Introduction: 全球化研究與發展學院的核心理念即在於培養國際社群亟需的人才－兼具多種語言溝通能力、跨學科的詮釋分析觀點以及在地全球化的前瞻視野與實務訓練的專業通才。本院以教學為主，以培育學生兼具全球與在地化文化的涵養與實務能力；培養學生具全球化觀點與創造及決策之能力；培養學生宏觀視野的人格特質。以符合國內外對跨領域相關人才之需求。未來本院將再增設全球化文化與社會學系及全球化科技與未來學系，屆時全院即可達成科際整合的課程設計。99學年度起「創業發展學院」與「全球化研究與發展學院」整併為「全球創業發展學院」。

The College of Global Research and Development is unique in that the entire focus of the pedagogy is on the globalized future-oriented information society. We promise to make the college a perfect place for students to develop and enhance comprehensive knowledge and skills and for faculty to convene to impart their deep wisdom on various issues and topics. Students as candidates of future leadership needs multidisciplinary interests; the willingness to adopt different ways of knowing; a global orientation; a tolerance for complexity and ambiguity; a long-term perspective; a view of the future as plural and alternative, rather then as singular predictive; and the ability to imagine a diversity of alternative, in addition to just preferred futures. Currently, the college consists of two departments: Department of Global Politics and Economics and Department of Multicultural and Linguistic studies.