:National Dong Hwa University

File:T-T-MOU.jpg|Mu Tzung-Tsann, Economist, Ph.D. in economics from University of California Davis, former vice-president of Cal State LA

File:Hwang W-S.jpg|Hwang Wen-Shu, Chemist, Ph.D. in chemistry from Oregon State University

File:Wu M-K.jpg|Wu Maw-kuen, Superconductivity Physicist, Ph.D. in physics from University of Houston, Member of National Academy of Sciences

File:HCC s.jpg|Chao Han-Chieh, Computer Scientist, Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Purdue University, Fellow of IET and BCS

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National Dong Hwa University was established in 1994 in Shoufeng. As the first Taiwan's university founded under the full democratization after the Martial Law and Temporary Provisions Effective During the Period of Communist Rebellion were all lifted, NDHU set "Freedom, Democracy, Creativity, Excellence" as its founding spirit to reflect the notable timing of NDHU's establishment.{{Cite web|title=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1000-45040,c18204.php?Lang=en|access-date=29 March 2021|website=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|language=en}}

File:NDHU History I.jpg in 1992 by the Founding President Mu Tzung-Tsann.]]

With Mu Tzung-Tsann, the vice-chancellor of California State University, Los Angeles, as founding president, Dr.Mu immediately resigned from his tenured position at California State University, Los Angeles and gave up his US green card to establish National Dong Hwa University. Dr.Mu visited many reputable universities in United States to conduct NDHU's planning, including MIT, Stanford University, Princeton University, UC Berkeley, University of Virginia. Many senior executives of these universities joined NDHU's planning, including Alan Kreditor, Vice-president of University of Southern California.

NDHU attracted many notable Taiwanese scholars from universities in North America to co-found this university, such as Yang Mu, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at University of Washington, Cheng Ching-mao, Professor of East Asian Studies at University of California, Berkeley, Yang Tse, Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University, Cheng Chih-Ming, Professor of Economics at Georgia Institute of Technology, Kuo Syh-yen, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at University of Arizona, Huang Chua‐Huang, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Ohio State University, Chiao Chien, Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington, Wang Philip, Professor of Recreation & Tourism Management at Kent State University, Wu Tiee-Jian, Professor of Mathematics at University of Houston, and Fu James, Professor of Statistics at University of Manitoba.{{Cite web|title=加州州立洛杉磯大學教務副校長——牟宗燦|url=https://www.taiwan-panorama.com/Articles/Details?Guid=f943b4fd-b2b4-4d14-aa28-e97e5a69208c&CatId=11}}{{Cite web|title=第二任院長 國際企業學系鄭治明教授|url=https://management.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1013-7036,c401.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=29 March 2021|website=management.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}{{Cite web|title=慟！人類學大師辭世 敬悼喬健榮譽教授|url=https://secret.ndhu.edu.tw/p/406-1011-149169,r4533.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=29 March 2021|website=secret.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}{{Cite web|title=Professor Sy-Yen Kuo|url=http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~sykuo/html/chinese.html|access-date=19 February 2022|website=homepage.ntu.edu.tw}}{{Cite web|title=聯經出版事業公司 - 作家專區：鄭清茂|url=http://www.linkingbooks.com.tw/lnb/author/Author.aspx?ID=0002401|access-date=19 February 2022|website=www.linkingbooks.com.tw}}

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In 2000, NDHU establish the first College of Indigenous Studies in Taiwan, which is commonly regarded as most leading institution for Indigenous Studies in Asia.In 2005, NDHU was in academic partnership with the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA), the most notable institution dedicated to public education and research of marine biology in Taiwan, to jointly establish the College of Marine Sciences and Graduate Institute of Marine Biology in Kenting National Park, Checheng, Pingtung.{{Cite web|title=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1000-45037,c18204.php?Lang=en|access-date=29 March 2021|website=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|language=en}}

File:NDHU History III.jpg, Dean of Yale School of Architecture, presented his design idea at the final round of International Campus Design Competition of NDHU.]]

Prior to the merge with Hua-Shih, NDHU was the first university in Taiwan to offer degrees in Natural Resources Management (NRM), Environmental Policy (ENP), Tourism and Recreation Management (TRM), Kinesiology (KIN), Biotechnology (BOT), Ethnic Relations and Cultures (ERC), Indigenous Arts (INA), Indigenous Social Work (ISW), Ethnodevelopment (ENDEV), Creative Writing (CRW), Global Logistics Management (GLM).{{cite book |author1=國立東華大學 |title=國立東華大學 中長程校務發展計畫書 （草案） 九十四學年度至九十八學年度 |url=https://rdoffice.ndhu.edu.tw/ezfiles/5/1005/img/440/94-98.pdf}}

The National Hualien University of Education (Commonly known as Hua-Shih; {{lang|zh|花師}}) was one of Taiwan's oldest normal schools established in 1947 under National Government of the Republic of China in Hualien City as Taiwan Provincial Hualien Normal School (TPHNS) in response to the nation's reconstruction and development after World War II. In 1949, Hua-Shih established Affiliated Primary School of Taiwan Provincial Hualien Normal School to provide a training ground for the School's students, which cultivated the winner of Oscar Best Director, Ang Lee.

Followed the rapidly arising demand for teachers serving for compulsory education purpose, the school was renamed Taiwan Provincial Hualien Junior Teachers' College in 1964, National Hualien Teachers' College in 1987, and granted university status in 2005.

Hua-Shih was Taiwan's first institution to offer MEd and PhD in Multicultural Education, MA and PhD in Folk Literature, as well as one of four institutions in Taiwan to offer MS and PhD in Science Education.{{Cite web|title=多元文化教育研究所|url=https://dehpd.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1067-4574.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=15 June 2021|website=dehpd.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}

Prior to the merge with NDHU, Hua-Shih has cultivated many notable alumni, including Tsai Ping-kun, Principal of Jianguo High School and Taichung First Senior High School, Tang Chih-Min, Founding Principal of Affiliated Senior High School of National Chengchi University and Director of Department of Education of Taipei City Government, and Chang Ming-Wen, Director of Department of Education of New Taipei City Government.

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In 2008, with 2.5 billion support from Ministry of Education, National Dong Hwa University merged with the National Hualien University of Education into the university with 5th widest range of disciplines in Taiwan, and renamed the newly integrated College of Education into Hua-Shih College of Education in memory of sixty-year dedication of education by National Hualien University of Education.

Meanwhile, NDHU established College of The Arts as the first art school in Eastern Taiwan and College of Environmental Studies as the first college in Taiwan dedicated to sustainability and environmental management in interdisciplinary approach. In 2014, Maw-Kuen Wu took over as NDHU's president, who is the International Fellow of National Academy of Sciences and Distinguish Professor of Applied Physic at Columbia University.

During his presidency, Sunflower Student Movement was happened, Wu was first president among Taiwanese universities, publicly supporting the activist by announcing that:{{Cite web |title=第一人 東華校長吳茂昆挺學運 - 服貿協議新聞專區 - 自由電子報 |url=http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/2013/specials/stp/news.php?rno=4&no=763942&type=a |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=iservice.ltn.com.tw}}{{cquote|"As the president of NDHU, I greatly admire students who not only focus on their studies, but also concern about current affairs and courage to express their own positions. This is the concrete implementation of democratic and free education, as well as a positive force for promoting the advancement of the country. Therefore, I highly respect the student's protest actions, but I also hope that students can maintain a rational attitude towards communication and pay attention to their own safety."}} In 2018, Chao Han-Chieh took over the 4th president of NDHU, who is the Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Fellow of British Computer Society (BCS).

