The design idea and spirit of this institution’s logo is created and shaped from the abbreviation of the Department of Public Administration of National Dong Hwa University, i.e., ‘Dong Hwa PA’. ‘Dong’ (East) indicates that the sun rises in the east and the University strides toward the light of hope. ‘Hwa’ (Chinese) implies the sun and the moon shines down in its full glory. To look into the future, while copious streams of waters flow in channel to the Pacific, the institution, located in Hualien, look at the world with a Taiwanese perspective. For ‘PA’ in the logo, mountains and waters penetrate into the symbol of the Chinese characters of public administration, whereas it encourages undergraduates, postgraduates and faculty members of the department to behave themselves in the name of public interest.