NO. 978 2015-10-19

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Numbers of International Students Continue to Grow
On Oct. 14 the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs held the yearly overseas new student welcoming party. (Photographed by Wei-Jian He)

【Wan-xuan Qin, Tamsui Campus Report】On Oct. 8 the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs (OICSA) calculated that there were 611 new international students and 83 overseas exchange students. This brings the total number of students from abroad to 1859 altogether. On Oct. 14 the OICSA held a welcoming party for new overseas students in the Student Activity Center at 5pm. Aside from Director of OICSA, Pei-wha Chilee, and Vice President of International Affairs, Wan-chin Tai, making an appearance, there were also Department heads of Science, Literary Arts, Engineering, Business and Management and Foreign Languages and Literature, totalling to 400 people.

TKU’s E-learning Executive Master’s Program Reaches 3rd Year
31 new students arrived for the E-learning Executive Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies last week to receive courses. The students gathered together with professor of the Graduate Institute of the Americas, Francisco Luis Perez (right). (Photographed by Guo-zhen Wu)

【Xin-yu Wang, Tamsui Campus Report】Last week students of Tamkang University’s E-learning Executive Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies were able to meet with their teachers and experience many of Taiwan’s unique delicacies. The official opening ceremony took place on Oct. 12, and the new students arrived to Ching-sheng International Conference Hall to receive courses, welcomed to a banquet, officially beginning the 3rd year of the of the program. Students came from Honduras, Panama, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Colombia and El Salvador, totalling to 21 first-year students and 10 second-year students. In attendance was Director of the Office of International and Cross Strait Affairs (OICSA), Pei-wha Chilee, Director of the College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Hsiao-chuan Chen, and Director of the College of International Studies, Kao-cheng Wang.

TKU Meets TED

【Tamkang Times】On Oct. 31 TKU will be approved for the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) assembly and will begin holding 2015 TKUxTED yearly events in the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center. The first assembly will be themed, “A Different Way of Thinking,” and the two curators of the program are Planning Assistant of the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs, Vincent Lu, and second-year student of the Department of English, Zi-heng Hong.

Ministry of Science and Technologies Makes Record of TKU Periodicals

【Ji-yu Cai, Ya-han Cao, Tamsui Campus Report】Four of Tamkang University’s periodicals have been evaluated by the Ministry of Science and Technologies’ Humanity, Social and Science research center and recorded in the Taiwanese Humanities and Social Science Core Citation Index. These periodicals include the Tamkang Journal of Chinese Literature, Tamkang Review and Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences.

Malaysian TKU Alumni Honored for Success
On Aug. 15 the Federation of Alumni Association of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia (FAATUM) held their 41st Anniversary that was themed, “Passing Along the Torch - Creating New Heights of Innovation Together.” President of FAATUM and Alumni of the Department of Accounting, Ser-chong Lee, was presented with the Second Hua Guang Professional Achievement Award. (Picture provided by the Office of Alumni Services and Resources Development)

On Aug. 15 the Federation of Alumni Association of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia (FAATUM) held their 41st Anniversary that was themed, “Passing Along the Torch - Creating New Heights of Innovation Together.” President Flora Chia-I Chang and Vice Pres...

TKU Faculty Volleyball Battle
From Oct. 12 to 19 in the Shao-mo Memorial Activity Center intense volleyball matches took place. (Photographed provided by Lanyang Campus)

【Tamkang Times】Lanyang Campus fights hard for the championship! From Oct. 12 to 19 in the Shao-mo Memorial Activity Center extremely intense volleyball matches took place. This competition included 22 teams of university faculty members going head to...

The Votes are In
The Student Association election results are in. (Picture provided by Ying Lu)

【Yi-mei Chen, Tamsui Campus Report】The results for the 21st Student Association Election are in! Voting took place from Oct. 13-15 and a total of 3448 votes were counted. Group number one of candidates received 1135 votes and group number two receive...

Sharing Experience is Bliss
The Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section held the, “Blissful Experience Sharing,” event that took place from Oct. 13-15 on Hai Bao Street. (Photographed by Zhong-yi Wu)

【Yi-mei Chen, Tamsui Campus Report】Last week, people in white uniforms with QR codes moved back and forth on campus, but there wasn’t an accident. It was a part of the Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section’s, “Blissful Experience Sharing,” event that took place from Oct. 13-15 on Hai Bao Street. Eight tents were set up by alumni of different departments and 16 student clubs. The different groups told stories of their experiences in public service, encouraging new students to become part of the many caregiving programs.

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