National Ilan University

National Ilan University
National Ilan University
國立宜蘭大學
National Ilan University
Motto Studying diligently, practicing with earnestness, respect for professionalism and being gregarious.
(篤學, 力行, 敬業, 樂群)
Established 12 May 1926 (reformed in 2003)
Type Public (National)
President Dr. George J. Jiang (江彰吉)
Academic staff 240
Undergraduates 5,000
Postgraduates 320
Location Ilan City, Taiwan
Website www.niu.edu.tw

The National Ilan University (Traditional Chinese: 國立宜蘭大學) is a university in Ilan City, Taiwan.

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History

National Ilan University was one of the very first institutions of higher education in Taiwan, and was originally 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 a 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.

Campus

The main 15.3-hectare (38-acre) campus is located in the center of Ilan City. The university also maintains a second campus in Wujie, which occupies 27.8 ha (69 acres).

Schools

NIU has four colleges: Humanities and Management, Engineering, Bioresources, and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Also, there are 13 departments and 17 graduate institutions.

Goals

Education goals

Striving to create a first-class comprehensive university, NIU has formulated the following education objectives:

  • Develop outstanding teaching features which may nurture the creativity and integrity of students.
  • Enhance learning by providing excellent digitalized teaching and e-learning environment.
  • Enrich the curriculum design, course materials and teaching quality.
  • Provide a balanced training in both science and humanities by the diverse curriculum and learning environment.
  • Develop students' global competitiveness by enhancing their foreign language competence.

Research goals

In terms of research, NIU aims to:

  • Enhance faculty research by providing abundant library collections and laboratory equipment.
  • Provide integrated and consolidated research resources which may enable the faculty to focus on the research areas of their interests.
  • Raise overall competitiveness by cooperating with the local community and industries.

University resources

At present, the university has 150 laboratories, one computer center, a number of computerized language labs, and an Analysis and Technology Consulting Center which cooperates with local industries on their manufacturing and production. In 2006, the university also established an Incubator Center, which assists local industries in research and development. In addition to the aforementioned facilities and resources, NIU also has a library that occupies nearly 1.7 ha (4.2 acres) and holds over 200,000 books, including nearly 1000 periodicals relating to various research fields. In early 2006, NIU was granted the capacity to serve as the GigaPoP ("gigabit point-of-presence") for Taiwan Advanced Research & Education Network (TWAREN). As a result, NIU is in charge of providing a high-bandwidth network connection to research and academic institutes within Ilan county.

Laboratory

  • Mobility Network Laboratory

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