This is a question I hear alot. It’s also usually followed by “Do you recommend NCKU?”. I get lots of emails and blog comments asking me about NCKU, universities in Taiwan, programs offered, rankings, and the Taiwanese education system. Though I don’t consider myself a big expert, I do have some experience with trying to learn as much as I can about how things work in Taiwan. To the question of whether I recommend coming to study in Taiwan and in what university or program I usually disappoint people by replying that I can’t recommend or not recommend, this is a very big decision that requires the person to do a lot of research prior to deciding this, probably more than I have. Today, I must say, there are a lot more resources available for the average prospect student than there were 2 years ago when I was first looking into things.
I will, however, try to help those who ask about NCKU. Impressions about the NCKU education system you can argue with, but there are a few sources out there regarding the academic standing of NCKU which might help those who care about such rankings get a more in-depth idea about how NCKU is perceived world-wide and research capabilities.
Following are NCKU’s rankings according to all the ranking systems I know of :
Jiao Tung rankings 2007
- 2-3 in Taiwan
- 43-64 in Asia.
- 305-402 in the world.
Times Higher Education rankings 2007
- 3rd in Taiwan.
- 336 in the world.
Webometrics rankings 2008
- 3 in Taiwan.
- 20 in Asia.
- 329 in the world.
Asiaweek 2000
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 16 in Asia.
Huazhong rankings 2003
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 12 in Asia.
Wuhan rankings 2007
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 295 in the world.
Mines Paris – Professional rankings 2007
- 3 in Taiwan.
- 212 in the world.
Rankings of scientific research papers 2007
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 45 in Asia.
- 360 in the world.
Thomson Reuters – Research papers rankings 2008
All fields
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 372 in the world.
Chemistry
- 3 in Taiwan.
- 269 in the world.
Engineering
- 2 in Taiwan.
- 52 in the world.
Materials science
- 3 in Taiwan.
- 53 in the world.
If you need information about other Taiwan universities – look’em up in the links. If you want me do another post about a different university, that could be quickly arranged – let me know.
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