Established in 1924 as the Kaohsiung State Pingtung Extension School of Agriculture, the first stage of this 90 year enterprise was focused on developing tropical agriculture research and cultivating professionals in science and technology. Situated in Taiwan’s only tropical agriculture production area, just beneath the Tropic of Cancer, tropical agriculture industry, with all its unique and diversified attributes, has been a pillar upon which the university’s international reputation has been established, and has helped National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) to become a large-scale tropical agriculture research institution with great potential for future development. Nestled at the foot of Dawu Mountain, NPUST’s 300 hectare campus, with vast green pastures and stretches of lush trees, has a distinct beauty that changes with each of the four seasons and an elegance that has earned it the reputation of “National Park University.” For eight consecutive years, NPUST was the highest ranking university in Taiwan in the GreenMetric World University competition. In 2021, NPUST also ranked 4th in all of Asia in the same competition, demonstrating the fact that the university is internationally recognized for its pursuits in sustainable development, both with respect to its campus facilities and the cultivation of its talent.
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
1. Tuition fees
College/Departments |
Average Fee/Year (USD) |
Agriculture; Veterinary Medicine; International Studies |
$3,365-4,210 |
Engineering |
$3,520-4,245 |
Humanities and Social Science; Management |
$3,200-4,080 |
2. Dormitory
Dorm Type |
Room Type |
Fee/Year (USD) |
Male Dormitory |
4 borders/room |
$725 |
Female Dormitory |
4 borders/room |
$725 |
3. Living Cost:
Content / Title |
Coverage/Year (USD) |
Eligibility |
NPUST Scholarship to Excellent Foreign Students |
Bachelor: Free tuition fee or free accommodations; Master & PhD: Full scholarship (tuition fee-waived, maximum 12 credits fee-waived/semester, on-campus dormitory fee-waived, with monthly stipend) or partial scholarship (tuition fee-waived, maximum 12 credits fee-waived/semester, on-campus dormitory fee-waived, without monthly stipend) |
Bachelor: Sophomore, Junior and Senior; Average grades 75%/year or above Master: Year 1 to 2; Average grades 80%/year or above; TOEFL paper 520 points or above PhD.: Year 1 to 3 or 4; Average grades 80%/year or above; TOEFL paper 520 points or above (http://oia.npust.edu.tw/en/International_scholarship) |
NPUST Ph.D Assistantship |
PhD: Tuition waiver, monthly stipend will be NTD 14,000 at least |
TOFEL iBT 71, IELTS 5.5, TOECI 785, or BULATS ALTE Level 3, Fulfil the requirement by the advisor’s permission |
Office of International Affairs, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
Address: No. 1, Shuefu Road, Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan, ROC
Tel: +886-8-7740562
E-mail: eric1967@mail.npust.edu.tw, international@mail.npust.edu.tw
Website: https://en.npust.edu.tw/