Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology
Tatung Institute of Technology (TTC; Chinese: 大同技術學院; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-tông Ki-su̍t Ha̍k-īⁿ) was an educational institution based in East District, Chiayi City, Taiwan. It had five new departments: Finance, Food and Beverage Management, Early Childhood Care and Education, Multimedia Design, and Leisure Recreation and Tourism Management, with a total of ten academic departments.
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Other name | TTC |
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| Active | 1963 (as Tatung Junior College of Commerce) 2003 (as Tatung Institute of Technology)[1]–1 August 2024 |
| President | Wu Po-hsuan (acting) |
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| Website | www.ttc.edu.tw |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大同技術學院 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大同技术学院 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe school was officially founded as Tatung Junior College of Commerce in 1963 and upgraded as Tatung Institute of Technology in 2003. A two-year Continuing Education Junior College was established in 1999, and four years later another campus was built in Taibau. In 2020, the university had an enrollment rate of less than 60%.[2] On 31 May 2024, Taiwan's Ministry of Education finalized the closure of the Tatung Institute, to take effect in July.[3]
On 1 August 2024, the university stopped its operation.[4]
Tea Culture and Department of Business Management
editThe Tea Culture and Department of Business Management (茶文化與事業經營學位學程 (系)) has curriculum tailored to specialize in the study of the tea industry like Tea Production and Processing, Market Prospection and Marketing, Tea Culture, and Tourism Management.
The department was founded in 2011. Courses are taught in Chinese with a global perspective and the teaching of English tea terminology. The college provides education in tea science and cultivation, tea arts and culture, tea drinking promotion, as well as preparing people in the field of tea marketing. It is the first college in Taiwan to have specialized curriculum in tea studies.[5]
Professional fields of study
edit- Tea production and processing technology
- Marketing and market development
- Tea culture
- Tourism management
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TATUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - A Brief History".
- ^ "12 universities in Taiwan suffer enrollment rate lower than 60 percent". Taiwan News. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Wang, Flor; Hsu, Chih-wei (3 June 2024). "4 universities to close in July amid declining enrollment". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Universities close amid diminishing enrollment numbers". Taipei Times. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "〈中部〉大同學院茶學程 招生不如預期".
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