2016 ANNUAL REVIEW Ministry of Science and Technology

Numbers of engineering specific-topic research projects and funding, 2016 Units: NT$1 m Item Applications Approved projects Implemented projects Projects Funding Projects Funding Projects Funding Electrical/mechanical/energy 1 2,661 2,316.80 1,359 1,096.14 1,690 1,417.18 Chemical/materials/consumer applications 2 2,848 3,139.49 1,324 1,280.26 1,874 1,867.58 Electronics/information/communications 3 3,069 3,191.96 1,493 1,305.29 2,054 1,873.30 National Energy Program and energy technology 573 1,627.45 319 803.55 370 855.42 Atomic energy and applied radiation technology 36 33.28 24 19.83 24 19.83 Academic technology development programs 1 4.50 1 4.50 1 4.50 Interdisciplinary research 8 40.92 8 31.16 8 31.16 Special projects 257 1,757.27 168 876.30 180 900.60 Gender mainstreaming technology projects 4 1.74 3 1.38 3 1.38 Other 42 48.35 27 28.43 27 28.43 Total 9,499 12,161.76 4,726 5,446.84 6,231 6,999.38 1 Includes aviation technology, remote sensing, mechanical statics, fabrication and stress, shipbuilding engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, production automation technology, control engineering, space technology, heat transmission and fluid dynamics, and marine engineering. 2 Includes materials and applied chemistry, chemical engineering, materials engineering, food engineering, civil and hydraulic engineering, environmental engineering, medical engineering, and polymers and fibers. 3 Includes electronic and information systems, telecommunications engineering, microelectronic engineering, and optoelectronic engineering. Research manpower in engineering specific-topic research projects, 2012-2016 Units: person-times Item 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 1 Research personnel Professors 4,769 4,568 4,881 4,802 4,682 Associate professors 2,827 2,587 2,596 2,509 2,298 Assistant professors 2,531 2,268 2,049 1,795 1,641 Lecturers 66 30 25 28 17 Other 638 653 762 779 832 Subtotal 10,831 10,106 10,313 9,913 9,470 Research assistants Full-time assistants 461 423 708 663 704 Part-time assistants 54 68 52 37 4 Graduate students 24,606 22,733 23,183 22,142 21,477 Subtotal 25,121 23,224 23,943 22,842 22,185 Total 35,952 33,330 34,256 32,755 31,655 1 2016 data is to February 5, 2016. Support for Academic Research Ministry of Science and Technology 37