In 2004, National Dong Hwa University and National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium formally signed a partnership agreement, establishing the NDHU College of Marine Sciences at the newly established National Dong Hwa University Pingtung Campus (within NMMBA). This 'independent establishment, cooperative education' model was the first of its kind in Taiwan. The campus originally housed two institutes: Graduate Institute of Marine Biotechnology and Graduate Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution. In 2014, these two institutes were merged into a single Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, with divisions for Marine Biotechnology (MBT) and Marine Biodiversity and Evolution (MBE). In 2017, NDHU IMB launched a Ph.D. program in Marine Biology.[6]
NDHU College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography
The NDHU Graduate Institute of Marine Biology (IMB) originally consisting of the Marine Biotechnology Institute and the Marine Biodiversity and Evolution Institute in 2005, later merged into Graduate Institute of Marine Biology. NDHU IMB is Located in Checheng Township, Pingtung County, within National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, and situated in Kenting National Park, where is the resource-rich marine environment surrounded by coral reefs and diverse tropical marine life, NMMBA provides academic research facilities and doctoral level faculty, allowing students to directly utilize these resources for research and learning.[9]
Research Themes
Aquaculture research
Cnidarian cell, molecular biology, physiology, and biochemistry studies
Integrated research and education on coral reef ecology conservation
Exhibition biology and environmental science
Marine natural compounds
Marine biodiversity
Academic programs
M.S. in Marine Biotechnology
The MS program in Marine Biotechnology at NDHU IMB requiring 26 credits including 12 mandatory credits, 14 elective professional credits, and an academic thesis.[10]
M.S. in Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
The MS program in Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology at NDHU IMB requiring 26 credits including 13 mandatory credits, 13 elective professional credits, and an academic thesis.[10]
Ph.D. Program in Marine Biology
The PhD program in Marine Biology at NDHU IMB requires 30 credits, including 25 mandatory professional credits, 5 elective professional credits, and academic thesis.[10]