National Taiwan Normal University

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Shīfàn Dàxué),[5] or Shīdà 師大 is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education, Linguistics, Fine Arts, Music and Sports in Taiwan.[6]

National Taiwan Normal University
國立臺灣師範大學
Logo of NTNU
Former name
Taihoku College (1922)
Taiwan Provincial College (1946)
Taiwan Provincial Normal University (1955)
Motto誠正勤樸[1]
Motto in English
Sincerity, Justice, Diligence, and Simplicity[2]
TypePublic (National)
Established1922
PresidentCheng-Chih Wu
(吳正己)
Academic staff
1,541
Students15,112[3]
Undergraduates8,394
Postgraduates5,686
Location
Taipei (Main Campus & Gongguan Campus) &
New Taipei (Linkou Campus)
,
Taiwan
CampusUrban: Main Campus & Gongguan Campus
Rural: Linkou Campus
ColoursBlue and Red
   
AffiliationsNational Taiwan University System
AAPBS[4]
AACSB
UAiTED
WebsiteEnglish, Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立台湾师范大学
Traditional Chinese國立臺灣師範大學

NTNU is widely recognized as one of Taiwan's comprehensive institutions with the most international exposure.[7] NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System.[8] NTNU is an official member of International Consortium for Universities of Education in East Asia (ICUE),[9] University Alliance in Talent Education Development (UAiTED),[10] and AAPBS.[11] NTNU selected as one of four landmark bilingual universities in Taiwan.[12]

The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,500 students are international.[13]

In 2023, NTNU has been ranked 431th by QS World University Rankings, 501–600th by THE, and 1049th by US.News. NTNU has been ranked among the top 50 in the world in the four disciplines of education, linguistics, sports, and library and information management systems.[14][15]

The Research Center for Psychological and Educational Testing (RCPET) at NTNU is responsible for organizing Taiwan's annual Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students (CAP). [16]NTNU is also the convening institution for the Committee of College Admission Practical Examination, which is responsible for conducting practical examinations in the fields of fine arts, music, and physical education for use in university admissions across Taiwan. [17]

History
Map including National Taiwan Normal University (labeled as 'College' on HO-P’ING-TUNG-LU 和平東路) (1950s)
NTNU Lecture Hall
Old Photos of Taihoku High School Buildings

National Taiwan Normal University opened its doors in the early 20th century during Japanese rule in Taiwan. Taiwan's Japanese governors established the school as Taiwan Provincial College. Soon after they gave it the name Taihoku College (Taihoku is "Taipei" in Japanese). The school's purpose was to nurture a native educated class qualified to assist the government in matters of administration. Many buildings on the university's main campus date from the Japanese colonial period, including the Administration Building, the Lecture Hall, Wenhui Hall and Puzi Hall. Japanese architects incorporated features of the Neo-Classical, Gothic and Gothic Revival styles often encountered on European university campuses. A room in the Lecture Hall housed the traditional Japanese document that authorizes and formalizes campus construction.[18]

Some school publications still display 1946 as the institution's founding date in reference to this regime change. A number of Taiwan's leading authors, poets, artists, educators, painters, musicians, linguists, sinologists, philologists, philosophers, and researchers have passed through the university's doors as students and faculty. In 1956 the Mandarin Training Center opened its doors as an extension of the college. The school acquired its present name, National Taiwan Normal University, in 1967. By now the school had established itself as a recognized center of learning in arts, literature and the humanities; its fundamental mission, though, remained the preparation of teachers.

Original Buildings of Taihoku High School


As Taiwanese society made its shift from authoritarian rule to democracy in the 1990s, the university saw its role transformed by passage of the 1994 Teacher Preparation Law. The law gave more schools responsibility for teacher training and set NTNU on its present course as a truly comprehensive university. New departments were created, course offerings and majors were expanded, and new faculty were hired. The university became a hub of international activity, enabling Taiwanese students to travel abroad, attracting international students to Taipei, and building exchange programs with dozens of sister institutions around the world.[13]

Campus
Liu Chen's Residence
Students of Taihoku High School at the Campus

NTNU's main campus is located in the heart of Taipei, adjacent to the culturally rich and artistic atmosphere of the Yongkang Street Area. The university also has campuses in the Wenshan District of Taipei (Gongguan Campus) and in the Linkou District of New Taipei (Linkou Campus),[13] as well as standalone buildings scattered off-campus. Examples include the Yunhe Teaching Building, Qingtian Teaching Building, and the School of Teacher Education Building.

NTNU possesses several Taipei City-designated historic sites, including the Original Buildings of Taihoku High School, the residence of Liu Chen, the residence of Liang Shih-chiu, and more.

University structure [19]

Academic programs at NTNU are administered by 10 colleges: arts, education, international studies & social sciences, liberal arts, management, musicology, science, sports & recreation, technology & engineering and interdisciplinary industry academia innovation.

As of November 2022 the school published the following figures[13] for students enrolled and employees retained.

