NDHU CSAE was founded by a batch of Taiwanese-American scholars from United States, Canada. The college was selected one of eight "National Key Bilingual College" for Science and Engineering by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2021.[4] The college offers BS, MSc, and PhD's programs with its research center and faculty, including one international member of National Academy of Sciences, four IEEE Fellows, six IET Fellows, one BCS Fellow, nine Distinguished Professors, and 10 of the Stanford's Top 2% Scientists.[5][6]
History
Foundation
In 1994, National Dong Hwa University was established, founding the Graduate Institute of Applied Mathematics as a precursor to NDHU College of Science and Engineering. The Graduate Institute of Applied Mathematics attracted many oversea scholars, including Fu James, Professor of Statistics at University of Manitoba,[7] Wu Tiee-Jian, Professor of Mathematics at University of Houston, and Research Fellows Cheng Philip E. and Chiang Tzuu-Shuh from Institute of Statistical Science at Academia Sinica.[8][9][10]
In 1996, NDHU College of Science and Engineering established Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, which offered Taiwan's first degree for Biotechnology. NDHU CSAE established Graduate Institute of Chemistry, which was co-founded by Hsia Yu-Ping, Chair Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, Hwang Wen-Shu, Chair of Chemistry at National Sun Yat-sen University, and Tsai Ying-Ren, Chair of Chemistry at Chung Yuan Christian University. Meanwhile, Department of Applied Mathematics was established and inaugurated the College of Science building (now the Science and Engineering Building I).[14][15]
In 1998, NDHU CSAE established Department of Chemistry and PhD program in Applied Mathematics, later was one of Taiwan's oldest PhD program in Applied Mathematics. In 1999, the Department of Electrical Engineering was established. In 2000, the Department of Material Science and Engineering was established. In 2001, NDHU CSAE established Graduate Institute of Applied Physics, PhD program in Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE), and PhD program in Chemistry (CHEM). In 2002, PhD program in Electrical Engineering (EE) and PhD program in Material Science and Engineering (MSE) were established. In 2003, NDHU CSAE launched PhD program in Applied Physics (AM).[20][21][22][9][23][24]
In 2005, NDHU College of Science and Engineering inaugurated Engineering Building II (now the Science and Engineering Building II). In 2006, NDHU CSAE established Graduate Institutes of Opto-electronic Engineering and Graduate Institutes of Electronic Engineering were established, with Ho Ching-Hwa, Fellow of Optical Society of America (OSA), and Chi Jim-Yong, Chair of Opto-Electronics & Systems at Industrial Technology Research Institute, as Founding Director.[25][26]
Present
In 2008, with the merger of National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) and National Hualien University of Education (NHUE), NDHU College of Science and Engineering integrated NHUE's academic units, including Departments of Mathematics, Departments of Information Science, Departments of Applied Science, and Graduate Institute of Learning Technology. In 2010, NDHU CSAE established the Department of Opto-electronic Engineering and MS program in Statistics. In 2011, NDHU CSAE established established International BS and MS programs in Computer Science and Information Engineering, which offered Taiwan's first English-taught degree programs for Computer Science and Computer Engineering.
In 2012, NDHU CSAE of Science and Engineering opened the 3rd research building, Science and Engineering Building III. From 2012 to 2023, NDHU CSAE established 10 international MS and PhD programs in Applied Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering, and Material Science and Engineering. In 2024, NDHU College of Science and Engineering launched International BS in Data Science, marking its first college-level international bachelor's program. In 2025, NDHU CSAE launched International BS in Biomedical Sciences and Biochemistry, the 2nd college-level international bachelor's program.
Degree programs
Graduate
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
The doctoral program (PhD) at NDHU School of Management is a full-time, in-residence program intended for students who plan scholarly careers involving research and teaching in management. There are eight major tracks for PhD students follow at NDHU College of Science and Engineering:[27][28]
PhD in Applied Mathematics
PhD in Applied Physics
PhD in Chemistry
PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
PhD in Electrical Engineering
PhD in Computer Science and Information Engineering
PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
Master of Science (M.S.)
There are eight specialization M.S. programs students can choose from:[29]
MS in Applied Mathematics
MS in Statistics
MS in Applied Physics
MS in Chemistry
MS in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
MS in Electrical Engineering
MS in Computer Science and Information Engineering
MS in Artificial Intelligence and Innovative Applications
MS in Materials Science and Engineering
MS in Opto-Electronic Engineering
Undergraduate
NDHU College of Science and Engineering offers nine programs in different majors.[30]
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematical Science
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Statistical Science
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Data Science
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nano & Photoelectronic Science
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biomedical Sciences and Biochemistry
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science and Information Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Materials Science and Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Opto-Electronic Engineering
These programs operate on a modular system, allowing students to design their curricula and manage their study pace. They may also take interested modules, subject to prerequisite requirements and modules availability.