Taihoku Imperial University signed up a roster of renowned research figures at its founding. Despite the fact that hardware and buildings had yet to be constructed, the number of collected specimens and published papers had been remarkable, showcasing outstanding accomplishments across disciplines.

According to the data on its graduates by Taihoku Imperial University, from 1931 to 1943, a total of 323 students graduated from the Faculty of Literature and Politics, while 274 students graduated from the Faculty of Science and Agriculture (including the total number of graduates after the division). For the latter, the number of graduates each year was below 40, with the majority specializing in agriculture and agricultural chemistry. Only 25 students graduated with a degree in biology, and 3 in geology.

The Faculty of Science and Agriculture’s lectures on natural history took place in many of the architectural spaces on the campus of National Taiwan University. However, some have been repurposed, while some have been demolished. These spaces and the collections within are essential archives for the natural environment and resources; these include the biology classroom and zoology classroom (the old site of the Museum of Zoology), the herbarium (TAI Herbarium), the Taihoku botanic garden (the current site of Fu Ssu-nien Memorial Garden), the entomology and sericulture classroom (the current site of NTU Insect Museum), animal science classroom, animal health research laboratory (the current site of Department of Geosciences and NTU Geo-specimen Cottage), the library’s office, stacks, and reading room (the current site of NTU History Gallery), almost all of which have retained their teaching, research and exhibit purposes.