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Tamkang Celebrates its 61st Anniversary in Style

At 9am today (Nov 12), Tamkang University’s 61st Anniversary Official Ceremony was held at the Shao-Mo Memorial Gymnasium. The ceremony was attended by numerous former Tamkang presidents, such as TKU Board of Trustees member Yea-hong Chen, Member of the ROC Control Yuan Dr. Louis R. Chao, Dr. Yun-shan Lin, and Dr. Chang Horng-Jinh. During the ceremony, the 25th Golden Eagle Awards were presented to a total of seven outstanding alumni, and donors to TKU were awarded with special mention and certificates.

TKU Alumnus Receives National Honor

TKU Recognized for Hiring Disabled Employees

TKU was recently named an “Outstanding Employer of Disabled Persons” by the New Taipei City government. An award ceremony, at which the TKU Dean of Human Resources will be presented with a prize, will be held on November 24. The Dean of Human Resources, Cheng Tung-wen, stated: “in the future, we’ll continue to hire employees with disabilities to serve as administrative staff, faculty, and general cleaning staff, and work to provide such staff with a disability-friendly work environment!” In recent years, the proportion of disabled employees at TKU has grown from 3.33% to the current level of 4.36%. The average duration of service for disabled employees at Tamkang is 14.75 years.

Chinese Palace-Style Classrooms Receive High-Tech Makeover

The TKU Chinese palace-style classrooms were the first classrooms built on the Tamsui Campus. Completed in 1954, they were the focus of the campus and brought traditional oriental beauty to Tamsui. Yet as technology became increasingly accessible and new classrooms were built – equipped with the latest computers, projectors, and screens – the Chinese palace-style classrooms became outdated. The President of the TKU World Alumni Association, Mr. Chen Ching-nan, recalled: “Back when I was studying at Tamkang, the Chinese palace-style classrooms were the only classrooms on the campus. I especially loved the evening sunsets. Sitting in the classrooms and watching the sun setting over Kuan Yin Mountain in the distance is a memory I’ll never forget”.

TKU Master’s Students Get Creative

In the recent 6th K.T. Creativity Award, first year TKU Master’s student from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Wang De-ren, and four of his classmates won second place in the 6th K.T. Creativity Award. Their competition entry was a digital fishing game that allows players to simulate on computer a popular night market game in which children sit around tanks filled with water and fish, which they scoop into a small plastic bag. Their second placing earned them NT $40,000 and a chance to present their design in the 6th Digital Art Festival Taipei.

Alumni Assistance in Creating Globalization

On 11th November, the TKU World Alumni Association held its 8th presidential election, in which the president, Chen Ching-nan, was reelected. Then, on the 12th, it held the 8th First Members Ceremony at the Ching Sheng International Conference Hall, Tamsui Campus. In attendance were the TKU President, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, all three vice presidents, and 150 alumni.

CEO of Cambridge University Press to Visit Lanyang

On November 25, the Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press, Mr. Stephen Bourne, will visit the TKU Lanyang Campus and deliver a lecture entitled “Competing on a Global Stage in a Changing World”. The lecture will describe current trends in inter-university competition brought on by globalization.

Egg Roll Festival at Tamkang

Giving Back to the Environment

As part of Lanyang Campus’ recent anniversary activities, the Dean of the College of Global Entrepreneurial Development, Dr. Ay-hwa Andy Liou, along with the General Manager of Epson Taiwan, Lee Lung-an, led Epson Staff and Tamkang students in planting 660 new trees. Together, they planted Chinese Rain Tree, Formosan Ash, Autumn Maple, Green Maple, and Formosan Michelia.