National University of Tainan

National University of Tainan

國立臺南大學
Motto	仁智誠正、勤奮篤實[1] (Chinese)
Motto in English	Compassion, Intelligence, Sincerity, Justice[2]
Type	Public (National)
Established	June 1899 (as Tainan Normal School) August 2004 (as NUTN)
President	Huang Tzung-hsien (黃宗顯)
Academic staff	234 (2019)
Undergraduates	3,938 (2019)
Postgraduates	1,729 (2019)
Address	Main Campus: 33, Sec. 2, Shu-Lin St., Tainan(70005) , Rongyu Campus: 67, Rong-Yu ., Tainan(70167) , Taiwan 22°59′02″N 120°12′26″E / 22.98389°N 120.20722°E / 22.98389; 120.20722
Campus	Urban, 29.281988 acres (0.1185 km2), Secondary 296.50175 acres (1.1999 km2)[clarification needed]
Nickname	南大 (Chinese)、NUTN
Website	eng.nutn.edu.tw/

The National University of Tainan (NUTN; Chinese: 國立臺南大學; pinyin: Guólì Táinán Dàxué) is a university in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan.

NUTN offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs across six colleges: the College of Education, the College of Humanities, the College of Management, the College of Science and Engineering, the College of Arts, and the College of Environmental Sciences and Ecology.

The university has several research institutes and centers, including the Center for Teacher Education and Professional Development, the Center for International Studies, and the Center for Sustainable Development.

NUTN was founded during the Japanese rule as Tainan Normal School in June 1899. In January 1946, after handover to the Republic of China, the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial Tainan Normal School. In August 1962, the school was promoted to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Junior Teachers’ College. The college was then promoted to Taiwan Provincial Tainan Teachers’ College in July 1987. In July 1991, it was then again promoted as National Tainan Teachers’ College. In August 2004, the college was promoted and renamed National University of Tainan.^[3]

NUTN has six colleges: Education, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Ecology, Arts and Management.

In 2025 QS World University Ranking, NUTN was ranked 801-850th in Asia.^[5]

• Bo Yang Museum
• Shiang Yu Museum

The university is accessible within walking distance from the Tainan Station of the Taiwan Railways.

• Tu Cheng-sheng, Minister of Education (2004–2008)

• Education in Taiwan
• List of universities in Taiwan

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