Тайвань ұлттық нормалық университеті

National university in Taipei, Taiwan

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ) is a national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university's predecessor was a normal university. It's the top university specializing in humanities in Taiwan. NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System. NTNU is a member of University Academic Alliance in Taiwan, University Alliance in Talent Education Development, and AAPBS. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are international. 1,000 students are overseas Chinese in preparatory programs. In 2023, NTNU has been ranked 431th by QS World University Rankings, 501–600th by THE, and 1049th by US. News. NTNU has been ranked among the top 50 in the world in the four disciplines of education, linguistics, sports, and library and information management systems. 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. Mandarin Training Center (MTC) is the oldest and the largest Chinese language teaching institution in Taiwan. The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is administered by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency Huayu (SC TOP) at NTNU.

National Taiwan Normal University opened its doors in the early 20th century during Japanese rule in Taiwan. Taiwan's Japanese governors established the school as Taiwan Provincial College. Soon after they gave it the name Taihoku College (Taihoku is "Taipei" in Japanese). The school's purpose was to nurture a native educated class qualified to assist the government in matters of administration. Many buildings on the university's main campus date from the Japanese colonial period, including the Administration Building, the Lecture Hall, Wenhui Hall and Puzi Hall. Japanese architects incorporated features of the Neo Classical, Gothic and Gothic Revival styles often encountered on European university campuses. A room in the Lecture Hall housed the traditional Japanese document that authorizes and formalizes campus construction. In the 1940s, the university, along with National Taiwan University, Taiwan Provincial College of Agriculture, and Taiwan Provincial College of Engineering, were the only four higher education institutions in Taiwan. Some school publications still display 1946 as the institution's founding date in reference to this regime change. A number of Taiwan's leading authors, poets, artists, educators, painters, musicians, linguists, sinologists, philologists, philosophers, and researchers have passed through the university's doors as students and faculty. In 1956 the Mandarin Training Center opened its doors as an extension of the college. The school acquired its present name, National Taiwan Normal University, in 1967. By now the school had established itself as a recognized center of learning in arts, literature and the humanities; its fundamental mission, though, remained the preparation of teachers. As Taiwanese society made its shift from authoritarian rule to democracy in the 1990s, the university saw its role transformed by passage of the 1994 Teacher Preparation Law. The law gave more schools responsibility for teacher training and set NTNU on its present course as a truly comprehensive university. New departments were created, course offerings and majors were expanded, and new faculty were hired. the merger of NTNU with the University Preparatory School for Overseas Chinese Students in 2006. The university became a hub of international activity, enabling Taiwanese students to travel abroad, attracting international students to Taipei, and building exchange programs with dozens of sister institutions around the world. NTNU possesses several Taipei City designated historic sites, including the Original Buildings of Taihoku High School, the residence of Liu Chen, the residence of Liang Shih chiu, and more.

The NTNU emblem consists of a circle formed by six wooden bells, symbolizing collective progress and collaborative efforts to achieve "perfection" in education. The colors represent the blue sky and daylight, signifying the fairness and straightforwardness of the educators. The official school tree of NTNU is the Cassia fistula, chosen because its appearance resembles the traditional teaching whip from ancient times. Due to the similar pronunciation between the Chinese character "師" (normal) in the school's name and "獅" (lion), the mascot of the school is also a lion named "Da Shi Xiong". In addition to numerous lion themed memorabilia, the campus features several lion related sculptures.

Its predecessor was the National University of Preparatory School for Overseas Chinese Students, the only educational institution in Taiwan offering overseas Chinese students preparatory courses for university. In 2006, it was merged with NTNU.

The School of Teacher Education is the primary institution at NTNU responsible for the training of secondary teachers, and it is also responsible for coordinating and integrating relevant resources throughout the university. NTNU was authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization as the first IB school for teacher's education in Taiwan.

Mandarin Training Center (MTC) was founded in 1956 for teaching Chinese as a second language. It's the oldest and largest facility of its kind in terms of courses offered and students enrolled per year. Every year, approximately 3,000 students from around 70 countries come to study at MTC.

In 1996, Extension Division of In service Education and High School Teacher Research and Study Center were combined and reorganized into Extension Division for In service and Continuing Education of NTNU. It was restructured again as the School of Continuing Education (SCE) in 2008. The aim is to provide in service training for teachers and the general public.

NTNU has a total of 6 university level research centers, 21 college level research centers, and 18 department level research centers. Such as The Chinese Language and Technology Center, Institute for Research Excellence in Learning Sciences (NTNU collaborates with Pennsylvania State University to establish), Social Emotional Education Development Center, and International Taiwan Studies Center, have been granted funding through the Higher Education SPROUT project of the Ministry of Education. The Research Center for Psychological and Educational Testing (RCPET) 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. The Non formal Education Programs Accreditation Center is responsible for accrediting the credits of community colleges across Taiwan. NTNU has established a joint laboratory with US based Haskins Laboratories. NTNU hosts the Asia Pacific Regional Center (APRC) for the Global Environmental Education Partnership (GEEP). The Taiwan Studies Program between the UCLA and NTNU was established in 2017. Its aim is to create academic synergies and promote cutting edge research in the field of Taiwan Studies. NTNU is the only university member state to join the “Infrared and Raman Users Group” (IRUG) in Taiwan.

The university also runs the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, a daughter institution for secondary school students in Taiwan.

The predecessor of NTNU was the Taihoku High School under the Government General of Taiwan (Taihoku High School). The school served as the sole pathway for Taiwanese students during the Japanese colonial era to enter universities for further studies. In the 1940s, this university was also one of the only four higher education institutions in Taiwan Province. As a result, admission competition was extremely intense. NTNU has long been recognized as one of Taiwan’s elite institutions of higher education, especially in the field of humanities and social sciences. NTNU is also the best university within Taiwan's normal university system. While Taiwan has other normal and education universities, this is the only university commonly referred to as "Shi Dà” (師大, normal university). Its affiliated high school is also known as “Shi Dà Fù Zhōng" (師大附中, HSNU). Due to NTNU's excellent development in language education and internationalization, it has been chosen by the Ministry of Education as one of Taiwan's four landmark bilingual universities.

NTNU is the second institution in Asia to receive the Gold rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), established by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). According to QS World University Rankings（Sustainability 2023）, NTNU is ranked 3rd in Taiwan and around 50th globally in Sustainable Institutions and 100th in education influence. NTNU also serves as an important consulting and project implementation institution for the Environmental Protection Administration, the Forestry Bureau, and the Ministry of Education in promoting environmental education, sustainable development, and sustainable development goals.

the NTNU Alumni Association was founded in 1950 as the Graduate Guidance Committee. It was officially renamed the NTNU Alumni Center in 2020. Its stated mission is "Connect with alumni, converge the alumni and the university, and contribute more resources to support the sustainable development of the university." Currently, NTNU has 12 alumni chapters across various counties and cities in Taiwan. Internationally, there are 21 alumni chapters located in North America (such as Washington, California, Texas, New England, the East Coast, the Midwest, Eastern Canada, and British Columbia), Hong Kong, Macau, mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other regions. Additionally, each college and department has its own alumni association.

The standard abbreviated reference to National Taiwan Normal University in English is the acronym NTNU. The standard abbreviated form in Mandarin Chinese is the portmanteau Shi1da4. Romanized as "Shida", this form appears transliterated in place names associated with the campus: Shida Road, Shida Night Market, Shida Bookstore, and the like. The word normal in the school's name perpetuates an English usage of the term that, if archaic in some countries, remains common in Asia. A "normal school" trains future teachers in educational norms. MTC is the standard acronym for the Mandarin Training Center.