The development of the Dept of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Taipei University, can be traced down to the Dept of Public Finance of Taiwan Provincial Junior College of Administration, established in 1949. In 1955, the Junior College renamed the Taiwan Provincial College of Laws & Business, and the department was renamed in 1958 as the Dept of Economics. Then in 1961, it was transformed into the Dept of Economics, School of Laws & Business, Taiwan Provincial Chung Hsin University. Since 1964 the department started recruiting students into its night school since 1964 and has implemented the day and night dual teaching system. It was then promoted in 1971 and became the Dept of Economics, School of Laws & Business, National Chung Hsin University (including the night section). In 1979 a master program in Economics was formed in the Graduate School, which has complemented the existing Dept of Economics, and brought up numerous excellent economic professionals for the society. A doctor program was formed in the graduate school in 1987. In response to eager social demand, the Dept of Economics was extended to two classes in 1991. In 1995 the undergraduate program and the Graduate program was merged in compliance with the newly revised University Law. In 1997, the night section was transformed into the section of extension education, and hence the department features a complete program that consists of undergraduate extension education, master, and doctor programs. On Feb. 1, 2000 the department was transformed into the Dept of Economics, School of Social Sciences, National Taipei University. At present, it comprises of the undergraduate program, the extension education program, a master program, and a doctor program.
Under rapidly changing economic circumstances, all walks of life in Taiwan grow noticeably. The excellent alumni of this department have achieved superior performance in various vocations among which the trade of financial services and relevant government agencies in particular are where many graduates get employed. In the trend of liberalization and internationalization, Taiwan expects to become an operation center in the Asian and Pacific Region and so it badly needs outstanding economic professionals in service; therefore, it’s the duty-bound task of department to bring up excellent professionals.
Based on the guideline of nourishing economic professionals, the department gathers the most superior teachers, extends teaching facilities, and strengthens cooperation with academic research institutions and business circles so that graduates from the department can contribute their expertise to Taiwan in the course of its economic growth.