In 2020 anniversary day, NDHU signs the first "Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals" among Universities in Taiwan to announce its determination to sustainable world, and release the first GRI sustainability report.{{Cite web|title=全國第一所 東華大學發表永續發展宣言|url=https://www.ner.gov.tw/news/5faba41700352000064643ba|access-date=17 October 2021|website=www.ner.gov.tw|language=zh-Hant-TW}} In 2022, NDHU established Huilan College (洄瀾學院) and Rift Valley Interdisciplinary Shuyuen Undergraduate Program (縱谷跨域書院), the first undergraduate college and program in Eastern Taiwan.

The fully integrated NDHU consolidated its reputation in many disciplines and prestige in Eastern Taiwan, and reflected in its rankings and other accolades.{{Cite web|date=25 June 2008|title=國立東華大學與國立花蓮教育大學 合併計畫書|url=http://faculty.ndhu.edu.tw/~committee9/970625.pdf}}{{cite web |title=Introduction – National Dong Hwa University |url=https://epage.ndhu.edu.tw/files/11-1000-8810.php?Lang=en |website=epage.ndhu.edu.tw |language=en}}{{cite web |title=National Dong Hwa University |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/national-dong-hwa-university |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en |date=9 October 2019}}

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National Dong Hwa University's three campuses are known for their natural settings.

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NDHU's main campus, Shoufeng Campus, is situated in rural town of Shoufeng, Hualien. It is located in Papaya Creek Alluvial Plain of East Rift Valley, ringed by Central Mountain Range and Coastal Mountain Range, about {{convert|35|km}} south of Taroko National Park, {{convert|15|km}} south of Hualien City, and north of the Tropic of Cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297907-d2422353-Reviews-National_Dong_Hwa_University-Hualien_County.html|title=National Dong Hwa University – Hualien – Reviews of National Dong Hwa University – TripAdvisor|publisher=Tripadvisor.in|access-date=26 December 2017}}

NDHU's {{convert|251|ha|adj=on}} campus is Taiwan's largest flat land university campus, which was designed in postmodern style by Charles Moore, the dean of Yale School of Architecture.{{Cite web|title=Campus Planning - National Dong Hwa University|url=https://epage.ndhu.edu.tw/files/15-1000-45048,c8810-1.php?Lang=en|access-date=14 November 2020|website=epage.ndhu.edu.tw|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=月眉書訊 ─ 東華大學的校園規劃理念與競圖方案回顧|url=https://www.lib.ndhu.edu.tw/ct.asp?xitem=64804&ctnode=885&ePubID=48&mp=4|access-date=1 April 2021|website=www.lib.ndhu.edu.tw}}

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The Shoufeng campus is renowned for its distinctive architecture and natural setting. The academic area are on the center of the campus, containing library, art museum, concert hall, arts workshop, and academic & research buildings. The NDHU Concert Hall within the College of The Arts is the largest performing arts hall in Eastern Taiwan.{{Cite web|last=聯合新聞網|date=1 January 2021|title=苦盼10年 東華藝術學院落成 {{!}} 聯合新聞網：最懂你的新聞網站|url=https://udn.com/news/story/7328/5137801|access-date=17 October 2021|website=聯合新聞網|language=zh-Hant-TW}}

The two dormitory communities are adjacent to academic area, one is on the east, the other on the west. The Athletic facilities surrounds academic area, including stadium, swimming pools, athletic field, baseball field, basketball court, tennis court, volleyball court, kayak, and facilities for Project Adventure.{{Cite web |url=https://pec.ndhu.edu.tw/aboutpec/facility/ |title=國立東華大學體育運動中心 |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233902/https://pec.ndhu.edu.tw/aboutpec/facility/ |url-status=live }}

In 2016, NDHU runs solar university project, constructing the first batch of rooftop photovoltaic solar panels. As of 2021, the solar energy covers 40% of NDHU's annual electric usage, which is the best ever performance achieved by any university in Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=110年09月29日110學年度第1學期第1次擴大行政會議會議紀錄|url=https://secret.ndhu.edu.tw/var/file/11/1011/img/4263/490858758.pdf}}{{Cite web|last=聯合報|title=日照量曾被廠商嫌棄 東華如何成為全台最會發電大學？ {{!}} 聯合報|url=https://vip.udn.com/vip/story/121942/5568867|access-date=17 October 2021|website=聯合報數位版|language=zh-Hant-TW}}

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The Meilun campus was the main campus of National Hualien University of Education before it was merged with NDHU. The {{convert|12.26|ha|adj=on}} campus is located in Hualien City's Meilun district near the Qixingtan Beach on the Pacific Ocean. In 2020, NDHU collaborated with Lee Yuen-Cheng, founder of Boston International Experimental Education Institution and an alumnus of NDHU, to establish the first international school within the campus, namely Hualien International School.{{cite news |title=花蓮首間雙語學校今揭牌 外師半日全英語教學收費6萬 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7328/3946040 |access-date=18 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026061843/https://udn.com/news/story/7328/3946040 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=校長室 |url=http://his.hlc.edu.tw/modules/tadnews/page.php?ncsn=2&nsn=14 |website=波斯頓國際實驗教育機構 |language=zh-TW |access-date=19 April 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233831/http://his.hlc.edu.tw/modules/tadnews/page.php?ncsn=2&nsn=14 |url-status=live }}

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NDHU's Graduate Institute of Marine Biology is based at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA) in Chechung Township in Pingtung County, standing in Kenting National Park and facing the Taiwan Strait in the west. The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium is a well-known marine museum for academic research and marine education in Taiwan.{{cite web |title=National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium – Tripadvisor |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g13795594-d663695-Reviews-National_Museum_of_Marine_Biology_and_Aquarium-Checheng_Pingtung.html |access-date=24 January 2020}}

NDHU serves over 10,000 students and confers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in a comprehensive range of fields. The university is organized from its 39 departments and 56 graduate institutes into 8 colleges and over 70 research centers.

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NDHU's supreme official is president, which is responsible for the overall operation of the university in a chief executive role. The president of NDHU is elected for a term not normally exceeding eight years by representatives from university, student, alumni, society. The president of NDHU appoints one to three vice-presidents and deans of administrative offices, including Office of Academic Affairs (OAA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Office of International Affairs (OIA), Office of Student Affairs (OSA), and Office of General Affairs (OGA).{{Cite web |title=A. 組織規程 - 國立東華大學-人事室 |url=https://personnel.ndhu.edu.tw/files/15-1022-41373,c11675-1.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=personnel.ndhu.edu.tw}}

The deans of college are elected for a term not normally exceeding 6 years, which are responsible for administration of the college-level affairs. The NDHU's College is governed by College Council, composed of the dean, the associate dean, heads of departments and graduate institutes, and current students.

NDHU's governing body is the university council, which oversees the academic policy and management of NDHU and the conduct of its affairs, and approves NDHU's long-term plans. It consists of president, vice-presidents, deans, heads of department, and current students. The university council was established to ensure that every aspects of the university have a continuing voice in the management of NDHU.

