Tunghai University
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| Motto | 求眞 篤信 力行[1] |
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Motto in English
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Truth, Faith, Deeds[1] |
| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Ming-Jer Tang |
| Location | Xitun, Taichung, Republic of China (Taiwan) 24°10′41″N 120°36′13″E / 24.1779605°N 120.6036615°ECoordinates: 24°10′41″N 120°36′13″E / 24.1779605°N 120.6036615°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | None |
| Affiliations | Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia |
| Website | www.thu.edu.tw |
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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.[citation needed] 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."[1]
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".
History[edit]
Tunghai University was founded on Ta-tu Hill, west of Taichung City, in 1955 by Methodist missionaries.[2] The school was named "Tunghai" ("east sea") based on its position east of the Taiwan Strait.[3]
List of presidents[edit]
- Beauson Tseng, 1953-1958
- Teh-Yao Wu, 1958-1972
- Ming-Shan Hsieh, 1972-1978
- Ko-Wang Mei, 1978-1992
- Ta-Nien Ruan, 1992-1995
- Kang-Pei Wang, 1995-2004
- Haydn Chen, 2004–2012
- Ming-Jer Tang, 2013-
Academics[edit]
Tunghai University is organized into eight colleges which contain 35 academic departments. Tunghai has always had a deep respect for the arts and humanities and the eight colleges continues and further expands the university’s horizon.
Arts College[edit]
- Chinese Literature
- Foreign Languages and Literature
- History
- Japanese
- Philosophy
- Graduate Institute of Religious Studies
- The Chinese Language Center
Agriculture College[edit]
- Animal Science
- Food Science
- Hospitality Management
Engineering College[edit]
- Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Computer Science
- Environmental Science
- Industrial Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Management College[edit]
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Information Management
- International Business
- Statistics
Science College[edit]
- Life Science
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
Social Science College[edit]
- Economics
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Social Work
- Sociology
Fine Arts and Creative Design College[edit]
- Fine Arts
- Music
- Architecture
- Industrial Design
- Landscape Architecture
Law College[edit]
Extension Education School[edit]
Chinese Language Center[edit]
Open since 1971, Tunghai's CLC was the first language training center in central Taiwan, and has seen thousands of students from around the world learn Mandarin.
Library[edit]
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.[4]
Student societies[edit]
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.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Pan Shih-wei, former Minister of Labor
- Tu Weiming (1961), ethicist and New Confucian, Harvard-Yenching Professor Emeritus of Chinese History and Philosophy, Harvard University
- Kris Yao (1975), architect
- Ping-hui Liao (1976), professor of Taiwan studies
- Yu Shyi-kun (1985), Democratic Progressive Party politician
- Kevin Tsai (1985), television host on Kangxi Lai Le
- TC Lin (1988 exchange student), filmmaker, photographer, and writer[5]
- Ben Wang, professor of materials engineering[6]
- Yang Mu, poet
- Yu Chun-fang, Sheng Yen Professor Emerita of Chinese Buddhism, Columbia University
- Chiu Ching-chun, Magistrate of Hsinchu County
See also[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tunghai Totems (in Chinese)". Tunghai U. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "History". Tunghai U. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
- ^ "Tunghai Totems (in Chinese)". Tunghai U. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
杭氏見該地適在臺灣海峽的東側，傾向用「海東」兩字，經凌純聲先生建議「東海」一名更佳，乃告決定。(Transl.: Mr. Hang, seeing the site on the east side of the Taiwan Strait, proposed the name "Haitung" ("east of the sea"). Mr. Ling proposed that "Tunghai" ("east sea") would sound better, and it was decided.)
- ^ Library of THU, Trad. Chinese
- ^ Woodworth, Max (2002-03-17). "Atypical Taiwanese". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "Ben Wang". Georgia Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
External links[edit]
- Tunghai University, English is selectable
- Tunghai University Library, English is selectable
- Association Of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia, ACUCA
- United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
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