There are approximately 1,200 alumni, most of whom have entered academic or government professions. Some have also entered the business world. Candidates for teaching positions must have a BA or MA, with majors in liberal arts. They must speak standard Mandarin. Teachers are recruited through public advertisement.
Candidates go through interviews.
IUP has thirty classrooms, two audio-visual rooms, a language laboratory, recreation room, student lounge, library, lecture hall, and computer rooms for students. IUP students are permitted to audit NTU classes. Further, they are issued NTU library cards and are permitted to use the university's athletic and recreational facilities. The overwhelming majority of students are Americans. Applicants are required to have had at least two years of university-level Chinese prior to entry.