The National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) was founded in 1911 as the Tsing Hua College, a junior college located in Peking which each year sent its graduates to the United States to complete their baccalaureate studies. It gained university status in 1925 and soon emerged as one of the leading institutions of higher education in China. When the Atoms for Peace Agreement was signed with the United States in 1955, the government of the Republic of China decided to establish an Institute of Nuclear Science as part of the Graduate School of the Tsing Hua University. In 1956, Tsing Hua was reestablished in Hsinchu as a single institute with 20 students. Today, the university has three colleges: Science, Engineering, and Nuclear Science, 11 departments and 17 graduate institutes. Theundergraduate program was started in 1964.
Of the present enrollment of 2,900, one quarter are in master's or doctoral programs. Engineering is the primary focus of education at NTHU, with emphasis placed on research. Because NTHU was established to prepare students for study abroad, and because students come from all over Taiwan, regulations stipulate that students must live on-campus. Not only does this help them to concentrate on their studies, but it also ensures good teacher-student relations.
As well as students, local residents can be seen every morning on the lawns of the broad campus exercising and practising shadow boxing. The campus is so large and buildings so far apart that often it is impossible to walk to the next class in the 10 minutes allotted. As a result, most students have bicycles.
Tsing Hua students are typically active and hardworking. They can often be found in the laboratories late into the night, and if the experiment is important enough, they may stay until dawn. Their attitude towards work is shown in their dress. The most popular outfit for both men and women is the sweatsuit, and a woman in a skirt always attracts attention.
The College of Engineering was established in 1972. Five undergraduate and six master's degrees are offered, in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Materials Sciences and Engineering, Power Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Engineering. In addition, there is a doctoral program in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and other programs are planned for the future.
The college's stated objective is to advance engineering sciences and technology and to educate and provide students with the concepts of teamwork and leadership, so they can play a leading role in the ROC's industrial development. In addition to their regular duties, many of the faculty of NTHU are engaged in research and development projects, such as the Electric Vehicles Project and the Special-Purpose Alloy Steel Project.
Since being reestablished in 1956, NTHU has concentrated on science education and research in general, and the development of nuclear science and technology in particular. Because of the ROC's increasing concern over power generation, the College of Nuclear Science has been increasingly conducting research into energy alternatives.
The three reactors on campus--Tsing Hua Open-pod Reactor (THOR), Tsing Hua Argonaut Reactor (THAR), and the Mobile Educational Reactor (MER)--are all used for instruction and research purposes. THOR was the first nuclear reactor installed in the Republic of China, used in the areas of reactor physics, health physics, nuclear engineering, radiation biology, and radioisotope production for medical, agricultural, and industrial purposes. These reactors provide students with first-hand experience in design and operation of nuclear reactor machinery.
The College of Science is comprised of five departments and eight graduate institutes, four of which offer doctoral programs. The five undergraduate departments, in addition to the Chinese and Foreign Languages Departments, are Mathematics, Chemistry, and Physics.
NTHU's College of Science is well equipped and staffed. Of its 107 faculty members, 96 are PhD's; while all faculty in the Chemistry Department have returned from studies overseas bringing with them the latest in scientific knowledge and techniques.
As well as benefiting from the fine faculty and library, students receive practical experience in the laboratory. Support from the National Science Council and cooperation with the Academia Sinica and the National Taiwan University in the operation of the National Mathematics Research Center and the National Chemistry Research Center, have also enhanced the university's operations. Tsing Hua has been charged by the National Science Council with the main responsibility for developing the National Physics Research Center. This ensures that a graduate of the College of Science is well versed in practice as well as theory.
The general policy for development during the next five years, as defined by the NTHU Long Range Planning Committee, is to maintain the compact size of the university, with the student intake not exceeding 3,500, in conformity with the university's research-oriented tradition and its insistence on academic excellence.
For the long term, the university is planning the institution of its fourth college, a College of Arts, as an important step in rounding out its role in modern education.
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1,2. The beauty of the campus is highlighted by this small lake appropriately named Success Lake. 3. This view of the university entrance reveals the lushness and expansiveness of the campus. 4. This majestic arch on the campus grounds commemorates the founding of the university. 5. The university's Administration Building. 6. The Student Activity Center with its brick walkway is a popular spot for hard-working students.
