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【简介】 Among universities in Taiwan the Nation Taiwan University has the longest history. This distinction is shared by the Chemistry Department which was developed from the three Chairs (Theoretical, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics) in the Division of Science and Agriculture, Taihoku Imperial University, established during 1928 when Taiwan was occupied by Japan. In 1937 a fourth Chair of Inorganic Analytical Chemistry was added. The growth of the university led to separation of the Science and Agriculture Divisions in 1943, and the establishment of a second Chair in Organic Chemistry two years later. During this period five students per year were admitted into the chemistry discipline, and the seventeen year (1928-1945) span a total of 72 bachelor degrees and 3 doctoral degrees were granted.
After the repatriation of Taiwan to China, the university was renamed the National Taiwan University. In the new system the Chemistry Department became part of the College of Science. The founding of the Institute for Chemical Research in 1956 started enrollment of students into the M.S. curriculum.
A period of gradual expansion ensued. Thus, in 1959 the department moved into a new building, which is situated at the center of the campus. The Ph.D. program was subsequently initiated, with the first Ph.D. awarded in 1972. Under the auspices of the National Science Council and cooperation of National Tsing Hua University and Academia Sinica, the Chemical Research Center was established during 1965. This act recognized the central role of the department in chemical research of the whole Taiwan island.