NDHU is organized into seven academic colleges and one undergraduate college: College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS), College of Science and Engineering (CSAE), School of Management (SOM), Hua-Shih College of Education (HSCE), College of The Arts (ARTS), College of Indigenous Studies (CIS), College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography (CESO), and College of Huilan (CHL).

Within these colleges are "departments" and "graduate institutes", which either represent one academic discipline such as Computer Science, or assemble adjacent academic disciplines such as the Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Leisure Studies.{{cite web|url=http://reg.aca.ntu.edu.tw/college/search/colshow.asp?selid=0020|title=校長及一級行政單位主管（學院主管除外）|language=zh|access-date=5 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126223831/http://reg.aca.ntu.edu.tw/college/search/colshow.asp?selid=0020|archive-date=26 January 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ndhu.edu.tw/files/11-1000-10164.php?Lang=zh-tw|title=教研單位 – 國立東華大學|publisher=Ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh|access-date=26 December 2017}}

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File:NDHU Campus View 2.jpg|NDHU Campus View from Hwa Lake

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NDHU College of Humanities and Social Sciences ({{zh|t=國立東華大學人文社會科學學院|links=no}}; CHASS) was founded by Yang Mu, Professor Emeritus at University of Washington and Founding Dean at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. CHASS supports interdisciplinary academic training and research in the fields including law, economics, history, sociology, psychology, Taiwan and regional studies, public administration, creative writing, sinophone literature, Chinese language and literature, English literature, TESOL.{{Cite web|title=In memoriam: Ching-Hsien Wang {{!}} Cinema & Media Studies {{!}} University of Washington|url=https://cinema.washington.edu/news/2020/03/16/memoriam-ching-hsien-wang|access-date=1 June 2021|website=cinema.washington.edu}}{{Cite web|title=發展方向 - CHASS.NDHU (網頁施工中)|url=https://chass.ndhu.edu.tw/files/13-1015-133255.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=23 March 2021|website=chass.ndhu.edu.tw}}

NDHU's M.F.A. in Creative Writing was the first and most recognized MFA program in Chinese-speaking world, which had cultivated many emerging outstanding literary talents in Taiwan.{{cite web |title=守護人類靈魂自由：懷念楊牧 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7339/4414957 |website=聯合新聞網 |language=zh-TW |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233641/https://udn.com/news/story/7339/4414957 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=不要瞧不起東華幫（以及台大幫、政大幫、東海幫等等）｜寫給新手作家的沒用指南（五） |url=https://www.unitas.me/?p=2914 |website=聯合文學unitas lifestyle| date=22 May 2018 }}{{cite web |title=東華幫彙整 |url=https://www.unitas.me/?tag=%E6%9D%B1%E8%8F%AF%E5%B9%AB |website=聯合文學unitas lifestyle}}{{cite web |title=博客來-如果文學很簡單，我們也不用這麼辛苦 |url=https://www.books.com.tw/web/sys_serialtext/?item=0010639963&page=7 |website=博客來 |access-date=10 August 2020 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233642/https://www.books.com.tw/web/sys_serialtext/?item=0010639963&page=7 |url-status=live }}

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The college offers four PhD programs, Ph.D. in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (TCASL), Ph.D. in Asia-Pacific Regional Studies (APRS), Ph.D. in economics, and Ph.D. in Chinese Literature, and has over 10 research centers. The European Union Research Centre (EURC) is funded by European Union (EU) and one of the seven university centers allied with the European Union Center in Taiwan (EUTW) to facilitate European Studies and academic exchange between Eastern Taiwan and European Union.{{Cite web|title=Introduction to College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Dong Hwa University - CHASS.NDHU (網頁施工中)|url=https://chass.ndhu.edu.tw/files/13-1015-133578.php|access-date=23 March 2021|website=chass.ndhu.edu.tw}}

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NDHU College of Science and Engineering ({{zh|t=國立東華大學理工學院|links=no}}; CSAE) is founded by Hsia Yu-Ping, Chair Professor at California Institute of Technology and Yale University, as the two largest of 8 colleges within NDHU.

NDHU CSAE has 8 departments: Applied Mathematics (AM), Physics (PHYS), Chemistry (CHEM), Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (BMM), Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE), Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), Opto-Electronic Engineering (OEE). The college provides more than 40 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.{{Cite web|title=學院簡介|url=https://csae.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1012-531.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=23 March 2021|website=csae.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}{{Cite web|title=歷任院長/副院長|url=https://csae.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1012-535.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=28 March 2021|website=csae.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}

In 2021, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject ranked NDHU No.5 in Computer Sciences, No.8 in Engineering, and No.8 in Physical Sciences in Taiwan, the best ever position achieved by any university in Eastern Taiwan.{{Cite web|date=20 January 2021|title=National Dong Hwa University|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/national-dong-hwa-university|access-date=23 March 2021|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}

ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranked NDHU No.4 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in Taiwan, which was only next to National Taiwan University (NTU), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU).{{Cite web|title=National Dong Hwa University |url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/national-dong-hwa-university |website=ShanghaiRanking |language=en}}

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NDHU School of Management ({{zh|t=國立東華大學管理學院|links=no}}; NDHU SOM) was founded as Graduate Institute of Business Administration in 1994. It has six academic departments and a graduate institute: Business Administration, International Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Management, Logistics Management, Tourism, Recreation, and Leisure Studies (TRLS). The college offers degree programs– undergraduate, MBA, MIM, EMBA, MSc, PhD, and dual degree with oversea partner universities.{{Cite web|title=認識本院|url=https://management.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1013-401.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=23 March 2021|website=management.ndhu.edu.tw|language=zh-tw}}

In 2021, ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects ranked NDHU School of Management 101-150th in the world for Hospitality & Tourism Management, holding the same statue with Indiana University Bloomington, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of Ottawa.

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Hua-Shih College of Education ({{zh|t=國立東華大學花師教育學院|links=no}}; Hua-Shih) traces its roots back to Taiwan Provincial Hualien Normal School established in 1947, as Taiwan's first normal school after World War II and one of nine exclusive schools dedicated to early childhood and primary education in contemporary Taiwan. Hua-Shih's PhD program has 2nd largest Indonesian graduates among all the programs in Taiwan and was the first institution in Taiwan to offer MEd and PhD in Multicultural Education.{{Cite web |title=從看護工到學生，印尼人最愛來台念「這個」博士班、撐起台灣最缺工２大產業 |url=https://www.cheers.com.tw/talent/article.action?id=5103711&page=2 |website=Cheers快樂工作人 |language=Zh}} The college become one of eight colleges at NDHU in 2008. Nowadays, Hua-Shih offers over 20 programs- BEd, MEd, MSc, PhD in Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Educational Administration, Special Education, Physical Education and Kinesiology, Multicultural Education, and Science Education.{{Cite web|title=【註冊組】109學年度國立東華大學各系所授予中英文學位名稱統計表(1100316更新) - 國立東華大學教務處|url=https://rb004.ndhu.edu.tw/p/404-1004-177841-1.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=23 March 2021|website=rb004.ndhu.edu.tw}}

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NDHU College of The Arts ({{zh|t=國立東華大學藝術學院|links=no}}; ARTS) is the first art school to be established in Eastern Taiwan, which is organized into three departments — Music, Arts and Design, Arts and Creative Industry.

