If law matches up to contemporary change, peace and order will be assured. The manifestation and development of legal system are working in close collaboration with social movement. In this fast and ever-changing era, the operation of legal system should neither stick to established practice nor be complacent and conservative. In view of this, the Institute of Technology Law was established in April of 2000 in response to the diversity and complexity of this developing society. Its objective and aspiration are innovative and the first of its kind in Taiwan legal education.

　　Although the Institute is a new one, the program of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has been well established in the NCTU ever since 1992. The IPR program has been very successful in Taiwan and NCTU has become the leading university in this area. More than 2000 students, including the university undergraduates, postgraduates, industrial professionals, and many research specialists, have taken NCTU's courses for professional training. Moreover, ever since 1997, NCTU has hosted the National Conference on IPR and Technology Law which is the most important and largest professional as well as academic forum in Taiwan.

　　There are two different types of classes under this Institute, they are The Legal Class and The Technology Class. The Legal Class is for the students who already had a law degree and want to improve their ability in Technology law issues. The Technology Class is for those students graduated from other science disciplines but want to accept the laws training and synthesize legal and technology issues.

　　Creating new technology and intellectual property are the most essential capacity for global competition as well as the basic requirement for Taiwan to become a technology island. Under the trend of globalization and the coming era of knowledge, cultivating students with professional sense in technology and law would be the most emergent issue as the science and technology industry of Taiwan has become increasingly important in global supply chain.

　　The Institute is positioned as professional school for postgraduate student and aims to recruit students who have bachelor or other degrees. Based on the long experienced research on intellectual property, this program will provide students the complete courses of general law and Anglo-American law as well as emphasize the new developing issue such as the Internet, e-commerce and genetic technology and other issues resulting from the advance of technology. Last but not the least, this program will help students implement the knowledge of law and technology into the industry.