National University of Tainan
Coordinates: 22°59′02″N 120°12′26″E / 22.98389°N 120.20722°E
國立臺南大學 | |
Motto | 仁智誠正、勤奮篤實[1] (Chinese) |
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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 , |
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/ |
National University of Tainan | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 國立臺南大學 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 国立台南大学 | ||
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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[]
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[]
References[]
- ^ "校訓 (Chinese)". NUTN. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ "School Motto". NUTN. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ http://web.nutn.edu.tw/english/brief_history.htm
External links[]
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