Management of Technology, MOT, is a professional study which integrates engineering, science, and management. The study is applied in planning, developing, and establishing the skills of technology within an organization in order that the strategies and the purpose of the organization can be accomplished. In short, MOT is to explore how to manage and employ technology effectively.
This is a particularly relevant aspiration, in view of the transformation of Taiwan's manufacturing industry from labor-intensive production to a capital- or technology-intensive industrial base. This transition into high value-added manufacturing creates a soaring demand for multi-disciplinary engineers and managers who are required to effectively manage technical innovations and, ultimately, spur economic growth. In order to meet the needs of industry and government, National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) combines the qualified scientists and students with valuable industrial resources from Hsinchu Science Based Industrial Park (SBIP) and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to be the first in Taiwan to establish the Graduate Institute of Management of Technology (IMOT) at National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) in 1991. In responding to demand for such highly qualified personnel, the first MOT Master Credits Program in Taiwan was soon established in 1992, and the Ph.D. Program was additionally established in 2000 with the objective of bringing more professional managers into the hi-tech industry.