The seven so-called research universities include NTU plus two groupings of other schools: National Yang-Ming University, Tsing Hua University, National Chiao Tung University, and National Central University in one group; and National Cheng Kung University and National Sun Yat-Sen University in the other.
所謂研究型大學，也就是以台大為一主軸，陽明、清華、交大、中央等四校為另一主軸，南部的成功、中山則為第三主軸。