1. The library periodicals section offers students a wide variety of source materials. 2. To enhance the comfortable atmosphere of the library, many types of plants have been arranged throughout. 3,5. The experimental electric car is one of Tsing Hua's important research projects. This model car may be an answer to the crucial question of energy conservation. 4,6,7. Three different views of the dining facilities on campus.
1,2. THAR was the first reactor in the to be used for educational purposes in the ROC. Advances in nuclear research have put Tsing Hua at the forefront of universities in the ROC. 3. A hallway in the graduate studies building. 4. Two graduate students discuss their findings. 5. Chairman of the College of Nuclear Science's Department of Radiation Biology, Chi-kang Yu. 6,8,9. Students in any field of scientific research at NTHU must undergo intensive training in computers and other technologically advanced equipment. 10. The utmost in safety standards are maintained in laboratories.
1. Because of the broad expanse of the campus and distances between buildings, the bicycle has become the main mode of transportation. 2,4. Students enjoy many forms of recreational activities including basketball, volleyball, and tennis. 3. These shaded stone tables provide an ideal setting to discuss homework assignments. 5. Intricate instruments need constant care and attention.
1. President Kao-wen Mao wants to initiate five-year planning to the university. 2. Dean of the College of Nuclear Science, Si-jung Yeh, has played a leading role in developing talented nuclear scientists for the ROC. 3. Dean of the College of Science, Chao-shiuan Liu, wants to help science plant roots in the ROC. 4. Chao-jen Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering.
1,2. The beauty of the campus is highlighted by this small lake appropriately named Success Lake.
3. This view of the university entrance reveals the lushness and expansiveness of the campus.
4. This majestic arch on the campus grounds commemorates the founding of the university.
5. The university's Administration Building.
6. The Student Activity Center with its brick walkway is a popular spot for hard-working students.
1. The library periodicals section offers students a wide variety of source materials.
2. To enhance the comfortable atmosphere of the library, many types of plants have been arranged throughout.
3,5. The experimental electric car is one of Tsing Hua's important research projects. This model car may be an answer to the crucial question of energy conservation.
4,6,7. Three different views of the dining facilities on campus.
3,5. The experimental electric car is one of Tsing Hua's important research projects. This model car may be an answer to the crucial question of energy conservation.
4,6,7. Three different views of the dining facilities on campus.
4,6,7. Three different views of the dining facilities on campus.
1,2. THAR was the first reactor in the to be used for educational purposes in the ROC. Advances in nuclear research have put Tsing Hua at the forefront of universities in the ROC.
1,2. THAR was the first reactor in the to be used for educational purposes in the ROC. Advances in nuclear research have put Tsing Hua at the forefront of universities in the ROC.
3. A hallway in the graduate studies building.
4. Two graduate students discuss their findings.
5. Chairman of the College of Nuclear Science's Department of Radiation Biology, Chi-kang Yu.
6,8,9. Students in any field of scientific research at NTHU must undergo intensive training in computers and other technologically advanced equipment.
Students in any field of scientific research at NTHU must undergo intensive training in computers and other technologically advanced equipment.
6,8,9. Students in any field of scientific research at NTHU must undergo intensive training in computers and other technologically advanced equipment.
6,8,9. Students in any field of scientific research at NTHU must undergo intensive training in computers and other technologically advanced equipment.
10. The utmost in safety standards are maintained in laboratories.
1. Because of the broad expanse of the campus and distances between buildings, the bicycle has become the main mode of transportation.
2,4. Students enjoy many forms of recreational activities including basketball, volleyball, and tennis.
3. These shaded stone tables provide an ideal setting to discuss homework assignments.
2,4. Students enjoy many forms of recreational activities including basketball, volleyball, and tennis.
5. Intricate instruments need constant care and attention.
1. President Kao-wen Mao wants to initiate five-year planning to the university.
2. Dean of the College of Nuclear Science, Si-jung Yeh, has played a leading role in developing talented nuclear scientists for the ROC.
3. Dean of the College of Science, Chao-shiuan Liu, wants to help science plant roots in the ROC.
4. Chao-jen Lee, Dean of the College of Engineering.
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