The Shan-Chih Hall is dedicated to the memory of the 100th birthday of Mr. Shan-Chih Lin, founder of Tatung University. The Hall was redesigned from the Rotunda of the University of Virginia, originally designed by Mr. Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson was referred to as a brilliant statesman, architect, scientist, naturalist, educator and public servant. Both Rotunda and Shan-Chih Hall symbolize the two founders' shared philosophy on and their dedication to education. Our Founder firmly believed that education laid the foundation for modernization and industrialization of Taiwan. He also believed that creating industrial business would lead the nation out of poverty and substantially improve its people's standard of living.

        In the era of Japanese occupation and under the Japanese policy for "Industrial Japan and Agricultural Taiwan", there was no industrial base in Taiwan. Our Founder had to start everything from scratch. He donated his property in 1942 to set up training and education programs to cultivate engineering talent, and later on to establish Tailing Senior High School and Tatung University. Dr. T. S. Lin was appointed Professor, President of Tatung University and Chairman of Tatung Company.

        Since then, Dr. Lin has dedicated himself to the implementation of management philosophy "integration of education and industry" for 58 years. Many graduates from Tatung University have been working in Tatung and become key executives in Tatung Company. Meanwhile, faculty members have engaged in many research projects to serve as the front end of product development at Tatung.

        The six pillars in the facade of the Hall are the symbol of the six key management principles of Tatung, product features, quality, delivery punctuality, services, creation of customer base, and profit sharing. It is Tatung's belief that customer is our number one priority. Customer satisfaction can be realized only when the six key principles are thoroughly carried out.

        The five-story structure houses the President's Office, conference rooms, concert hall, computer and language labs, audio-video library, distant learning classrooms, and so forth. Shan-Chih Hall not only has given a significant addition to the beautiful campus of Tatung University, but also has become a new landmark in Taipei.