National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech; ) is a

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. It is a member of the Global Research & Industry Alliance (Gloria) of the Ministry of Science and Technology and accredited by

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. Located in the Daan district of

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, the school was established in 1912 as the School of Industrial Instruction, one of the earliest intermediate-higher educational institutions in Taiwan. The current president of the university is Sea-Fue Wang. The university is part of the

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, along with

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and

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. Its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs offer degrees in the

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as well as design, architecture, management, humanities, and social sciences. It is also a part of the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan or UAAT, composed of the Top 12 academic institutions in Taiwan chosen by the

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in 2023. The 495-acre campus in downtown Taipei was divided into three sections during the city's development. The main campus (West, East, and South) in Taipei now only spans 22 acres, next to the affluent

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and the Guang Hua neighborhood, an area known as the Electric Town of Taipei due to the computer goods and electronics stores.

History

The university was established as the ''School of Industrial Instruction'' (工業講習所; ) in 1912. The institution underwent several name changes and reorganizations during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. After the (

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) Republic of China

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settled in Taiwan as an outcome of the

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against the Communist regime, the institution was renamed ''Provincial Taipei Institute of Technology'' (臺灣省立臺北工業專科學校) in 1948 and served as a vocational technical college. In 1981, it was renamed ''National Taipei Institute of Technology'' (國立臺北工業專科學校). In the 1990s its status was upgraded to that of a university, resulting in its name change to ''National Taipei University of Technology'' (國立臺北科技大學) in 1997.

Rankings

Taipei Tech ranks 425th globally in QS 2025, making it the 6th best university in Taiwan. It is also ranked 801-1000th globally in

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2024, and 1223rd in U.S. News & World Report 2024. Taipei Tech is also reputable among employers in Taiwan—according to CHEERS Magazine in 2021, it is the 6th most preferred university overall for Taiwanese companies and the 1st among technical universities.

Rankings by Subject/Area

QS rankings by subject in 2024

National rankings by subject area in 2024

Academics

Taipei Tech includes six colleges, two centers, and one office. The university currently has 451 full-time faculty members. NTUT_maingate_20130923

Taipei Tech 70th Anniversary Commemorative Bell Tower after renovation in 2024

College of Electric Engineering and Computer Science

*Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program *Dept. of Electrical Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program *Dept. of Electronic Engineering - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Electro-Optical Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program *Institute of Computer and Communication Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program

College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

*Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Vehicle Engineering - Bachelor/MS Program *Dept. of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering - Bachelor/MS Program *Institute of Mechatronic Engineering - MS Program *Institute of Manufacturing Technology - MS Program/Ph.D. Program *Institute of Automation Technology - MS Program *Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Ph.D. Program

College of Engineering

*Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Civil Engineering - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Molecular Science and Engineering - Bachelor Program *Institute of Biotechnology - MS Program *Institute of Chemical Engineering - MS/Ph.D Program *Institute of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering - MS Program *Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management - MS Program *Institute of Materials Science and Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program *Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program *Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials - MS Program

College of Management

*Dept. of Business Management - Bachelor/ MBA Program *Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management - Bachelor/ MBA/ Ph.D. Program *Institute of Information and Logistics Management - MBA Program *Institute of Services Technology and Management - MBA Program *Institute of Industrial and Business Management - Ph.D. Program *EMBA - MBA Program *International MBA - MBA Program *International Master of Financial Technology & Innovative Entrepreneur (IMFI) - MBA Program

College of Design

*Dept. of Architecture - Bachelor Program *Dept. of Industrial Design - Bachelor Program *Institute of Innovation and Design - MFA Program *Institute of Design - Ph.D. Program *Institute of Architecture and Urban Design - MFA Program *Institute of Interactive Media Design - MFA Program *International Program in Creative & Sustainable Architecture Studies - Master Program

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

*Dept. of Cultural Vocation Development - Bachelor Program *Dept. of English - Bachelor/ MA Program in Applied Linguistics *Institute of Technological and Vocational Education - MEd/ EdD Program *Institute of Intellectual Property - MS Program

Architecture & Landscape

The Green Gate

The Green Gate was completed in 2010 to make the campus more eco-friendly. It won the ''Special Mention of Green Campus'' and ''Most Favorable Online'' in the 2010 Taipei Landscape Award.

Notable alumni

Harlem Yu Harlem Yu (; born 28 July 1961) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television host and businessman. He has been hosting television shows in Taiwan since 1994 and in China since 2011, and served as a coach for three seasons of '' The Voice of Chi ...

, Award-winning singer-songwriter and television host * Lee Shih-chuan, Secretary-General of

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(2014-2015), deputy mayor of

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* Li Kuei-Hsien, Taiwanese author and poet, noted for writing extended verses with

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, was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature by the International Poets Academy of India * Michio Mado, Japanese poet, received the international

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in 1994 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature" *

Charles Liang Charles Liang (; born 1956 or 1957) is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and electrical engineer. He is the co-founder (with his wife Sara Liu), chairman, president and CEO of Supermicro, an information technology company based in San Jose, ...

, co-founder of

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* Peter Chou, CEO of

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* Shen Jong-chin, Minister of Economic Affairs * Chang Ching-chung, member of the

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(2005-2016) * Suhon Lin, businessman and billionaire * T.H. Tung, Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of

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and its former vice chairman, and chairman of

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* Morin Kaku, Renowned Taiwanese-Japanese architect, lead designer of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first modern office skyscraper in Japan. He later founded the Kaku Morin Group architecture firm, had numerous projects both in Japan and Taiwan * An-Pang Tsai (1958-2019), Academician of

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(2018), 2015 distinguished professor of

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, receiver of 2014 Medal with Purple Ribbon awarded by the

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* Robert C.Y Wu, founder of

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, one of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan and around Asia * Peter Tsai, inventor of the

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Transportation

The university is accessible from the Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station of

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, a major transfer station for Bannan Line and the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line. The station is also sub-named National Taipei University of Technology (臺北科大) in smaller text on station signage.

References

External links

Official website
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