NTUST practises inclusive recruitment for both students and staff. This report draws on 16 news stories and public documents from 2019 to 2026, grouped into three themes:Students from disadvantaged backgrounds: Students with disabilities enter through the national entrance examination for students with disabilities. Under the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, NTUST hires its full quota of assistants and student workers with disabilities. The Indigenous Student Resource Center supports identity and culture, and company scholarships and international programmes help students with financial need and from New Southbound countries to study and find work.Staff: four-tier faculty recruitment: In June 2026, NTUST launched a 10-year, NT$286 million faculty plan. Its four tiers (S, A, B and C) recruit international scholars, researchers from public research institutes and industry R&D talent, widening the range of faculty backgrounds.A diverse, gender-inclusive campus: In 2025, NTUST offered 21 gender equality courses, including Gender, Sexual Orientation and Culture and Workplace Equality and Employment Discrimination. Its rules state that courses and admissions place no restrictions on gender or sexual orientation.The table below summarises what NTUST does under each theme and the supporting evidence:1. Recruiting and Supporting Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds1.1 Students and staff with disabilitiesNTUST admits students with disabilities through the Ministry of Education's University Entrance Examination for Students with Disabilities. At the new student orientation on 29 August 2025, 2 of the 1,477 first-year students had entered through this examination. One of them, mechanical engineering student Lin Guan-you, has a severe hearing impairment. He uses hearing aids, lip-reads and asks his teachers questions to master machine operation. The university said it builds a diverse and welcoming learning environment so every student can reach their potential. The Liberty Times covered his story the same day.For employment, under Article 38 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act, NTUST adopted its Plan for Hiring the Full Quota of Persons with Disabilities in Line with Teaching Assistant Insurance (amended 11 April 2019). Each unit must hire persons with disabilities equal to 3% of the teaching assistants it insures on the first day of each month. Units provide the posts, the Office of Student Affairs helps match candidates, and the Personnel Office handles insurance. Units must reach their quota by the start of each semester (1 March and 1 October). Until they do, they cannot fill other contract posts, and they must adapt jobs and workplaces to suit staff with disabilities.1.2 Indigenous students: identity and cultural supportOn 16 May 2025, the Indigenous Student Resource Center held an issue-reflection workshop. A Bunun lecturer led new Indigenous students through a discussion of their own identities, and students said the open format let them share freely. In September 2025, the center and an Indigenous youth club staged the annual exhibition hata: Still on the Road, showing what students learned about Atayal history and culture in Jinyue village, Nan'ao, Yilan.In January 2025, the NTUST Alumni Association founded an Indigenous Alumni Association to promote Indigenous culture and support Indigenous students' studies and careers, so support continues after graduation.1.3 Students with financial need and international studentsIn July 2025, Taiwan Fertilizer Co. gave NT$600,000 in scholarships to 20 NTUST students in chemical engineering, materials science and applied science. The scholarships go to high-achieving students from families with financial difficulties, with particular encouragement for international students from New Southbound countries.For international recruitment, in September 2025 the College of Industry-Academia Innovation and Delta Electronics (Thailand) launched a master's programme for Thai students. The first cohort of 18 receives full scholarships, internships and a guaranteed job after graduation. NTUST also leads the Ministry of Education's Taiwan-Vietnam International Talent Circulation Base. PTS reported in December 2025 that students in these new programmes receive a living allowance of at least NT$10,000 a month from partner companies, while the university covers tuition. CommonWealth Magazine (republished by UDN, June 2026) reported that NTUST now has more than 1,000 international students from 54 countries, that about 60% of graduates in the past five years stayed to work in Taiwan, and that the academic, student affairs and housing offices all have dedicated staff for international students.📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST News (2025/08/29) NTUST welcomes new students with its motto of diligence and sincerity; a student with a hearing impairment pursues his dream: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-139648,r167.php?Lang=zh-twLiberty Times (2025/08/29) Learning to operate machines by lip-reading: student with a severe hearing impairment admitted to NTUST: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5160483NTUST Personnel Office (2019/04/11) NTUST Plan for Hiring the Full Quota of Persons with Disabilities in Line with Teaching Assistant Insurance (amended 11 April 2019): https://www.personnel.