After Japan's defeat ended World War Ⅱ, Taiwan was returned to China. After the government of the Republic of China took control of Taiwan in 1945, they changed the institution's name to National Taiwan University.
二次大戰結束，日本戰敗，台灣歸還中國，中華民國政府在一九四五年接收台北帝大後，改名為國立台灣大學。