National Pingtung University

National Pingtung University (NPTU) was formally established on 1 August 2014 through the merger of National Pingtung University of Education (NPUE), a longstanding teacher-training college, and National Pingtung Institute of Commerce (NPIC), a business-focused institute. The merger was first resolved by the university council back in 2005, but it took nearly a decade to complete. The result is an unusual combination for a Taiwanese university: education, business, and science programs under a single roof. NPTU now spans four campuses — three in Pingtung City and one in nearby Checheng Township — and also maintains an affiliated experimental elementary school, a legacy of its teacher-training heritage.

國立屏東大學於民國103年（2014年）8月1日正式成立，由國立屏東教育大學（原師範體系）與國立屏東商業技術學院（原商業體系）合併而成。合併案早在2005年即由校務會議通過，歷經近十年才正式完成。合併後的屏東大學結合了師範、商管與理學等領域，在台灣的大學中相當少見。現今屏東大學共有四個校區，其中三個位於屏東市，另一個位於車城鄉，並附設實驗國民小學，延續其師資培育的傳統。