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TLDR

XeLaTeX template for National Taiwan Ocean University master and doctoral theses, matching the school 114-08-06 spec with a single NTOUSetup config block.

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  root((NTOU-Thesis))
    Inputs
      Student metadata
      Chapter tex files
      School logo image
    Outputs
      Thesis PDF
      Book spine PDF
    Use Cases
      Write a NTOU thesis
      Bilingual abstract setup
      Reuse template at other schools
    Tech Stack
      LaTeX
      XeLaTeX
      Overleaf
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Fill in the NTOUSetup block and produce a thesis cover, title page, and abstract that match NTOU rules

USE CASE 2

Compile bookspine.tex separately and import the PDF into the main thesis

USE CASE 3

Adapt the style file as a starting point for a thesis template at a different university

What is it built with?

LaTeXXeLaTeXOverleaf

How does it compare?

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Stars32241,281
LanguageTeXTeXTeX
Last pushed——2026-06-08
Maintenance——Active
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity2/52/54/5
Audiencewriterresearcherresearcher

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Must compile with XeLaTeX, and the school logo and watermark images are not in the repo so the student supplies them.

MIT license, you can use, modify, and ship it as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

This repository is a LaTeX template for master's and doctoral theses at the National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU). LaTeX is a typesetting system that academic writers use to produce neatly formatted documents from plain text source files. The template follows the school's official thesis format spec, version 114-08-06, so a student does not have to figure out the margins, page order, and cover layout from scratch. The project ships a style file called ntou-thesis.sty and an example main file. A student opens the main file, fills in their personal information inside one configuration block called NTOUSetup (department name, degree, thesis title in Chinese and English, advisor name, date, and so on), and the template builds the cover, title page, degree exam page, and certificate page automatically. The bilingual Chinese and English abstract environment is included, and figures and tables are numbered continuously across the whole thesis rather than restarted in each chapter. The book spine PDF is produced from a separate file called bookspine.tex. You compile it on its own first, then the main file pulls the resulting PDF into the final thesis. The template must be compiled with the XeLaTeX engine, pdfLaTeX and LuaLaTeX are not supported. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and the README walks through both VS Code with the LaTeX Workshop extension and Overleaf as editors. The school logo and watermark image are not included in the repo, so the student needs to get them from the department. The code is released under the MIT license.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Walk me through every field inside the NTOUSetup block in NTOU_Thesis and which ones are required
Prompt 2
Help me set up VS Code with LaTeX Workshop to compile NTOU_Thesis with XeLaTeX
Prompt 3
Show me how the bilingual Chinese and English abstract environment is defined in ntou-thesis.sty
Prompt 4
Adapt NTOU_Thesis so figure numbering restarts in each chapter instead of running continuously
Prompt 5
Write an Overleaf README section explaining how to upload the school logo and watermark

Frequently asked questions

What is ntou_thesis?

XeLaTeX template for National Taiwan Ocean University master and doctoral theses, matching the school 114-08-06 spec with a single NTOUSetup config block.

What language is ntou_thesis written in?

Mainly TeX. The stack also includes LaTeX, XeLaTeX, Overleaf.

What license does ntou_thesis use?

MIT license, you can use, modify, and ship it as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is ntou_thesis to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is ntou_thesis for?

Mainly writer.

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