National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech; ) is a public university in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a member of the Global Research & Industry Alliance (Gloria) of the Ministry of Science and Technology and accredited by AACSB. Located in the Daan district of Taipei, the school was established in 1912 as the School of Industrial Instruction, one of the earliest intermediate-higher educational institutions in Taiwan.
The current president of the university is Yi-Jun Jen. The university is part of the University System of Taipei, along with National Taipei University, Taipei Medical University and National Taiwan Ocean University. Its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs offer degrees in the STEM fields as well as design, architecture, management, humanities, and social sciences. It is also a part of the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan or UAAT, composed of the Top 12 academic institutions in Taiwan chosen by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan) in 2023.
The 495-acre campus in downtown Taipei was divided into three sections during the city's development. The main campus (West, East, and South) in Taipei now only spans 22 acres, next to the affluent Huashan 1914 Creative Park and the Guang Hua neighborhood, an area known as the Electric Town of Taipei due to the computer goods and electronics stores.
History The university was established as the School of Industrial Instruction (工業講習所; ) in 1912. The institution underwent several name changes and reorganizations during the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan. After the (Nationalist) Republic of China central government settled in Taiwan as an outcome of the war against the Communist regime, the institution was renamed Provincial Taipei Institute of Technology (臺灣省立臺北工業專科學校) in 1948 and served as a vocational technical college. In 1981, it was renamed National Taipei Institute of Technology (國立臺北工業專科學校). In the 1990s its status was upgraded to that of a university, resulting in its name change to National Taipei University of Technology (國立臺北科技大學) in 1997.
In 2025 the National Taipei University of Technology partnered with the Taiwan Space Agency, Institute for Information Industry, and Industrial Technology Research Institute to offer a three year intensive program in satellite communications technology.
Rankings
Taipei Tech ranks 425th globally in QS 2025, making it the 6th best university in Taiwan. It is also ranked 801-1000th globally in Times Higher Education 2024, and 1223rd in U.S. News & World Report 2024. Taipei Tech is also reputable among employers in Taiwan—according to CHEERS Magazine in 2021, it is the 6th most preferred university overall for Taiwanese companies and the 1st among technical universities.
Rankings by Subject/Area QS rankings by subject in 2024 SubjectTaipei Tech's world rankEngineering - Chemical75Engineering - Mechanical101Architecture & Built Environment101-150Materials Sciences101-150Engineering - Electrical and Electronic130Engineering & Technology170Engineering - Civil & Structural201-240Computer Science & Information Systems251-300Biological Sciences251-300Environmental Sciences301-350Business & Management Studies301-350Physics & Astronomy501-550
National rankings by subject area in 2024 SubjectTaipei Tech's National rankMechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering2Chemical Engineering2Materials Sciences2Electrical & Electronic Engineering3Architecture & Built Environment3Environmental Sciences3Business & Management Studies4Civil and Structural Engineering4 Computer Science & Information Systems6Physics & Astronomy9
Academics Taipei Tech includes seven colleges, two centers, and one office. The university currently has 488 full-time faculty members.
College of Electric Engineering and Computer Science Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program Dept. of Electrical Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program Dept. of Electronic Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program Dept. of Electro-Optical Engineering - Bachelor/ MS/ Ph.D. Program Institute of Computer and Communication Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program
College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Dept. of Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor Program Dept. of Vehicle Engineering - Bachelor/MS Program Dept. of Energy and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineering - Bachelor/MS Program Institute of Mechatronic Engineering - MS Program Institute of Manufacturing Technology - MS Program/Ph.D. Program Institute of Automation Technology - MS Program Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering - Ph.D. Program
College of Engineering Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology - Bachelor Program Dept. of Civil Engineering - Bachelor Program Dept. of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering - Bachelor Program Dept. of Molecular Science and Engineering - Bachelor Program Institute of Biotechnology - MS Program Institute of Chemical Engineering - MS/Ph.D Program Institute of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering - MS Program Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management - MS Program Institute of Materials Science and Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program Institute of Mineral Resources Engineering - MS/ Ph.D. Program Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials - MS Program
College of Management Dept. of Business Management - Bachelor/ MBA Program Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management - Bachelor/ MBA/ Ph.D. Program Institute of Information and Logistics Management - MBA Program Institute of Services Technology and Management - MBA Program Institute of Industrial and Business Management - Ph.D. Program EMBA - MBA Program International MBA - MBA Program International Master of Financial Technology & Innovative Entrepreneur (IMFI) - MBA Program
College of Design Dept. of Architecture - Bachelor Program Dept. of Industrial Design - Bachelor Program Institute of Innovation and Design - MFA Program Institute of Design - Ph.D. Program Institute of Architecture and Urban Design - MFA Program Institute of Interactive Media Design - MFA Program International Program in Creative & Sustainable Architecture Studies - Master Program
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dept. of Cultural Vocation Development - Bachelor Program Dept. of English - Bachelor/ MA Program in Applied Linguistics Institute of Technological and Vocational Education - MEd/ EdD Program Institute of Intellectual Property - MS Program
Innovation Frontier Institute of Research for Science and Technology (iFIRST) Artificial Intelligence Technology - MS/ Ph.D. Program Information Security - MS/ Ph.D. Program Semiconductor Technology - MS Program
Architecture & Landscape
The Green Gate The Green Gate was completed in 2010 to make the campus more eco-friendly. It won the Special Mention of Green Campus and Most Favorable Online in the 2010 Taipei Landscape Award.
Notable alumni Charles Liang, Founder of Supermicro, co-founder of HTC Harlem Yu, Award-winning singer-songwriter and television host Lee Shih-chuan, Secretary-General of Executive Yuan (2014-2015), deputy mayor of Kaohsiung City Li Kuei-Hsien, Taiwanese author and poet, noted for writing extended verses with Taiwanese Hokkien, was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature by the International Poets Academy of India Michio Mado, Japanese poet, received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1994 for his "lasting contribution to children's literature" Peter Chou, CEO of Supermicro Shen Jong-chin, Minister of Economic Affairs Chang Ching-chung, member of the Legislative Yuan (2005-2016) Suhon Lin, businessman and billionaire T.H. Tung, Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Asus and its former vice chairman, and chairman of Pegatron Morin Kaku, Renowned Taiwanese-Japanese architect, lead designer of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first modern office skyscraper in Japan. He later founded the Kaku Morin Group architecture firm, had numerous projects both in Japan and Taiwan An-Pang Tsai (1958-2019), Academician of Academia Sinica (2018), 2015 distinguished professor of Tohoku University, receiver of 2014 Medal with Purple Ribbon awarded by the Government of Japan Robert C.Y Wu, founder of Eslite Bookstore, one of the largest bookstore chains in Taiwan and around Asia Peter Tsai, inventor of the N95 mask
Transportation The university is accessible from the Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station of Taipei Metro, a major transfer station for Bannan Line (Blue Line) and the Zhonghe–Xinlu Line (Orange Line). The station is also sub-named National Taipei University of Technology (臺北科大) in smaller text on station signage.
See also List of universities in Taiwan
References
External links
Official website