●    Ranked No. 3 among the technological universities in Taiwan and No. 1. among the technological universities in Southern Taiwan in the "2019 Enterprises' Most Favored Job Seekers” survey conducted by Cheers Magazine.  
●    Awarded 8 U-Start Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects from the Youth Development Administration in 2018. Awarded 8 U-Start Innovation and Entrepreneurship Projects from the Youth Development Administration in 2018.
●    Awarded the“ 2018 Higher Education Sprout Project” (HESP) with the funding of NT$399,340,000 (US$13,630,000) by the Ministry of Education. The amount of funds awarded is No. 1 among all technological universities in Taiwan.
●    Awarded the“ 2018 University Social Responsibility Project” (USR) with the total funding of NT$38,890,000 (US$1,318,500) by the Ministry of Education (8 projects were awarded). The number of projects and the amount of funds awarded are No. 1 among all technological universities in Taiwan.
●     Ranked No. 7 in the “2018 Top 20 University Performance Growth Evaluation” survey conducted by Cheers Magazine. NKUST made the most progress among the top 10 universities.
●     Ranked No. 3 among technological universities in Taiwan and No. 1. among technological universities in Southern Taiwan in the “2018 Enterprises’ Most Favored Job Seekers” survey conducted  by Global View Monthly Magazine.