National Taipei University (NTPU; Chinese: 國立臺北大學; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kok-li̍p Tâi-pak Tāi-ha̍k), founded in 1949, is a national university in Taiwan. Before 2000, the university was named the College of Law and Business, National Chung Hsing University (Chinese: 國立中興大學法商學院). The university's main campus is in Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Two other campus and education center are in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. According to Times Higher Education World University Ranking, it's ranked 1501+ in the world, and 30th in Taiwan.[2]
國立臺北大學 | |
Motto | 追求真理,服務人群(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tui-kiû Chin-lí, ho̍k-bū jîn-kûn)[1] |
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Motto in English | Searching for the truth and serving the people |
Type | Public |
Established | 1949 |
President | Lee Chen-Jai (李承嘉) |
Undergraduates | 7,602 (2020) |
Postgraduates | 1,955 (2020) |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban and Suburban, 0.59 square kilometres (0.23 sq mi) |
Website | www |
National Taipei University | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 國立臺北大學 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国立台北大学 | ||||||||||
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College of Law and Business, National Chung Hsing University | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國立中興大學法商學院 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国立中兴大学法商学院 | ||||||||||
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NTPU has undergone different stages of development. It began as the Taiwan Provincial College of Law and Business in 1949; it merged with and became the local Junior College of Administration and the specifically established Administrative Junior College. In 1961, it combined with the newly established College of Science and Engineering to become Taiwan Provincial Chung Hsing University. In 1964, the Evening School was set up on the Taipei Campus. In 1968 another Evening School and the College of Liberal Arts were added to the Taichung Campus. The university continued to grow in size, and in 1971 it became National Chung Hsing University. In February 2000, the Taipei Campus including the College of Law and Business and Taipei Evening School became National Taipei University.
So far, NTPU has signed MOUs and/or agreements with more than 110 universities worldwide to form partnerships. These partnerships are manifested through all kinds of programs for students and academic faculties, including international joint research, exchange scholars, visiting scholars, dual degrees, exchange programs, and internships.
NTPU and Fu Jen Catholic University are the representative university of New Taipei City by QS Most Affordable Cities for Students Ranking.[3] In addition, NTPU has exchange and visiting students from America, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, France, Poland and other European countries.
National Taipei University have Sansia (Main) Campus and Taipei Campus.
The president heads the university, while each college is headed by a dean and each department by a chairman:
National Taipei University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
QS World[4] | 1201-1400 (2024) |
THE World[5] | 1501+ (2024) |
Regional – Overall | |
THE Asia[6] | 501–600 (2023) |
National – Overall | |
QS National[7] | 18–26 (2024) |
THE National[8] | 35–45 (2024) |
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