Tainan University of Technology, located in Yongkang City, Tainan, has upheld the spirit of its motto "Continuous Learning and Thinking" since its establishment in 1965. With a focus on "practical application" in technical and vocational education and the development of "cultural creativity," the university aims to cultivate outstanding creative talents with a blend of "humanistic and technological literacy" and "practical application skills." It cultivates expertise in five major fields, namely design, art, management, tourism, and practical life applications for daily life, with the goal of creating a self-directed learning environment and emphasizing practical application. The university is dedicated to nurturing innovative technological talents with "citizenship competence", "information competence", "cross-disciplinary competence", "innovative competence", "employability", and "global mobility" while providing comprehensive liberal arts education. It is renowned as a "university of a creative teaching-oriented technological university".
The university comprises 6 colleges, 24 departments, and 2-degree programs, with a total of approximately 11,000 students and faculty members. It is the only science and technology university in Taiwan that has an art college and the only university with a department dedicated to comics. The Design College of the university has been the recipient of the most awards in the "Taiwan New Generation Gold Point Rookie Design Competition" among all science and technology universities for 13 consecutive years. In 2022, it also earned the prestigious distinction of winning 7 "Reddot Design Awards" in the design competition held in Germany.
Moreover, this year, the university's culinary arts department achieved remarkable results in the 2023 Thailand TUCC Extreme Chef Challenge, winning 1 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze, 2 commendations, and 2 "Best Overall" awards. The Tainan University of Technology focuses on nurturing students' individual talents based on their aptitude, promoting joyful and autonomous learning, encouraging collaboration between faculty and students, enhancing the quality of cultural and creative works, improving language skills, practising social responsibility, and cultivating international mobility, ultimately helping students achieve their most valuable selves.
