University of Taipei (UT; ) is an institution of
higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...
in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
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 ...
. It has two campuses in Taipei metropolitan area and is the only university under the administration of
Taipei City Government
The Taipei City Government (TCG) is the municipal government of Taipei.
History
The Taihoku City Government was founded on 10 October 1920 in Taihoku Prefecture during Japanese colonial rule. The original city hall was located at the site of ...
.
Established by the merger of
Taipei Municipal University of Education
Bo'ai Campus, University of Taipei () was a normal university in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan.
History
TMUE was founded as Academy of Language in 1895. In 1987, it became the Taipei Municipal Teacher's College. In 2005, it was granted un ...
and the
Taipei Physical Education College
Tianmu Campus, University of Taipei () is a campus in Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei, 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 th ...
in August 2013, University of Taipei can trace its roots into the late 19th century.
Academics
Prior to the merger, TMUE have 4,800 students enrolled and TPEC 2,700. Today roughly 7,500 students are enrolled in University of Taipei. The university currently consists of five colleges:
College of Arts and HumanitiesDepartment of Chinese Language and LiteratureDepartment of Social and Public AffairsDepartment of History and GeographyDepartment of MusicDepartment of Visual ArtsDepartment of English InstructionDepartment of DanceMaster's Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second LanguageMaster's Program of Teaching of Social StudiesResearch Center for Confucian StudiesArts CenterChinese Learning Center**
College of EducationDepartment of EducationDepartment of Psychology and CounselingDepartment of Special EducationDepartment of Learning and Materials DesignGraduate School of Educational Administration and EvaluationMaster's Program of Speech and Language PathologyCollege of ScienceDepartment and Graduate Institute of Physical Education
Department of Computer ScienceDepartment of Applied Physics and ChemistryDepartment of MathematicsDepartment of Earth and Life SciencesMaster's Program E-LearningScience Education CenterCollege of KinesiologyDepartment of Ball SportsDepartment of AthleticsDepartment of Recreation and Sport ManagementDepartment of Exercise and Health SciencesDepartment of Aquatic SportsDepartment of Martial ArtsDepartment of Sport Performing ArtsGraduate Institute of Sports SciencesGraduate Institute of Sports Equipment TechnologyGraduate Institute of Sport PedagogyGraduate Institute of Sports TrainingMaster's Program of Transition and Leisure Education for Individuals with DisabilitiesCollege of City ManagementDepartment of Health and WelfareDepartment of Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Urban Industrial Management and Marketing
Transportation
The Main Campus is accessible within walking distance West from
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (), secondary station name Nanmen (), is a metro station in Taipei, Taiwan served by the Taipei Metro. It is a transfer station for the Tamsui–Xinyi line and Songshan–Xindian line. While the memorial for which th ...
of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
. The Tianmu Campus is accessible within walking distance East from
Zhishan Station of the
Taipei Metro
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), branded as Metro Taipei, is a rapid transit system serving the areas of Taipei and New Taipei City, New Taipei in Taiwan, operated by the State-owned enterprise, government-owned Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ...
.
Rankings
University of Taipei was not ranked by
Times Higher Education
''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The Thes''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education.
Ownership
TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...
,
and it was ranked 451-500 in
QS Asia University Rankings in 2023.
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
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2013 establishments in Taiwan
Educational institutions established in 2013
Universities and colleges in Taiwan
Universities and colleges in Taipei
Technical universities and colleges in Taiwan