University of Taipei

University of Taipei
臺北市立大學
Motto
公、誠、勤、樸[1]
TypePublic
EstablishedAugust 2013 (2013-08)
RectorDr. Yin-Hao Elton Chiu
Students7,500
Location,
Websitewww.utaipei.edu.tw Edit this at Wikidata
University of Taipei
Traditional Chinese臺北市立大學
Simplified Chinese台北市立大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáiběi Shìlì Dàxué
Bopomofoㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTâi-pak tshī-li̍p tāi-ha̍k

University of Taipei (UT; Chinese: 臺北市立大學; lit. 'Taipei Municipal University') is an institution of higher education in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in Taipei metropolitan area, the university has two campuses, the Tianmu Campus in Shilin District and the Bo'ai Campus in Zhongzheng District. It is the only university under the administration of Taipei City Government.[2]

Established by the merger of Taipei Municipal University of Education and the Taipei Physical Education College in August 2013, University of Taipei can trace its roots into the late 19th century.[3]

  1. ^ "校訓 (Chinese)". U. of Taipei. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Taipei established". China Times. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ "University History (in Chinese)". Retrieved 13 May 2014.