National Pingtung University of Science and Technology
| 國立屏東科技大學 | |
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| Motto | 仁實 |
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Motto in English
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Benevolent and True |
| Type | Public |
| Established | Founded 1924 |
| President | Chang-Hsien Tai, Ph.D. |
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Neipu, Pingtung County,  Taiwan
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| Campus | 704.25 acres (2.8500 km2) |
| Website | Chinese (English) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國立屏東科技大學 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Guólì Píngdōng Kējì Dàxué |
Coordinates: 22°38′27″N 120°35′44″E / 22.64083°N 120.59556°E
National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST; Chinese: 國立屏東科技大學) is a public university in Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. NPUST occupies the largest unified campus grounds in all of Taiwan. It was established in April 1924 as the Kaohsiung District Pingtung Extension School of Agriculture and over the years it has undergone several restructurings and name-changes. The current name of National Pingtung University of Science and Technology was adopted in August 1997. The university is the only university in Taiwan to host a Rescue Center for Endangered Wild Animals, Shelter for Stray Dogs and Working Dog Training School. In addition to the Neipu Campus, NPUST also has additional land in Kenting National Park and Taitung County.
Currently NPUST has 26 departments, 35 Master’s programs, eight Doctoral programs, one International bachelor's degree program, and two International master's degree programs distributed among the College of Agriculture, College of Engineering, College of Management, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, International College and College of Veterinary Medicine. Currently NPUST has 428 full-time faculty members and 11,558 students, including 229 PhD candidates, 2,220 graduate students and 9,109 bachelor’s students.
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