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The 34 Batch Japanese Students from Reitaku University Have Arrived Here

“My name is Ishi Mai. I hope that I can make more friends in Taiwan. Please be nice to me while I’m here. Thank you.” This was what a new-recruit student from Reitaku University, Japan, said bashfully in broken Mandarin to an eagerly-awaited audience in the International Conference Room, Ching-sheng Memorial Hall last Thursday (Feb. 21).

Japan’s Heisei International University Baseball Team Will Meet with Their Counterpart,

A baseball team led by coach Ooshima Yushihara will hold a friendship tournament with the baseball team of TKU at Hsin Chuang Baseball Field. The date is set on Feb. 26, the time is from 1:30 to 5:00 P.M.

Chueh Hsuan, a Traditional Chinese Garden, was Formally Declared Open on January 31, 2002

As the season of spring sets in, one of the noticeable things about the campus of TKU is that almost everywhere it is teeming with blooming trees and luscious dwarf evergreens. The newly opened Chueh Hsuan (the classical Chinese garden) is even more splendid with pink cheery blossoms and sweet-smelling hawthorns. Many students frequent here to forget everyday chores and consider it the Elsium in the mundane world.

A Delegation of Waseda Faculty Visits Tamkang U. on Feb. 25

An exchange delegation led by Dr. Shigeru Shimane, Associate Administrative Director of Academic Affairs Division, Waseda University, Japan, will arrive at Tamkang University today (Feb. 25) at 4:00 P.M. to discuss distance education program with Dr. Feng Chao-kang, V.P. for Academic Affairs.

Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Will Hold a Modern Painting Exhibition as of Feb. 26

If you think that traditional art is a dead end and there is no way out, think again; because if you go to see the Exhibition of Modern Painting tomorrow at 10:00, Feb. 26, in Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center, TKU, you may change your mind.

Prof. Kao Huey-chun, Director of Champion Incubator Center,

Dr. Kao Huey-chun, Professor of Chemistry, concurrently Director of Champion Incubator Center, TKU, has been recently promoted to serve as Chief Inspection General Director, Division for Promotion of New Technology Programs Exploration for Medium and Small Businesses/Enterprises, Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Dr. Lin Juo-yu of Southeast Asian Studies, TKU Was Received by

A team consisting of 4 people and led by Dr. Lin Juo-yu, Director and Associate Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, went to Malaysia during winter vacation and they were cordially received by Duan Mahardi, Prime Minister of Malaysia and had held vis-a-vis dialogue with him.

Tamkang University Together with National Chia Yi University Will Stage a Gala Musical Event

A “Night of Taiwan Suite” concert will be held respectively on March 1 (Friday), 7:30 P.M. in the National Music Hall, Taipei and on February 27 (Wednesday), 7:30 P.M. 200 admission tickets have been reserved for students of TKU. Interested students can come forward to Tamkang Times at B426, Business and Management Building for 2 tickets per person.

The Regulation Requiring Faculty’s Physical Presence at School

A resolution governing full-time teacher’s stationing-at-school for 4 days regulation, which had been passed in last year’s pan-colleges conference, is expected to be fully implemented this semester.

A New STM1 Special Line Will be Installed in TKU Next Month:

The width of broad band of TKU will be further expanded, as it is announced by a responsible official from Information Processing Center, TKU which, translated into technical terms, means to upgrade T3 (45 Mbps) originally linked to HiNet to STM1 (155 Mbps). It is estimated that a hook-up will be implemented as soon as the 15th of March. By then, TKU faculty and students will enjoy a free ride on the Internet highway.

Nothing Is more Important than to Raise Faculty’s Academic Distinction and Students’ Impetus for

As the spring semester re-opens on Feb. 18, Dr. Clement C.P. Chang, Founder of TKU, told reporters of Tamkang Times that the essential challenge facing Tamkang U. will be 1) elevating the research standard of the faculty and 2) promoting students’ impetus for studies.