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National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU; ) is a national university in

Zhongzheng District Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a district in Taipei. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China (Taiwan), including the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the ...

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī, POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port Provincial city (Taiwan), city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan a ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

. NTOU is a member of University System of Taipei.

History

NTOU was originally established as the Provincial Taiwan Maritime Technology College in 1953. In 1979, it was renamed National Taiwan College of Marine Science and Technology. Ten years later, the institution underwent another name change, to National Taiwan Ocean University. A satellite opened on

Beigan, Lienchiang Beigan Township (; Foochow Romanized: Báe̤k-găng-hiŏng), is an insular rural township in Lienchiang County (the Matsu Islands), Taiwan (ROC). The township is in the East China Sea off the coast of Fujian Province, China near Fuzhou (Foochow ...

in July 2019 as the first university campus on the

Matsu Islands The Matsu Islands ( or , ; Foochow Romanized: Mā-cū liĕk-dō̤), officially Lienchiang County (, ; Foochow Romanized: Lièng-gŏng-gâing), are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea governed by the Republic of China ( ...

Colleges, Departments, and Institutes

*College of Maritime Science and Management **Department of Merchant Marine **Department of Shipping and Transportation Management **Department of Transportation Science **Department of Marine Engineering **Bachelor Degree Program in Ocean Business Management *College of Life Sciences **Department of Food Science **Department of Aquaculture **Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology **Institute of Marine Biology **Institute of Food Safety and Risk Management **Bachelor Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology **Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology *College of Ocean Science and Resource **Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science **Department of Marine Environmental Informatics **Institute of Earth Sciences **Institute of Marine Affairs and Resource Management **Institute of Marine Environment and Ecology **Doctoral Degree Program in Ocean Resource and Environmental Changes *College of Engineering **Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering **Department of Systems Engineering and Naval Architecture **Department of Harbor and River Engineering **Institute of Materials Engineering **Bachelor Degree Program in Ocean Engineering Technology **Doctoral Degree Program in Ocean Engineering Technology *College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science **Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering **Department of Computer Science and Engineering **Department of Communications, Navigations, and Control Engineering **Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology **Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences *College of Humanities and Social Sciences **Institute of Applied Economics **Institute of Education **Institute of Oceanic Culture **Institute of Applied English **Teacher Education Center *College of Ocean Law and Policy **Bachelor Degree Program in Ocean Law and Policy **Institute of the Law of the Sea **Master Degree Program in Ocean Policy *General Education Center *Center of Excellence for the Oceans *Taiwan Marine Education Center *Maritime Development and Training Center

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Notable alumni

Chang Tong-rong Chang Tong-rong (; born 4 February 1949) was the mayor of Keelung City in Taiwan. He previously also served as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Education Chang received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering ...

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Keelung City Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Tai ...

(2007–2014) *

Fan Chen-tsung Fan Chen-tsung (; born 20 November 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. Fan graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University. From 1978 to 1986, he was a member of the Hsinchu County Council. In his second term as county councillor, Fan became the ...

, Minister of

Council of Agriculture The Council of Agriculture (COA, ) is the official government body in the Republic of China ( Taiwan) under the Executive Yuan in charged with overseeing affairs related to agriculture, forestry, fishery, animal husbandry and food affairs. CAO is ...

(2002) *

Lee I-yang Lee I-yang (; born 16 December 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Con ...

, Minister of the Interior (2006–2008) * Liu Wen-hsiung, member of

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

(1999–2008) * Lu Tien-lin, Minister of

Council of Labor Affairs The Ministry of Labor (MOL; ) is a ministry of the Republic of China ( Taiwan) representing opinions of employees, political and academic circles to review labor policies, laws and regulations, as well as related projects and programs in Taiwan. M ...

(2007–2008) * Wu Nai-ren, Secretary-General of

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majorit ...

(2000–2002, 2009, 2010)

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