National Chiao Tung University

Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities.After the Chinese Civil War, NCTU was re-established by former Chiao Tung University faculty and alumni in Taiwan in 1958.[8] National Chiao Tung University was founded in Xujiahui, the suburbs of Shanghai in 1896, sixteen years before the birth of the Republic of China, at the suggestion of Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Qing dynasty.During the Sino-Japanese war, the university was relocated to the French Concession in Shanghai and then to various places in central China, such as Chung Ching, Hsiang Tan, and Pin Yueh.In 1957, due to the insistence of Chiao Tung University alumni at home and abroad and in view of the importance of developing the electronic industry for the national economy and defense, the Ministries of Education, Communications, Economic Affairs, and National Defense jointly recommended to the Executive Yuan that the university be reestablished at its present location in Hsinchu, Taiwan.In July 1958, the establishment of the National Chiao Tung University Institute of Electronics was formally recognized by the government.The institute was to offer a two-year graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.The TETC introduced computer technology, initiating television broadcasting, and manufacturing the island's first transistors and solid-state lasers.In addition, during this period the university conducted a national-level electronics research project with support from the National Science Council of the R.O.C.In August 1978, Kuo Nan-hong [zh], an alumnus of NCTU's Hsinchu campus, was appointed the president of the university.[8] A special feature of NCTU was that it attracts relatively large number of foreign students, researchers and teachers, which highlights the intensifying internationalization trend throughout the Taiwanese higher education establishment.In 2013, the International Master Program for Interdisciplinary Molecular Science of Materials and Chemical Biology (SPIMS) was launched.DAC at NCTU had strong links with the Academia Sinica with which it opened a graduate program in Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology.A collegiate chapter of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (ΗΚΝ), the honor society for IEEE, was established at NCTU in 2018.Showrooms are interspersed throughout the library, showcasing artistic talent, historical pieces, and other works of art and scientific discovery.[21] NCTU in Taiwan, along with its sister campuses such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University in mainland China, comprises the largest alumni network in the entire Asia/Pacific region and draws students from over 42 countries around the world.