Toko University (TOKO; ) was a private
university
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located in
Puzi City,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename was ...
,
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 nort ...
.
History
The university was founded in 2001. In 2019, the university had only 37.23% of enrollment rate. In May 2020, the university announced its planning of closure due to low enrollment. In July 2020, the
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
rejected the university's plan to close down. In May 2021, the university filled an application again for closing down to the ministry and on 23 June 2021, the ministry announced that the university would close down on 31 July 2021.
Faculties
* College of Technology and Design
* College of Economy and Management
* College of Human Ecology
* Center for General Education
Alumni
*
Yu Cheng-ta, Speaker of
Chiayi County Council
The Chiayi County Council (CYSCC; ) is the elected county council of Chiayi County, Republic of China. The council consists of 37 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018.
History
The coun ...
See also
*
List of universities in Taiwan
The following is a list of universities, colleges, junior colleges, and institutes of technology in the Republic of China (ROC), which consists of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands.
Public universities and colleges
Private u ...
References
External links
Toko University
2001 establishments in Taiwan
2021 disestablishments in Taiwan
Defunct universities and colleges in Taiwan
Educational institutions disestablished in 2021
Educational institutions established in 2001
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