Providence University

Providence University (PU; Chinese: 靜宜大學; pinyin: Jìngyí Dàxué) is a Catholic co-educational institution in Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Providence University is one of U12 Consortium member school, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP network.[3]

For the college in Rhode Island, United States, see Providence College. For the college in Manitoba, Canada, see Providence University College and Theological Seminary.

Providence University
天主教靜宜大學
Motto進德、修業[1]
Motto in English
Virtue with Knowledge[2]
TypePrivate (Roman Catholic)
Established1956
PresidentChuan-yi Tang (唐傳義)
Academic staff
346
Students11,895
Undergraduates10,716
Postgraduates1,179
Location
Shalu, Taichung
,
Taiwan

24°13′37″N 120°34′48″E
AffiliationsAssociation of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
U12 Consortium
Websitepu.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).[4] 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.[5]

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.

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

    Taiwan Railway

    See also

    References
    1. "靜宜特色". Providence University. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
    2. "Who We Are". Providence University. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
    3. https://search.isepstudyabroad.org/University/Detail/a33472e7-77c9-423a-8984-53e86245bcad
    4. Providence University Homepage
    5. About Providence University
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