The Tsing Hua Talent Development Fund at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan—the first of its kind in Taiwan—was established to attract and retain top academics, and it has already raised approximately NT$1.1 billion. This year more than one-third of the school's faculty has received ...

In light of the increasing attention being given to the issue of grade inflation in higher education, the Center for Institutional Research (CIR) at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has conducted a research project in which some 28,000 courses taught between 2016 to 2023 were classified into four types: espresso, Americano, latte, and cocoa latte, based on such factors as level of difficulty and ...

Assistant Professor Yu-Hsin Chiu (邱于芯) from National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan and Director Hsing-Pang Hsieh (謝興邦) of the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) have developed a drug to treat chronic intestinal inflammation, driven by modern stress and poor diets, causing ...

The functioning of human cells resembles the way a city relies on a precise transport system to deliver various things and materials to their correct locations. However, the high speed of this transport system in the human body has created significant challenges for the scientists studying it. A research team led by Dr. Frank Lin (林玉俊), Distinguished Professor of the Institute of Molecular Medicine at ...

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan hosted Nobel Physics Laureate Steven Chu (朱棣文), former U.S. Secretary of Energy, for a keynote lecture on "The Challenges in Getting to Net-Zero GHG Emissions" as well as a dialogue with NTHU President W. John Kao (高為元). Using the analogy of the Titanic approaching an iceberg, he emphasized that while transitioning from coal and gas to net-zero ...

On December 6, the Development Advisory Committee at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan unanimously adopted a plan in which each college will independently form an interdisciplinary team to showcase the school's achievements in teaching, research, and academic innovation.

The University Affairs Committee at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has recently given unanimous approval for acquiring Chung Hua University (CHU). The two schools will soon begin discussing the details of acquisition model and are expected to submit a plan to the Ministry of ...

Associate professors Kai-Ti Lin (林愷悌) of the Institute of Biotechnology and Hui-Chun Cheng (鄭惠春) of the Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan have jointly identified the molecular mechanism by which cancer cells rapidly multiply---a mystery that has puzzled the scientific community for nearly a century. They found that cancer cells release ...

The beam-raising ceremony was recently held for the new College of Arts building at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan. The College of Arts, which is currently located on the Nanda Campus of NTHU, is expected to move into its new building in 2026. During the ceremony, NTHU president W. John Kao (高為元) said that this is an important milestone in the merger between NTHU and the ...

The College of Arts at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan is preparing to perform an original musical, showcasing the school's diversity and cross-disciplinary education. Tomorrow's Dream will be performed at the Hsinchu County Performance Hall on December 7, with free tickets available to the public.

High-entropy alloy nanocrystals mixed with multiple metal elements have become a rising star in materials research, but scientists have yet to determine the optimal proportion of the different elements and how to mix them evenly. However, a research team led by Associate Professor Tung-Han Yang (楊東翰) of the Department of Chemical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan ...

A research team led by Professor Chih-Sung Chuu (褚志崧) of the Department of Physics and the Center for Quantum Technology at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan has recently announced that it has successfully developed the world's smallest quantum computer---using only one photon. This is also the first optical quantum computer developed in Taiwan.