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Tunghai University was founded by Methodist missionaries in 1955 as a comprehensive university, the first private university and the second oldest university in Taiwan. The university is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan, an urbanized area. On the grounds, the Luce Memorial Chapel (designed by noted architects Chen Chi-kwan and I. M. Pei) is a local landmark. The logo of the university contains a cross in reference to the statement in the founding documents that it was "founded in the love of Jesus," and the three linked circles refer to the Holy Trinity as well as the motto, "Truth, Faith, Deeds".The name "Tunghai" is the Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese characters 東海 (Dōnghǎi in pinyin), literally meaning "the east coast of the Taiwan Strait".HistoryTunghai University was founded on the Dadu Plateau, west of Taichung City, in 1955 by Methodist missionaries. The school was named "Tunghai" ("east sea") based on its position east of the Taiwan Strait.List of presidentsBeauson Tseng, 1953-1958Teh-Yao Wu, 1958-1972Ming-Shan Hsieh, 1972-1978, 1978-1992Ta-Nien Ruan, 1992-1995Kang-Pei Wang, 1995-2004Haydn Chen, 2004–2012Ming-Jer Tang, 2013-