• Location: Taipei, Taiwan.
• Website: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/
• Admission: https://admissions.ntust.edu.tw 

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST/Taiwan Tech) was founded in 1974. On March 22, 2025, NTUST celebrated its 50th anniversary. Over the past 20 years, Taiwan Tech has trained nearly 1,000 Vietnamese students. After graduating, Vietnamese alumni have worked at universities in Vietnam and domestic and foreign enterprises and achieved many outstanding achievements.

Taiwan Tech is the leading technical university (Technological University System) in Taiwan, and is in the top 5 in Taiwan (according to QS Ranking – 392 in 2025). NTUST offers many scholarships for Vietnamese students and an international environment, with the number of international students being about more than 1,300 (accounting for about 10% of the total number of students in the school), Vietnamese students are second (after Indonesia).

NTUST has 7 Colleges/Schools, with English-taught programs listed below (1 undergraduate program with 4 engineering majors, 25 Master's programs, and 19 Ph.D. programs):

• College of Engineering
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, ME (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MSE (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, CT (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, CH (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Automation and Control, GSAC (Master/Ph.D.)
  • International Technology Advanced Program, IATP, Includes 4 majors: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Technology, Materials Science and Technology (Undergraduate).
• College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, ECE (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, EE (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, CSIE (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, EOE (Master/Ph.D.)
• School of Management
  • Department of Industrial Management, IM (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Business Administration, BA (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Information Management, CS (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Finance, FN (Master)
  • Graduate Institute of Technology Management, TM (Master)
  • MBA Program (Master)
• College of Design
  • Department of Architecture, AD (Master/Ph.D.)
• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
  • Graduate Institute of Digital Learning and Education, GIDLE (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Department of Applied Foreign Languages (Master)
• College of Applied Sciences
  • Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, including Doctoral program of Biomedical Engineering, GSAS (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, BE (Master)
  • Graduate Institute of Color and Illumination Technology, COLOR (Master)
• College of Industry – Academia Innovation
  • Graduate Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology, INNC (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Artificial Intelligence Cross-disciplinary Technology, INNC (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Energy and Sustainability Technology, INNC (Master/Ph.D.)
  • Graduate Institute of Advanced Semiconductor Technology, INNC (Master/Ph.D.)

TRAINING TIME

• University: 4 – 6 years (usually 4 years).
• Master: 1 – 4 years (usually 2 years).
• Ph.D.: 2 – 7 years (usually 3 years).
• Undergraduate students can apply for fast-track to a master's degree in their third year, studying for a total of five years to receive a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, or an MBA (if they want to change direction to economics).
• Master's students can apply for fast-track to Ph.D. in their second year, studying for 4 years to receive a doctorate (without a master's degree).

NTUST SCHOLARSHIP

• University: Top 20% students, when evaluated by the admission committee, will receive 60,000 NTD upon admission to NTUST (IATP admission scholarship), received only once. After that, the faculty will base on the GPA of each semester to grant incentive scholarships (IATP performance scholarship: top 5% receive 60,000 NTD, top 6% - 10% receive 30,000 NTD, top 11% - 20% receive 20,000 NTD). In addition, students with GPA > 3.0 can receive NTUST international students scholarship (Financial Aid: scholarship level depends on the number of students applying for scholarships each semester). Students should consider applying for a scholarship from the Ministry of Education (MOE) at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Vietnam/Ho Chi Minh City with a higher scholarship (tuition exemption, living expenses of NTD 15,000/month).
• Postgraduate:
  • Full Scholarship: Students are exempted from tuition and credit fees, Master students will receive a living allowance of 12,000 NTD/month (for 2 years), and Ph.D. students will receive a living allowance of 18,000 NTD/month (for 3 years).
  • Partial Scholarship: Students are exempted from tuition and credit fees, Master students will receive a living allowance of NT$9,000/month (for 2 years), and Ph.D. students will receive a living allowance of NT$12,500/month (for 3 years).
  • Exemption from tuition and credit fees: Students are exempted from tuition and credit fees and pay their own living expenses.
  • Admission only: accepted to study but have to pay tuition and credit fees, and living expenses themselves.
• Students submit their applications on the system, after the review board will rank the applications from top to bottom and award scholarships according to the above levels depending on the quota for each semester. The fall semester will usually have more scholarship targets than the spring semester. At the same time, students can receive financial support from professors or when doing projects in the lab.
• In addition, NTUST also has a number of other scholarship programs:
  • “Industry-Academia Master's Program”:  Students are exempted from tuition and credit fees and receive a living allowance of NT$12,000/month (for 2 years). During their studies, students will be arranged to intern at the company they are accepted to work for. The thesis can be done with a professor at the school or in conjunction with a business. After graduation, students must work for the company for at least 2 years. Basic condition: Graduates from universities in Southeast Asia (STEM department), good English skills.
  • “TSMC Elite Scholarship”: 15,000 NTD/month (2 years), scholarship provided by TSMC. For more information, visit:  https://www.oia.ntust.edu.tw/p/405-1060-121375,c11793.php?Lang=en 
  • “ASUS Scholarship Program for Taiwan Tech”: For details see here https://www.oia.ntust.edu.tw/p/405-1060-104226,c11794.php?Lang=en 
  • “International Dual Doctoral Degree Scholarships”: For details see here https://www.oia.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1060-8933.php?Lang=en 
  • “Financial Aid”: For details see here https://www.oia.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1060-8936.php?Lang=en 

APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TIME

• University: only fall semester starts in September, application deadline is January – March.
• Postgraduate:
  • Fall semester: September admission, January – March application.
  • Spring semester: admission in February, application submission in July – September of the previous year.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Apply through the school's admission system at the link corresponding to the program. https://admissions.ntust.edu.tw, after uploading the complete application, the system will send a request to submit a letter of recommendation (if any) to the recommender. After that, the student will pay the application fee of 30 USD or 1000 NTD to complete the application process.

DOCUMENTS NEEDED

• ID photo.
• Certificate of Study/Certificate of Graduation/Certificate of Study.
• Transcript/Academic report.
• English certificate (requirements vary depending on faculty/program).
  • CEFR B1 (IELTS 4, TOEIC 550): IM, ECE, EE, CSIE, EOE, ME, MSE, CT, CH, GSAC, AD, GIDLE, GSAS, COLOR, INNC, IATP.
  • CEFR B2 (IELTS 5.5, TOEIC 785): BA, CS, MBA, AFL.
  • TOEIC 700: FN, TM.
  • IELTS 6: BE.
• Financial Statement Declaration.
• Other requirements (depending on faculty/program).
  • Recommendation Letter.
  • Curriculum Vitae.
  • Study Plan.
  • Past Employment.
  • Research Outcomes or Publications.
  • Abstract of Master Thesis.
  • Student Advisor Intention Letter/Advisor Aspiration Form.
  • Research Group Preferences Survey.
  • A 3-5 mins Video File (about your personality, motivation to study, the reasons why you choose our program, and why we should accept your application……).
  • ​Other Beneficial Documents.

TUITION AND LIVING EXPENSES

• Refer to the link: https://www.admission.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1052-8881.php?Lang=en
• Dormitory:
  • University: first year students will stay in dormitories, following years will register and draw lots.
  • Master: can stay in dormitory for up to 2 years.
  • Ph.D.: can stay in dormitory for up to 5 years.