The college offers over 15 programs, including B.A., B.F.A., M.A., M.F.A., into Creative Design, Studio Art, Indigenous Art, Visual Art Education, Creative Industry Management, and Taiwan's 1st PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts. NDHU ARTS also offer Bachelor of Music and Master of Music into nine majors — Piano, Vocal Music, Choral Conducting, Violin, Viola/Cello, Flute/Clarinet, Percussion, and Taiwan's 1st Jazz & Jazz Vocal majors.{{Cite web|title=Course Planning Query System - NDHU|url=https://sys.ndhu.edu.tw/aa/class/RuleSearch/rulebasic.aspx}}

In 2025, QS World University Ranking ranked NDHU College of The Arts 201-260th in the world (4th in Taiwan) for Art & Design, holding the same statue with KU Leuven, University of Barcelona, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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NDHU College of Indigenous Studies ({{zh|t=國立東華大學原住民民族學院|links=no}}; CIS) was first in Taiwan and most renowned institution for Indigenous Studies in Asia. Established in 2001, NDHU CIS traced its roots back to Graduate Institute of Ethnic Relations and Cultures in 1995, which was founded by Chiao Chien, Professor of Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington and Founding Chair of Anthropology at Chinese University of Hong Kong.

NDHU CIS was the first institution in Taiwan to grant degree in Ethnic Relations and Cultures (ERC), Indigenous Arts, Indigenous Development, Indigenous Affair, Indigenous Social Work (ISW), and Indigenous Language and Communication (ILC), which offering over 10 programs- B.A., B.S.S., B.S.W., B.I.A., M.S.S, M.S.W. Ph.D. in these disciplines. The International Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies was established in 2023 for overseas students who seek to discover knowledge and culture of Taiwanese indigenous peoples.{{Cite web|title=族群關係與文化學系|url=https://erc.ndhu.edu.tw/?Lang=en|access-date=9 December 2021|website=erc.ndhu.edu.tw}}{{Cite web|title=Introduction - College of Indigenous Studies, National Dong Hwa University|url=https://b015.ndhu.edu.tw/files/11-1016-18094.php?Lang=en|access-date=9 December 2021|website=b015.ndhu.edu.tw}}

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NDHU College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography ({{zh|t=國立東華大學環境暨海洋學院|links=no}}; CESO) was established in 2022 through the merger of College of Environmental Studies (CES) and College of Marine Sciences (CMS) to serve purpose of interdisciplinary trends of sustainability studies. The College of Environmental Studies (CES) was established in 2009 by merging five graduate institutes — Natural Resources and Management, Environmental Policy, Ecological and Environmental Education, Earth Science, and Biological Resources and Technology into a school of Environmental Studies. The College of Marine Sciences formerly was a graduate school at NDHU that was founded in 2005 as an academic collaboration with National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium (NMMBA) in Kenting National Park, which set the first record on academic collaboration between higher education and museum in Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, NDHU|url=https://imb.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1016-15165.php?Lang=en|access-date=23 March 2021|website=Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, NDHU|language=en}}

NDHU CESO emphasize on interdisciplinary collaborative approach in solving environmental and marine issues with its two department and graduate institute — Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES) and Graduate Institute of Marine Biology (IMB), and five research centers – Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Ecology and Sustainability (CIRES), Center for Disaster Prevention Research (CDPR), Environmental Education Center (EEC), Campus Center for the Environment (CCE), and Eastern Taiwan Earthquake Research Center (ETERC).

The college offers seven programs — BSc, MSc, PhD in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES), MSc in Marine Biotechnology, MSc in Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, and PhD in Marine Biology. NDHU CESO with College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) and College of Indigenous Studies (CIS) to offer MSc program in Humanity and Environmental Science (HES), the first in Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=院系簡介 - 國立東華大學環境學院|url=https://ces.ndhu.edu.tw/files/11-1020-10061.php|access-date=23 March 2021|website=ces.ndhu.edu.tw}}

• National Dong Hwa University Experimental Primary School
• National Dong Hwa University Experimental Primary School Affiliated Kindergarten
• Affiliated Preschool of National Dong Hwa University

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NDHU faculty and researchers have included one International Member of National Academy of Sciences (NAS), four Fellows of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), seven Fellows of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), one Fellow of British Computer Society (BCS), one Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), one Fellow of Optical Society of America (OSA). The university is ranked as 7th university in Taiwan with greatest research impact by CNCI Index, an evaluation undertaken by Ministry of Education (MOE).{{Cite web |date=2020-08-10 |title=東華大學高教深根計畫經費成長率高居國立大學第三 {{!}} 中華日報{{!}}中華新聞雲 |url=https://www.cdns.com.tw/articles/239171 |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=中華新聞雲 / China Daily News |language=zh-TW}} According to SCImago Journal Rank, NDHU is ranked 5th most innovative academic institution in Taiwan and 332th in the world.{{Cite web |title=University Innovation Rankings - Taiwan 2022 |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php?sector=Higher+educ.&country=TWN&ranking=Innovation&year=2016 |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=www.scimagoir.com}}

According to Times Higher Education World University Ranking, NDHU is one of academic institutions with largest research impact for Computer Science (No.1 Citations in Taiwan, 149th in the world) and Engineering (No.3 Citations in Taiwan).{{Cite web|date=26 October 2020|title=World University Rankings 2021 by subject: computer science|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/subject-ranking/computer-science|access-date=27 December 2020|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=27 October 2020|title=World University Rankings 2021 by subject: engineering|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/subject-ranking/engineering-and-IT|access-date=27 December 2020|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|language=en}}

The University Ranking by Academic Performance ranked NDHU No.1 research impact in Taiwan for Information & Computer Science.{{Cite web|title=URAP - University Ranking by Academic Academic Performance|url=https://urapcenter.org/Rankings/2020-2021/2021-Information%20&%20Computing%20Sciences|access-date=6 November 2021|website=urapcenter.org}} The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked NDHU No.5 in Taiwan for Electrical & Electronic Engineering (401–500 in the World) and No.5 in Taiwan for Hospitality & Tourism Management (101–150 in the World).

The SCImago ranked NDHU 5th for Oceanography, 7th for Plant Science, 8th for Aquatic Science, 8th for Medicine, 9th for Engineering, 10th for Geography and Planning.{{Cite web |title=National Dong Hwa University Ranking |url=https://www.scimagoir.com/institution.php?idp=1743 |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=www.scimagoir.com}} NDHU's MSS in Ethnic Relations and Cultures was selected as a Fulbright Program for its Taiwan's leading research in Indigenous Studies, which is funded by U.S. government.{{Cite web|title=NDHU and Foundation for Scholarly Exchange Signed MOU to support U.S. Students to Study Aboriginal Cultures in Taiwan – Fulbright Taiwan, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange|url=https://www.fulbright.org.tw/fse-ndhu-mou/|access-date=27 December 2020|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=NDHU Master's Degree Program Grants – Fulbright Taiwan, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange|url=https://www.fulbright.org.tw/ndhu-masters-degree-program-grants/|access-date=27 December 2020|language=en-US}}

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National Dong Hwa University Library stands as the tallest building on campus, offering a spectacular view of the main campus and the Huadong Valley. NDHU library holds over two million volumes in both Chinese and foreign languages, is eighth largest academic library in Taiwan. The university library is one of only two legal deposit university libraries, alongside National Taiwan University, entitling it to request a free copy of every book published in Taiwan and Nationalist publications.{{Cite web |title=寄存圖書館 - GPI政府出版品資訊網 |url=https://gpi.culture.tw/Library |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=gpi.culture.tw}}

