Tzu Chi University

Tzu Chi University
慈濟大學
Motto慈悲喜捨 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chû-pi Hí-siá)[1]
Motto in English
Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Unselfish Giving[2]
TypePrivate
Established1994
EndowmentNT$ 1.2 billion
($ 40 million)
PresidentIngrid Y. Liu
Academic staff
266
Undergraduates3,308
Postgraduates579
Location
Hualien City
,
Taiwan
,
 Taiwan

23°59′37″N 121°35′21″E / 23.99353°N 121.58918°E / 23.99353; 121.58918
CampusSuburban, 0.69 km²,
(168.28 acres)
ColorsGreen and Silver   
AffiliationsJPMAS
Websitetcu.edu.tw
Tzu Chi University
Traditional Chinese慈濟大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCíjì Dàxué
Wade–GilesTz’u² Chi⁴ Ta⁴-hsüeh²
Tongyong PinyinCíhjì Dàsyué
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChû-chè Tāi-ha̍k

Tzu Chi University (TCU; Chinese: 慈濟大學; Wade–Giles: Tz’u2 Chi4 Ta4-hsüeh2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chû-chè Tāi-ha̍k) is a private university in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. It was founded by the Tzu Chi Foundation (NGO). TCU has strong ties with Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation as well as five teaching hospitals in other parts of Taiwan.[3]

In 2024, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology was merged as Jinanguo Campus.

  1. ^ "校訓". Tzu Chi University. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ "Our History". Tzu Chi University. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ten Years of Healing"