Originally founded in 1946 as the Taiwan Provincial Teachers College, the school?s mission was to train outstanding secondary education teachers. The name was changed to National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) in 1967, but the commitment to quality education and teacher training remained. With the enactment of the Teacher Preparation Law in 1994, NTNU transformed itself, creating many new academic departments, and fostering an international environment conducive to the free exchange of ideas, as well as welcoming international students to enroll in academic programs. NTNU has established sister-school ties with well-known institutions in over 13 countries, spanning five continents: Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia. NTNU is a diverse, multinational institution and community, with an international student population of close to 1,300 students, including students enrolled at the Mandarin Training Center.

NTNU is composed of two campuses: The main campus and the satellite Gongguan campus, home to the College of Science. The two campuses are just five minutes apart by car. Twenty-five academic departments, including the graduate department, are divided between six distinct colleges: the College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, College of Science, College of Fine and Applied Arts, College of Technology, and College of Sports and Recreation. There are also 18 separate research institutes. Currently, 31 departments and research institutes accept international students.

NTNU is host to 14 research divisions and Education Centers. Established in 1956, the Mandarin Training Center not only boasts a long history, but is also the largest and most well-known language center in Taiwan for students who wish to study Mandarin. Academic semesters are three months long and offer language courses at all levels, cultural courses and many extracurricular activities in order to meet the needs of students who come from more than 60 different nations across the globe.