(Information provided courtesy of Chia-feng Chang. Current as of December 13, 1996)

The Institute of History at NTHU is the only institution in Taiwan to offer degrees in the history of science (including medicine). Each year, it has three positions in its M.A. program, open to students from all educational backgrounds. Beginning this academic year, it also offers PhD programs in history of science. In addition to three professors who specialize in the history of science, the Institute also invites outside scholars working on the history of science to come to NTHU to lecture.

This semester, NTHU Professor Fu Dai-Wei is teaching courses on "Discursive History of Body in Medicine in Modern West and Taiwan." Next semester, Professor Fu will teach courses on "Sexual Selection- A History in Biology and Its Contemporary Debates." In addition, one of the MA students, Kuo Wen-Hua, is working on the history of medicine in Taiwan. He expects to complete his thesis in June 1997.

Beginning in December 13, 1996, the NTHU Institute of History will sponsor seminars (once every two weeks) on traditional Chinese medicine. The first four meetings will focus on epidemics in Chinese history.