Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages
文藻外語大學
Motto	“Revere the divine, love the human"
Established	1966
Type	Private
President	Dr. Francis K. H. So
Academic staff	306 (full time)
Undergraduates	9000
Postgraduates	130
Location	Sanmin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Campus	Suburban
Affiliations	Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia
Website	wzu.edu.tw

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The Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (WZU; Chinese: 文藻外語大學; pinyin: Wénzǎo Wàiyǔ Dàxué) is the only university devoted to languages in Taiwan. It awards A.A., B.A., B.B.A. degrees, and offers a master's degree program M.A., M.B.A., and M.F.A.. Students from abroad can get a visa to study Chinese in Taiwan at Wenzao Ursuline, as it is one of the only 28 Chinese Language Centers accredited by the Ministry of Education.^[1] It is a member of Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA), a member of international collaborative exchange agreements.

History

Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, named after the first Chinese Bishop Lo Wenzao, was established in 1966 by Sisters of the Roman Union of the Order of St. Ursula as the Wenzao Ursuline Junior College of Modern Languages. The institution remained a female-only Junior College until 1980. After years of preparations, it became “Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages" in 1999, and the only college in Taiwan dedicated to languages. It preserved the junior college program in English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese, two-year college and four-year college programs were added. There are also eight new departments established after it was restructured, and they are: Applied Chinese, Foreign Language Instruction, Translation & Interpreting, International Affairs, International Business Administration, Digital Content Application and Management and Communication Arts. The Center for Teacher Education and the Center for General Education were established in 2001. In 2007, in-service graduate students will be admitted to the Graduate Institute of Foreign Language Education and Cultural Industries, the Graduate Institute of International Business and Cultural Practices, the Graduate Institute of Creative Arts Industries, the Graduate Institute of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and Graduate Institute of Foreign Language Education and Cultural Industries. There are over 8000 students.

Motto

The school motto is “Revere the divine, love the human.” The school hopes to prepare students into not only professionals of international communication and holistic development in world citizenship, but also leaders who serve humanity.

Faculties

• Department of English
• Department of French
• Department of German
• Department of Spanish
• Department of Japanese
• Department of Applied Chinese
• Department of Foreign Language Instruction
• Department of Translation and Interpreting
• Department of Communication Arts
• Department of International Affairs
• Department of International Business Administration
• Department of Information Management and Communication

Rankings

-Global View Monthly Best Colleges of Taiwan in 2012, among all vocational colleges in Taiwan,
1st / Ration of foreign faculty to local faculty
1st / Number of courses taught in English
1st / Number of international collaborative projects
2nd / Number of international exchange students
3rd / Performance of graduates

-Cheers Magazine What do Taiwan Top 1000 Enterprises love about college graduates?, among all vocational colleges in Taiwan,
1st / Graduates with Global view and foreign languages skills
1st / Number of courses taught in English
among all private vocational colleges in Taiwan,
1st / Ratio of foreign exchange students to local studentes
1st / Ration of foreign faculty to local faculty

-Global View Monthly and 104 Job Bank 2012 University/College Evaluation, among all vocational colleges in Taiwan,
1st / the most loved college by enterprises in both the South and East of Taiwan
1st / the most loved college by the cultural and educational related industries
1st / the most loved college by the mass media industries

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages.

• List of universities in Taiwan

References

External links

• Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (English Home)
• Ursuline

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