The National Taichung University of Education pursues its mission through erudition and excellence in education and fosters the enrichment and fulfillment of the whole person. Its guiding principles have been “refinement, creativity, and new prospect.” It emphasizes student-centered teaching, stresses both scientific and humanistic education, and advocates professionalism with critical thinking. Pursuing the goal as the locals' best, the nation's leading, and the world's famous university, NTCU expects to be excellent because of its students, and expects its students to be excellent because of NTCU.

In providing students with work experience, the University has signed industry-academic cooperation agreements with various corporations and implemented International Part-time Employment Strategies to expand students' employment opportunities.
With the advantages in the fields of education and art, NTCU has been a leader in Taiwan's middle area. It will continue to develop features for each academic department, to expand "blue oceans" of uncontested professional areas, to be one of the nation's leading research institutes, and in the rapid process of internalization, to become a renowned world-class university finally.

 NTCU alumni who are the idol in academic, business, law, political, medical area are the greatest honor to National Taichung University of Education. Their abundant professionals are the strength to lead up the society. Inherited near centenary NTCU spirits, the university turns aggressively to be a liberal arts university. By first developing pointed features and then promoting qualities, we hope to approach the goal- the top in the region, the head in Taiwan and a distinguished liberal arts university in the nations.