  • Students enrolled: 15,112
  • Undergraduate students: 8,394 (944 international students)
  • Graduate students: 5,686 (682 international students)
  • Overseas Chinese Students in Preparatory Programs: 1,032
  • Faculty: 1,541

College of Education

School of Learning Informatics

College of Liberal Arts
Apo Hsu and the NTNU Symphony Orchestra plays Saint-Saëns's Organ Symphony in Taiwan's National Concert Hall.

College of Science

School of Life Science
  • Department of Life Science
  • Undergraduate Program of Nutrition Science
  • Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries
  • Graduate Program of Nutrition Science
  • Graduate Program of TIGP Biodiversity (Academia Sinica)

College of Arts
  • Department of Design
  • Department of Fine Arts
  • Graduate Institute of Art History

College of Technology and Engineering
  • Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Department of Graphic Arts and Communications
  • Department of Industrial Education
  • Department of Mechatronic Engineering
  • Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development
  • Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering
  • International Doctoral Program in Integrative STEM Education
  • Undergraduate Program of Electro-Optical Engineering
  • Undergraduate Program of Vehicle and Energy Engineering

College of Sports and Recreation

College of International Studies and Social Sciences
  • Department of Chinese as a Second Language
  • Department of East Asian Studies
  • Graduate Institute of European Cultures and Tourism
  • Graduate Institute of International Human Resource Development
  • Graduate Institute of Mass Communication
  • Graduate Institute of Political Science
  • Graduate Institute of Social Work

College of Music

College of Management
  • Department of Business Administration
  • Executive Master of Business Administration
  • Executive Master of Business Administration in Global Fashion
  • Graduate Institute of Global Business and Strategy
  • Graduate Institute of Management

College of Interdisciplinary Industry Academia Innovation
  • Graduate Institute of AI Interdisciplinary Applied Technology
  • Graduate Institute of Green Energy and Sustainable Technology
NTNU Main Library (outside at night)


NTNU is the first university member state to join the “Infrared and Raman Users Group” (IRUG) in Taiwan. [20] NTNU was authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization as the first IB school for teacher's education in Taiwan.[21] NTNU has established a joint laboratory with US-based Haskins Laboratories. [22]

The university also runs the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, a daughter institution for secondary-school students in Taiwan.

International programs
The NTNU Language Studies Building houses the Mandarin Training Center

Internationally NTNU is best known for its Mandarin Training Center (formerly known as the Center for Chinese Language and Cultural Studies), a program founded in 1956 for the study of Mandarin Chinese to foreign students. The Mandarin Training Center represents one of the world's oldest and most distinguished programs for language study, attracting more than a thousand students from over sixty countries to Taiwan each year and making the Shida area of Taipei one of the city's most cosmopolitan.[13] Courses in language, literature, calligraphy, art and martial arts are offered in a series of three-month terms throughout the year, enabling international students to undertake language studies during summer breaks and within single semesters. The center also sponsors travel, hosts speech contests, and stages workshops and performances for a variety of East Asian arts. A Mandarin Training Center Alumni Association (MTCAA) has been operating since 1998.

Other international highlights recently at NTNU include the International Chemistry Olympiad hosted by the university in 2005 and the merger of NTNU with the University Preparatory School for Overseas Chinese Students in 2006. NTNU also participates in the Biodiversity Program of the Taiwan International Graduate Program of Academia Sinica. A new dormitory for NTNU international students is slated to open in 2024.[23]

NTNU nurtures a robust system of partnerships to enable this level of international study. Among the institutions that enjoy sister relationships with NTNU are the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California San Diego, University of California, Irvine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Texas at Austin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University, University of Maryland, College Park, and Rutgers University in the US, the University College London, King's College, University of London, University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham in the UK, the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and Simon Fraser University in Canada, the Australian National University, and Monash University in Australia, the École normale supérieure de Lyon, Sciences Po and Aix-Marseille University in France, University of Heidelberg, Free University of Berlin and University of Bonn in Germany, the Seoul National University, Korea University and Yonsei University in South Korea, Kyushu University, Osaka University, Hokkaido University, Nagoya University, Tohoku University, University of Tsukuba and Waseda University in Japan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Management University in Singapore,University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and City University of Hong Kong in HK, University of Auckland and University of Otago in New Zealand, University of Helsinki and University of Turku in Finland, Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden, Leiden University and RSM Erasmus University in the Netherlands, Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, University of Johannesburg in South Africa.[24] NTNU's connections in the Asia-Pacific region are particularly extensive, including dozens of academic institutions representing South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and New Zealand.[25]

NTNU has established strategic pationships with Pennsylvania State University and Kuushu University.[26]

NTNU signed the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program partnership with Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Maryland, and University of Guam.[27]

Ranking and reputation
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[28]431 (2024)
THE World[29]501–600 (2024)
USNWR Global[30]1049 (2022)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[31]70 (2023)
THE Asia[32]194 (2023)
Students of Taihoku High School at the campus

The predecessor of NTNU was the Taihoku High School under the Government-General of Taiwan (Taihoku High School). The school served as the sole pathway for Taiwanese students during the Japanese colonial era to enter universities for further studies. As a result, admission competition was extremely intense.

