Honorary Doctorate
| Name | Year | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Lien Chan | 1995 | the Vice-President of Taiwan |
| 14th Dalai Lama | 1996 | Nobel Peace Prize winner |
| Yuan T. Lee | 1996 | Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner |
| Kao Ching-yuen | 1997 | Uni-President Enterprises Corporation CEO |
| Robert C. Merton | 1998 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner |
| Lee Huan | 1999 | the Premier of Taiwan |
| Gao Xingjian | 2000 | Nobel Prize in Literature winner |
| Peter Raven | 2001 | an academician of National Academy of Sciences |
| Vernon L. Smith | 2003 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner |
| Alex Horng | 2004 | CEO, Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gennady P. Turmov | 2004 | President, Far Eastern State Technical University, Russia |
| Chi-Huey Wong | 2007 | president of Academic Sinica |
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