National Taipei University

National Taipei University

國立臺北大學
Motto	追求真理，服務人群[1]
Motto in English	Searching for the truth and serving the people
Type	Public
Established	1949
President	Dr Hsueh Fu Ching (薛富井 Xuē Fùjǐng)
Undergraduates	9,832
Postgraduates	1,118
Location	Sanxia District, New Taipei, Taiwan
Campus	Urban and Suburban 0.59 km²
Website	ntpu.edu.tw

The National Taipei University (NTPU; Chinese: 國立臺北大學) is a public university in Taiwan, founded in 1949. 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 small campuses are in Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taiwan.

NTPU is regarded as one of the best universities in Taiwan, particularly in law, business, public affairs, humanities and social sciences. Approximately 10,950 students attend National Taipei University. It is also a member of the University System of Taipei (USTP).

History and development

National Taipei University is one of the universities in Taiwan. 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.

Facing the challenges from all over the world, NTPU has adopted an aggressive approach to connect with the international academic society. 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 has exchange and visiting students from America, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, France, Poland and other European countries.

Campus

Owl library at National Taipei University_Sansia(Main) campus

National Taipei University_Minsheng Campus

Organization

Administration Building

College of Business

Computer center, NTPU

College of Law

The president heads the university, while each college is headed by a dean and each department by a chairman:

• College of Law
  • Department of Law
  • Graduate School of Law
  • The Center of Comparative Law Documentation
• College of Business
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Department of Banking & Cooperative Management
  • Department of Accountancy
  • Department of Statistics
  • Department of Recreational Sport Management
  • Graduate Institute of Information Management
  • Electronic Business Research Center (EBRC)
  • Center for Cooperative Economics & Non-Profit Organizations (CCENB)
  • EMBA in International Finance
  • Graduate Institute of International Business
• College of Public Affairs
  • Department of Public Administration and Policy
  • Department of Real Estate and Built Environment
  • Department of Public Finance
  • Graduate Institute of Urban Planning
  • Graduate Institute of Natural Resource Management
  • Research Center for Public Opinion and Election Studies
  • Center for Land Management and Technology
• College of Social Sciences:
  • Department of Economics
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Social Work
  • Graduate School of Criminology
  • Research Center for Taiwan Development
• College of Humanities
  • Department of Chinese Languages and Literature
  • Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics
  • Department of History
  • Graduate Institute of Folk Arts
  • Graduate Institute of Classical Texts
  • Center for International Negotiations and Interpretations (CINI)
• College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
  • Department of Communication Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering

Notable alumni

• Huang Hsin-chieh (Class of 1951) - Politician, 3rd Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Publisher of the Formosa magazine (美麗島雜誌) and (台灣政論) Taiwan Political Theory magazine, Democracy Activist, and Spiritual leader of Taiwan Democracy.
• Perng Fai-nan - Governor of Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Tseng Ming-chung - Chairperson of Financial Supervisory Commission (2013-2016)
• Amber Kuo - Singer and actress
• Janine Chang - Actress
• Freddy Lin - Captain of New Power Party (2015)
• Chiang Pin-kung - Vice President of Legislative Yuan (2002-2005)
• Lin Fong-cheng - Vice Chairman of Kuomintang (2007-2014)
• Lin Shu-fen - Member of Legislative Yuan
• Wang Ginn-wang - Minister of Coast Guard Administration (2006-2014)
• Wong Chin-chu - Minister of Cultural Affairs (2007-2008), Magistrate of Changhua County (2001-2005)
• Wu Chen-huan - Political Deputy Minister of Justice (2012-2015)
• Yu Shyi-kun - Premier of the Republic of China (2002-2005)

See also

• List of universities in Taiwan

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Taipei University.

• NTPU official website (English)

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