The library is regarded as the Pinnacle of Academia, emphasizing the value of knowledge and freedom. This is reflected in a motto often heard on campus: "Academics should be the highest temple of a university, not a place where power prevails over knowledge." This motto underscores the core values of academic freedom, which views knowledge and freedom as the soul and essence of the university.{{cite web |title=【校園冷知識】東華塔樓二三事 - Left Coastal Electronics News |url=http://faculty.ndhu.edu.tw/~LCenews/e_paper/e_paper_c.php?SID=750 |website=faculty.ndhu.edu.tw |accessdate=2020-04-19 |archive-date=2020-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204233853/http://faculty.ndhu.edu.tw/~LCenews/e_paper/e_paper_c.php?SID=750 |url-status=live }}

In addition to the University Library and its dependents, it has several specialized libraries; for example, the Yang Mu Library, established in 2016 in honor of the renowned literary figure Yang Mu, which was a gift from Tzu-Hsien Tung, Co-founder of ASUS, and houses all collections of Yang Mu's books, rare poetry collections, and manuscripts from the University of Washington, HKUST, Academia Sinica, and his own home.{{Cite web |last=自由時報電子報 |date=2016-11-18 |title=詩人楊牧捐絕版藏書 東華大學打造「楊牧書房」 - 生活 - 自由時報電子報 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/1891179 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=news.ltn.com.tw |language=zh-TW}} The Sinology Library was established in 2019 through donation from acclaimed sinologist Cheng Ching-mao, which houses a collection of over ten thousand Cheng's rare international and Japanese sinology books and historical materials.{{Cite web |title=10/20【薪火與傳譯】鄭清茂教授捐贈圖書儀式 - 國立東華大學華文文學系暨碩士班 |url=https://sili.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1055-143398,c11871.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=sili.ndhu.edu.tw |language=zh-tw}}

Admission to the undergraduate program, Rift Valley Interdisciplinary Shuyuen (縱谷跨域書院), is one of the most selective undergraduate programs in Taiwan. For the Fall 2021 program students, NDHU only accepted of 7.1% applicants.{{Cite web|last=經濟日報|title=縱谷跨域書院特殊選才 申請能量大爆發 {{!}} 產學研訓 {{!}} 商情|url=https://money.udn.com/money/story/5723/5903739|access-date=20 November 2021|website=經濟日報|language=zh-Hant-TW}}

• Top 5 Most Innovative University in Taiwan by SCImago

:NDHU is ranked No.5 in Taiwan and 332th in the world in Innovation Ranking by SCImago Journal Rank.

• Top 5 High Potential University in Taiwan by THE Young University Ranking

:In 2021, NDHU is awarded as Top 5 high potential University in Taiwan and 251–300th in the world by Times Higher Education Young University Rankings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/young-university-rankings|title=Young University Rankings|date=16 June 2020|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=1 September 2022}}

• Top 10 Universities in Taiwan by THE World University Ranking

:In 2020, NDHU is ranked No.10 in Taiwan by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In terms of Research Citation and International Outlook, NDHU is ranked No.9 and No.7 in Taiwan by 2021 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

• Top 10 Impact Universities in Taiwan THE Impact Ranking

:In 2023, NDHU is ranked No.10 in Taiwan by Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The university is ranked 67th in the world for SDG 7 and ranked 98th in the world for SDG 15.

• Top 7 National University in Taiwan

:NDHU was elected 7th of public university in "Top 10 Public Universities " published by Global Views Monthly (GVM; 遠見雜誌), which is Evaluated by all presidents of higher education in Taiwan.{{Cite web|last=遠見天下文化出版股份有限公司|title=讓校長也佩服的對手！2021辦學最佳公私立大學：台大、逢甲、臺科、朝陽 {{!}} 謝明彧 {{!}} 遠見雜誌|url=https://www.gvm.com.tw/article/79984|access-date=4 February 2022|website=遠見雜誌 - 前進的動力|date=3 June 2021 }}

• Top 4 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering in Taiwan by ARWU

:NDHU's Electrical & Electronic Engineering (E&EE) program in is ranked No.4 in Taiwan and 401–500th in the world by ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which holding equal status as Rice University, University of Missouri, and University of Illinois at Chicago.

• Top 5 in Computer Science in Taiwan by THE

:NDHU's Computer Science program is ranked No.5 in Taiwan and 301–400th in the world by THE World University Rankings 2022 by Subject, which holding equal status as McMaster University, University of Florida, and University of Arizona. In terms of Research Citation, NDHU is ranked No.1 as the most influential university in Computer Science in Taiwan.

• Top 7 Engineering Schools in Taiwan by THE

:NDHU's Engineering programs are ranked No.7 in Taiwan and 600–800th in the world by THE World University Rankings 2022 by Subject .

• Top 4 in Hospitality & Tourism Management in Taiwan by ARWU

:NDHU's Hospitality & Tourism Management program is ranked No.4 in Taiwan and 101–150th in the world by ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, which holding equal status as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Indiana University Bloomington, and University of Ottawa.

• Best 6 Universities in Humanity, Social Science, Law, Business in Taiwan by GVM

:NDHU was selected "Best 6 Universities in Humanity, Social Science, Law, Business (文法商) " by Global Views Monthly (GVM; 遠見雜誌), which is the best position for any university in Eastern Taiwan.{{Cite web|last=遠見天下文化出版股份有限公司|title=頂大排名洗牌！遠見最佳大學排行：陽明交大「醫工聯手」空降亞軍 {{!}} 遠見編輯部 {{!}} 遠見雜誌|url=https://www.gvm.com.tw/article/80513|access-date=3 February 2022|website=遠見雜誌 - 前進的動力|date=29 June 2021 }}

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For the 2024/25 academic year, NDHU had a total full-time student body of 10,000, consisting of 7,600 undergraduate students and 2,400 postgraduates, the male to female ratio for undergraduate students was approximately even at 1:1. NDHU baost Taiwan's most diverse students body, the university had Taiwan's largest Taiwanese indigenous students bases and faculty, including Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Tsou, Taroko, Tao. For NDHU College of Indigenous Studies, Han Chinese students to Taiwanese indigenous students ratio was approximately even at 1:1.

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In 2024, NDHU had one of Taiwan's largest international student bases, with 13.7% of the student body from 57 countries outside of Taiwan. NDHU boasts the largest number of students from Eswatini, Kyrgyzstan, Belize, Malawi, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, thanks to its exclusive partnership with the International Cooperation and Development Fund of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for computer science program. This partnership provides full scholarships to elite students from Taiwan's diplomatic allies.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-03 |title=統計資料 Data and Statistics {{!}} 國立東華大學 國際事務處 |url=https://oia.ndhu.edu.tw/administrative-service/data-and-statistics |access-date=2023-06-17 |language=zh-TW}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=B. B. N. |date=2020-01-11 |title=Applications open for Taiwan ICDF Scholarship Program 2020 |url=https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2020/01/11/applications-open-for-taiwan-icdf-scholarship-program-2020/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Internet |title=Study Computer Science with National Dong Hwa University in Taiwan! |url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/nz_en/post/5882.html |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=駐紐西蘭台北經濟文化辦事處 Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, New Zealand |language=en}}

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NDHU is a highly residential research university offering over 40 undergraduate majors and over 70 graduate degrees. NDHU introduced Taiwan's first Modular Curriculum Model, Learning Community Program, and Blank Credits Program. Many colleges of NDHU was selected into first round of "Key Bilingual Colleges" by Ministry of Education.

