National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU; ), or "Shīdà" . A top university in Taiwan and prestigious internationally, is an institution of higher education and normal school operating out of three campuses in Taipei, Taiwan. NTNU is the leading research institute in such disciplines as Education and Linguistics in Taiwan. NTNU was internationally ranked 331st in the 2021 QS World University Rankings, 601-800th in the 2021 "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" and 900–1000th in the 2020 "Academic Ranking of World Universities", and NTNU is widely recognized as one of Taiwan's comprehensive and elite higher education institutions. NTNU is affiliated with National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University of Science and Technology as part of the National Taiwan University System. NTNU is an official member of AAPBS.