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/66/1066/img/202/165137169.pdfNTUST News (2025/07/16) Open and diverse identities: NTUST Indigenous Student Resource Center holds an issue-reflection workshop: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-138479,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/09/25) NTUST's 'hata: Still on the Road' takes students into an Atayal community: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-140656,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/01/30) NTUST Alumni Association installs new president and launches an Indigenous Alumni Association: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-133038,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/07/21) Taiwan Fertilizer scholarships support NTUST students with financial need and from New Southbound countries: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-138593,r167.php?Lang=zh-twNTUST News (2025/09/22) NTUST and Delta Electronics (Thailand) launch a fully funded master's programme for Thai students: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-140442,r167.php?Lang=zh-twPTS News Network (2025/12/16) NTUST's new international industry-academia programmes recruit international students to study and work in Taiwan: https://news.pts.org.tw/article/786170UDN (from CommonWealth Magazine) (2026/06/15) 60% of NTUST's international graduates stay in Taiwan: why tech companies from Acer to Delta want them: https://udn.com/news/story/6841/95675042. Staff and Faculty: Four-tier Recruitment Strategy2.1 A 10-year faculty planOn 30 June 2026, NTUST announced a 10-year faculty plan under the Ministry of Education's programme for the sustainable development of higher education talent, approved by the University Council on 12 June 2026. The plan's budget is about NT$286 million: NT$216 million requested from the Ministry and an extra NT$50 million from NTUST. In the first five-year phase, NTUST plans to recruit 75 faculty in priority fields, about 48 of them in semiconductors, smart manufacturing and ICT. About 101 faculty members are due to retire within five years.2.2 Four tiers that widen who NTUST recruitsThe plan offers hiring and retention incentives in four tiers (S, A, B and C), on top of statutory and internal flexible pay, as shown in the table below. It looks beyond the usual academic pool: international scholars not currently teaching full-time in Taiwan, researchers at public research institutes, and people with industry R&D experience, especially mid-career scholars who combine research ability, industry impact and team leadership.President Yen Chia-yu said NTUST aims to be the institutional home for international applied researchers and industry translation talent, attracting the cross-sector and mid-career people that research universities find harder to recruit. Full-time faculty must also spend at least 180 days in industry every six years, keeping teaching connected to practice. Taiwan News, the Liberty Times and UDN all reported the plan the same day.Table 2. Four-tier recruitment incentives (maximum additional pay):📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST News (2026/06/30) Facing the competition for talent, NTUST launches a 10-year faculty plan: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-149388,r167.php?Lang=zh-twTaiwan News (2026/06/30) Taiwan's NTUST unveils NT$286 million recruitment plan: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6392184Liberty Times (2026/06/30) NTUST launches a 10-year faculty plan to recruit senior international talent: https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/5488445United Daily News (UDN) (2026/06/30) NTUST competes for semiconductor and smart manufacturing faculty; S-tier hires can receive up to NT$6 million extra over five years: https://udn.com/news/story/6928/95972633. A Diverse, Gender-inclusive Campus3.1 Gender equality courses and open admissionsAccording to the Office of Academic Affairs' 2025 Gender Equity Education Work Report (6 January 2026), NTUST offered 21 gender equality courses in 2025, with 1,028 enrolments. They include Gender, Sexual Orientation and Culture; Cross-cultural Literacy: Love, Sexual Orientation and Romance (taught in English); and Gender, Technology and Globalisation, as well as workplace-related courses such as Workplace Equality and Employment Discrimination and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment. The courses build students' gender awareness and help reduce discrimination. The report also states that courses and all admissions place no restrictions on students' gender or sexual orientation.3.2 Gender Equity Education DayIn April 2026, the Center for General Education held Gender Equity Education Day under the theme of equality through personal style, in line with the Ministry of Education's annual theme of understanding and respecting gender diversity. Education, hands-on and interactive zones promoted respect for gender diversity and personal choice. The event was supported by the Ministry's programme for developing gender equity education courses.📎 News evidence for this sectionNTUST Office of Academic Affairs (2026/01/06) NTUST 2025 Gender Equity Education Work Report (Office of Academic Affairs): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/350051312.pdfNTUST News (2026/04/20) NTUST promotes gender equity education through hands-on learning and respect for diversity: https://www.ntust.edu.tw/p/406-1000-146800,r167.php?Lang=zh-twSummary of News CoverageThis indicator is supported by 16 news stories and public documents, listed by date:Summary: NTUST's inclusive recruitment covers both students and staff. For students, the entrance examination for students with disabilities, full-quota hiring of persons with disabilities, the Indigenous Student Resource Center and Indigenous Alumni Association, and company scholarships and international programmes help students with disabilities, Indigenous students, students with financial need and students from New Southbound countries to enrol and graduate. For staff, a 10-year, NT$286 million four-tier faculty plan opens NTUST to international scholars, research-institute researchers and industry R&D talent, widening the range of faculty backgrounds. Across campus, 21 gender equality courses and admissions rules with no gender or sexual-orientation restrictions support a diverse and welcoming place to study and work.

