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History of the University

Due to the country’s rapid development of industries, former Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. Li Guo-Ding, called upon private and state-own corporations to join in the funding of a higher education institution in the Hsin-Chu and Miao-Li areas in June 1969, with the objective of developing a middle-level technical workforce. A site was chosen in the Miao-Li region, where there was a shortage of higher education institutions at the time. The Board of Directors was set up, and Mr. Jin Kai-Ying was invited to take the position of the Chairman of the Board.
After the site was chosen, Minister Sun Yun-Xuan delegated the construction work to the Committee of National Corporations. The College was completed under the supervision and management of Mr. Zhang Guang-Shi and Xu Li-De. The first college president, Mr. Chen Wei-Zhong, was called upon to assist in setting up the college. The school, then a two-year private junior college, started its first semester in September 1972. This college was the only higher education institution in the Miao-Li region at the time.
Initially, the College was mainly set up for industry-related technologies. As the resources and number of students grew, Business and Commerce courses were added into the curriculum, and the College was renamed United College of Technology and Commerce in 1992. On July 1st 1995, the Board of Directors of the initial private college donated the school to the Minister of Education, and the College officially became a public institution with a new name － the National United College of Technology and Commerce. Later, on July 1st 1999, the College was officially reorganized into an Institute of Technology.
To lead the development of higher education, the Institute continued to serve the public with a strong foundation in science, technology, and business administration as well as planning for future expansion. On August 1st, 2003, the Institute was officially upgraded to University status.
Webside :  www.nuu.edu.tw
TEL: 886-37-381000

Currently, Design Industry is one of the emerging industries in Taiwan. Our university, in response to societal needs, founded the College of Design in February, 2014. At present, our college consists of three degree programs as follows: the Department of Architecture, the Department of Industrial Design, and the Bachelor’s Degree Program for Aboriginal Cultural and Creative Industry for providing the students with an integral platform that can facilitate interdisciplinary design education featured by academia-industry cooperation. Our main educational goals are: (1) to help students to learn basic knowledge about diverse disciplines of design, (2) to develop the capabilities of planning and analysis, (3) to cultivate their attainments for enhancing enterprise value through design innovation, and (4) to provide trainings to foster practical capabilities that can connect to various industries. In a larger sense, we intend to assist students to acquire a human-centered thinking for sustainable development and global perspectives. For achieving a comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development of all relevant disciplines, our college has been actively recruiting outstanding new faculties and strengthening the cooperation and exchange for scholars abroad in order to empower our competences in teaching, research, and service. With our foremost sincerity, we welcome young and ambitious students to join our college and the career of designers.
Webside: www.design.nuu.edu.tw
TEL: +886 37 381481

National United University was founded in 1972 initially as a two-year junior college, evolving into a two-year technical college and then a four-year institute of technology before finally gaining public university status in 2003.
The Department of Architecture (“the Department”) offers a five-year undergraduate program, graduates of which are awarded the Bachelor of Architecture. In 2007, the Department launched an undergraduate program (continuing education) in interior design, which awards qualifying graduates with the Bachelor of Interior Design. The Master of Architecture has also been offered since 2009.
The Department strives to cultivate well-rounded professionals in architecture. Undergraduates are required to complete a comprehensive five-year program that is the product of multiple disciplines, from basic aesthetics to the construction of buildings and even urban and environmental design. Most of our more than 2,000 alumni are employed in architecture-related industries, playing a vital role in the economic development of Taiwan. The achievements and excellent reputations of our graduates have strongly contributed to the outstanding academic status of the Department.
Website: www.arch.nuu.edu.tw
TEL: +886 37 381641