National Taiwan University (NTU) plans to set up an international semiconductor degree program which aims to recruit 50 to 60 foreign students per year, NTU president Chen Wen-chang (陳文章) said yesterday.
Speaking during a briefing for an event to be held to celebrate the university’s centennial in 2028, Chen said NTU has applied to establish a program with the Ministry of Education that seeks to cultivate international talent.
If the program is approved, it would start off with 50 to 60 students, who would receive a bachelor’s degree upon completion, Chen said.
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The university said the program’s faculty could include heavyweights from the local semiconductor industry, but did not offer more specifics.
Taiwan produces 90 percent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors, with the success of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, often coveted by other nations at a time when the global supply chain is facing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and growing geopolitical tensions.
Minister Without Portfolio John Deng (鄧振中), who heads the Executive Yuan’s Office of Trade Negotiations and is part of Taiwan’s delegation to the APEC summit in San Francisco, said on Sunday that he expects other APEC members to want to discuss semiconductor cooperation during bilateral talks with Taiwan.
APEC members are likely hoping Taiwanese IC companies will invest in their countries or help them to build up their own semiconductor talent pools, Deng said.
NTU is the top university in Taiwan, and 21st in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2024.
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