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The Department of Educational Technology Signs Three Way Agreement

Tamkang University Signs Agreement to Cooperate With Xiamen University

【Tamkang Times】From October 15th to 17th President of Administration, Po-yuan Kao, attended the eighth annual United Cultural Cross Strait Innovative Enterprise and Research Conference. This was TKU’s first time attending this conference that contained over 300 individuals representing 130 universities. Po-yuan Kao stated, “I hope to be able to widen the view of Tamkang University and create more opportunities to cooperate and exchange with different universities. Po-yuan Kao then explained that the concept of creating a culturally related education begins through the cooperation of the university with the city. He continued, “Through working with the resources in the city we are able to create a culturally structured education system. So the key point is acknowledging the city resources as a need for academic growth.”

The Chinese French Online Long-distance Exchange

【Reported by Bo-xian Lu, Tamkang Times】The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature are working in cooperation with New Functional Enterprise Information Co. to create “Innovative Chinese Language and Cultural Education for International Trade.” The Director of New Functional Enterprise Information Co., Professor Ruey-shiang Shaw, along with colleagues from the online Chinese language program, Yes!Mandarin, met with representatives from France via online communication.

Wind Engineering Week was a Blast

Campus Environment Quality Improvement Begins with Business and Management Building

Hsi-Deh Wu Appointed Chairman of the Association of Taiwanese French Translation

【Reported by Ya-ting Li, Tamkang Times】Dean of the College of Foreign Language and Literature and Professor of the Department of French Language, Hsi-deh Wu, has been appointed the Chairman of L'Association taiwanaise des traducteurs de français (Ass...

Taipei Okinawa Higher Education Conference Ponders on Globalization

【Reported by Yan-ling Chen, Tamkang Times】The Ministry of Education’s Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan held the second annual “Taipei Okinawa Higher Education Conference” in the Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on December 18th for the promotion of a higher learning exchange between Taipei and Okinawa. The participants included the Department of Education’s Political Deputy Minister, Pi-twan Huang, Chairperson of the Osaka University Committee, Takashi Inoue, 12 Universities from overseas with 8 international university presidents, 9 national university presidents including President Flora Chia-I Chang. Adding the number of the vice presidents and the members of the Foundation for International Cooperation in Higher Education of Taiwan, the event had a total of around 80 people.

TKU’s Chinese Newspaper Has Been Published in THCI Core For Three Consecutive Years

【Reported by Wen-yuan Zheng, Tamkang Times】The Department of Chinese Language has published the Chinese Times Newspaper in the National Science Councils’ THCI Core for the third year in a row. The Chinese Times was created in 1992 and has included is...

Student Organization Activities Performances and Training

The Elite Dream to Reality Forum

【Reported by Yi-feng Lu, Tamkang Times】The Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section added a new event for student groups on November 1st titled, “The Elite Dream to Reality Forum.” It was hosted by Dean of Student Affairs, Chih-en Ko, who invited the Chairman of the Educational Society for Student Organizations, Tung-miao Chang. The theme of the event will be to take a look at the student groups from the point of view of a developing enterprise. Chief of Student Affairs of Feng Chia University, Hsin-nan Chien, will explain to the different participating student organizations the reality of sales and management. The discussion will compare student groups to social services, local care programs, and creative sales. This discussion is designed to help the aim of student organizations to become more practical so that the bridge of academic knowledge and the career world can be established early. For more information please see link: