Motto in English Truth, Faith, Deeds Established 1955 Campus Urban Total enrollment 16,512 (2011) | Type Private President Ming-Jer Tang Phone +886 4 2359 0121 Founded 1955 | |
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Location Xitun, Taichung, Taiwan Address No. 1727, Section 4, Taiwan Blvd, Xitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 407 Motto 求眞 篤信 力行 (Truth, Faith, Deeds) Notable alumni Kevin Tsai, Kris Yao, Yu Shyi‑kun, Tien Hung‑mao, Tsai Chi‑Chang Similar Feng Chia University, Fu Jen Catholic University, Tamkang University, Providence University, Chinese Culture University Profiles | ||
Tunghai university
Tunghai University (THU; Chinese: 東海大學) was founded by Methodist missionaries in 1955 as a comprehensive university, the first private university and the second oldest university in Taiwan. The university is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan, an urbanized area. On the grounds, the Luce Memorial Chapel (designed by noted architect I. M. Pei) is a local landmark. The logo of the university contains a cross in reference to the statement in the founding documents that it was "founded in the love of Jesus," and the three linked circles refer to the Holy Trinity as well as the motto, "Truth, Faith, Deeds".
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- Tunghai university
- Tunghai university replaces campus buses with electric vehicles 20160910
- History
- List of presidents
- Academics
- Chinese Language Center
- Library
- Student societies
- Notable alumni
- References
The name "Tunghai" is the Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese characters 東海 (Dōnghǎi in pinyin), literally meaning "the east coast of the Taiwan Strait".
Tunghai university replaces campus buses with electric vehicles 20160910
History
Tunghai University was founded on the Dadu Plateau, west of Taichung City, in 1955 by Methodist missionaries. The school was named "Tunghai" ("east sea") based on its position east of the Taiwan Strait.
List of presidents
Academics
Tunghai University is organized into nine colleges of agriculture, engineering, fine arts & creative design, humanities (called the "College of Arts"), international studies, law, management, science, and social science, which contain 34 academic departments.
Chinese Language Center
Established in 1970, Tunghai's CLC was the first language training center in central Taiwan.
Library
The Tunghai University Main Library is located at the end of the Campus Mall. Library holdings include, approximately, 600,000 volumes, 6,515 current serials, 21,523 electronic serials, nonprint formats, and rare books.
Student societies
Tunghai has more than one hundred student societies.
The Wei-Mei Climbing Wall was completed in 2004, in memory of Wei-Mei Lin, a leader of the Mountain Climbing Club, who died in a mountain accident in 2001. It is 12 meters high and 9 meters wide. In 2007, the wall burned down. It is now being rebuilt.