On June 18, QS Quacquarelli Symonds released the 2027 QS World University Rankings, with Taiwan Tech ranked 379th globally. The university retained its position as the fifth-highest ranked university in Taiwan and was named the nation's top university of science and technology for the 12th consecutive year. Taiwan Tech also achieved its highest-ever scores in three key indicators - citations per faculty, employment outcomes, and sustainability - reflecting the growing impact of its strategies to promote high-quality research, cultivate industry-ready talent, and advance sustainable campus development.
Taiwan Tech has long been committed to cultivating professionals with both strong theoretical foundations and practical expertise, earning widespread recognition from industry. This year, the university's strongest performance was in Employer Reputation, where it ranked 275th globally. Meanwhile, its Employment Outcomes ranking improved by 52 places compared with last year, demonstrating the competitiveness of Taiwan Tech graduates in the job market and the high regard employers have for the university's talent development.
In recent years, Taiwan Tech has established new partnerships with companies including GPTC Co., Ltd., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ACON Holding Inc., Siemens, and Wisdom, while continuing to strengthen long-term collaborations with leading enterprises such as Delta Electronics, AAEON Technology, International Games System Co., Ltd., Foxlink Group, and Chroma ATE. Through joint research teams and collaborative talent development initiatives, these industry-academia partnerships enable students to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies and real-world industrial practices, enhancing their global employability and career opportunities.
Sustainability recorded Taiwan Tech's most significant improvement this year, climbing 114 places to rank among the world's top 450 universities. In recent years, the university has actively integrated the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into institutional governance, talent cultivation, and research innovation. In addition to formally signing a net-zero declaration, Taiwan Tech has conducted comprehensive reviews of its campus policies and infrastructure to implement its net-zero campus roadmap. The university also continues to strengthen faculty and staff expertise in sustainability, carbon inventories, and ESG practices through workshops and interdisciplinary collaboration, fostering a campus-wide culture of sustainability.
Taiwan Tech achieved record-high scores in the indicators of Citations per Faculty, Employment Outcomes, and Sustainability.
In research performance, Taiwan Tech improved by 21 places in the Citations per Faculty indicator compared with last year. According to data from the university's Center for Sustainable Development and Institutional Research, the proportion of papers published in first-quartile (Q1) journals has continued to increase across several key disciplines. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the percentage of publications appearing in the world's top 25% journals rose from 64.54% in 2024 to 65.78% in 2025. In Education and Training, the proportion increased from 83.02% to 88.32% over the same period.
Measured by the growth rate of Q1 journal publications, Education recorded the strongest increase at 37.5%, while Engineering and Technology grew by 11.82%. This sustained expansion of research capacity has become an important driver of Taiwan Tech's growing academic reputation and global research impact.
Taiwan Tech also continues to promote forward-looking research with both societal impact and industrial applications. Recent achievements published in leading international journals include Associate Professor Ping-Chun Tsai's research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, which uncovered key reaction mechanisms in fast-charging batteries to improve the performance and safety of next-generation energy storage systems. Professor Wei-Song Hung's team from the Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology developed a multifunctional graphene membrane capable of simultaneously generating electricity and purifying water, with promising applications in energy production and water treatment. Meanwhile, Distinguished Professor Yu-Lin Kuo from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Professor Cheng-Hao Wang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering jointly developed a low-carbon, high-safety vanadium redox flow battery technology, offering a more sustainable solution for large-scale energy storage systems. These research achievements address global challenges such as energy transition and sustainable development while enhancing Taiwan Tech's international academic visibility and competitiveness.
This year, universities from 106 countries and territories participated in the QS World University Rankings, with only 1,504 institutions included in the final rankings. Taiwan was represented by 27 universities, eight of which ranked among the world's top 500: National Taiwan University (54th), National Tsing Hua University (142nd), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (177th), National Cheng Kung University (191st), Taiwan Tech (379th), National Taiwan Normal University (423rd), National Sun Yat-sen University (438th), and National Taipei University of Technology (494th).