Tunghai University Explained

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Tunghai University
Native Name:Chinese: 東海大學
Motto:Chinese: 求眞 篤信 力行[1]
Mottoeng:Truth, Faith, Deeds
Established:1955
Campus:Suburban, 1.35km2
Affiliations:Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)[2]
Council of Higher Education (ICHE)[3]
Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA)[4]
The United Board[5]
Fulbright Taiwan[6]
Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU)[7]
Princeton in Asia (PIA)[8]
Website:www.thu.edu.tw

Tunghai University (THU; ; lit. East Sea University) is a private university in Taiwan,[9] established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA).[10] It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. The university is known for its liberal arts education.[11]

On the campus, the Luce Memorial Chapel (designed by architects Chen Chi-kwan and I. M. Pei) is a local landmark.

The university shares its name with Tokai University in Japan. The two universities have since entered a partnership agreement.

History

Tunghai University was founded on the Dadu Plateau, west of Taichung City, in 1955 by Methodist missionaries.[12] The then US Vice President, Richard Nixon, had participated at the ground-breaking ceremony in 1953.[13] The school was named "Tunghai" ("east sea") based on its position east of the Taiwan Strait.[14] In 1950, the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) established the university in Taiwan as spiritual successor of closed Mainland Christian universities: Fukien Christian University, Ginling College, Hangchow University, Huachung University, Hwa Nan College, Lingnan University, Nanking University, St. John's University, University of Shanghai, Shantung Christian University, Soochow University, West China Union University, and Yenching University

Timeline

Academics

Tunghai has nine colleges: College of Science, College of Arts, College of Management, College of Social Sciences, College of Engineering, College of Agriculture, College of Law, College of Fine Arts and Creative Design, and International College, 34 departments and 35 master's programs (one independent master's program and 13 in-service master's programs) and 14 PhD programs.

College of Arts

College of Science

College of Engineering

College of Management

College of Social Science

College of Agriculture and Health

College of Fine Arts and Creative Design

College of Law

International College

In 2014, the university established its English-taught International College,[18] offering three bachelor's degree programs: international business administration (IBA), sustainability science and engineering (SSE), and an interdisciplinary program.

In 2020, the International College began accepting international students who would like to learn Chinese without declaring a major in the first two years. In their junior and senior year, students can declare a major in either programs within the International College or other colleges at Tunghai University.

Center for General Education

The university puts emphasis on liberal education.[19] The center offers courses in the fields of natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and Western classics.

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.[20]

Ranking

Type:Tunghai University
Cwur W:1811
Cwur W Year:2023
Cwur W Ref:[21]
Qs W:1201-1400
Qs W Year:2024
The W:1201-1500
The W Year:2023
The W Ref:[22]
The Asia:501+
The Asia Year:2022
The Asia Ref:[23]
The Emerging:501+
The Emerging Year:2022
The Emerging Ref:[24]
The N:27
The N Year:2023
The N Ref:[25]
Qs N:25
Qs N Year:2024
Qs N Ref:[26]
Cwur N:30
Cwur N Year:2023
Cwur N Ref:[27]

Ecological and social responsibility

Tunghai University is ranked in third place among all the universities in Taiwan, and first among private universities, in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings, 2020, which assesses universities against the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[28]

In the 2020 Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Award (TCSA), Tunghai University scored high in the categories of Sustainability Model University.[29]

Tunghai also won USR's Best Sustainability Project Awards. Tunghai University and National Taiwan University both won Golden class honors.[30]

External Affiliations

The university is member of the following international organizations and consortia:

Campus life and traditions

The Luce Memorial Chapel

The Luce Chapel is a Christian chapel at Tunghai University in Taichung, Taiwan. Henry R. Luce, the founder of Time Magazine and Life Magazine, funded its construction to commemorate his father, Henry W. Luce. It is the work of Taiwanese architect Chen Chi-Kwan and Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. It is a landmark of Tunghai University and Taichung City. On April 25, 2019, it was declared a national monument by the Ministry of Culture.[32]

Priest Bell Tower

Built in 1966, the Priest Bell Tower is located in front of the entrance of the Luce Memorial Chapel in Tunghai University. In 2017, the Taichung City Cultural Assets Office registered it as a municipal monument. The Bell Tower is named in honor of Elsie Priest, who was invited to Taiwan by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) in early 1955 to assist Tunghai University as the chief accounting officer and general secretary. Priest made many contributions to the university in its early years.[33]

Tunghai Experimental Farm

The farm is the largest farm for education and student internships in the country. Covering, there are about 200 dairy cows on the farm, which produces Tunghai's dairy products, including milk and ice cream.[34]

Wenli Boulevard (Arts and Science Boulevard)

With the red bricks and gray tiles of colleges on both sides and the dense shade of the trees, Wenli Boulevard serves as the main line of movement between the colleges.

