NTHU at a Glance
List of Partner Institutions
(As of May 2014)
Australia
•Queensland University of Technology
•La Trobe University
•University of South Australia
Canada
•APEX Honour Society
•University of British Columbia
•University of Toronto
•University of Victoria
•University of Waterloo
China
•Beihang University
•Beijing Institute of Technology
•Beijing Normal University
•China University of Petroleum-Beijing
•Chinese University of Hong Kong
•Chongqing University
•Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
•City University of Hong Kong
•Dalian Medical University
•Dalian University of Technology
•East China University of Science and Technology
•Fudan University
•Harbin Institute of Technology
•Hong Kong Baptist University
•Hong Kong Polytechnic University
•Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
•Huazhong University of Science and Technology
•Hunan University
•Inner Mongolia University
•Jiangsu University
•Jilin University
•Jinan University
•Lanzhou University
•Microsoft Research Asia
•Nanjing University
•Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
•Nankai University
•Peking University
•Renmin University of China
•Shandong University
•Shanghai Jiao Tong University
•Southeast University
•Sun Yat-Sen University
•The University of Hong Kong
•Tianjin University
•Tsinghua University
•University of Macau
•University of Science and Technology of China
•Xiamen University
•Xi'an Jiaotong University
•Yunnan Normal University
•Zhejiang University
Czech Republic
•Czech Technical University in Prague
•University of Pardubice
France
•n+i Engineering Institutes
•Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University
•Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
•Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon
•Ecole Superieure D'electricite, Supelec
•Observatory of Paris
•Rene Descartes Paris V University
•Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée
•Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3
•Universite Paris Diderot
•University Bordeaux 1
•University of Rennes 1
•University of Technology of Troyes, UTT
Germany
•Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
•Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
•Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
•RWTH Aachen University
•Technische Universität Braunschweig
•Technische Universität Dresden
•University of Jena
•University of Stuttgart
Honduras
•Universidad Tecnologica
Centroamericana
India
•Amity University
•Anna University Chennai
•Indian Institute of Science
•Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
•Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
•Jamia Millia Islamia
•Jawaharlal Nehru University
•O.P. Jindal Global University
•University of Delhi
•Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indonesia
•Universitas Indonesia
Netherlands
•Universiteit Leiden
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a renowned comprehensive research
New Zealand
university. NTHU has 7 colleges, 17 departments and 24 independent graduate
•Auckland University of Technology
Portugal
•Universidade de Aveiro
•M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University
•The Far Eastern Branch of the Russian
Academy of Sciences
•Ural Federal University
•Rhodes University
•University of Cape Town
Japan
Latvia
•University of Latvia
Lithuania
•Kaunas University of Technology
Malaysia
•Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
•Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
•University of Malaya
Mongolia
•National University of Mongolia
•Ulaanbaatar University
2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
South Africa
Switzerland
•Ewha Womans University
•Korea Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology
•Kyungpook National University
•Pohang University of Science & Technology
•Seoul National University
Overall: 199th (The 2nd highest in Taiwan)
Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering: ranked 49th worldwide
•National University of Singapore
•Nanyang Technological University
Sweden
Korea
2013 QS World University Ranking
Singapore
Italy
•Aoyama Gakuin University
•Doshisha University
•Hokkaido University
•Kyoto University
•Kyushu University
•Nagaoka University of Technology
•Nagoya University
•Nara Women's University
•National Institute for Materials Science
•Osaka University
•RIKEN
•Tohoku University
•Tokyo Institute of Technology
•Tokyo Metropolitan University
•University of Tsukuba
•Waseda University
•Yokohama National University
Academic Ranking
Russia
Spain
•University of Roma
•Politecnico di Torino
nations across the globe.
•University of Oslo
Israel
•Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
•Tel Aviv University
institutes. Currently, we host hundreds of international students from over forty
Norway
•Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
•Linkoping University
•Lund University
•The University of Neuchâtel
•University of Zurich
Thailand
•King Mongkut's University of Technology
Thonburi
•Mahidol University
Turkey
•Bilkent University
United Kindom
•University of Exeter
•University of Glasgow
•University of Liverpool
•University of Southampton
Vietnam
•Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture
and Forestry
United States
•Argonne National Laboratory
•Case Western Reserve University
•Florida State University
•Georgia Institute of Technology
•Pennsylvania State University
•The University of New Mexico
•The Washington Center
•Thurgood Marshall College Fund
•University of California, Berkeley
•University of California, Santa Barbara
•University of Houston
•University of Illinois at Chicago
•University of Maryland
•University of South Carolina
•University of Southern California
•University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office of Global Affairs
National Tsing Hua University
No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30013
TEL: +886-3-5162461
E-Mail: dis@my.nthu.edu.tw
Find more information at
http://www.nthu.edu.tw/
http://oga.nthu.edu.tw/
National
Tsing Hua
University
International Student
Exchange Programs
Overall: 246th (The 2nd highest in Taiwan)
Ranked 3rd in 2012 Top Universities in Greater China
Chemistry: ranked 41st worldwide
Outstanding Faculty
The number of papers published by our faculty in leading international journals
stands at the forefront of all universities in Taiwan.
