National Dong Hwa University
| Founding Spirits | 自由, 民主, 創造, 卓越 "Freedom, Democracy, Creativity, Excellence" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | National (Public) Research university | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Endowment | NT$ 2.28 billion (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Han-Chieh Chao (IET Fellow, BCS Fellow) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice-president | Chin-Peng Chu Hui-Mi Hsu Yuan-Ron Ma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provost | Shin-Feng Lin (IET Fellow) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 620+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | 10,350 (Fall 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 7,975 (Fall 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 2,375 (Fall 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 412 (Fall 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Shoufeng (Rural) 251 ha (620 acres) Meilun (Suburban) 12.3 ha (30 acres) Pingtung (Rural) 0.74 ha (1.8 acres) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newspaper | The NDHU Voice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | NDHU Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sporting affiliations | Chinese Taipei University Sport Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mascot | Formosan ring-necked pheasant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Varsity | Thirteen Varsity Teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | NDHU.edu.tw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国立东华大学 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國立東華大學 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Dong Hwa University (NDHU) is a national research university located in Hualien, Taiwan. Established in 1994, NDHU offers sixth widest range of disciplines in Taiwan, including the sciences, engineering, computer science, environmental studies, oceanography, law, arts, design, humanities, anthropology, social sciences, education sciences, music, and business.
NDHU is known for its liberal atmosphere and internationalization, with the sixth highest proportion of international students in Taiwan. The university is organized into eight colleges, 44 academic departments, and 56 graduate institutes, enrolling around 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, including over 1,000 international students pursuing degrees and joining exchange programs.
NDHU is a member of six Taiwan's European Union Centre, a Think Tank for European Studies. With Taiwan's oldest school for Indigenous Studies, NDHU College of Indigenous Studies is among leading institutes of its kind in Asia.
NDHU has Taiwan's fifth highest endowment among national universities and NDHU Library holds more than two million volumes and is eighth largest academic library in Taiwan. The university's main campus is located in Shoufeng, in the northern half of Hualien County. Encompassing an area of 251 hectares (620 acres), the main campus houses almost all colleges and research institutes except the Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, which is jointly founded in National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium.