Taipei National University of the Arts
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| Established: | Founded 1982; Renamed 2001 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Ju Tzong-Ching |
| Location: | Taipei City, Republic of China |
| Website: | TNUA |
The Taipei National University of the Arts (traditional Chinese: 國立臺北藝術大學; abbreviation TNUA) is a national university at Kuandu of Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan. This university should not be confused with National Taiwan University of Arts (traditional Chinese: 國立台灣藝術大學; abbreviation NTUA) at Banciao City.
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[edit] History
The National Institute of the Arts (國立藝術學院) was founded in 1982 as an institute of higher learning for the arts. The institute was housed in Luchou, Taipei County, from 1985 until its move in 1991 to its permanent campus in Kuandu, Taipei City. The buildings are designed in a neo-Chinese classical style and house state-of-the-art technology. The Institute was renamed Taipei National University of the Arts in 2001.
[edit] Organization
- College of Music
- 1. Department of Music
- 2. Department of Traditional Music
- 3. Graduate School of Music
- 4. D.M.A & Ph.D. Programs in Music
- 5. Graduate School of Orchestral Instruments
- 6. Graduate School of Musicology
- 7. The Professional Trainning Master's program, Graduate School of Music
- College of Fine Arts
- 1. Department of Fine Arts
- 2. Graduate Program in Art History
- 3. Graduate School of Fine Arts
- 4. Refresher Program, Graduate School of Fine Arts
- 5. Graduate School of Plastic Arts
- 6. Graduate School of Art and Technology
- College of Theatre Arts
- 1. Department of Theater
- 2. Department of Theatrical Design and Technology
- 3. Graduate School of Theater Studies
- 4. Graduate School of Playwriting
- 5. Graduate School of Theater Performance
- 6. Graduate School of Theatre Design and Technology
- 7. Graduate School of Filmmaking
- 8. Ph.D. Program in Theatre Studies
- College of Dance
- 1. Department of Dance
- 2. First-3 Year Preparatory Undergraduate Program
- 3. Graduate School of Dance Performance
- 4. Gradutae School of Dance Choreography
- 5. Graduate School of Dance Theory
- College of Culture Resources
- 1. Graduate School of Folk Culture and Arts
- 2. Graduate School of Arts Administration and Management
- 3. Graduate School of Architecture and Historic Preservation
- 4. Graduate School of Museum Studies
- 5. Graduate School of Arts and Humanities Education
[edit] Miscellaneous
Aside from the colleges and departments, the University also houses the state of the art Music Hall, the Performing Arts Center, including a theater hall and a dance recital hall, the Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, a library, an Olympic size swimming pool, the Center for the Study of Traditional Arts, a computer center, the Center for the Study of Art and Technology. Festivals organized by TNUA or using its campus include the Kuandu Arts Festival and the Kuandu Flower Festival (Kuandu Flower Art Festival).
Famous Honorary Doctors of Art from TNUA include cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, composer Ma Shui-Long, choreographer Lin Huai-min, and theatrical set designer Ming Cho Lee.
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