Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (WZU; ) is the only university devoted to language education in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. It awards A.A.,

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degrees, and offers a master's degree program conferring M.A.,

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, and M.F.A. degrees. Students from abroad can get a visa to study Chinese in Taiwan at Wenzao, as it is one of the 63 Chinese language centers accredited by the

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. It is a member of the

Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia The Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA) is an organization of Christianity, Christian university, universities and colleges in Asia, dedicated to Christian witness and service in the field of education. It consists of ...

(ACUCA), the Association of Southeast and East Asian Catholic Colleges and Universities (ASEACCU), the

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(ICUSTA), the

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(UMAP), and the

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(IAUP).

History

Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (formerly Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages) was named in honor of

Luo Wenzao Luo Wenzao (; also spelled Luo Wenzhao ( zh, c=炤, labels=no), Wenzao Lo, Luo Wencao, and variations of Gregorio Lopez in Western sources. (27 February 1691) was the first person of Chinese people, Chinese ethnicity to be appointed as a Bis ...

, the first Chinese bishop. It was founded in 1966 by the sisters of the Roman Union of the Order of St. Ursula as "Wenzao Ursuline Junior College of Modern Languages". At the beginning of its establishment, admission was only open to female students. In 1980, Wenzao first opened its doors to male students. In 1999, it was officially restructured to become "Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages". It was renamed "Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages" in 2013.

Colleges and degree programs

College of International Culture, Education, and Foreign Affairs

*Department of English (BA, AA, MA) *Bachelor's Degree Program of International Business English (BA) *Department of Translation and Interpreting (BA, MA) *Bachelor's Degree Program of International Tourism and MICE (BA) *Department of Foreign Language Instruction (BA) *Department of International Affairs (BA, MA) *Center for English Language Teaching *Center for Teacher Education

College of European and Asian Languages

*Department of French (BA, AA) *Department of German (BA, AA) *Department of Spanish (BA, AA) *Department of Japanese (BA, AA) *Department of Southeast Asian Studies (BA, MA)) *Graduate Institute of European Studies (MA) *European Union Center

College of New Media and Management

*Department of Digital Content Application and Management (BBA) *Department of Communication Arts (BA) *Graduate Institute of Creative Arts Industries (MFA) *Department of Applied Chinese (BA, MA) *Department of International Business Administration (BBA, MBA)

Ursuline College of Liberal Arts

*Center for General Education *Center for Ursuline Education *Center for Physical Education

Department of International Affairs (BA, MA)

International Affairs at Wenzao is curriculum developed based on the rise of globalization with a focus on international culture studies, international politics, and international economics. Above 90% of courses in this department are taught in English. As of 2021, there are 200 Taiwanese students enrolled in the program and 97 international students from over 10 different countries. Students come from: Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Hungary, Netherland, France, UK, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Nigeria, Somalia, USA, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent, Brazil, Peru, Switzerland, and Germany. Since the Spring of 2021, the department of International Affairs has published a student-run magazine to showcase student's articles. The first issue was published i
July 2021

References

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