National Ilan University
| 國立宜蘭大學 | |
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| Motto | 篤學, 力行, 敬業, 樂群 |
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Motto in English
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Studying diligently, practicing with earnestness, developing a respectful attitude toward professionalism |
| Type | Public National |
| Established | 12 May 1926 (reformed in 2003) |
| President | Dr. Po‐Ching Wu (吳柏青) |
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Academic staff
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240 |
| Undergraduates | 5,000 |
| Postgraduates | 320 |
| Location | Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan |
| Website | www.niu.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立宜蘭大學 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Guólì Yilán Dàxué |
The National Ilan University (NIU; Chinese: 國立宜蘭大學) is a public university in Yilan City, Yilan County, Taiwan.
National Ilan University was one of the first institutions of higher education in Taiwan. It was founded as the Taiwan Provincial Ilan School of Agriculture and Forestry on 12 May 1926. Since then, the name and focus of the institution have undergone a number of changes, from having been a five-year junior college (National Ilan Junior College of Agriculture and Technology), and a polytechnic college (National Ilan Institute of Technology). In 2003, the school was further reformed into its current status as a comprehensive university, offering BA, BS, MA and MS degrees in four colleges.
The main 15.3-hectare (38-acre) campus stands in the center of Yilan City. The university has its own forst land in Jiaoxi for experimental use, forestation and ecological research. The university has its campus at Wujie that focus on professional animal research and a campus near Yilan Science Park.
NIU has four colleges: Humanities and Management, Engineering, Bioresources, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Also, there are 13 departments and 17 graduate institutions. The newest of the Graduate Programs is the MA Program in Foreign Languages & Literatures, the focus of which is the literature in English of nations within the Asian Pacific Rim region.
Prof. Dr. Po-Ching Wu was elected as the 5th NIU President by the NIU President Election Committee in July 4 and was on board from August 1, 2016. Received his PHD degree in Food Engineering at University of Massachusetts USA, President Dr. Po-Ching Wu is also the Professor from Department of Biomechatronic Engineering at NIU.
President Dr. Po-Ching Wu believes that University not only plays the role as education and academia research, it should also serve its social responsibility. In his tenure of office, President Dr. Po-Ching Wu will focus on five governing dimensions: (1) Actively seek resources for NIU development (2) Execute excellent education to lift students’ professional skills (3) Enhance educational facilities to support high quality teaching (4) Create connection and contribution to local community, and (5) Improve students’ international mobility.
Striving to create a first-class comprehensive university, NIU has formulated the following education objectives:
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