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UNITED ELECTRONICS AND OTHER WELL-KNOWN ENTERPRISES HOLD JOB FAIR AT TKU WINNERS-TO-BE WANTED!

In order to assist graduates in job hunting, Career Planning and Placement Section, Office of Student Affairs, is to hold 9 lectures and 35 briefings from this week to the end of March. Students are welcome to join the event and find appropriate jobs before graduation.

TKU CONTRACTS SISTER SCHOOL WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF AIZU FROM JAPAN

Several visitors from The University of Aizu (Japan)---President Tetsuhiko Ikegami, Hiroyuki Sagawa (Director of Institute of International Strategies) and Kenta Ofuji (in charge of the institute’s international activities)---came to Tamkang last week. President Tetsuhiko Ikegami indicated, “The University of Aizu specializes in computer software and long-distance teaching, and eagerly looks forward to instant academic exchanges with TKU.”

INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENTS JOINING TKU GRADUATE SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAM

The 2006 school year graduate entrance exams for both normal and in-careered students will take place on March 18 and 19 in Tamsui campus. Compared with last year, there is a great increase of enlisting rate this year, with totally 7593 students taking graduate school exams (increase with 2000 people) and 1460 students taking in-careered graduate school exams (increase with 400 people).

COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES HELD SYMPOSIUM ON TAIWAN’S GLOBAL RELATIONSHIP

College of International Studies held the 2006 Symposium on Taiwan’s Global Relationship at Room T701, Tamsui Campus, on March 15. 15 papers focused on Taiwan’s Cross-strait relationship with Mainland China, and international relationship, re read in this conference.

DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE HELD “CITY ZEN GARDEN DESIGN CAMP”

A few days ago, Dept. Of Architecture (DOA) held a “2006 International Design Camp on City Zen Garden” in the recreation farm between Hongshulin and Zhuwei MRT stations. 197 undergraduate and graduate students from Dept. of Architecture participated in the contest in both design drawing and making a garden. Professor Haakin Rasmussen from Bergen School of Architecture in Norway was invited to assist the student.

GRADUATION EXHIBITION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY: COOPERATION BETWEEN ACADEMY AND LOCAL BUSINESS RECEVIED GREAT COMMENTS

The 6th graduation exhibition of Department of Education Technology, “Don' t Ask Me What DOET Is,” completed satisfactorily last Friday. In the opening ceremony, President C. I. Chang states her wish that TKU may hold graduation exhibition outside of campus or cooperate with local business, so that students' achievement may be well-known to the public.

TKU ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS HELD TAIWANESE FOOD FAIR

A variety of cultures is near in front of us. Without going out of TKU, you can have a comprehensive cultural tour of Taiwan. Have you ever thought to travel around Taiwan but can not find enough time to complete the plan? From 13th to 17th, thirteen TKU alumni associations will change the poster path into a touring site for all staff and students to experience Taiwanese local cultures, taste different food, and have fun with various games.

THE QUARTET OF TKU HARMONICA CLUB WON THE FIRST PRIZE AT NATION-WIDE STUDENTS’ MUSICAL CONTEST

Four members of TKU Harmonica Club, including Lai Chun-yu (B class, junior, Dept. of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering), Shih Han-chen (senior, Dept. of Mathematics), Chen Cheng-tuen (C class, senior, Dept. of Information Management) and Huang Yen-kai (B class, senior, Dept. of International Trade) participated the 2005 Academic Year Nation-wide Students’ Musical Contest, held by Hsinchu Social Education Center on March 7, and won the first prize of harmonica quartet, college student section.

CAMPUS CONCERT “CRAZY SPRING” WAS SUCCESSFULLY HELD ON MARCH 7 AT STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER