It is the goal of National Taiwan University (NTU) to become a top academic institution in Asia, as well as a world-class university in the 21st century. To achieve this goal, the Office of Research and Development (ORD) has made proactive efforts to promote academic research and development and has developed full-fledged plans to optimize the environment for research and industrial-academic cooperation. Research facilities and energy for industrial-academic cooperation have been reinforced, and university resources have been consolidated to facilitate collaborative research, manpower training for basic research, and across-the-board upgrades in every field for key breakthroughs. With all the efforts, NTU is envisioned to attract talented individuals from home and abroad, maximize profits made from intellectual properties, and secure the leadership as well as its sustainable growth in Taiwan's academia.