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Prof. Hsu Ting-chi Identified Some TKU Drawbacks in Last Year’s National Quality Control Contest

In a meeting held on March 25, faculties of TKU had discussed the possibilities of executing total quality management in Tamkang U.

The Transmission Rate of Syllabi to Students on the Website Have Increased This Year

According to the statistics of Office of Academic Affairs, the average transmission rate of academic syllabus by way of website has risen 10 percent which, translated in figures, is 76.08% as compared to 65.59% last year. In other words, there is an increase of nearly 500 courses that students may find their syllabi on their own PC’s.

TKU Faculties Are Getting Ready to Do More Research Work Soon

It seems that Colleges of Sciences and Engineering have caught the momentum of the call by Dr. Clement C.P. Chang, Founder of TKU, to raise the academic standard of research among faculties and to instigate the impetus of knowledge quest in the student body.

362 Freshmen Landed at TKU thru Recommendation/Screening Way

According to TKU Student Recruiting Committee, the outcome of the 2002 successful freshmen having passed the TKU matriculation examination was announced on March 28. The statistics released by Office of Academic Affairs shows that there were 19 departments that held such an examination. Of the 2529 contestants, 362 were admitted. The success rate is 14.31%, a little higher than last year.

Pres. Chang Horng-jihn Went to Australia to Attend a Symposium during the Spring Break

While everybody was taking it easy during the spring break, Pres. Chang Horng-jihn was traveling in Australia, not for fun, but strictly for business, because he had to go to Adele, Australia on April 6 to attend a symposium “In Search of Perfection: Pursuit and Guarantee of University Education and Research Quality”. He was scheduled to give a speech on the sub-topic of the symposium: “The commercialization of University Research Product”.

A Total of 37 TKU Professors Were Touted for Their Exclusive Services to the Students

A total of 37 TKU student advisors, including Pro. Ku Tai-kuang, et al., will be honored and cited as the most beloved teachers by students who, alongside 8 colleges, had voted for them, in a Seminar to discuss the Technical Know- how of Counselors and Advisors on April 17.

A Series of Lectures on “Methods of Collecting Information” Will be Held between April 22 and 25 a

Do you know that the Chueh Sheng Memorial Library owns a collection of 4,000 electronic journals? And how much does it cost the university? According to Prof. Huang Hung-chu, Director, Chueh Sheng Memorial Library, these resources would cost the school budget a whopping NT$10,000,000.00 per year.

The Pageant of Overseas Students’ Cultural Show Attracted many People Who Came and Enjoyed the Gour

Statistics Shows that 77 Restaurants in Tamsui Passed the Minimum Sanitation Standard after a Survey

A sanitation/hygiene survey on eateries and restaurants outside TKU campus has just been released. A total of 77 restaurants and soda fountains have passed the minimum standard; there are 34 led by Cheng Wei Restaurant that even grossed more than 90 points. Compared to last year in which 4 could not even reach the passing grade (60), we can say for sure that things are improving.

Mr. & Mrs. Lin Chia-ho Set up a Scholarship Fund for NT$1,500,000.00 for TKU Needy Students

It is indeed great news to learn that Mrs. Lin Chen Tz-hsin, wife of Mr. Lin Chia-ho, Director of the Board, Kuo Chih Electronics Co., Ltd. has donated NT$1,500,000.00 to use as a scholarship fund to help out needy students at TKU.