National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
國立臺灣科技大學
School gate of TaiwanTech
Other name
NTUST
TaiwanTech (臺科大)
Former name
National Taiwan Institute of Technology
Motto
精誠 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cheng-sêng)
Motto in English
Precision in work, sincerity in attitude
TypePublic
Research university
Institute of technology
EstablishedAugust 1, 1974 (1974-08-01)
BudgetNT$2.8 billion
PresidentYen Jia-Yush (顏家鈺; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gân Ka-gio̍k)
Academic staff
515 (full-time)
Administrative staff
318
Students11,672
Undergraduates5,593
Postgraduates6,079
Address,
Taipei
,
Taiwan

25°00′49″N 121°32′26″E / 25.013686°N 121.540535°E / 25.013686; 121.540535
CampusUrban
LanguageChinese
Colors  Blue
Affiliations
  • National Taiwan University System
  • Global Research & Industry Alliance
  • EQUIS
  • AACSB
  • UAiTED
MascotBenjamin (老虎坂守), Rossie (鴨子蘿絲)
Websitewww.ntust.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立台湾科技大学
Traditional Chinese國立臺灣科技大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Táiwān Kējì Dàxué
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄛ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄎㄜ ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Wade–Gileskuo2li4 t'ai2wan k'êchi4 ta4hsüeh2
Tongyong PinyinGuólì táiwan kejì dàsyué
Yale RomanizationGwólì táiwān kējì dàsywé
MPS2Guólì táiwān kējì dàshiué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p Tâi-oân Kho-ki Tāi-ha̍k

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as NTUST or TaiwanTech) is a public university located in Taipei, Taiwan.

TaiwanTech was established in 1974 as the National Taiwan Institute of Technology (國立臺灣工業技術學院), the first and the leading higher education institution of its kind within Taiwan's university of science and technology educational system. NTUST and National Taiwan University as well as National Taiwan Normal University formed an academic league named National Taiwan University System. In addition, the number of international master's and doctoral students at NTUST is the largest in Taiwan.

TaiwanTech enrolled 5,593 undergraduates and 6,079 graduate students in 2023. The university's 14 departments and 24 graduate programs are divided into the following 7 colleges, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, School of Management, College of Design, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Intellectual Property Studies, and Honors College.

Taiwan Tech has five campuses; the Gongguan Campus is its main campus, located at Daan, situated in the south of Taipei, covering an area of approximately 10 hectares (25 acres).