Introduction

The Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering (GIEE) was formerly known as the Division of Sanitary Engineering, Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University. In August 1977, GIEE was established by the Ministry of Education for the purpose of creating mature scientists and engineers in the field of Environmental Engineering. In August 1985, the Ph.D. program was established. At GIEE, basic and applied researches are conducted to solve current and future environmental problems in Taiwan. In August 1998, the master program was divided into two subprograms, the Environmental Science and Engineering and the Environmental Planning and Management. Further in August 1999, the Environmental Planning and Management program established an on-job master program for part-time students. There were 206 students at the Institute in 2005, including 116 master program students, and 90 doctoral students. More than 800 students have graduated from the Institute since 1980, and 15 full-time and 9 part-time faculty members are currently present. In addition, faculties from Civil Engineering and other departments often offer courses at GIEE. The Institute cooperates extensively with other departments to utilize all the resources of National Taiwan University.

         

                   Director
Sequence Name Duration
1

Wan-Fa Yang, Professor

1977 ∼ 1981
2

Yue-Hwa Yu, Professor

 1981 ∼ 1985
3

Kung-Cheh Li, Professor

 1985 ∼ 1986
4

Szu-Kung Tseng, Professor

 1986 ∼ 1990
5

Fu-Tien Jeng, Professor

 1990 ∼ 1993
6

Pen-Chi Chiang, Professor

 1993 ∼ 1996
7,8

Shang-Lien Lo, Professor

 1996 ∼ 2002
9

Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor

 2002 ∼ 2005
10

Cheng-Fang Lin, Professor

2005 ∼ 2007
11 Ching-Yuan Chang, Professor 2007 ∼ 2008
12 Shian-Chee Wu, Professor 2008 ∼ now

　

　

Development

　

Rapid economic development and heavy industrialization in Taiwan are deteriorating the country’s environment. Because public awareness of environmental issues has increased, environmental engineering has become one of the most important fields of science and technology. The mission of the Institute is to integrate science and technology, to develop ways and means of improving our environment, and to eliminate adverse effects caused by modern civilization.

With the hope of firmly establishing research teams capable of taking on large-scale environmental relevant projects, GIEE actively promotes multi-disciplinary research that involves researchers from various academic fields. Future development will emphasize on the fields of water quality control, air quality management, solid wastes treatment, environmental planning and management, environmental conservation, efficient uses of resources and energy, and environmental quality monitoring and assessment.