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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WINS GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION FOR THE FOURTH TIME

In order to promote E-technology to Taiwan’s industries and businesses, the Industrial Development Bureau of Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) established a professional “Yellow Pages” for who’s who in Taiwan’s high-tech and service industries. The aim of such a directory is to encourage qualified high-tech companies to apply for registration, and once they have been approved, they will be able to render their experience and services to companies or industries that are in need of information technology. In 2001, when MOEA opened the entry to universities and colleges for application, TKU’s Department of Information Management (DOIM) applied and was approved subsequently. The National Cheng-Kung University and TKU were the only two universities that entered this Yellow Pages then. This year TKU was once again admitted, together with four other universities, for the fourth time in five years.

MASTER LECTURE SERIES ON SCIENCE UNVEIL IN MARCH

The College of Science held a series of lectures delivered by renowned scholars in both pure and applied sciences last week. Speakers included Dr. Lee Yuan-Tseh, the President of Academia Sinica (AS), Dr. Chang Jun-Yen, the President of National Chiao-Tung University, Biologist Su Yuan-Zhi, and finally two AS research fellows, DR. Lin Sheng-hsian and Dr. Lin Ming-Chang.

WANTED: GRADUATES OF TKU. THE BIG FOUR ACCOUNTING COMPANIES BEGIN THEIR HEADHUNT FOR TALENTS

The big four accounting firms in Taiwan, Deloitte & Touche, Pricewater-

TAISHIN BANK AND IDEE DEPARTMENT STORE COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE GRADUATION EXHIBITION

The sixth graduation exhibition of the Department of Educational Technology, “Don’t Ask Me What DOET Is,” was held from March 7 to 10 in the Exhibition Hall of Business Administration Building, where the works by this year’s graduates were presented. In addition to the materials for educational training designed for industries, digital learning materials written for elementary, junior high school students, and graduates that are about to enter employment were on display as well.

ONE MORE JAPANESES UNIVERSITY SEALS A PARTNERSHIP WITH TKU

Aizu University of Japan signed a partnership with TKU on Monday in a ceremony held in Ching Sheng International Conference Hall, becoming the 86th sister university of Tamkang. Aizu’s goal in recent year is to “Create Computer Wizards” and its technological endeavor did not go unnoticed as the university was picked by Microsoft, together with MIT, Carnegie Mellon and six other top universities in the US, to participate in its “Windows NT Academic Project.”

TWO OUTSTANDING LOCAL ARTISTS APPOINTED TO BE THE ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT LANYANG

Lanyang Campus has recently invited two well-known artists, who are both I-lan natives, to be the artists in residence. They are Chou Chen, a professional painter, and Professor Lin Miao-jian. Their main task is to bring art and beauty to the campus with their Chinese watercolor paintings and calligraphy. Some of their works, such as those of Chou Chen, can be seen on the walls of various floors in the campus’ main building, Clement Chang Building Complex.

BASEBALL RESEARCH ROOM HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE LIBRARY

Through the efforts of Professor Lin Xin-chen from the Department of Information and Library Science and the United Daily Newspaper, a special research room on rare newspapers clips and photographs of Taiwan’s baseball movement starting from the end of WWII until present was established this semester. Tons of documents and pictures had been filtered through before approximately 50,000 written reports, and 1,500 pictures became digitalized. So far, two thirds of them have been indexed, and a multi-media program on the Almanac of Taiwan’s Baseball has been complied. Furthermore, Professor Lin has set up a special website, where history of teams, coaches and players can be found.

RESULTS OF HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY CONTEST UNVEIL

NEWLY SET-UP CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING CHALLENGES STUDENTS FOR CREATIVITY

College of Liberal Arts (CLA) established a unique “Center for Innovative Learning and Development” at the beginning of this semester and is currently promoting its first ever event, inviting students to submit any creative work/idea regarding the people, affairs or objects of Tamkang. Chao Ya-ly, the Dean of the CLA is thrilled about this competition and is confident of the role her Center can play in terms of stimulating creativity among students. Only through this kind of bottom-up, i.e. from students themselves to contemplate on issues of what creativity is, who are creative, and how to be creative, can creativity and innovation be spread to the top of university, and hopefully, the whole society, so that constructive reforms can be instigated.

AUCTION FOR CHARITY HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED BY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

There will be an auction for charity held on the Poster Street on Tamsui Campus between 6 and 10 of March. This event is organized by the Departmental Association of the Business Management, together with Taipei Medical University and University of St. John’s.