National United University
national university in Miaoli County
The National United University (NUU; Chinese: 國立聯合大學; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kwet-li̍p Lîen-ha̍p Thài-ho̍k) is a public university in Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan.
NUU offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide range of fields, including business, engineering, humanities, law, science, and social sciences.
NUU has several research centers and institutes, such as the Institute of Law and Intellectual Property, the Institute of International Management, and the Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Environment.
History
The school (then a two-year private junior college) started its first semester in September 1972 as Lien Ho Industrial and Technological Junior College. The college was the only higher education institution in the Miaoli region at the time. On 1 August 1973, it was renamed to Lien Ho Junior College of Technology.
In 1992 the college was renamed Lien Ho College of Technology and Commerce. On July 1, 1995, the Board of Directors donated the school to the Ministry of Education, and the college became a public institution named the National Lien Ho College of Technology and Commerce. In 1999, the College was reorganized into an institute of technology as National Lien Ho Institute of Technology. On August 1, 2003, the institute was upgraded to a university status as National United University.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “National United University” is national university in Miaoli County. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through National, United and University, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6145842. Authority coordinates are 24.538, 120.790. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1972, 1973, 1992 and 1995.
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