History
The Institute of Nuclear Science was the only institute when National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) was relocated to Hsinchu in northern Taiwan in 1956. In 1964, the Department of Nuclear Engineering began to recruit students. Due to the transition of the space-time environment, nuclear energy declined around the world between 1980 and 2000, and the domestic market of nuclear power was also undergoing a period of recession. Considering the influence of a department's name on the students, the name of the Department was changed to the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics in 1995 and then changed again to the Department of Engineering and System Science in 1997. At that time, all of the faculty members in the Department agreed that regardless of name changes, the fundamental goal of training professional nuclear engineers and scientists would never change. When the proper opportunity arises, we will aggressively resume recruiting students in order to cultivate more professional nuclear engineers.
Due to recent changes in the supply and demand of global energy sources, oil and gasoline prices have been rising rapidly. Furthermore, every country in the world is facing increasing pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. In light of this, nuclear power is playing a more important role and most likely will continue to until renewable energy sources become more economical and widely available.
In 2007, the Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science was re-established in order to undertake the goal of teaching the new generation of students to become professional nuclear engineers and scientists. The Institute currently has 25 full-time faculty members. The Institute has been offering master and doctoral programs since 2007 and 2008, respectively. Currently, there are 45 and 37 students pursuing their master and doctoral degree, respectively, in the Institute.
Time Scale
Due to recent changes in the supply and demand of global energy sources, oil and gasoline prices have been rising rapidly. Furthermore, every country in the world is facing increasing pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. In light of this, nuclear power is playing a more important role and most likely will continue to until renewable energy sources become more economical and widely available.
In 2007, the Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science was re-established in order to undertake the goal of teaching the new generation of students to become professional nuclear engineers and scientists. The Institute currently has 25 full-time faculty members. The Institute has been offering master and doctoral programs since 2007 and 2008, respectively. Currently, there are 45 and 37 students pursuing their master and doctoral degree, respectively, in the Institute.
Time Scale
| 1956 | NTHU re-established in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Institute of Nuclear Science. |
| 1961 | First Critical of Tsing Hua Open-Pool Reactor |
| 1964 | The undergraduate program of the Department of Nuclear Engineering was established. |
| 1968 | Establishing the training class of nuclear power engineers for Taiwan Power Company. |
| 1970 | The Master program in Nuclear Engineering was established. |
| 1973 | The College of Nuclear Science was established. |
| 1981 | The Doctoral program in Nuclear Engineering was established. |
| 1981 | The undergraduate program of the Department of Nuclear Engineering was expanded to two classes. |
| 1995 | Changed name to the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics. |
| 1997 | Changed name to the Department of Engineering and System Science. |
| 2007 | The Master program of theInstitute of Nuclear Engineering and Science was established. (Enroll students in Sept. 2007) |
| 2008 | The Doctoral program of the Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science has also been approved by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. Will enroll students in Sept. 2008. |