NTUST admits students under Taiwan's education and gender equality laws, on the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness, and follows the admission prospectuses approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE). NTUST puts non-discriminatory admissions into practice in four ways: Policy and governance: Under the Gender Equity Education Act, NTUST has adopted the Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines, approved by the Gender Equity Education Committee and the University Council and most recently amended at the 86th University Council on 7 June 2024. The Gender Equity Education Committee leads and oversees their implementation. Gender equality: Article 5 of the Guidelines states that NTUST's admissions and enrolment decisions must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation. Article 6 extends this to teaching, assessment and services after enrolment. Diverse backgrounds: Entrance examinations and eligibility reviews do not exclude or discriminate against anyone because of race, social class or religion. Separate, published admission channels and criteria exist for domestic, international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland Chinese students. Positive measures: Under MOE rules, NTUST offers a dedicated entrance examination for students with disabilities, admission benefits for Indigenous students and support services, aiming for real equality rather than equal treatment on paper alone.The table below summarises NTUST's actions and evidence in each area:1. Policy and Governance1.1 University rules that implement the Gender Equity Education ActUnder Article 12(2) of the Gender Equity Education Act, NTUST adopted the NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines. They were first approved by the Gender Equity Education Committee on 27 July 2005, amended in 2012 and 2014, and most recently approved at the 86th University Council on 7 June 2024. They are published on the Secretariat's gender equity page.The Guidelines aim to provide a gender-equal learning environment that respects students' and staff members' sex, gender characteristics, gender identity and sexual orientation, and to use education to eliminate gender discrimination and achieve real gender equality.1.2 A dedicated committee leads and oversees the policyUnder its establishment regulations, NTUST's Gender Equity Education Committee leads and oversees gender equity education, including fairness in admissions and enrolment. For staff, the Guidelines on Preventing and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination provide a complaints and handling process, so the non-discrimination principle covers both students and staff.📎 Evidence links for this section Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) Secretariat gender equity page: NTUST regulations: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1063-2644.php?Lang=zh-tw Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (2024/06/07) NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines (amended by the 86th University Council, 7 June 2024): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/338383619.pdf Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) NTUST Regulations for the Establishment of the Gender Equity Education Committee: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/611927497.pdf Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (Not stated) NTUST Guidelines on Preventing and Handling Workplace Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination: https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/106002901.pdf2. Gender Equality in Admissions and Enrolment2.1 No gender-based differences in admissions or enrolmentArticle 5 of the Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines states that NTUST's admissions and enrolment decisions must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation. The only exception is a class or course set up for a legitimate reason unrelated to gender, such as historical tradition or a specific educational goal, and approved by the competent authority. The university cannot make this exception on its own.2.2 Protection continues after admissionNon-discrimination does not stop at the admission decision. Article 6 states that NTUST must not treat students differently in teaching, activities, assessment, rewards and discipline, welfare or services because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation, and must actively help students who are disadvantaged for these reasons. Article 7 protects pregnant students' right to education and requires flexible measures to help them complete their studies.Article 10 asks teachers, when advising students on programmes and careers, to encourage them to follow their own strengths, including in fields not traditionally associated with their gender, and to avoid treating any subject as belonging to one gender. For a university focused on science and engineering, this helps attract more women into STEM programmes.