Tunghai University

Tunghai University 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 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“. The name “Tunghai“ is the Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese characters (Donghai in pinyin), literally meaning `the east coast of the Taiwan Strait“.

With the ideals of the founding spirit of Christianity, the emphasis on holistic education and the development of students’ educational, academic and service development, it is hoped that ideal graduates of Tunghai University will not only possess the knowledge in their fields of expertise, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, interpersonal communications skills, but also they are confident, responsible graduates with high moral and ethical standards and have appreciation in arts and humanity and are socially aware of the needs of the society. As a result, Tunghai university continues to top the rankings of corporate recruiters and has continued to receive outstanding reviews from the Ministry of Education.

Foundation year:1955
Short name:THU
Type:Private
Students:17060
Faculty:1410
Faculty/Students Ratio:12:1
Region:Asia
Location:Xitun, Taichung