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Mr. Lee Chang-huan was the Winner of Mandarin Speech Contest Held at Tamkang University

A speech as well as a recitation contest for Mandarin learners was held under the auspices of Public Services Center on October l8. It attracted more than 60 students from the Chinese Language Program at T.K.U. In the end, a student from Indonesia whose name is Lin A-jung and a student from Russia whose name is Marat Razimovich won the First Prize of the primary section and the medium section for recitation contest respectively. As for the speech contest, the First Prize went to Lee Chang-huan from Thailand. Mr. Lee has been here for a year. His topic was: “My Observations of the Popular Culture in Taiwan” He won chiefly because he knew how to use his body language to his advantage.

Tamkang University Is Getting Ready to Celebrate Her 5lst Birthday

Following is a bunch of news about how we are getting ready to celebrate our 5lst anniversary:

National University of Asuncion Wishes to Establish Ties with Tamkang University

When Prof. Dr. Paul Battilana Nigra visited Tamkang University together with his wife last week, he expressed his wish to establish an exchange program with T.K.U. “I came all the way crossing two continents, my intention is obvious; I came to explore the possibilities of establishing ties with your esteemed school.”

Napoleon Bonaparte Show Enthralled T.K.U. Women Faculty Members

Pessimism Looms over Taiwan Debacle in APEC:

In the first meeting held in the afternoon of October 23, under the auspices of Tamkang Forum, many deans who attended the meeting expressed their opinions after Taiwan’s withdrawal from APEC. The consensus impression they gave seems to be one of depression, even despair.

Tamkang University Will Soon Have Her Own First Labor Law

Beginning this year, Tamkang University has lumped all full-time so-called “blue-collared” workers into the protection blanket of the new Labor Law, which will soon become effective to benefit every working person under this plan.

College of Education Will Hold an International Conference to

An international conference on renovation of the educational/teaching program in high and primary schools will be held at the International Conference Room, Chueh Sheng Memorial Building between November l and 2.

The Seminar Held in the Tenth Convention for German Teachers/Scholars

The l0th Convention for German Teachers/Scholars Association and the Seminar held between October 20 and 2l at the International Conference Room, Ching Sheng Memorial Hall was considered a great success. Mr. Lee Kuei-hsien, the world renowned translator and poet laureate candidate for Nobel Prize for Literature 2002, was invited to give a key-note speech, “Crossing the Border: A Confession”. It was simultaneously translated into German by Prof. Holger Hoeke, and both the speaker and the translator had done such a wonderful job that the enthused audience greeted them with a resounding applause.

Tamkang U. Faculties Are Forewarned by Their Supervisors to Get Ready

“The first-class management is to attract good students and to acquire resources from the society, whereas a befouled management is to court disasters and one can soon find there is no rescue at hand.” This was how Dr. Clement C.P. Chang, Founder of Tamkang University, admonished those who attended the First Phase Convention of Teaching/Administration Innovation for T.K.U. Faculty. The deans and chairs of the university were his target audience.

Tamkang U. Will Soon Offer Futures Studies Regular Program to Interested Students

A study program for Futures Studies designed by Center for Futures Studies, T.K.U., is now being pursued vehemently, and it will shortly be put into effect.