National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech; Chinese: 國立臺北科技大學; pinyin: Guólì Táiběi Kējì Dàxué) 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.
Contents
History
The university was established as the School of Industrial Instruction (工業講習所; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kang-gia̍p Káng-si̍p-só͘) 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.
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
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.