The four-year, full-time undergraduate program runs Taiwan's first modular curricula with low barrier for double major and minor.{{Cite web |title=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University |url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/405-1000-45039,c18204.php?Lang=en |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=NDHU, National Dong Hwa University |language=en}}

For 2022-year graduates, more than 40% and 20% of students obtained minor and double major degrees respectively, making it the second-highest and forth-highest university in Taiwan.{{Cite web |last=張 |first=德勝 |title=耕耘在地 貢獻社會： 東華的挑戰；挑戰東華 |url=http://www.tair.tw/Media/Default/Seminar/1070126-27/%E7%B0%A1%E5%A0%B1%E6%AA%94/0126.6-%E5%BC%B5%E5%BE%B7%E5%8B%9D%E4%B8%BB%E4%BB%BB.pdf}}

In 2018, NDHU ran a learning community program, students can form interdisciplinary project-based learning communities with support of scholarship.{{Cite web |title=東華大學學生自主學習社群展現學生服務在地、跨域整合能力 |url=https://secret.ndhu.edu.tw/p/406-1011-149097,r4485.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=secret.ndhu.edu.tw |language=zh-tw}}

NDHU introduced Taiwan's first "Brick Program" (Break / Redefine / Imagine / Catalysis / Kindle). It consists of 20 one-credit "blank courses" that are retrospectively recognized. Students propose their own topics and plan their learning, while teachers provide consultation and support. The practical learning process is not limited by semesters, and the acquired abilities and knowledge are not confined to a single discipline. Students can apply for credit recognition at any time during their studies and receive certification for learning achievements ranging from 1 to 20 credits.{{Cite web |title=BRICK簡介 |url=https://spcndhu.weebly.com/brick3177720171.html |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=東華社會參與中心 |language=zh-TW}}

Some of the proposals participated in by NDHU students include: using art creation to promote practical actions on environmental issues, teaching an elective course at their own high school for younger students, promoting international exchanges through postcards, supporting reading and education for disadvantaged rural youth, and organizing the Hult Prize international competition.{{Cite web |title=東華大學首推「磚家學程」自主學習，強調真實生活學習與實踐 |url=https://secret.ndhu.edu.tw/p/406-1011-149166,r4533.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=secret.ndhu.edu.tw |language=zh-tw}}

In 2022, NDHU School of Management and NDHU College of Science and Engineering were selected into first round of "Key Bilingual College" (雙語重點學院) in "Program of Bilingual Education for Students in College" (大學雙語學習計畫) by Ministry of Education (MOE) for its highly internationalized curriculum, faculties, and students, which received high funding for expansion of English curriculum and teaching.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=教育部全球資訊網 |url=https://www.edu.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=9E7AC85F1954DDA8&s=B92BCD8072ECC23F&Create=1 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) |language=zh-Hant-tw}}

NDHU has 14 varsity teams, covering 11 sports disciplines, including track and field, swimming, basketball, volleyball, soccer, badminton, softball, baseball, table tennis, lacrosse, tennis, taekwondo, triathlon, and orienteering. The coaching staff consists of professors from the Department of Physical Education and Kinesiology and instructors from Physical Education Center.{{Cite web |title=運動代表隊 |url=https://rc041.ndhu.edu.tw/p/412-1078-19363.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=rc041.ndhu.edu.tw}}

Chen Shih-Hsin, the first Taiwanese Olympic taekwondo gold medalist, served as NDHU's taekwondo coach, to train Olympic gold medalists.{{Cite web |title=陳詩欣：用20年青春換取金牌的女孩 |url=https://www.parenting.com.tw/article/5071792}} Wang Cheng-Pang, first Taiwanese Olympic silver medalist for Olympic archery team, was NDHU's archery coach, to train next Olympic medalists.

In the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Games, NDHU achieved a record of 7 golds, 4 silvers, and 9 bronzes, ranking among the top five universities with the sport-related department. At the 2023 World University Games, multiple members of the NDHU Varsity Team were selected for the national team in track and field, swimming, and taekwondo.{{Cite web |title=東華大學運動校隊黃國倫、葛吳諺明、蔡念恩三位選手入選成都世大運選手 |url=https://www.ksnews.com.tw/20230604m03/}}

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The Dong Hwa Corner Art Festival was firstly co-curated in 2014 by Tien Ming-Chang, Professor of Art and Design, and the “Corner Art Team”, a cross-disciplinary and intercollegiate team. The festival adopted the concept of “Corner, discover the beauty of art!” and collected hundreds of artworks from teachers and students across the NDHU. The artworks were displayed in every corner of the NDHU campus, with the main axis of “Living Museum” as the curatorial theme. A “NDHU Art Treasure Map” was designed to provide participants with a map to find the exhibits in various places, conveying the spirit of “art is around us”.{{Cite web |title=第二屆東華角落藝術節Dong Hwa Corner Art Festival |url=http://chipswyh.weebly.com/7/post/2015/10/dong-hwa-corner-art-festival.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=王詠翔 W-Y-H |language=zh-TW}}

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{{Cquote|Let the creators and visitors get to know NDHU, this beautiful university, again and discover the different faces of NDHU.
As long as you are interested and passionate about artistic creation, everyone can be a creator and embellish every corner of NDHU with your own works.|author=Tien Ming-Chang (2014)}}

The above are the two major curatorial concepts of the “Dong Hwa Corner Art Team”. During the art festival, “Artist Lectures” were held, inviting artists from various places to share their creative experiences and communicate with the NDHU creators. The artists who participated included Taiwan’s contemporary female artist Wang Xiaoqing, Taiwan’s environmental artist Li Kaiti, Taiwan’s indigenous artist Zhang Enman and other creators.{{Cite web |title=不分科系的藝術盛宴~全東華都是我的美術館 |url=http://www.poja.com.tw/news/life/2017-12-01/10683.html |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=洄瀾網}}{{Cite web |title=東華大學「角落藝術節」校園即展場，百件藝術作品遍地開花 |url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/404-1000-148236.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University |language=zh-tw}}

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NDHU International Cultural Night is an annual extravaganza, which is a grand arts festival brings together students from around the world who use music, dance, singing, and various other forms of expression to convey their cultures to the audience.

The NDHU International Cultural Night includes Taiwanese representative performance by the Indigenous Dance Troupe from NDHU College of Indigenous Studies. With the theme of the voices and dances of Taiwan's 16 indigenous tribes, the troupe presents the rich and diverse Taiwanese indigenous cultures, blending tradition with modernity through contemporary dance and showcasing their unique charm. It also features student performances from countries such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Indonesia. These students showcase the distinctive cultural features of their respective countries through their performances, including the songs and dances of the South Pacific island nations, African drumming and saxophone performances by Caribbean countries, and the poetry and dance of Mongolia.{{Cite web |title=東華大學2021國際文化之夜，「疫」遊世界 |url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/404-1000-189939.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University |language=zh-tw}}

Beyond being a stage for performances, International Cultural Night also serves as a platform for cultural exchange. Through this event, international and local students have the opportunity to collaborate and deepen their understanding and friendships. Additionally, International Cultural Night invites students and teachers from nearby schools in the community, promoting interaction and communication between NDHU and its local community.

