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TKU'S HAPPY TO SHARE EXPERIENCES OF EXCELLENCE

As Tamkang outperformed all the other private universities in Taiwan during the pan-collegiate assessment organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE) last year, MOE has asked Tamkang specifically to host an event of demonstration on February 20. Nearly 60 presidents or vice presidents of Taiwan’s private universities have been invited to Tamsui Campus for a day tour, during which the operation of Tamkang’s administrative, academic and student affairs will be explained.

UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA ARRIVES FOR FURTHER COOPERATION

The President of the University of Vienna, Prof. Georg Winckler, the Deputy Dean of their College of Philosophy and Culture, Prof. Mag. Dr. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzika, and the Vice Director of the East Asian Studies Program of the same university, Prof. Richard Trappl, accompanied by Chen Hsiu-chuan, the Secretary of the Bureau of International Cultural and Educational Relations of the Ministry of Education, arrived at Tamkang last Wednesday for the possibility of establishing the recognition of a dual degree system and research exchanges in Sinology between these two universities.

MUSIC CARNIVAL AND MOVIES TO MARK THE YEAR OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Since the Dean of the College of Foreign Languages, Sung Mei-hwa declared this academic year as the Year of Foreign Languages last semester, a series of events to celebrate foreign language learning have been launched. This semester between March and May, some exciting programs will continue to remind us the joy and benefit of learning a foreign language as well culture. They are a Music Carnival in March, movie appreciation in April, and a Foreign Language Week in May.

67 PER-CENT OF FACULTY MEMBERS AND STAFF APPLIED FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL GRANT IN 2005 ACADEMIC YEAR

According to estimated numbers gathered by the Office of Research and Development, Tamkang’s faculty members and staff proposed 429 research projects to the National Science Council (NSC) in the academic year of 2005. The result of approval by NSC will be released from June to August.

OPENING OF THE SEMESTER IN LANYANG CAMPUS SEES STUDENTS DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION

FOURTEEN FELLOW STUDENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING SUCCEED IN THE GOVERNMENT EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTANTS

Fourteen fellow students of the Department of Accounting, College of Management have passed the government exam of accountants this year. The students are as follows: Yen Yu-fan, Li Kuan-ming, Hsieh Mong-ling, Huang Wei-lun, Wen Yi-hua, Hsu Shu-ping, Wang Shi-wen, Tsai Chan-tin, Lui Yi-chin, Li Chi-hong, Chang Chia-wen, Gan Shi-fen, and Wu Jing-chen.

PROFESSOR LIN MENG-SHAN HAS APPLIED FOR AN IMPORTANT PATENT SUCCESSFULLY

Professor Lin Meng-shan of the Chemistry Department won a patent for his invention, the “Electronic sensor and methods for detection of the per-hydrogen peroxide concentration in solution” in Taiwan two months ago, and the same patent is pending in the US presently.

PROFESSOR WEI DUAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE STEWARD TO STEER THE CROSS-STRAIT FINANCIAL RESEARCH CENTER

TKU set up Cross-strait Financial Research Center at the start of the February. The Center invited Professor Wei Duan of the Department of the Banking and Finance to be its first ever director.

CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT HOSTS AN INNOVATION COMPETITION

The Chemistry Department of TKU will host the 1st National Chung-ling Chemistry Innovation Contest on this coming Saturday (25) at its departmental auditorium. There will be 274 high school students representing 70 groups from all over the island to attend this competition.

CHEERY BLOSSOMS BECKON THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING