1. NTUST 2017-18 International Student Orientation

2. Location Taiwan Tech is located in Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan.
Taipei is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan, and also part of a major industrial area.
Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island.
Location
Taiwan Tech is located in Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan.
Taipei is the political, economic and cultural center of Taiwan, and also part of a major industrial area.
Railways, high-speed rail, highways, airports, and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island. 2

3. Educational System in Taiwan
Age
Elementary School (6)
Sr. Vocational
High School (3)
University &
College (4)
Doctoral Program (2-7)(4)
Tech. Univ.
& Col. (2)
Senior High
School (3)
Tech.
Univ. &
Col. (4)
Master’s Program (1-4)(2)
2-year
Jr. Col.
5-year
Junior High School (3) 28 | 24 24 | 22
Higher
Education 22 | 18 18 | 15
Senior High Education
Slide 4: After nine-years of compulsory education, Taiwan’s educational system divides into two tracks for senior high and higher education, the technological and vocational track and the general education track. In the past, these two tracks were mutually exclusive, but now qualified students can move from one to the other. 15 | 12
Compulsory Education 12 | 6
Chinese Taipei -- Taiwan Tech.

4. Development of Technical and Vocational Education in Taiwan
Vocational Implement Industry-Specific Course Programs
Schools Implement Cluster Course Programs
1998 Implement Skill-Based Instruction
% of Vocational High School Graduates Pursue
University Degrees
Junior Announce Guidelines for 5-Year Program Junior
Colleges Colleges
1968 Approve Establishment of 2-Year Program Junior
Colleges
2009 Only 15 Junior Colleges Remaining; All the Others
Upgraded to Universities or Institutes of Technology
Technical Establish National Taiwan Institute of Technology (1st in
Universities & Taiwan)
Institutes of NTIT Establishes Master’s Program
Technology NTIT Establishes Doctoral Program
1994 Establish Taiwan’s 2nd Institute of Technology
1997 NTIT Upgraded to University of Science and Technology
Development of Technical and Vocational Education in Taiwan
Vocational Implement Industry-Specific Course Programs
Schools Implement Cluster Course Programs
1998 Implement Skill-Based Instruction
% of Vocational High School Graduates Pursue
University Degrees
Junior Announce Guidelines for 5-Year Program Junior
Colleges Colleges
1968 Approve Establishment of 2-Year Program Junior
Colleges
2009 Only 15 Junior Colleges Remaining; All the Others
Upgraded to Universities or Institutes of
Technology
Technical Establish National Taiwan Institute of Technology (1st in
Universities & Taiwan)
Institutes of NTIT Establishes Master’s Program
Technology NTIT Establishes Doctoral Program
1994 Establish Taiwan’s 2nd Institute of Technology
1997 NTIT Upgraded to University of Science and Technology

5. Colleges And Departments
College of
Engineering
College of
Electrical Eng.
& Computer
Science
School of
Management
College of
Design
College of
Liberal Arts and
Social Sciences
College of
Applied
Sciences
• Mechanical
Engineering
• Materials Science & Engineering
• Civil &
Construction
• Chemical
• Graduate School of Automation and Control
• Industrial Management
• Business Administration
• Information Management
• MBA
• Graduate Institute of Finance
• Graduate Institute of Technology Management
• Industrial & Commercial Design
• Architecture
• Applied Foreign Languages
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education
• Teacher Education Center
• Graduate Institute of Applied Science & Technology
• Inter-disciplinary Bachelor’s Program
• Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering
• Graduate Institute of Color & Illumination Technology
• Graduate Institute of Patent
• Electronic & Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Science & Information Engineering
• Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering

6. World Ranking and Honors
QS World Rankings
No. 264
QS World Rankings (Top 50 Under 50)
No. 14
2017 THE Asia Rankings
No. 41
Ranked No.1 in iF Design Awards 6 years in a row ( ).
Ranked No.2 in Red Dot Design Award for universities in the Asia-Pacific region ( ).
The first university of technology in Taiwan to receive AACSB and EQUIS Business School Accreditation.
All engineering and computer science departments recognized by the Washington Accord.

7. Global University Employability Rankings
We are the only university from Taiwan in the Top 100 list.
Only 12 Asia universities are in the Top 100 list.

8. Internationalized campus

9. Brief Intro to Dr. Alicia Lloyd
Education: Ohio State University
Ph.D., East Asian Lang. & Lit., 1974
Came to Taiwan: 1974
Began Teaching at NTUST (NTIT):1975
Current Positions at NTUST:
Associate Prof., Dept. of Applied Foreign Languages
Director, International Education Section, OIA
Brief Intro to Dr. Alicia Lloyd
Education: Ohio State University
Ph.D., East Asian Lang. & Lit., 1974
Came to Taiwan: 1974
Began Teaching at NTUST (NTIT):1975
Current Positions at NTUST:
Associate Prof., Dept. of Applied Foreign Languages
Director, International Student Affairs Section, OIA