📎 Evidence links for this section Secretariat (Gender Equity Education Committee) (2024/06/07) NTUST Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines (amended by the 86th University Council, 7 June 2024): https://www.secretariat.ntust.edu.tw/var/file/63/1063/img/1433/338383619.pdf3. Admission Channels for Students of All Backgrounds3.1 Fair, impartial and open admissionsAll NTUST admissions follow MOE-approved prospectuses, which are published on the Admissions website. Entrance examinations and eligibility reviews are based on academic record and ability, and do not exclude or discriminate against anyone because of race, social class or religion.3.2 Published channels for each group of studentsNTUST publishes a clear admission channel and criteria for each group. Domestic students can enter through channels such as application admission and recommendation-selection admission. International students apply directly to NTUST under the Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan. Overseas Chinese and Hong Kong/Macau students who do not qualify as international students apply through the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Chinese Students, and mainland Chinese students apply through the joint admissions committee for mainland students. Eligibility and procedures for every channel are online, so students of every nationality and background have a clear and equal route into NTUST.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions (Not stated) Admissions: four-year undergraduate application admission (senior high school graduates) prospectus: https://www.admission.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1052-8740.php?Lang=zh-tw Office of International Affairs (Not stated) International admissions portal: channels for international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland Chinese students: https://admissions.ntust.edu.tw/oia44. Positive Measures for Under-represented Groups4.1 Aiming for real equalityUnder MOE rules, NTUST offers reserved places, bonus points or financial support for students who are culturally disadvantaged, economically disadvantaged or from specific groups. These measures aim for real equality rather than equal treatment on paper alone, in line with Article 6 of the Guidelines, which requires NTUST to actively help disadvantaged students.4.2 Students with disabilities and Indigenous studentsStudents with disabilities can enter NTUST's four-year and two-year undergraduate programmes through the MOE University Entrance Examination for Students with Disabilities, which is run centrally by its committee; NTUST's Admissions website explains the route and links to it. Indigenous students receive admission benefits under MOE rules, and NTUST's Indigenous Student Resource Center offers scholarships, academic support and help with daily life so they can complete their degrees.📎 Evidence links for this section Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions (Not stated) Admissions: University entrance examination for students with disabilities: https://admission-r.ntust.edu.tw/p/412-1052-11530.php?Lang=zh-tw Indigenous Student Resource Center (Not stated) NTUST Indigenous Student Resource Center: https://indigenous.ntust.edu.tw/Summary of EvidenceThis indicator is supported by 8 published NTUST rules and web pages, grouped by area: Summary: NTUST's Gender Equity Education Implementation Guidelines state that admissions and enrolment must not treat anyone differently because of sex, gender characteristics, gender identity or sexual orientation, and the Gender Equity Education Committee oversees this. Admissions follow published MOE-approved prospectuses, do not discriminate by race, social class or religion, and offer clear channels for domestic, international, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong/Macau and mainland students. Positive measures, including the entrance examination for students with disabilities and admission benefits and support for Indigenous students, aim for real equality, so every capable and motivated student has a fair chance to study at NTUST.

辦理【ledra】2023魯凱族成果展演，【ledra】以光為主題， 是由本校原住民族學生資源中心主辦，來自不同科系的原住民族學生赴台東達魯瑪克部落 ，學習的魯凱族歷史與傳統文化為基礎，結合在校日常所、原資中心組成學習的 魯凱族歷史與傳統文化為基礎，結合在校日常所、原資中心組成的展覽團隊等多方投入及參與，匯集而成的年度演。本校原住民族學生近120 位，這些原民學生中大約七成來自都會，而這些都市長大的原住民學生，鮮少有機會回到自身原鄉部落，感受部落的文化與特色，為強化與體現原民學生對自身族群文化的理解與熟識，進而達到文化認同，本中心於2019年初時由原青社太魯閣族員提議，希望能夠 規劃回部落實地探訪，在大家的齊心共鳴下，舉辦首次部落探訪。2023年本計畫即將邁入第五年，過去幾來的歷程上，透同學視角，讓更多學生對於自身所身處的族群文化產生了更多迴響與認同，同時強化自身渴望回饋部落願景。2023年由原青社長陳宇聖同學主責，帶領本校原民生共計23位至臺東卑南鄉東興村【魯凱族達魯瑪克部落】，陳宇聖同學本身來自魯凱族達魯瑪克部落，本計畫進行共2次實地探訪，由部落耆老帶領學習傳統工藝、歌謠、舞蹈及魯凱族傳統飲食文化。本計畫以【ledra】2023 魯凱族成果展演為題，本次集合本校來自不同科系原住民同學到台東達魯瑪克部落，學習的魯凱族歷史與傳統文化，並將具體成果以《ledra》(魯凱族語為光的意思)為題，進行系列的魯凱族成果發表。講述當代原民青年在部落採集到的智慧故事，如同在黑夜中尋找到一道光芒，照亮青年世代的原民認同。「光」也是隱喻，代表原民認同的啟蒙，是原住民族在當主流社會和傳統之間探索過程。由於本校原住民同學多數為在都市長大，鮮少有機會接觸部落原住民文化，參與的學生以「社團」的實踐方式，讓部落探訪學習經驗成為當代原民對文化產生認同絕佳方法。《ledra》包括有靜態展覽、 原民週擺攤、beceng 串情工作坊、魯凱族樂舞展演、專題講座、達路岸長廊-「我們都是最美好的存在」年展等精彩內容，期盼藉由藝術與文化串連，看見熱血當的當代原住民學子視角下，魯凱族文化的優美與沈穩精神！結合自身科系專業及部落探訪文化學習內化後，產出靜態展覽5件作品。於展出期間來自本校及外校原民及非原民教職員師生於觀展後給予學許多反饋；本校原民生亦接受各家媒體採訪，讓學生在學習自身專業及族群文化時，展現卓越的學習力，並獲得肯定及自信心。