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LIN CHOW-MIN CROWNS FAR EAST ARCHITECTURE AWARD

Lin Chow-min, a part-time lecturer at the Department of Architecture and Building Technology crowned the Far East Architecture Award. Lin was the fourth TKU alumnus to win such an award. Lu Li-huan, Hsieh Ying-chun and Wei Kuo-sheng, all TKU alumni, won such an honor last year.

DEPT OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TOPS THE LIST OF ENROLLMENT RATE

The newly established daytime Department of Information and Communications tops the list of enrollment rate, reaching 100 percent and becomes the most popular department, while the Department of Aerospace Engineering being popular in the past hasn’t reached 90 percent, according to the statistics announced by the Office of Academic Affairs.

FRESHMEN’S ENGLISH TEST WILL BE HELD ON NOV. 2

In order to implement the policy of globalization, all the freshmen and the make-up students who selected English this semester should take part in the Freshmen English Test to be held on Nov. 2.

RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA TO STRENGTHEN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE WITH TKU

A delegation of Renmin University of China, led by Zhen Tienzhuan, Director of the Council of Academic Affairs of RUC, arrived at Tamsui Campus on Oct. 18 for a visit.

ROC CHINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SOCIETY SET UP TO PROMOTE CHINESE LANGUATE TO INTERNATIONAL STAGE

The Republic of China Chinese Language and Culture Society promoted by the Department of Chinese, TKU was formally established on Oct. 9. Prof. Lu Kuo-ping was elected as President of the newly established society.

VEEP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS INSTRUCTS TO PROMOTE ISO14001 BY OBTAINING CERTIFICATE IN 2 YEARS

Accompanying the continuously raising the awareness of environmental protection, Vice President for Administrative Affairs Flora C.I. Chang instructed all the departments concerned to speed up the process of the ISO 14001(environmental control system) certification so as to obtain the certificate within two years.

TEACHERS URGED BY TKU PRESIDENT TO TRY THEIR BEST TO HELP UPGRADE STUDENTS’ IMPETUS OF STUDY

TKU President Chang Horng-jinh called on the faculty to try their best to help upgrade the “reading atmosphere”.

PROF. TERRY ANDERSON OFFERS NEW DIRECTION FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

MOE MISSION TO VISIT TKU TOMORROW

A 30-member Screening Committee Delegation of the Ministry of Education(MOE), led by Emeritus Prof. Su chung-ching of National Taiwan University(NTU) will arrive at Tamkang University(TKU) tomorrow for a visit to screen the “Comprehensive Private Universities’ Medium-range Development Plan” for the 2002-2004 Academic Year.