Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Alumni
International Students
12.3
% of international students in the university
4183
Total International Students in the university
Often dubbed the "Harvard of Taiwan," NTU is the country’s most prestigious university. It has produced presidents, business tycoons, tech innovators, Nobel laureates, and acclaimed writers who have made a mark both in Taiwan and globally.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tsai Ing-wen |
Current President of Taiwan |
LLB (Law) |
1980 |
|
Ma Ying-jeou |
Former President of Taiwan |
LLB (Law) |
1972 |
|
Lee Teng-hui |
Former President of Taiwan; first democratically elected leader |
BA (Agricultural Economics) |
1948 |
|
Yuan T. Lee |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986) |
BS (Chemistry) |
1959 |
|
Morris Chang |
Founder and former CEO of TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor) |
BS (Mechanical Engineering) |
1952 |
|
Cher Wang |
Co-founder and Chairperson of HTC |
BA (Economics) |
1981 |
|
Su Tseng-chang |
Former Premier of Taiwan |
LLB (Law) |
1971 |
|
Lin Chuan |
Former Premier of Taiwan |
MA (Economics) |
1980s |
|
Ko Wen-je |
Former Mayor of Taipei; physician and politician |
MD |
1986 |
|
Lai Ching-te (William Lai) |
Current Premier of Taiwan (and President-elect, 2024) |
MD |
1980s |
|
Audrey Tang |
Digital Minister of Taiwan; Open Source advocate |
Attended (Left early) |
N/A |
|
Joseph Wu |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
BA (Political Science) |
1978 |
|
Kevin Tsai |
TV host, writer, LGBTQ advocate |
BA (Foreign Languages & Lit) |
1980s |
|
Wu Ma-li |
Renowned contemporary artist |
BFA (Fine Arts) |
1980s |
|
Yang Mu (Wang Ching-hsien) |
Acclaimed poet and literary critic |
BA (Foreign Languages) |
1959 |
|
Wang Jin-pyng |
Former President of the Legislative Yuan |
PhD (Law) |
1960s |
|
James Soong |
Founder of People First Party; former Governor of Taiwan Province |
BA (Diplomacy) |
1960 |
|
Frank Hsieh |
Former Premier of Taiwan; presidential candidate |
LLB (Law) |
1968 |
|
Lin Hwai-min |
Founder of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre; cultural icon |
BA (Law) |
1969 |
|
Chien-Ming Wang |
First Taiwanese pitcher to win 19 games in MLB |
Attended (Physical Ed) |
N/A |
|
Cheng Li-chun |
Minister of Culture (Taiwan) |
BA (Sociology) |
1990s |
|
Yang Kui |
Prominent early 20th-century Taiwanese writer |
Attended |
N/A |
|
Lee Shih-chuan |
Founder of Lee Shih-chuan Dermatology |
MD |
1940s |
|
Cheng Li-wun |
Legislator and public affairs figure |
BA (History) |
1980s |
|
Hsu Hsin-liang |
Former Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party |
BA (Political Science) |
1970s |
|
Hsiao Bi-khim |
Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the U.S. (Representative to AIT) |
BA (East Asian Studies) |
1990s |
|
Tien Hung-mao |
Diplomat and scholar; former head of Straits Exchange Foundation |
PhD (Political Science) |
1960s |
|
Hu Chih-hui |
Human rights activist and professor |
BA (Philosophy) |
1970s |
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