The ORD is supervised by the Vice President for Research and Development. Under the instruction of the NTU President, the Vice President is in charge of the planning and promotion of academic research and development at NTU. The Research and Development Committeeconsists of 11 members appointed by the NTU President, all of whom are full-time professors or research fellows from each college. At present, there are five divisions under the Office of Research and Development: 1) Division of Strategic Planning, 2) Division of Research Project Affairs, 3) Center of Industrial-Academic Cooperation, 4) Research Ethics Office, and 5) Division of Industrial-Academic Services.

The responsibilities of each division are as follows:

Division of Strategic Planning: Management of research resources and grant applications

• Handle grant applications for the Higher Education Sprout Project
• Handle applications for the Excellence Research Program in Key Areas
• Handle applications for the Cutting-Edge Steering Research Project
• Handle applications for Academic-Research Careers Development Program
• Handle applications for international cooperative research projects
• Handle applications for new faculty research grants
• Research personnel hiring: Research Experts, postdoctoral research fellows, and technical staff
• Handle applications for academic Research Performance Incentives
• Handle grant applications for cross-departmental/college Books, Instruments, and Equipment
• Handle applications for MOST international cooperative research projects
• Manage and oversee the Consortia of Key Technologies

Division of Research Project Affairs: Management of research projects

• Handle administrative affairs related to research projects funded by government agencies and institutions, and project learning-oriented assistants / project employee-oriented assistants
• Draft and revise regulations related to research projects funded by government agencies and institutions
• Draft and revise regulations related to project learning-oriented assistants / project employee-oriented assistants
• Manage and oversee the digitalization of management process for research projects funded by government agencies and institutions
• Manage and oversee the digitalization of management process for project learning-oriented assistants / project employee-oriented assistants
• Handle applications for, management and assessment of, and website maintenance for research and development substitute services draftees
• Handle applications for the MOST Outstanding Research Award, MOST Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, etc.
• Handle applications for the MOST Research Grant for University Students and College Student Research Creativity Award
• Other administrative affairs related to industrial-academic cooperation and general research projects

Center of Industrial-Academic Cooperation: Patent technology transfer and startup incubation

• Assist in filing patent applications
• Technology transfer and licensing
• Handle affairs related to the selection of enterprises for industrial-academic cooperation projects and contract negotiation
• IPR assignment and royalty distribution of industrial-academic cooperation projects
• Construction and maintenance of NTU R&D accomplishments database
• Provide entrepreneurship and innovation consulting service
• Provide R&D resources consulting service
• Provide operation and management coaching
• Provide assistance in marketing promotion
• Assist in enterprise development planning

Research Ethics Office

• Manage affairs related to human subjects research ethics
• Manage affairs related to animal testing ethics

Division of Industrial-Academic Services: Management of industrial-academic cooperation projects and research space

• Management and administration of industrial-academic cooperation projects, including announcement, application, contract signing, payment request, etc.
• Personnel employment and issuance of certificates for full-time personnel under industrial-academic cooperation projects
• Design, setup, and maintenance of the attendance management system for industrial-academic cooperation project personnel
• Draft and revise relevant regulations, forms, and agreement samples for industrial-academic cooperation projects and project personnel management
• Setup and maintenance of the ORD website (sections pertaining to the Division of Industrial-Academic Services)
• Operation and management of research space
• Draft and revise administrative regulations and forms for research space
• Other administrative affairs related to research projects