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National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a public university in Hsinchu, Taiwan, founded in 1911, with about 16,600 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Founded
- 1911
- Students
- 16,647
- Teaching language
- Mandarin, English
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National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) is a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It traces its history to Tsinghua College founded in Beijing in 1911 and was re-established in Taiwan in 1956, initially focusing on nuclear science.
Next to the Hsinchu Science Park, NTHU is closely linked with Taiwan's semiconductor industry. Its colleges cover science, engineering, nuclear science, electrical engineering and computer science, life sciences and medicine, humanities and social sciences, technology management, education, and arts. It merged with National Hsinchu University of Education in 2016.
Teaching is mainly in Mandarin, with English-taught graduate programmes. International students may apply for university and Taiwan government scholarships.
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Courses at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) are taught in Mandarin, English.
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National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) was founded in 1911.
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