Systems and Applications
  • Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
  • Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science
  • Institute of Photonics Technologies
  • International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program (General Section)
  • International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program (Section of Smart Manufacturing & Digital Decision)
  • Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
  • Ph.D. Program in Photonics (University System of Taiwan)
  • PhD Program for College of Semiconductor Research

Life Sciences and Medicine(7)

  • Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
  • Institute of Biotechnology
  • Institute of Molecular Medicine
  • Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Institute of Systems Neuroscience
  • International Ph.D. Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (University System of Taiwan)
  • Ph.D. Program in Precision Medicine

Natural Sciences(7)

  • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Chemistry
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics
  • Institute of Astronomy
  • International Ph. D. Program in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) (Recruit through Academia Sinica)

Social Sciences and Management(7)

  • Department of Education and Learning Technology
  • Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling
  • Institute of Anthropology
  • Institute of Law for Science and Technology
  • Institute of Sociology
  • Institute of Statistics
  • Institute of Taiwan Languages and Language Teaching

University Information

Admission

Pursue For A Degree Program

For degree students, it usually takes 4-6 years for Bachelor, 1-4 years for Master and 2-7 years for Doctoral degree students to fulfill their academic studies.

  • Degree programs open for different identities, including International Degree student, Overseas Chinese student and Mainland China student. Check the eligibility and application timeline as well as numerous scholarship opportunities on website of Office of Global Affairs.
  • Dual degree programs are based on formal agreements between NTHU and partner universities. Current dual degree programs at NTHU span from Bachelor to PhD. Students who are qualified will be admitted to the program and awarded two degrees respectively by NTHU and the partner university upon fulfillment of all graduation requirements of both universities. Please refer to Office of Global Affairs ' website for the list of NTHU Dual Degree Programs and relevant information.

Pursue For A Non-Degree Program

Exchange programs are based on formal agreements between NTHU and partner universities. Current exchange programs at NTHU span from Bachelor to PhD. students who are qualified will be admitted to the exchange program from partner university. Please refer to Office of Global Affairs ' website for the list of NTHU Exchange Programs and relevant information.

Facilities

NTHU owns two campuses, Kuang Fu Campus & Nanda Campus. There are more than 23 outstanding research centers located inside the campuses. Check the detailed location and get a glimpse of beauty of NTHU.

NTHU Library

To expand self-learning fields, NTHU library is indeed the best place for students to start finding related resources. The library includes the main one and four branches. Nowadays, there are more than seven million collections and provide a variety of space for visitors. Under the "University System of Taiwan (members: NTHU, NYCU, NCU, NCCU) " developed in last two decades, the four universities integrate their library resources so that NTHU students can easily borrow books across the above universities for free.

Chinese Language Center

Chinese Language Center open each level’s courses for different level’s students to advance their own Chinese ability from listening and reading to speaking and writing. Please refer to Chinese Language Center for details.

Professional Divisions

NTHU has corresponding divisions dedicated to all aspects of student affairs. For example, one-on-one career consultation provided by Division of General Student Affairs, mental counseling provided by Counseling Center, injury care provided by Division of Health Service when you encounter a sudden illness on campus and also guidance for all foreign students provided by Division of Global Students Recruitment and Service. Find the most professional assistance from the divisions in charge accordingly.

Students & Staff

Student life

NTHU owns a very convenient transportation and there are multiple public transportation with stops right in front of the campus gate. For examples, by simply taking a highway bus for 1.5 hour, students may easily reach Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan. And for 1 hour to reach the Taoyuan Airport directly.

Inside the campus, restaurants in NTHU scatter in ten corners of this campus which offer a variety of food, from Chinese to Western style and even contain options for vegans. NTHU surely provides a friendly dining environment for all foreign students coming here. Also s hops are everywhere inside this campus serving all the needs students would require, including two convenience stores (Family Mart and 7-11), one Post Office, Laundry Shop, Book Shop and more.

Dormitories

There are 27 dorm buildings, 8,300 beds in total and are all available inside the school campus. Foreign freshmen will have priority to be assigned a space in dormitories. Please refer to Division of Student Housing for details.

Colorful Clubs

Over 200 student clubs are available which provide opportunities to develop students' mental, social skills and leadership. For foreign students, there are also specific functional clubs, such as International Students Association (FSA). Please refer to Division of Student Activities for details.

Newbie Program

For all international degree students, NTHU provide a buddy program: Newbie Program. It aims to create a friendly environment, helping students get easier adapting to NTHU through plenty of events and chances to interact with local students (the bee partners). Through these events, we're sure that students may integrate into this TsingHua big family quickly and make new friends in Taiwan. Contact Division of Global Students Recruitment and Service for details.

Total students

9,436

UG students: 70%PG students: 30%

International students

1,870

UG students: 49%PG students: 51%

Total faculty staff

876

Domestic staff: 83%Int'l staff: 17%

Employability & Career

Career Services

Career Development Center

The Career Development Center is in charge by Division of General Student Affairs . It aims to hold campus career fairs and company talks every March and October and provide services related with career consultation for all students. Welcome to visit their website for more information.

Media & Gallery

Rankings

Sustainability Rankings

Rank: #344

University Rankings by Region

Rank: #37

World University Rankings

Rank: #176

World University Rankings by Subject

Rank: #85

Campus Locations

101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu, TW Campus

Primary Campus

101 Section 2 Kuang Fu Road

City: Hsinchu CityCountry: TaiwanCode: TWRegion: AsiaSubregion: Eastern Asia

National Tsing Hua University Nanda Campus Campus

No.521, Nanda Rd., East Dist.

City: Hsinchu CityCountry: TaiwanCode: TWRegion: AsiaSubregion: Eastern Asia