Briefly describe department characteristics and research areas:
In addition to being rooted in the regional and ethnic experiences in Taiwan, the Ph.D. program also emphasizes an international research orientation that links together the main threads of Asian regional studies and research frontiers. Hence, the training of our Ph.D. students integrates into the professional program-related resource platforms of the UST (University System of Taiwan), and of Academia Sinica’s Institutes of Ethnology, Sociology, and Taiwan History. Students are also required to engage in student exchange programs at partner universities or research institutions abroad.