National Taipei University of Education


National Taipei University of Education is a university located in Daan District, [Taipei City|Daan District], Taipei, Taiwan that predominantly focuses on teacher training. It was established in 1895, at the beginning of the Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan, as the Governor-General's Taihoku Teacher's College.

History

NTUE was originally established in 1896 as Zhishanyan School soon after Japan started to rule Taiwan. It changed a year later in 1897 to Taihoku Normal School. In December 1945, right after the handover of Taiwan [from Japan to China], the school was renamed to Taiwan Provincial Normal School. After that, the school underwent several name changes: namely, Taiwan Provincial Junior Teachers’ College in 1961, Taiwan Provincial Taipei Normal College in 1987, National Taipei Teachers’ College in 1991, and finally National Taipei University of Education in 2005.

Academics

NTUE is organized into three colleges: Education, Humanities and Arts, and Science.

Transportation

The university is accessible within walking distance South from Technology Building Station of the Taipei Metro.

Notable alumni