Tatung Institute of Technology (TTC; ) is an educational institution based in
East District,
Chiayi City
Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...
,
Taiwan
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. It has five new departments: Finance, Food and Beverage Management, Early Childhood Care and Education, Multimedia Design, and Leisure Recreation and Tourism Management, with a total of ten academic departments.
History
The school was officially founded as Tatung Junior College of Commerce in 1963 and upgraded as Tatung Institute of Technology in 2003. A two-year Continuing Education Junior College was established in 1999, and four years later another campus was built in Taibau. In 2020, the university had an enrollment rate of less than 60%.
Tea Culture and Department of Business Management
The Tea Culture and Department of Business Management (茶文化與事業經營學位學程 (系)) has curriculum tailored to specialize in the study of the
tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and north ...
industry like Tea Production and Processing, Market Prospection and Marketing, Tea Culture, and Tourism Management.
The department was founded in 2011. Courses are taught in
Chinese
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* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
with a global perspective and the teaching of
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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tea terminology. The college provides education in tea science and cultivation, tea arts and culture, tea drinking promotion, as well as preparing people in the field of tea marketing. It is the first college in Taiwan to have specialized curriculum in tea studies.
Professional fields of study
* Tea production and processing technology
* Marketing and market development
* Tea culture
* Tourism management
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 ...
References
External links
Liberty Times (Chinese)Taiwan Ministry of Education, (item-86)
1963 establishments in Taiwan
Chinese tea ceremony schools
East District, Chiayi
Educational institutions established in 1963
Universities and colleges in Chiayi
Universities and colleges in Taiwan
Technical universities and colleges in Taiwan
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