Christmas Eve at Tunghai

The university regularly holds cultural events at its campus, including concerts, choirs, and parties.

List of presidents

Notable alumni

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tunghai Totems (in Chinese) . Tunghai U. . 2014-11-06.
  2. https://www.cccu.org Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)
  3. http://www.ichenetwork.org/site/index.php International Council of Higher Education (ICHE)
  4. https://acuca.net/new Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA)
  5. https://unitedboard.org The United Board
  6. https://www.fulbright.org.tw/zh-hant Fulbright Taiwan
  7. https://www.aalau.org Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU)
  8. Web site: About Us Princeton In Asia. 2021-05-12. piaweb.princeton.edu.
  9. Web site: Tunghai University. 2021-04-02. Top Universities.
  10. Web site: 2016-07-14. Wutien Peng, Tunghai University. 2021-04-02. United Board.
  11. Web site: 為學生部署數位轉型戰力 東海大學的十年佈局｜商周. 2021-04-02. 商業周刊 - 商周.com. zh-Hant-TW.
  12. Web site: History . Tunghai University . 2014-11-06.
  13. Book: Li. Xiaobing. Li. Hongshan. China and the United States: A New Cold War History. 1998. University Press of America. Lanham, Maryland, US. 0761809775. 159. 2018-02-23.
  14. Web site: Tunghai Totems (in Chinese) . 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.). Tunghai U. . 2014-11-06.
  15. Web site: 東海大學 Tunghai University Facebook. 2021-04-29. www.thu.edu.tw.
  16. Web site: Tunghai University partners with AWS to establish Taiwan's first cloud academy . 2021-04-29. Taiwan News. March 15, 2018 .
  17. Web site: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2019-04-26. National monument. 2021-04-29. Taiwan Today.
  18. Web site: 東海大學國際學院 Tunghai University the International College/About/Introduction to the College/International College . 2021-04-28 . ic.thu.edu.tw.
  19. Web site: 首頁 東海大學共同學科暨通識教育中心-Center for General Education of Tunghai University . 2024-02-09 . ge.thu.edu.tw.
  20. http://www.lib.thu.edu.tw/profile/ifm/ifm_holding.htm Library of THU
  21. Web site: Tunghai University Ranking CWUR.
  22. Web site: 2021-08-11. Tunghai University. 2021-08-11. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  23. Web site: 2021-08-11. Tunghai University. 2021-08-11. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  24. Web site: 2021-08-11. Tunghai University. 2021-08-11. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  25. Web site: 2021-08-11. Tunghai University. 2021-08-11. Times Higher Education (THE). en.
  26. Web site: Tunghai University. 2021-08-11. Top Universities. en.
  27. Web site: Tunghai University Ranking 2021-2022 CWUR.
  28. Web site: 2020-03-04 . Impact Ranking . 2021-04-02 . Times Higher Education (THE).
  29. Web site: 活動訊息:最新消息::TCSA台灣企業永續獎. 2021-04-29. tcsaward.org.tw.
  30. Web site: Thuusr. 發佈單位 . 東海大學榮獲2020《遠見雜誌》第一屆大學USR傑出方案首獎. 2021-04-29. zh-TW.
  31. Web site: 東海大學東海人季刊-東海人季刊-第61期-東海大學加入 美國基督教學院及大學聯盟 CCCU . 2021-05-12 . cdc.thu.edu.tw.
  32. Web site: 東海大學 Tunghai University---路思義教堂. 2021-05-12. www.thu.edu.tw. zh-Hant-TW.
  33. Web site: 東海大學 Tunghai's Luce Chapel officially listed as a city monument. 2021-05-16. eng.thu.edu.tw.
  34. Web site: 東海大學畜產與生物科技學系---Introduction. 2021-05-16. animal.thu.edu.tw.
  35. News: Atypical Taiwanese. Max. Woodworth. Taipei Times. 2002-03-17. 2013-03-08.
  36. Web site: Ben Wang. Georgia Institute of Technology. 2013-03-25.

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