Tunghai University was established in 1955 and it is located on the level plateau of Taichung’s Tatu Mountain. Tunghai University, a liberal institution is full of scholarly elites and abundant resources and is well-known for its beautiful campus. Tunghai has 9 colleges, 37 departments and 38 Master’s programs and 14 PhD programs.

Tunghai University is the first and only educational institution in Taiwan that offers a complete education program from kindergarten to PhD program. Also, Tunghai University is the first to establish and introduce General Education and Student Labor Program system in Taiwan. The pioneering programs have served as role models for other universities in Taiwan. Besides its pioneering programs, Tunghai was also the first to offer open library stacks in Taiwan.

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.

Tunghai University values both teaching and service. Through the Student Labor Program, students develop their sense of responsibility and understand the importance of volunteerism and service. Tunghai University also values the quality of English learning. By providing small class sized English classes, the effectiveness of its English learning program have receive great reviews. Also, Tunghai University has the best Center of Continuing Education in Taiwan.

By establishing various key interdisciplinary research centers, such as the Center of Chinese Studies, the Life Science Research Center, Center Nanoscience and Technology, Center for Tropical Ecology and Biodiversity, Software Engineering & Technology Center, Tunghai has been proactively staying in sync with the latest global trends in