University of Taipei (UT; Chinese: 臺北市立大學; lit. 'Taipei Municipal University') is an institution of higher education in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Taipei metropolitan area, the university has two campuses, the Tianmu Campus in Shilin District and the Bo'ai Campus in Zhongzheng District. It is the only university under the administration of Taipei City Government.[2]
臺北市立大學 | |
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| Motto | 公、誠、勤、樸[1] |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | August 2013 |
| Rector | Dr. Yin-Hao Elton Chiu |
| Students | 7,500 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 臺北市立大學 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 台北市立大学 | ||||||||||||
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Established by the merger of Taipei Municipal University of Education and the Taipei Physical Education College in August 2013, University of Taipei can trace its roots into the late 19th century.[3]
Academics
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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 Humanities
- Department of Chinese Language and Literature
- Department of Social and Public Affairs
- Department of History and Geography
- Department of Music
- Department of Visual Arts
- Department of English Instruction
- Department of Dance
- Master's Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
- Master's Program of Teaching of Social Studies
- Research Center for Confucian Studies
- Arts Center
- Chinese Learning Center
- College of Education
- College of Science
- College of Kinesiology
- Department of Ball Sports
- Department of Athletics
- Department of Recreation and Sport Management
- Department of Exercise and Health Sciences
- Department of Aquatic Sports
- Department of Martial Arts
- Department of Sport Performing Arts
- Graduate Institute of Sports Sciences
- Graduate Institute of Sports Equipment Technology
- Graduate Institute of Sport Pedagogy
- Graduate Institute of Sports Training
- Master's Program of Transition and Leisure Education for Individuals with Disabilities
- College of City Management
Transportation
editThe Main Campus is accessible within walking distance West from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Station of the Taipei Metro. The Tianmu Campus is accessible within walking distance East from Zhishan Station of the Taipei Metro.
Rankings
edit| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[4] | 751-800 (2025) |
University of Taipei was not ranked by Times Higher Education,[5] and it was ranked 601–650 in QS Asia University Rankings in 2024.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "校訓 (Chinese)". U. of Taipei. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "University of Taipei established". China Times. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "University History (in Chinese)". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "University of Taipei".
- ^ Times Higher Education (2 April 2019). "University Impact Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education.
- ^ Quacquarelli Symonds. "QS Asia University Rankings 2020". Quacquarelli Symonds.
