Founding National Taiwan University of Sport founded in June 1961 as the
Taiwan Provincial Junior College of Physical Education, was Taiwan first three-year junior college that specialized in sport. In the beginning, only had a Department of Sport. In the next ten years, school added
night school and Hsinchu campus (for five-year programs), but Hsinchu campus closed in 1980 and move back to Taichung. In 1984, Taiwan Provincial College of Physical Education closed its night school. On 90s, school changes its affiliation from
Taiwan Provincial Government to
Ministry of Education and rename as the
National Taiwan Junior College of Physical Education.
Merging failed In 1998, National Taiwan College of Physical Education is blazing a new campus in
Puzi,
Chiayi County, and place their library in Chiayi County Stadium before completion of their teaching complex building. Even though Chiayi campus had two departments and a graduate school, it's still been criticized cause its low usage.
Taichung City Government entrusts
Taichung Municipal Stadium to school in 2004. School plans request change its name to
National Taiwan Sports University, but the
National College of Physical Education and Sports in
Guishan,
Taoyuan also wants the same name. Therefore, in 2008, the Ministry of Education pushes the merger of two schools, but main campus set in Taoyuan lead to teachers and students of the former National Taiwan College of Physical Education unpleased, eventually the merging case were failed in 2009.
Changed name After merging failed with the National College of Physical Education and Sports. In November 2011, MOE approved school change its name to
National Taiwan University of Physical Education (NTUPE), and keep Chinese abbreviation of the National Taiwan Sports University (). School change its English name to
National Taiwan University of Sport in August 2014, and closed Chiayi Campus after a year. == Academics ==