# TransWorld University

> university in Yunlin County, Taiwan

**Wikidata**: [Q11574133](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11574133)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransWorld_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/transworld-university

## Summary
TransWorld University was a private university-level institution located in Douliou City, Yunlin County, Taiwan. It was founded in 1992 and is recorded as having been dissolved in July 2024.

## Key Facts
- TransWorld University was an instance of a university (higher education institution).  
- Founded (inception): 1992.  
- Dissolved/abolished date: listed as July 2024.  
- Location: Douliou City, Yunlin County, Taiwan; coordinates 23.6809° N, 120.554° E.  
- Campus area: 298,463.00 square metres.  
- Official website: https://www.twu.edu.tw/.  
- Street address: [640] 雲林縣斗六市嘉東里鎮南路1221號.  
- Common aliases: 環球技術学院, 環球技術學院, 環球商業專科學校, 环球科技大学.  
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000000417971022; ROR ID 0314ahf24; GRID ID grid.449652.8; KISTI ID K000205742; Freebase ID /m/0_frtsk; Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued) 2802999704.  
- Taiwan school code: 1066.  
- Wikimedia presence: Commons category "TransWorld University"; image available (Ting Tung Te Memorial Library).  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 4; listed Wikipedia languages include commons, en, ja, zh.

## FAQs
### Q: What and where was TransWorld University?
A: TransWorld University was a university-level institution located in Douliou City, Yunlin County, Taiwan (coordinates 23.6809 N, 120.554 E).

### Q: When was TransWorld University founded and when did it close?
A: The university's inception date is 1992. It is recorded as having been dissolved in July 2024.

### Q: How large was the TransWorld University campus?
A: The campus area is recorded as 298,463.00 square metres.

### Q: Does TransWorld University have an official website or social media?
A: The official website is https://www.twu.edu.tw/. The university also had a Facebook handle listed as TWUniversity.

## Why It Matters
TransWorld University represented a higher education presence in Yunlin County, providing post-secondary institutional capacity in Douliou City from its founding in 1992 until its recorded dissolution in July 2024. As a named institution with multiple international and national identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, KISTI, Freebase, and a Taiwan school code), it was part of Taiwan’s formal higher education infrastructure and data ecosystems. The university maintained an online presence via an official website and social media, and its campus footprint—about 298,463 square metres—indicates a substantial physical facility within the region. Its dissolution in 2024 marks a defined endpoint in institutional records, which is relevant for alumni categorization, historical research, regional education planning, and datasets that track the lifecycle of academic institutions in Taiwan.

## Notable For
- Having been established in 1992 and recorded as dissolved in July 2024, giving it a clear institutional lifespan.  
- Possessing a large campus area of 298,463.00 square metres.  
- Maintaining multiple authoritative identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, KISTI, Freebase, Microsoft Academic ID) useful for bibliographic and research databases.  
- Being based in Douliou City, Yunlin County, contributing to Taiwan’s higher education presence outside major metropolitan centers.  
- Recognized under several Chinese-language aliases used in Taiwan and greater Chinese-language contexts.

## Body

### Identity and classification
- Instance of: university (academic institution for further education).  
- Wikidata description: university in Yunlin County, Taiwan.  
- Sitelink count: 4.  
- Wikipedia languages recorded: commons, en, ja, zh.  
- Category for alumni: Category:Alumni of TransWorld University.

### Names and aliases
- Primary English name: TransWorld University.  
- Chinese and alternative names: 環球技術学院; 環球技術學院; 環球商業專科學校; 环球科技大学.

### Dates and lifecycle
- Inception year: 1992.  
- Dissolved/abolished date: recorded as July 2024.

### Location and physical footprint
- Country: Taiwan.  
- Located in: Douliou City, Yunlin County.  
- Coordinates: latitude 23.6809, longitude 120.554.  
- Street address: [640] 雲林縣斗六市嘉東里鎮南路1221號.  
- Campus area: 298,463.00 square metres.

### Online presence and media
- Official website: https://www.twu.edu.tw/.  
- Facebook handle: TWUniversity.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: TransWorld University.  
- Representative image available: TransWorld_University_Ting_Tung_Te_Memorial_Library.jpg (Commons).

### Identifiers and database records
- ISNI: 0000000417971022.  
- ROR ID: 0314ahf24.  
- GRID ID: grid.449652.8.  
- KISTI ID: K000205742.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0_frtsk.  
- Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 2802999704.  
- Taiwan school code: 1066.  
- Additional record IDs: snarc_id Stazzona.

### References in datasets
- Campus area and building statistics are recorded in Taiwan Ministry of Education datasets.  
- The university’s dissolution is referenced in a 2024 news report (date noted in source metadata).  
- The official website and public records provide address and contact details.

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## References

1. ROR release v1.19
2. [Source](https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5883062)
3. [Source](http://www.twu.edu.tw/)
4. [Source](https://udb.moe.edu.tw/udata/DetailReportList/%E6%A0%A1%E5%8B%99%E9%A1%9E/StatSchoolBuildingsAndArea/Index)
5. GRID Release 2016-05-31
6. GRID Release 2016-12-06
7. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
8. [Source](https://data.gov.tw/dataset/6091)
9. [Source](https://stats.moe.gov.tw/files/school/111/u1_new.ods)