University of Turku in Finland, Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden, Leiden University and RSM Erasmus University in the Netherlands, Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, University of Johannesburg in South Africa. NTNU's connections in the Asia-Pacific region are particularly extensive, including dozens of academic institutions representing South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand. NTNU signed the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program partnership with Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Maryland, and University of Guam. Ranking U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities subject rankings: Education and Educational Research: 9th (Asia's second) Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject: Education: 15 (Asia's second) QS World University Rankings by Subject: Education & Training: 26 Library & Information Management: 30 Linguistics: 53 Sports-Related Subjects: 51-100 Performing Arts: 101-115 Modern Languages: 101-150 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) of Academic Subjects: Education: 51-75 (Asia's third) Global Views Monthly Taiwan's Best University Rankings: Universities focusing on humanities and social sciences: 1st List of NTNU People Notable faculty Apo Hsu (Hsu Ching-Hsin 許瀞心) – conductor Chen Daqi – a polymath, politician and pioneer of modern psychology in China Chen Houei-kuen – painter Cornelius C. (Neil) Kubler – American professor and scholar of Mandarin, Taiwanese and other dialects of Chinese; former U.S. diplomat Kuo-En Chang – a computer education scholar, 13th president of the National Taiwan Normal University Howard S.H. Shyr – a law scholar and politician Hu Qiuyuan – an author, educator and politician. Lee Shih-chiao – painter Lee Tze-Fan – painter Liang Shih-chiu – the first Chinese scholar to single-handedly translate the complete works of Shakespeare into Chinese Li Meishu – Zushi Temple designer Lin Yu-shan – painter Lo, Kii-Ming – musicologist Mou Zongsan – Chinese New Confucian philosopher Puru – artist, calligrapher, and member of the Qing dynasty ruling Aisin Gioro family and grandson of the Daoguang Emperor Shan-Hua Chien – musicologist Su Xuelin – Chinese author and writer Tyzen Hsiao – composer of the neo-Romantic school Wen-Pin Hope Lee – Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning composer Xie Bingying – a female soldier and writer born in Loudi, Hunan Yeh Shin-cheng – an environment scholar and politician Yu Guangzhong – a writer, poet, educator, and critic Notable alumni Ang Ui-jin – Taiwanese linguist. He was the chief architect of the Taiwanese Language Phonetic Alphabet Chang Chun-Yen – Taiwanese science education scholar