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Venue

National Tsing Hua University

National Tsing Hua University is located in Hsinchu, a city 72 kilometers south of Taipei. The campus covers an area of over 105 hectares (260 acres) scenic land with lakes and trees. The campus is conveniently located, neighboring research institutes and universities such as the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC), National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC), Food industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Chung-Hua University (CHU), National Hsin-Chu Teachers College (NHCTC) and the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park (HSIP). These establishments have made Hsinchu known as 'Science city of Taiwan'.

National Tsing Hua University

101, Sec. 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, 30013,Taiwan.　
30013 新竹市光復路二段101號　TEL：886-3-5715131

Hsinchu City

Located at Hsinchu area, the northwestern part of Taiwan, the site of Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park trespasses the county and the city, with the developed area of 625 acres. Famous universities and research center as Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Tsinghua University, National Chiaotung University are all located in this area, providing the park with ample human resources and help for the manufacturers to breakthrough the bottleneck.

The Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park is located 15 minutes of driving from the city center. Zhongshan Freeway, about 70km to Taipei, is its major route. It also takes 50 minutes of driving to C.K.S. Airport and 2 hours to Keelung in the north and to Taichung Harbor in the south. Further, people can also take 3rd National Freeway, via Judong, to Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park. As to rail transportation, the Western line the crisscrosses western Taiwan is the major route that travels along, regarding Hsinchu as one of its major stops.

Hsinchu City Government

Culture and Technology Garden...

Taiwan

Taiwan was christened Formosa or “beautiful island”, by Portuguese marines in the 16th century. Hundred and sixty kilometers from the southeastern coast of China, located midway between Korea and Japan to the north and Hong Kong and the Philippines to the south, Taiwan is a natural gateway for travelers to and within Asia. Although Taiwan is a small island, its surface geology takes on a variety of formations, cultivating an abundance of peculiar landscapes and ecosystems. Coupled with its diverse cultural relics, theme parks, golf courses, and beaches, Taiwan enjoys a profuse supply of tourism resources.

Tourism Bureau, Taiwan

To know more about Taiwan, please visit the website...

Transportation

Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR)

The newly completed modern Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) provides a fast, safe, and comfortable method of traveling along the west coast of Taiwan. It is a bullet train based on Japanese Shinkansen technology that covers the 345km route on the West Coast from Taipei to Kaohsiung (Zuoying) in 90-120 minutes. Participants whose arrival destination is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TIA) are highly recommended to take the THSR to Hsinchu Station in order to reach the venue. The cost of one-way ticket is NT$130 (approximately US$ 4).

For information on Taiwan High Speed Rail, please visit the THSR website
  • Route of THSR
THSR Map
TIA – THSR Taoyuan Station
... more detail
By taxi or bus
 10 mins
THSR Taoyuan Station – THSR Hsinchu Station
By THSR
 12 mins
THSR Hsinchu Station – NTHU
By taxi
 30 mins

Location of the National Tsing Hua University, HsinChu

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*Transportation to Hsinchu

How to reach the National Tsing Hua University

  • By Train
    From Taipei
    Take a train from Taipei Train Station to Hsin Chu. Then take Hsin Chu City Bus #1 or #1甲 (which means #1A), and get off at the “National Tsing Hua University” stop. Instead, you may take a taxi .

    From Taichung
    Take a train from Taichung Train Station to Hsin Chu. Then take Hsin Chu City Bus #1 or #1甲 (which means #1A), and get off at the “National Tsing Hua University” stop. Instead, you may take a taxi .

    - Time table for train.

  • By Bus
    From Taipei
    Take buses run by the Guo Guan Transportation Services (國光客運公司) at the Taipei Northern Station to Hsing Chu and dismount at the “Tsing Hua University” station.

    From Tao Yuen Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Airport
    Take bus run by the Guo Guan Transportation Services (國光客運公司) from the Airport to Hsing Chu and dismount at the “Tsing Hua University” station.

    From Taichung
    Take buses run by the Guo Guan Transportation Services (國光客運公司) from the Taichung Kan Cheng Station to Hsing Chu and dismount at the “Tsing Hua University” station.

  • By car
    From Tao-Yuen CKS Airport:
    Take Freeway 2 from the airport to Tao-Yuen (east), and connect to the Chung-Shan Freeway 1 at CKS airport interchange toward 'South'. Get off the Freeway 1 at the Hsin-Chu interchange, and go towards Hsin-Chu City. The entrance of the NTHU is at the third traffic light on the left hand side.

    From other cities.
    Take Freeway 1 or Freeway 3 toward Hsin-Chu. If you take Freeway 3 , connect to Freeway 1 at Chu-Nan system interchange towards North. Then get off Freeway 1 at Hsin-Chu interchange towards Hsin-Chu City. The entrance of the NTHU is at the third traffic light on the left hand side.

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Taxi Cab

It includes Initial, Every extra and Waiting Fare

1250 m 250 m 3 mins
90 NTD 5 NTD 5 NTD

No extra charge for radio booking and using the trunk
Fare to be bargained during Lunar New Year but not allowed to exceed 50% of the meter price

Remark: Timing Fare is charged, when the speed is lower than 5kmph, at 5 NTD for every three minutes

 

Japan-Taiwan Young Researchers Conference on Computational and Systems Biology
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National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan / TEL:886-3-5715131 ext 33489