In August 2005, the Hualien School of Education was restructured into Hualien University of Education (HUE), with the establishment of the College of Education. Subsequently, in August 2008, the HUE merged with National Dong Hwa University, placing the Multicultural Education Institute under the Hua-Shih College of Education at National Dong Hwa University.

Since August 2010, the institute has been merged with the Department of Curriculum Design and Potentials Development, offering Master's and Ph.D. programs in Multicultural Education.

In August 2016, the Department of Curriculum Design and Human Potentials Development was renamed the Department of Education and Human Potentials Development (DEHPD). In August 2024, the enrollment for the Multicultural Education Master's and Ph.D. programs within the DEHPD ceased, and they were newly established within the Hua-Shih College of Education, renamed as the Graduate Program of Multicultural Education.

The aim of the Graduate Program of Multicultural Education is to develop educational research based on cultural studies. That is, to consider diverse cultural contexts as a prerequisite for research and to criticize and reform the underlying hegemony of a single culture. Therefore, the academic spirit of this program lies in the deconstruction and reconstruction of existing cultures, emphasizing both critical and creative approaches.

Master & Ph.D. Program of Multicultural Education

1. Local theories, methods, and practices of multicultural education: With in-depth understanding of multiethnic and multicultural contexts particular to Taiwan, we build local theories, methods, and practices of multicultural education Through observing different educational experiences and critical examination of hegemony in education, social work, psychology, and medical institutions, we seek to mitigate structural violence due to ethnic, gender and class differences and strengthen subjectivities for child, youth and adult education.

2. Critical understandings of culture , LGBTQ+, civic participation, social inclusion in education reform and social reformation: Enhance sensitivity for democratic values and social justice for educators through comprehending diverse community memories and viewpoints, in search for a  shared future across differences for our society.

3. Restoration of an ecology of multi-species intersubjective co-existing ethics: unsettle anthropocentric epistemology, develop holistic and relational thinking, and reflect and reexamine decolonizing strategies in entanglements of capitalism, globalization, and past and ongoing colonial governmentality.

4. Multicultural education practices founded on local culture with global vision: Integrating globalized education and local knowledges, develop critical analysis of power, society, culture and agency, and bring multicultural awareness into education action practice.

Curriculum Overview
The program covers education, sociology, cultural studies and anthropology, which emphasize the integration and teaching cooperation of four disciplines. For example, pedagogical courses consist of globalization and education, indigenous education, critical pedagogy, etc. Sociology and anthropology include sociology of gender, social class and education, etc. Cultural studies include cultural interpretation and criticism, identity and difference, etc.

Career Outlooks

1. Tertiary lecturers and elementary-secondary level teachers.

2. Civil servants: Formulate laws and regulations based the multicultural perspectives to carry out democratic practices (social supervision, social responsibility auditing, socially early warning.

3. Community constructing educators: Deeply engaged in educational work for communities.

4. Cultural and artistic workers: Integrate multiculturalism in cultural and artistic education and lifelong learning.

5. Researchers: Engaged in research in related fields

Successive Directors