Brief History of NUTN:

1. Founded on June 30, 1899. The name of the school was ‘Tainan Teachers School’.

2. The school was renamed ‘Taiwan Provincial Tainan Normal School’ on January 5, 1946.

3. The school was upgraded to the junior college level and renamed ‘Taiwan Provincial Tainan Teachers Junior College’ on August 15, 1962.

4. The school was upgraded to the college level and renamed ‘Taiwan Provincial Tainan Teachers College’ on July 1, 1987.

5. The school was restructured to become national and renamed ‘National Tainan Teachers College’ on July 1, 1991.

6. The school was upgraded to the university level and named ‘National University of Tainan’ on August 1, 2004. It officially transformed from the teacher college into the comprehensive university.