Main Entrance The predecessor of National Taiwan University was Taihoku (Taipei) Imperial University, founded by the Japanese in 1928.

The first president was Dr. Shidehara Tan Tairaka Hiroshi. When Taihoku University was first established.

After World War II and Taiwan's retrocession to Chinese Sovereignty, the R.O.C. government resumed the administration of Taihoku University and reorganized and renamed it ''National Taiwan University'' on November 15, 1945.

Excerpt form: About NTU