For International Cultural Night 2022, there are over 200 international students from 21 countries participated in the performances, and the host has students from Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Estonia, Belize, and exchange students from the University of Edinburgh, which showcases NDHU's internationalization and its emphasis on multiculturalism.{{Cite web |title=國際深耕歡慶東華大學28歲生日－2022國際文化之夜 |url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/404-1000-202517.php?Lang=zh-tw |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University |language=zh-tw}}

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NDHU has academic partnerships in teaching and research with more than 500 universities across the Americas, Asia, Oceania, Europe, Middle East and Africa, including University of California, San Diego in San Diego, University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Purdue University in West Lafayette, University of California, Irvine in Irvine, University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, University of Nottingham in Nottingham, Uppsala University in Gotland, Peking University in Beijing, Fudan University in Shanghai, Nanjing University in Nanjing, Freie Universitaet Berlin in Berlin, Universitat de Barcelona in Barcelona, University of New South Wales in Sydney, Korea University in Sejong, Yonsei University in Seoul, Tohoku University in Sendai, Hokkaido University in Sapporo.{{Cite web|title=亞洲 Asia {{!}} 國立東華大學 國際事務處|date=7 December 2018|url=https://oia.ndhu.edu.tw/guest/partner-school/asia|access-date=7 July 2021|language=zh-TW}}{{Cite web|title=統計資料 Data and Statistics {{!}} 國立東華大學 國際事務處|date=3 January 2019|url=https://oia.ndhu.edu.tw/administrative-service/data-and-statistics|access-date=7 July 2021|language=zh-TW}}

NDHU established over 10 dual degree programs throughout the world, including Dual-MSc in accounting with Tohoku University in Japan, Bachelor-Master with University of Essex in UK, Dual-PhD with UCLouvain in Belgium, Dual-MA with Hiroshima University in Japan, Dual-BBA with University of Technology Sydney in Australia, Dual-PhD with Macquarie University in Australia, and Bachelor-Master with Lincoln University in New Zealand, Dual-MBA with University of Texas Arlington in United States, Dual-MBA with ESC Rennes School of Business in France.

NDHU is one of Taiwan's three universities at VIP Consortium (Vertically Integrated Projects Consortium), a global alliance of higher education institutions with Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) programs. The universities of consortium are across Europe, America, Asia, which was founded by several universities including University of New South Wales, Arizona State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, New York University, and University of Michigan.{{Cite web |title=VIP Sites {{!}} VIP Consortium |url=https://www.vip-consortium.org/institutions |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.vip-consortium.org}}

NDHU Chinese Language Center is one of Taiwan's greatest impact institutions in Mandarin education. The university is selected as first round of 10 Mandarin Education Centers in "Taiwan Huayu BEST Program" by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Education (MOE) to jointly promote international cooperation program in Mandarin Education in United States and Europe.{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Taiwan Mandarin Educational Resources |title=Taiwan Mandarin Educational Resources Center |url=https://lmit.edu.tw/. |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=lmit.edu.tw |language=en}} The university runs two oversea Chinese Language Centers at Howard University and Oakland University in the United States to bring Taiwanese Mandarin education to the partner universities. NDHU is also selected one of nine universities in "Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship" by MOFA to expand academic cooperation and Mandarin education with European universities and selected one of five universities in "Africa Elite Talent Cultivation Program" with National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal University by MOE to expand Taiwan's academic impact and Mandarin education to African.{{Cite web|title=東華大學獲教育部「臺灣優華語計畫」高額經費補助|url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/406-1000-181869,r5152.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=7 July 2021|website=國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|language=zh-tw}}{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Internet|title=Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship programme introduction|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/uk_en/post/7738.html|access-date=4 February 2022|website=Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. 駐英國台北代表處}}{{Cite web|title=「非洲菁英人才培育計畫」增進學術交流創造高教雙贏|url=https://www.edu.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=9E7AC85F1954DDA8&s=B43B962A8E4A4A2F |website=Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) | date=12 October 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022}}

NDHU further establishes academic partnerships with global research institutes, including Academia Sinica, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, National Academy of Marine Research, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, Central Geological Survey, Central Weather Bureau, European Union Centre in Taiwan, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology in India, Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in China.{{Cite web|title=本系與中研院物理所學術交流合作備忘錄 - NDHU PHYS|url=https://c002.ndhu.edu.tw/files/14-1025-14378,r1162-1.php?Lang=en|access-date=7 July 2021|website=c002.ndhu.edu.tw}}{{Cite web |title=國立東華大學 |url=https://ias.ndhu.edu.tw/contract/detail/param/1778 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=ias.ndhu.edu.tw}}

File:湯志民1.jpg|Incumbent Director of Department of Education, Taipei City Government {{ill|Tang Chih-Min|lt=|zh|湯志民}} (AA)

File:Tsai Ping-kun.jpg|Deputy Mayor of Taipei and Principal of Chien Kuo High School Tsai Ping-kun (AA)

File:張明文.jpg|Incumbent Director of Department of Education, New Taipei City Government {{ill|Chang Ming-Wen|lt=|zh|張明文}} (MEd)

File:吳武雄.jpg|The 13th & 14th Principal of Chien Kuo High School {{ill|Wu Wu-Hsiung|lt=|zh|吳武雄}} (AA)

File:吳武典.jpg|The Chinese-speaking world's Master of Special Education {{ill|Wu Wu-Tien|lt=|zh|吳武典}} (AA)

File:002 ama & koli.jpg|Taiwan's first indigenous principal {{ill|Tiway Sayion|lt=|zh|帝瓦伊·撒耘}} (AA)

File:林道生.png|The Taiwan's Master of Indigenous Music {{ill|Lin Dao Sheng|lt=|zh|林道生}} (AA)

File:第10屆立法委員傅崐萁.jpg|The KMT Caucus Chair at Legislative Yuan Fu Kun-chi (MPA)

File:陳培瑜 CHEN, PEI-YU.jpg|The DPP Caucus Secretary General at Legislative Yuan {{ill|Chen Pei-Yu|lt=|zh|陳培瑜}} (MEd)

File:甘耀明.png|The Taiwan's famous novelist Gan Yao-ming (MFA)

File:Yoga-Lin.jpg|The Taiwan's famous Pop Music singer Yoga Lin (BA)

Less than 30 years, NDHU alumni have contributed to society in field of arts and sciences, business, sports, and public & international affairs.

