For over a semester now, TKU’s Graduate Institute of Asian Studies has benefited from the experience and professionalism of visiting professor, Dr. Mitsuyoshi Ishida. Dr. Ishida is a senior scholar at Japan’s Waseda University; he specializes in the triple-fold field of business, government, and academic studies. He explained that the chance to serve as a visiting professor arose in part due to the long-time friendly relationship between Waseda and Tamkang University, and due to Tamkang’s recent establishment of the Center for Japan Studies.

He expressed his hope that he “can apply the Waseda model of business-academic cooperation to Tamkang University”.

His teaching method involves open-classroom discussions in which students exchange and discuss their respective opinions.

When asked of his time at Tamkang, Dr. Ishida responded “I really like the environment here. I hope I can continue on indefinitely!”