NTNU has long been recognized as one of Taiwan’s elite institutions of higher education, especially in the field of humanities and social sciences. [33] [34]NTNU is also the best university within Taiwan's normal university system. While Taiwan has other normal and education universities, this is the only university commonly referred to as "Shi Dà” (師大, normal university).  Its affiliated high school is also known as “Shi Dà Fù Zhōng" (師大附中, HSNU).

NTNU is the second institution in Asia to receive the Gold rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), established by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).[35] NTNU is the first university in Asia with a teacher training background to receive AACSB accreditation. [36]Due to NTNU's excellent development in language education and internationalization, it has been chosen by the Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities.[12]

Subject Rankings
  • U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities subject rankings:

Education and Educational Research: 9th (Asia's second)[37]

  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings by subject:

Education: 15 (Asia's second)[38]

  • QS World University Rankings by Subject:

Education & Training: 26[39]

Library & Information Management: 30[40]

Linguistics: 53[41]

Sports-Related Subjects: 51-100[42]

Performing Arts: 101-115[43]

Modern Languages: 101-150[44]

Education: 51-75 (Asia's third)[45]

  • Global Views Monthly Taiwan's Best University Rankings:

Universities focusing on humanities and social sciences: 1st[46]

List of NTNU People

Notable faculty[47]

Notable alumni[47]

Mandarin Training Center alumni

Honorary degree

Nomenclature

The standard abbreviated reference to National Taiwan Normal University in English is the acronym NTNU. The standard abbreviated form in Mandarin Chinese is the portmanteau Shi1da4. Romanized as "Shida", this form appears transliterated in place names associated with the campus: Shida Road, Shida Night Market, Shida Bookstore, and the like.

The word normal in the school's name perpetuates an English usage of the term that, if archaic in some countries, remains common in Asia. A "normal school" trains future teachers in educational norms.

MTC is the standard acronym for the Mandarin Training Center.

See also

References
  1. 校訓 [School Motto] (in Chinese). NTNU. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
  2. "Classroom Buildings(Cheng)". NTNU. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. "NTNU-About Us".
  4. "::: Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools". Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  5. The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is National Normal University of Taiwan.
  6. "All 124 Universities in Taiwan | Rankings & Reviews 2018". LanguageCourse.Net. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  7. "The世界大學排名 臺師大「國際化」全臺第一". Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. 國立臺灣大學系統. triangle.ntu.edu.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  9. "Implementation Organization : International Consortium for Universities of Education in East Asia". www2.u-gakugei.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  10. "Our Members". uaited.ust.edu.tw. 2021-09-24. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  11. "::: Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools". www.aapbs.org (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  12. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. "NTNU-About Us". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  14. "National Taiwan Normal University Ranking".
  15. "National Taiwan Normal University". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  16. "國立台灣師範大學 心理與教育測驗研究發展中心". www.rcpet.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  17. "組織架構 | 大學術科委員會聯合會" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  18. Public historical marker at NTNU Lecture Hall, Viewed 2007-08-04
  19. "NTNU-Academics". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  20. "SDG 11 – 國立臺灣師範大學永續發展中心 NTNU SD Center". Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  21. "NTNU IBEC - English". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  22. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  23. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202001140012 Archived 2022-02-07 at the Wayback Machine 'NTNU to build new dorm for international students', Focus Taiwan, 2020.01.14
  24. school website, NTNU (December 29, 2022). "Partner Institutions". NTNU school website. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  25. List of Partner Institutions Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2015-09-03
  26. "National Taiwan Normal University - Office of International Affairs". bds.oia.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  27. NTNU Overseas Mandarin Training Center (December 29, 2022). "About us". Taiwan Huayu BEST Program X NTNU Overseas Mandarin Training Center. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  28. "2021 QS World University Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  31. "2021 QS Asian University Rankings". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  32. "Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2020". Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  33. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  34. "NTNU-About Us". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  35. "National Taiwan Normal University | Scorecard | Institutions | STARS Reports". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  36. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  37. "Best Global Universities for Education and Educational Research". U.S. News & World Report. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  38. "World University Rankings 2019 by subject: education". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  39. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Education & Training 2022". QS World University Rankings. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  40. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Library & Information Management". QS World University Rankings. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  41. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Linguistics". QS World University Rankings. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  42. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Sports-Related Subjects". QS World University Rankings. November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  43. "QS World University Rankings for Performing Arts 2022". Top Universities. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  44. "QS World University Rankings for Modern Languages 2022". Top Universities. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  45. "2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects". Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). November 29, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  46. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  47. "NTNU-Resources&Offices". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2018-08-10. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  48. "畢典》劉國松獲頒臺師大名譽博士 勉畢業生在五彩繽紛世界起步奔跑". 國立臺灣師範大學. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  49. "Alibaba founder to receive honorary doctorate in Taiwan - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan - CNA English News. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  50. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  51. "NTNU- National Taiwan Normal University". en.ntnu.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Taiwan Normal University.

25.0258°N 121.5266°E / 25.0258; 121.5266

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.