National Taiwan Normal University

National Taiwan Normal University
國立臺灣師範大學


Former name
Taihoku Higher School (1922–1946)
Taiwan Provincial College (1946–1955)
Taiwan Provincial Normal University (1955–1967)
Motto誠正勤樸
Motto in English
Sincerity, Justice, Diligence, and Simplicity
TypeNational public research university
EstablishedJune 1922 (1922-06)
PresidentCheng-Chih Wu
Academic staff
1,640
Undergraduates8,394 (2025)
Postgraduates7,616 (2025)
Location,
25°01′33″N 121°31′36″E / 25.0258°N 121.5266°E / 25.0258; 121.5266
CampusUrban: Main Campus & Gongguan Campus
Rural: Linkou Campus
Colours Blue  and  Red 
Affiliations
Websitewww.ntnu.edu.tw
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国立台湾师范大学
Traditional Chinese國立臺灣師範大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuólì Táiwān Shīfàn Dàxué
Bopomofoㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄕ ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
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Southern Min
Hokkien POJKok-li̍p Tâi-oân Su-hōan Tāi-ha̍k

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學) is a national public research university with its main campus in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1922 during Japanese rule as the Taihoku Higher School, it was the first teachers' college in Taiwan.

The university has three campuses across Taipei and New Taipei City. It consists of ten academic colleges, 13 research centers, and 67 academic departments, and operates an affiliated senior high school. As of 2025, it has a total of more than 8,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students. Over 1,600 students at NTNU are international and over 1,000 students are overseas Chinese in preparatory programs. The university hosts the Mandarin Training Center (MTC), the oldest and largest Chinese-language teaching institution in the country, and administers the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL), the country's primary Chinese-language examination for non-native speakers.

NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System, formed in 2015. The Research Center for Psychological and Educational Testing (RCPET) at NTNU is responsible for organizing Taiwan's annual Comprehensive Assessment Program for Junior High School Students (CAP). NTNU is also the convening institution for the Committee of College Admission Practical Examination, which is responsible for conducting practical examinations in the fields of fine arts, music, and physical education for use in university admissions across Taiwan.