Providence University

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Providence University (PU; Chinese: 靜宜大學; pinyin: Jìngyí Dàxué; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chēng-gî Tāi-ha̍k) is a Catholic co-educational institution in Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Providence University is one of the U12 Consortium member schools, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP network.

Providence University

天主教靜宜大學
Motto	進德、修業(Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō-tek, siu-gia̍p)
Motto in English	Virtue with Knowledge
Type	Private (Roman Catholic)
Established	1956
President	Chuan-yi Tang (唐傳義; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g Thoân-gī)
Academic staff	346
Students	11,895
Undergraduates	10,716
Postgraduates	1,179
Location	Shalu, Taichung , Taiwan 24°13′37″N 120°34′48″E
Affiliations	Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia U12 Consortium
Website	pu.edu.tw

History

Providence Hall

Providence University was founded by an American congregation, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Indiana, United States). In the summer of 1919, Bishop Joseph Tacconi of Kaifeng, Henan Province, Republic of China, met with Sisters of Providence general superior Mother Mary Cleophas Foley to request sisters for a school for young women in Kaifeng. In 1921 Mother Marie Gratia Luking (1885–1964) and five other Sisters of Providence founded the Hua-Mei Girls' Elementary and High Schools there, one of the first schools for girls in China. In the spring of 1929, the school was forced to close because of political turbulence.

The Providence Sisters, enthusiastic about female education, endeavored to establish another school in spite of the critical situation. In 1932, by the effort of the Board of Trustees, Ching-Yi Girls' High School was instituted in Kaifeng. Cardinal Paul Yü Pin was the first chairperson of the Board of Trustees, and Chi-Liang Ing was the first president of the school. In 1942, Mother Gratia and the other sisters were imprisoned and did not regain their freedom until 1945.

In 1948, the Chinese Civil War forced the sisters to retreat first to Shanghai and later to Taiwan.

In July 1989, it has turned into "Providence University for Women". From 1993, it turned into "Providence University", and started to enroll male students.

Successive principals

No	Name	Term
1	Jing-an Ho (何靜安)	1956－1957
2	Shih-jung Kung (龔士榮)	1957－1959
3	Jen-yu Tsai (蔡任漁)	1959－1971
4	Anthony Guo (郭藩)	August 1971－July 1990
5	Hsi-kuang Hsu (徐熙光)	August 1990－January 1994
6	R. C. T. Lee	February 1994－June 1999
7	Chen-kuei Chen (陳振貴)	July 1999－July 2002
8	Ming-te Yu (俞明德)	August 2002－July 2010
9	Chuan-yi Tang (唐傳義)	August 2010－

Academics

College of Foreign Languages and Literature	Department of English Language, Literature and Linguistics	Department of Japanese Language and Literature
	Department of Spanish Language and Literature

College of Humanities and Social Sciences	Department of Chinese Literature	Department of Ecological Humanities	Center for Taiwan Studies
	Department of Social Work and Child Welfare	Department of Mass Communication
	Department of Taiwanese Literature	Graduate Institute of Education
	Department of Law	Center for Teacher Education

College of Sciences	Department of Financial and Computational Mathematics	Department of Applied Chemistry
	Department of Food and Nutrition	Department of Cosmetic Science
	Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics

College of Management	Department of International Business	Department of Business Administration
	Department of Accounting	Department of Tourism
	Department of Finance	Business Management Program (Continuing Education)
	Executive Master of Business Administration	Master Program in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

College of Computing and Informatics	Department of Computer Science and Information Management	Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
	Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering	Master Program in Applied Information and Technology Management

International College	Global Master of Business Administration	Global Foreign Language Education Program
	International Business Administration Program	Foreign Language Center

Center for General Education

Industrial College

Campus Building

Anthony Guo Hall

This building is named after the memorial of 4th principal of school: Anthony Guo. Inside the building is College of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Continuing Education, Department of Law, Department of Mass Communication, Department of Social Work and Child Welfare, Art Center, Center for Computer & Communication and International Conference Hall.

Transportation

Taichung City Bus

Taichung Bus

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United Highway Bus

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CTbus

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GEYA Bus

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Kuo-kuang Motor

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Freeway Bus

Ho-hsin Bus

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Road

• Taiwan Boulevard
• Taichung Interchange, Freeway 1 (Taiwan)
• Shalu Interchange, Freeway 3 (Taiwan)

Taiwan Railway

• Shalu Station
• Taichung Main Station

See also

• List of universities in Taiwan

External links

• Providence University on Facebook