Kainan University

Kainan University
開南大學
Motto
至誠、卓越、自由、豪邁[1]
Motto in English
Sincere, Excellence, Freedom and Vigorous
TypePrivate
Established1917
PresidentPearl Lin
Address
No.1 Kainan Road, Luzhu Dist, Taoyuan City 33857, Taiwan, 338 R.O.C.

25°00′45″N 121°16′11″E / 25.0126°N 121.2698°E / 25.0126; 121.2698
WebsiteOfficial website
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese开南大学
Traditional Chinese開南大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKāinán Dàxué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKhai-lâm Tāi-ha̍k

Kainan University (KNU; Chinese: 開南大學; pinyin: Kāinán Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khai-lâm Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university located near Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan.

KNU was founded as Kainan Commercial and Technical High School in 1917. In January 1990, the school was upgraded to Kainan Institute of Technology. Finally in April 2006, the school became Kainan University.[2]

Kainan University offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs in various fields, including business, communication, design, law, and hospitality. The university also has a Chinese Language Center that offers courses in Mandarin Chinese for international students.

  1. ^ "Chairman's Remarks (in Chinese)". Kainan U. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  2. ^ "Kainan University". Study in Taiwan. Retrieved 21 February 2022.