About NTUNHS & International Center

1.Introduction

The National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences (NTUNHS) is Taiwan's first institute of higher learning for nursing and health related studies. The University is not only a pioneer in the domain of nursing and health care but also the sole institution offering a doctoral nursing program among the vocational education system in Taiwan. NTUNHS was founded in 1954 as the Taiwan Provincial Junior College of Nursing. In 1963, the college merged with the Taipei Senior Vocational School of Medicine, founded in 1947, to become a five-year junior college, the Taiwan Provincial Vocational School of Nursing and Midwifery. In 1981 the college became the National Taipei Nursing College and was reformed again to become the National Taipei College of Nursing in 1994. Finally, in August 2010, the Ministry of Education approved the school's new name, the "National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences," in recognition of the school's outstanding and continuing pedagogical achievements. The university has four colleges: the College of Nursing, the College of Health Technology, and the College of Human Development and Health, as well as the Smart Healthcare Interdisciplinary College. 

2.Academic

The University has always shrined the ideal of active management and has become a model for health care education through years of hard work and carefully planned expansion. NTUNHS is a high quality academia institution cultivating professional health care personnel. The University also has a Performance Examination Center, which conducts practical trials, and the Health Care Industry-Academia Operation Center and incubation Center, which supports units involved in cooperative innovation ventures with outside industry. NTUNHS's continuous pursuit of excellence and rational approach to sustainable development ensures the optimal utilization of opportunities and the timely response to outside trends. The University is a high-quality vocational institute that aims become a focal point for health care knowledge and a training center for Taiwan's next generation of health care professionals.

3.Location

NTUNHS is located in Taipei City, the biggest city, and the capital of Taiwan. Taipei is a short drive from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Taipei offers a wide variety of things to see and do. More importantly, The University is centrally located in the heart of Taipei, with a major MRT Shipai station only 650m away.