National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism

University Rankings

#45

In the World – Hospitality and Leisure Management Studies
QS World University Rankings 2025

Accredited by the International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) since 2019

In Taiwan – Recreation and Sports Academic Cluster
Ranked by 104 Job Bank University Brand Power 2025

In Taiwan – Service Discipline
Ranked by Global Views Monthly as a Corporate Favorite University Graduate 2025

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　　National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT) is the first and only public university in Taiwan that has a distinguished reputation for hospitality and tourism education. NKUHT has been ranked among the world TOP 50 universities in the QS World University Ranking by Subject of “Hospitality and Leisure Management" 4 years in a row, leaped to 45th, and remained as the top of Taiwan in 2025. NKUHT, established in 1995, located in Kaohsiung City of Taiwan with wide range of degree programs including Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. Degrees as the following:

School of Hospitality Management
School of Tourism
School of Culinary Arts
International College
Committee for General Education

　　Here are 4,245 students and 304 professors on campus currently. Meanwhile, the unique highlight partnership with “Le Cordon Bleu” which also located in NKUHT campus. NKUHT has more than a hundred international partner universities, such as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Yamaguchi University in Japan, University of South Florida in America, Institut Paul Bocuse in France, and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, covering 27 countries and 105 partner universities. Students frequently engage in international exchange programs, demonstrating a high degree of international mobility.

　　In 2023, 73 students from NKUHT are going to Singapore for their international internships during semesters. Moreover, before the COVID-19 epidemic outbreak period, more than one-fourth of NKUHT students went abroad for internships in 17 countries across 4 continents. Furthermore, 4 core competences of NKUHT as “Humanity, Professionalism, Entrepreneurship, and Globalization” as fit into "Smart Implementation; Chic Innovation” in daily life upbringing.

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