NTU's institutional predecessor was Taihoku Imperial University, founded in 1928 by the Japanese colonial administration. The first president was Shidehara Tan Tairaka Hiroshi. In 1945, the Republic of China won the war of resistance against Japan, and Taiwan was handed over to the Nationalist government of China.
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History
After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, the R.O.C. government completed the taking-over work officially on November 15, 1945, with Dr. Tsung-lo Lo serving as the first president, and reorganized and renamed the school "National Taiwan University".
Education
NTU has 11 colleges, 54 departments,107 graduate institutes, and eight master's and PhD programs, which range from the natural sciences to the humanities, society, and the arts. It offers more than 7,800 courses each semester, placing it tops in the nation in terms of both breadth of academic fields and volume of programs. Students who study at NTU become a part of the nation’s richest center of learning and are given the opportunity to receive a diverse, superlative education.
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QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2021
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2020
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2019
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QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2020
201 -50
2019
151
2018
151
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
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120 50
2019
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Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2021
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2020
186 -12
2019
174
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Housing services
The University provides several dormitory options, which include Prince House, IYC and General Dorms. The following is a brief introduction to the different dormitories.
Accommodation is provided by Prince Corp. in cooperation with NTU. There are two Prince House dormitories: Chang-Hsing Dormitory and Shui-Yuan Dormitory, which are both located near the campus. Internet and water are included in the rent, but electricity, telephone, and cable TV bills are separate. Facilities in the room include an independent bathroom, a bed (without mattress), table, book shelf, closet, refrigerator, air conditioning, 24-hour hot water, cable TV output, internet, and telephone output.
Library services
The NTU Library contains four million volumes.
ICT services
NTU offers wide computing availability on campus and provides webmail portals, multiple networking services, computer courses, distance learning services, cloud computing for storage, software share and mobile devices, such as MyNTU portal, NTU Space, NTU AppShare, NTU SoftBank and iNTU.
Student Life
Campus life
NTU's main location is a large garden-campus in the center of Taipei, and is easily accessible by public transport.
Sports facilities
A large part of the campus is devoted to sports and exercises, including the New Sports Center opened in 2002, the Old Stadium and various outdoor tennis courts and playing fields.
Student clubs
Over 400 student clubs.
Student activities flourish as an integral part of NTU's liberal and pluralistic environment.
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My university has good facilities and source for students. There are many libraries for students to study. And hundreds of clubs are flourishing here. Also, thousands of courses can be chosen each semester and most of the professors are professional and good at teaching. The university is free and colorful.
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