• Tzu-Hsien Tung (Honorary PhD), incumbent chairperson of Pegatron, co-founder of ASUS Computer Inc. and its former vice chairman.
• Yoga Lin (BA), famous Taiwan Pop Music Singer
• Gan Yao-ming (MFA), famous Taiwan novel and essay writer
• Fu Kun-chi (MPA), KMT caucus chair at Legislative Yuan and former Magistrate of Hualien County.
• Chen Pei-Yu (MEd), DPP caucus secretary general at Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
• Tsai Ping-kun (AA), Deputy Mayor of Taipei, former Deputy Mayor of Taichung, Deputy Minister of Culture, and Principal of Chien Kuo High School and Taichung First Senior High School.
• Tang Chih-Min (AA), Founding Principal of Affiliated Senior High School of National Chengchi University, Distinguished Professor of Graduate Institute of Administration and Policy at National Chengchi University, Director of Department of Education at Taipei City Government.{{Cite web|title=湯志民|url=https://educ.nccu.edu.tw/zh_tw/faculty/-%E6%B9%AF%E5%BF%97%E6%B0%91-93466051}}
• Wu Wu-Hsiung (AA), 13th Principal of Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, the Taiwan's 1st high school.{{Cite web|title=國立臺灣師範大學數位校史館|url=http://archives.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/c4/c4_5_15.jsp|access-date=13 November 2021|website=archives.lib.ntnu.edu.tw}}
• Chang Ming-Wen (MEd), Director of Department of Education, New Taipei City Government.{{Cite web |last=新北市政府 |date=2013-10-08 |title=機關首長 |url=https://www.ntpc.gov.tw/ch/home.jsp?id=77d1089097b70355 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=新北市政府}}
• Lin Da-kuei (MSc), Vice President & Partner at KPMG Cybersecurity in Taiwan.{{Cite web|last=謝昀澤|date=25 March 2021|title=KPMG 臺灣企業資安曝險大調查：疫情撩起資安大海嘯，「三多」密技避免成為下一個受駭者 - KPMG Taiwan|url=https://home.kpmg/tw/zh/home/media/press-releases/2021/02/tw-kpmg-cyber-risk-report.html|access-date=12 February 2022|website=KPMG|language=zh-TW}}
• Liu Li-wei (BBA), Partner at Deloitte LTD.{{Cite web |title=東華會計學系企業參訪全球四大會計師事務所－勤業眾信聯合會計師事務所 |date=9 May 2023 |url=https://n.yam.com/Article/20230509493162}}
• Wang Li-yu (MBA), Founder of Chatime, the world's leading teahouse.{{Cite web|title=六角國際事業法說會|url=https://www.lakaffagroup.com/source/invest20141225143756-793.pdf}}
• Wang Ching-chi (MBA), President at Château Hotels & Resorts, former president of Farglory Hotel.{{Cite web|title=組織與團隊-夏都酒店集團 Château Hotels & Resorts|url=https://www.chateau-hotels.com.tw/investors/index.php?index_id=24|access-date=12 February 2022|website=www.chateau-hotels.com.tw|language=zh-Hant}}
• Chen Sao-liang (MBA), President at Taiwan International Ports Corporation.{{Cite web|date=17 June 2019|title=台灣港務公司總經理 陳劭良升任 {{!}} 中央社 {{!}} {{!}} Newtalk新聞|url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2019-06-17/260980|access-date=12 February 2022|website=新頭殼 Newtalk|language=zh-Hant-TW}}
• Liu Wei-zhi (BS), Direct of the Board at Advantech.{{Cite web|title=東華大學27週年校慶慶祝茶會暨頒獎典禮圓滿結束|url=https://www.ndhu.edu.tw/p/406-1000-189211,r4956.php?Lang=zh-tw|access-date=13 November 2021|website=國立東華大學 NDHU, National Dong Hwa University|language=zh-tw}}{{Cite web|title=About Advantech - Advantech|url=https://www.advantech.com/about|access-date=13 November 2021|website=www.advantech.com}}
• Wang Chia-ching (MA), Vice President at Google Inc. in Taiwan.{{Cite web|title=【經濟系系友講座】110.10.08(五)王嘉慶先生演講（Google台灣副總經理 ）|url=https://announce.ndhu.edu.tw/mail_display.php?timestamp=1632182101&fbclid=IwAR3HjTDO3lQN0YmvN6JxbbRmwBCOZ1zOk-1WU5nIGM28pEPTFimvJT7tGuc}}
• Ben Tsai (MA), Vice President at Cathay Venture.
• Lin Allen (BS), Associate Vice President at Foxconn.{{Cite web|last=楊傑名|first=記者|date=17 March 2017|title=安盟生技林群倫： 「創業就是把笨的事情，做到好。」-環球生技月刊|url=https://news.gbimonthly.com/tw/celebrity/show.php?num=18184|access-date=12 February 2022|website=news.gbimonthly.com|language=zh-tw}}
• Wang Cheng-pang (AA), the member of Chinese Taipei's silver medal men's archery team at 2004 Summer Olympics.

File:Yang Mu.jpg|Laureate of Newman Prize for Chinese Literature (2013) and Cikada Prize (2016) Yang Mu

File:東華華文 吳明益 Wu Ming-yi.jpg|The first Taiwanese nominee of Man Booker International Prize (2018) Wu Ming-yi

File:Cheng Ching-Mao.jpg|Laureate of Japanese Order of the Rising Sun of Emperor of Japan (2014) Cheng Ching-mao

File:Chiao Chien.jpg|Laureate of Chinese Lifetime Achievement Award in Anthropology (2015) Chiao Chien

File:Wu M-K.jpg|Taiwan's first International Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (2004) Maw-Kuen Wu

File:Chen-Wei Liu.jpg|Laureate of Les Grands Prix from Institut de France (2016) Chen-Wei Liu{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Internet |title=駐法國張大使銘忠應邀出席法蘭西自然科學院院長Bernard MEUNIER主持之台法科技獎頒獎典禮 |url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/fr/post/4837.html |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=駐法國台北代表處 Bureau de Représentation de Taipei en France |language=zh-Hant-TW}}

File:Chia-Liang Cheng.jpg|Foreign Member of A.M. Prokhorov Academy of Engineering Sciences, Russia (2016) Chia-Liang Cheng

File:Sy-Yen Kuo.jpg|Life Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Sy-Yen Kuo

File:ChungJuChang.png|Life Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Chung-Ju Chang

File:Li-Chun Wang.jpg|Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Li-Chun Wang{{Cite web |title=Wang' s Lab (Li-Chun Wang) |url=https://wang.web.nycu.edu.tw}}

File:HCC s.jpg|Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and Fellow of British Computer Society (BCS) Han-Chieh Chao

File:Lin S-F.jpg|Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Shin-Feng Lin

File:Yang C-L.jpg|Fellow of Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Ching-Nung Yang

File:Lin F-Z.png|Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and President of National Applied Research Laboratories Faa-Jeng Lin

File:Lin,Chia-Chih.jpg|Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Lin,Chia-Chih

File:何清華.jpg|Fellow of Optical Society of America (Optica Fellow) Ching-Hwa Ho{{Cite web |title=Ching-Hwa Ho 何清華 |url=https://sites.google.com/view/ching-hwa-ho |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}

File:Wen y-k.jpg|Director of Board of Directors of Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Yin-kann Wen

File:Lin Z-L.jpg|Director of Board of Directors of Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Jin-Lung Lin

File:Wu C-S.jpg|Chairman of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research Chung-Shu Wu

File:石世豪.png|Chairperson of National Communications Commission of Republic of China (Taiwan) Shyr-Hau Shyr

File:楊翠.jpg|Chairperson of Transitional Justice Commission of Republic of China (Taiwan) Yang Tsui

File:孫大川肖像.jpg|Chairperson of Council of Indigenous Peoples of Republic of China (Taiwan) Paelabang Danapan

File:朱景鵬.jpg|Chairperson of Research, Development and Evaluation Commission of Republic of China (Taiwan) Chu Chin-Peng

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