History and Development
- August 1946: The Department of Mathematics and a three-year mathematics specialization program were established.
- 1956: A three-year mathematics specialization program was set up in Toufen Township, Miaoli County.
- 1958: The evening division mathematics specialization program was established.
- 1959: The evening division mathematics specialization program was restructured into a five-year Department of Mathematics, and enrollment for the daytime specialization program was suspended.
- 1970: The Master’s program of the Graduate Institute of Mathematics was established.
- 1973: The Graduate Institute of Mathematics launched summer advanced study classes for secondary school mathematics teachers.
- 1975: Relocated from the Heping East Road Campus to the College of Science Building at the Branch Campus.
- 1980: The evening division of the Department of Mathematics stopped admitting high school graduates and shifted to enrolling in-service elementary school teachers for advanced studies.
- 1983: Enrollment for the evening division advanced study classes for in-service elementary school teachers was suspended.
- 1990: The Doctoral program of the Graduate Institute of Mathematics was established.
- 1993: Relocated from the College of Science Building to the Research Building at the Branch Campus.
- 1995: The department and graduate institute were officially merged into the Department of Mathematics (encompassing undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs).
- 1999: The summer advanced study classes for secondary school mathematics teachers were restructured into an in-service Master’s program in Teaching.
- 2001: The Research Building at the Branch Campus was renamed the Mathematics Building.
- 2014: The Mathematics Education Center was established.
