Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology: an overview of the university in Taiwan
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology is an university in Tainan, Taiwan. The school was founded in 1964. A private university of science and technology in Yongkang, Tainan, initiated in 1964; per the university, it was the first upgraded junior college to become a university of science and technology in 1999, and the only private university of technology in Taiwan with AACSB accreditation. Relationship with M2W: Listed.
Location
Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology is located in Tainan, Taiwan. Campus address: No. 1, Nantai Street, Yongkang District, Tainan City 71005, Taiwan. Official website: www.stust.edu.tw.
About Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
The institution traces back to 1964, when Mr. Wu San-lien, a national policy adviser to the Presidential Office, joined political, business and cultural figures in Tainan to found the school, aiming to train industrial and commercial professionals and to build a first-class junior college.
In 1990, after the Ministry of Education relaxed the one-school-one-field rule, it added commercial programmes and was renamed Southern Taiwan Junior College of Industry and Commerce. It applied for conversion in 1995 and was approved in the first batch as an institute of technology in 1996. In 1999 it became the first of the converted junior colleges approved to be renamed Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology; junior college intake stopped that year, with master's programmes added in 2000 and doctoral programmes in 2002.
On international accreditation the university states: its business college earned AACSB accreditation in 2017 — per the university, the only private university of technology in Taiwan to hold it; seven engineering departments passed IEET (EAC) accreditation from the 2008 academic year, with second- and third-cycle renewals in 2012 and 2018, so its engineering qualifications are recognised by Washington Accord signatories; and its digital design college has held IEET (DAC) accreditation since the 2015 academic year.
Programmes and qualifications at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
M2W currently lists 2 programmes at this institution, across these levels: Foundation.
| Programme | Level | Published fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1+4 pathway (1 year Mandarin + 4 years undergraduate study) | Foundation | Contact M2W |
| 1+4 pathway (1 year Mandarin + 4 years undergraduate study) | Foundation | Contact M2W |
Tuition and fees
The school has not published a public fee schedule for these programmes. Contact M2W for the current figures.
Applying through M2W
- Open an M2W Edu account and start an application file.
- Pick a programme on the school page.
- M2W reviews the file and reconfirms requirements, tuition and intake with the school before submitting.
- Track progress inside your account.
Entry requirements vary by programme and intake, so M2W confirms them case by case with the school. Other options in the same country: Taiwan on M2W Edu.
FAQ
How many programmes does M2W list for Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology? 2.
Where is the school? Tainan, Taiwan.
Is tuition published? Not publicly for now. Contact M2W for the current fee schedule.
When was it founded? 1964.
Information, tuition and intakes may change. M2W reconfirms with the school before any application is submitted. Source: www.stust.edu.tw/tc/history, checked 24/08/2026.