National Taipei University of Technology

National Taipei University of Technology
國立臺北科技大學
Former names
 National Taipei Institute of Technology (1994 - 1997)
Motto 誠、樸、精、勤[1]
Motto in English
 Integrity•Simplicity•Professionalism•Diligence
Type Public
Established 1912
President Leehter Yao
Academic staff
 451
Students 10,700
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Website www.ntut.edu.tw
National Taipei University of Technology
Traditional Chinese 國立臺北科技大學

National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT; Chinese: 國立臺北科技大學), a top-ranked public university in Taiwan, is located in the Daan District of Taipei City, Taiwan. The university is headed by Dr. Leehter Yao, who serves as the president. NTUT is ranked 551-600 globally in 2015 and 124th in Asia in 2015 by QS World University Rankings.[2][3] NTUT is also ranked in the areas of Computer Science and Information Systems and Engineering - Electrical and Electronic. [4] NTUT is ranked in the Top 10% in industry income in 2016 in the world.[5] NTUT is ranked 151-200 in the world by 2016 QS Graduate Employability Ranking.[6]

History

The university traces its origins to the establishment of the School of Industrial Instruction (工業講習所) in 1912. This institution underwent several name changes and reorganizations during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. By the time the (Nationalist) Republic of China central government was about to settle from the Chinese mainland to Taiwan (as an outcome of the civil war against the Communist regime), this technical 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 junior vocational technical college. In 1981, it was renamed National Taipei Institute of Technology (國立臺北工業專科學校), and in the 1990s upgraded its junior college status to that of a university, resulting in the final name change to National Taipei University of Technology (國立臺北科技大學) in 1997. The university currently has 451 full-time faculty members.

NTUT main gate on Zhongxiao East Rd., fitted with the 2011 commencement ceremony banner

Academics

The academics of National Taipei University of Technology includes 6 Colleges, 2 centers, and 1 office.

College of Electric Engineering and Computer Science

College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

College of Management

NTUT Design Building, viewed from the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Xinsheng South Rd. before the completion of the Green Gate

College of Design

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Physical Education Office

NTUT Green Gate, a conspicuous structure at the intersection of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Xinsheng South Rd.

Architecture & Landscape

The Green Gate

The Green Gate, completed in 2010, is one of the University's many efforts in making the campus more eco-friendly. It has won the Special Mention of Green Campus and Most Favorable Online in the 2010 Taipei Landscape Award.[7]

Ranks

Cheers Magazine: Top Universities Favored by Employers

Global Views Monthly: Top Graduate Students Favored by Employers[8]

Overall Ranking

Overall Ranking Among Technological Higher Education Institutes

Alumni

Transportation

The university is accessible from Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station of the Taipei Metro.

See also

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References

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