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.[3]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.
