Tunghai University

Tunghai University (Taiwan)

Tunghai University (THU; traditional Chinese: 東海大學; simplified Chinese: 东海大学) is the oldest private university in Taiwan established in 1955, founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). The first president, Beauson Tseng, said “Pioneering will be our watchword”, hoping that Tunghai will become an outstanding and innovative university. Tunghai became the first university in Taiwan to introduce Liberal General Education, POYA School, universal AI education, AWS powered innovation school and the first in Central Taiwan to establish a Chinese Language Center. The university is known for its beautiful campus, Liberal Arts Education, and universal Artificial Intelligence curriculum. According to Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings 2020, the university is rated as the most impactful private university in Taiwan and 3rd in the country.