National Dong Hwa University

National Dong Hwa University
國立東華大學
Former names	Meilun campus: National Hualien University of Education
Established	Founded 1994. Merged 2008 with National Hualien University of Education, founded 1947
Type	Public (National)
President	Maw-Kuen Wu, Professor of Physics
Vice-president	Wei-Pang Yang
Academic staff	500+ (full time)
Students	10,000+
Undergraduates	6,200
Postgraduates	3,800
Location	Hualien County, Taiwan 23°53′38″N 121°32′37″E / 23.893906°N 121.543577°E / 23.893906; 121.543577Coordinates: 23°53′38″N 121°32′37″E / 23.893906°N 121.543577°E / 23.893906; 121.543577
Campus	Shoufeng: Rural (251 hectares), Meilun: Urban (12.26 hectares)
Colours	green and yellow
Mascot	Taiwan native pheasant
Website	www.ndhu.edu.tw

National Dong Hwa University.

The National Dong Hwa University (NDHU; Chinese: 國立東華大學; pinyin: Guólì Dōnghuá Dàxué)^[1] is a comprehensive public institution of higher learning in Hualien County, Taiwan. The school serves over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Name

The name Dong Hwa signifies NDHU's East Asia location while inviting a poetic allusion to the image of flowers. The school colours are green and yellow. The mascot is a native pheasant.^[2]

History

The present university results from the 2008 merger of two public institutions: the National Dong Hwa University founded in 1994 (today's Shoufeng campus in Shoufeng Township), and the National Hualien University of Education founded in 1947 (today's Meilun campus in Hualien City).^[3][4]

Campuses

The main Dong Hwa campus is located in Shoufeng township in the Papaya Creek Delta region of Hualien County. The campus sits just north of the Tropic of Cancer about 35 kilometers south of Taroko National Park and 15 kilometers south of Hualien City. Located on an alluvial plain ringed by mountains, the campus is known for its distinctive architecture and natural setting.^[5] Occupying over 251 hectares, the Shoufeng campus is Taiwan's largest flat land university site.^[6]

A 12.26-hectare campus operates in Hualien City's Meilun district on the Pacific Ocean coast.^[6] Dong Hwa's College of Marine Biology is based at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA) in Chechung township in Pingtung County.

Faculties

Dong Hwa serves over 10,000 students and confers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in a comprehensive range of fields.^[2][7][7] Major academic divisions include these:^[7][8]

• College of the Arts
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• College of Indigenous Studies
• Huashih College of Education
• College for General Education
• Center for Teacher Education
• College of Science and Engineering
• College of Marine Sciences
• College of Environmental Studies
• College of Management

See also

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• List of universities in Taiwan

References

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