NTUT was established as National Taipei Institute of Technology in 1912, the year when the Republic of China came into existence, as a pioneering institute dedicated to industrial education.

In 1948, it was promoted to Provincial Taipei Institute of Technology, offering a five-year Electrical Engineering program. The three-year and the two-year programs were established in 1953 and 1961, respectively, specialized in the fields of Power and Refrigeration.

In August 1994, the school was upgraded to be National Taipei Institute of Technology and this department was renamed the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology with additions of  the 2-year and 4-year college programs. The two-year college program began to enroll junior college graduates while the 4-year college program to high school and vocational school graduates. The goal of these college programs is to cultivate  electronic specialists for making crucial contributions to the development of Taiwan's industry and economy.

In order to promote high-leveled and quality research, in 1996, the Institute of Mechatronic Engineering was founded by the joint efforts of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and this department.

In 1997, National Taipei Institute of Technology was renamed National Taipei University of Technology and this department is renamed the Department of Electrical Engineering. At the same time, the Institute of Computer, Communication and Control (3C) was established by the faculty from both the Department of Electronic Engineering and this department.

In August 1998, this department established the Institute of Power and Energy Engineering, which was renamed the Institute of Electrical and Energy Engineering in December 1998.

In 1999, the Institute of Electrical and Energy Engineering was renamed again the Graduate School (for Master Degree) of the Department of Electrical Engineering, with research interests covering five major fields including the Power Engineering, Power Electronics, Communication Systems, Control Engineering, and Computer Systems.

In 2003, the Institute's Doctor of Philosophy program was established.

In August 2006, with other three departments, the EE Department was re-organized in the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) .