National University of Tainan

Coordinates: 22°59′02″N 120°12′26″E / 22.98389°N 120.20722°E / 22.98389; 120.20722

National University of Tainan

國立臺南大學
Motto	仁智誠正、勤奮篤實[1] (Chinese)
Motto in English	Compassion, Intelligence, Sincerity, Justice[2]
Type	Public (National)
Established	June 1899 (as Tainan Normal School) August 2004 (as NUTN)
President	(黃宗顯)
Academic staff	234 (2019)
Undergraduates	3,938 (2019)
Postgraduates	1,729 (2019)
Location	Main Campus:33, Sec. 2, Shu-Lin St., Tainan(70005), Taiwan 、 Rongyu Campus:67, Rong-Yu ., Tainan(70167), Taiwan , Taiwan
Campus	Urban, 29.281988 acres (0.1185 km²), Secondary 296.50175 acres (1.1999 km²)[clarification needed]
Nickname	南大 (Chinese)、NUTN
Website	eng.nutn.edu.tw/

The National University of Tainan (NUTN; Chinese: 國立臺南大學; pinyin: Guólì Táinán Dàxué) is a university in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

History[]

NUTN was founded during the Japanese rule as Tainan Normal School in June 1899. In January 1946, after handover to the Republic of China, the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial Tainan Normal School. In August 1962, the school was promoted to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior Teachers’ College. The college was then promoted to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Teachers’ College in July 1987. In July 1991, it was then again promoted as National Tainan Teachers’ College. In August 2004, the college was promoted and renamed National University of Tainan.^[3]

Academics[]

NUTN has six colleges: Education, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Ecology, Arts and Management.

Museums[]

• Bo Yang Museum

Transportation[]

The university is accessible within walking distance from the Tainan Station of the Taiwan Railways.

Notable alumni[]

• Tu Cheng-sheng, Minister of Education (2004-2008)

See also[]

• Education in Taiwan
• List of universities in Taiwan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to National University of Tainan.

• National University of Tainan official website