National Taiwan Normal University
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學; pinyin: Guólì Táiwān Shīfàn Dàxué) is a public normal university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan.
國立臺灣師範大學 | |||||||||||||||
Former name | Taihoku College (1922) Taiwan Provincial College (1946) Taiwan Provincial Normal University (1955) | ||||||||||||||
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| Motto | 誠正勤樸 | ||||||||||||||
Motto in English | Sincerity, Justice, Diligence, and Simplicity | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Public (National) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
| President | Cheng-Chih Wu (吳正己) | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,541 | ||||||||||||||
| Students | 15,112 | ||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 8,394 | ||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 5,686 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban: Main Campus & Gongguan Campus Rural: Linkou Campus | ||||||||||||||
| Colours | Blue and Red | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | NTU System UAAT ICUE AAPBS AACSB UAiTED | ||||||||||||||
| Website | English, Chinese | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国立台湾师范大学 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國立臺灣師範大學 | ||||||||||||||
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NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System. NTNU is a member of University Academic Alliance in Taiwan, International Consortium for Universities of Education in East Asia, University Alliance in Talent Education Development, and AAPBS.
The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are international. 1,000 students are overseas Chinese in preparatory programs.
In 2023, NTNU has been ranked 431th by QS World University Rankings, 501–600th by THE, and 1049th by US.News. NTNU has been ranked among the top 50 in the world in the four disciplines of education, linguistics, sports, and library and information management systems.
The Research Center for Psychological and Educational Testing (RCPET) at NTNU is responsible for organizing Taiwan's annual Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students (CAP). NTNU is also the convening institution for the Committee of College Admission Practical Examination, which is responsible for conducting practical examinations in the fields of fine arts, music, and physical education for use in university admissions across Taiwan. Mandarin Training Center (MTC) is the oldest and the largest Chinese language teaching institution in Taiwan. The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is administered by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) at NTNU.