NTHU receives the highest ratio of award winning faculty among all universities in Taiwan.
Notable Alumni
Nobel Physics laureates, Dr. Cheng-Ning Yang and Dr. Tsung-Dao Lee
Nobel Chemistry laureate, Dr. Yuan-Tseh Lee
Wolf Prize winner in Mathematics, Dr. Shiing-Shen Chern
Strategic Location
Located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 72 kilometers south of Taipei, NTHU is neighboring national
research institutes and universities. Hsinchu is known as the 'Science city of Taiwan'.
Academics
College of Science
Interdisciplinary Program of Sciences
Department of Physics
Department of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
Institute of Statistics
Institute of Astronomy
College of Engineering
Interdisciplinary Program of Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Department of Power Mechanical Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering and
Engineering Management
Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
Institute of Biomedical Engineering
College of Nuclear Science
Department of Engineering and System Science
Department of Biomedical Engineering and
Environmental Sciences
College of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Computer Science
Institute of Communications Engineering
Institute of Photonics Technologies
Interdisciplinary Program of Humanities and
Social Sciences
Department of Chinese Literature
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
Institute of Philosophy
Institute of History
Eligibility
Institute of Sociology
Applicants must be enrolled at an institute and must be officially nominated by that institute
with which NTHU has an official exchange student agreement.
Institute of Linguistics
Institute of Taiwan Literature
College of Technology Management
Department of Quantitative Finance
Institute of Technology Management
Institute of Service Science
Interdisciplinary Program of Life Science
Institute of Law for Science and Technology
Department of Life Science
IMBA
Department of Medical Science
Double Specialty Program of Management and
Technology
Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
Institute of Systems Neuroscience
International Student Service
Exchange Program Application
Institute of Anthropology
Interdisciplinary Program of Nuclear Science
Institute of Molecular Medicine
The Main Library, situated in the new Learning Resource Center, was opened in 2013. It
features Moonlighting Area (for night studies), Smart Bookshelves (self pick-up and
reserve), Presentation Rooms, Individual Study Rooms, Language Learning Rooms
etc. Collection items exceed 1.6 million, including books, journals, multimedia
resources and special collections.
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Economics
Institute of Biotechnology
Librar y
Institute of Information Systems and Applications
Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science
College of Life Sciences
Campus life
Institute of Electronics Engineering
Commission of General Education
Institute of Learning Sciences
The university provides a variety of housing options and support services to students. For
international students, housing on campus is guaranteed.
Dining
NTHU offers an excellent choice of affordable dining facilities. These places serve hot food
all day, and have a selection of hot and cold drinks.
Sports Facilities
Application Submission
A variety of state-of-the-art sports facilities are available. They include a fitness center,
a gym, a weight training room, a martial arts room, a table tennis room, a dance studio,
a swimming pool, track and field sports facility, a baseball field, indoor and outdoor
basketball courts, a soccer field and an indoor volleyball court.
February 1 - April 15
Admission for Fall semester (September - January)
September 1 - November 1
Admission for Spring semester (February - June)
Health Ser vice
Application Process
1. Acquire nomination at your home institution
2. Receive a confirmation from NTHU that you have been nominated
3. Fill out an online application and submit required documents
4. Receive your application status via e-mail
Housing
The university clinic is affiliated with Hsinchu’s Mackay Memorial Hospital and is
conveniently located on campus, where first aid and general medical services are
provided by a team of physicians and health care specialists.
by your institution
Required Materials
A completed exchange student online application form
An official copy of your current transcript
A study plan
A completed NTHU Medical History and Examination Form
A copy of your passport or other document verifying your nationality
An official copy of your home university enrollment record
Estimated Cost (Per semester)
Tuition and Fees
Course
Exchange students must choose a primary field of study to properly
registered at NTHU. However, students may enroll in courses other than
their primary field. Information on courses that will be offered at NTHU
during your semester of study can be found at Division of Curriculum Office
at http://my.nthu.edu.tw/~curricul/web/.
Exchange students pay tuition to their home institutions
and tuition is waived at NTHU.
Other Costs
Housing
USD 200 - 535
Personal Expense
USD 333
National Health Insurance Fee USD 150
Books & Supplies
USD 150
Total
USD 833 - 1168
*USD 1 = TWD 30 as of May 2014