# Providence University

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.

## History

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 |
| College of Foreign Languages and Literature | Department of Spanish Language and Literature | |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Chinese Literature | Department of Ecological Humanities |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Social Work and Child Welfare | Department of Mass Communication |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Taiwanese Literature | Graduate Institute of Education |
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department of Law | Center for Teacher Education |
| College of Sciences | Department of Financial and Computational Mathematics | Department of Applied Chemistry |
| College of Sciences | Department of Food and Nutrition | Department of Cosmetic Science |
| College of Sciences | Department of Data Science and Big Data Analytics | |
| College of Management | Department of International Business | Department of Business Administration |
| College of Management | Department of Accounting | Department of Tourism |
| College of Management | Department of Finance | Business Management Program (Continuing Education) |
| College of Management | 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 |
| College of Computing and Informatics | 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 College | 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.

### Multi-Purpose Court
## Transportation
### Taichung City Bus
#### Taichung Bus

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#### United Highway Bus

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#### CTbus

* Route 162
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#### GEYA Bus

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#### Kuo-kuang Motor

* Route A2

### Freeway Bus
#### Ho-hsin Bus

* Route 7511

### Road

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

### Taiwan Railway

* Shalu Station
* Taichung Main Station