Unlike other national universities in Taiwan, NCUT was originally established  as a private institution in 1971. Later, the founders General Chang Ming and Ms. Wang Kuo-hsiu donated the school to the government as contribution to the society. In recognition of their contributions, they were awarded presidential honor by the then President Lee Teng-hui and President Chen Shiu-bian in 1992 and 2005 respectively

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1971  Chin-Yi Junior College of Industry and Technology is founded.

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1973 Renamed as Chin-Yi Junior College of Industry.

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1987 School donated to the government.

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1992 Renamed as the National Chin-Yi Junior College of Industry and Commerce

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1999 Upgraded to the National Chin-Yi Institute of Technology

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2007 Upgraded to the National Chin-Yi University of Technology