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TKU’S 53RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—SMALL BUT BEAUTIFUL

TKU STRONG ON ECONOMICS RESEARCH—ONLY FALLING BEHIND NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY

According to statistics compiled by National Science Council, TKU has been a leader in Economics research over the recent ten years, even ranked 2nd amid all universities in 2002 and 2003 academic years respectively, only behind National Taiwan University (NTU). Knowing this phenomenon, President Chang Horng-jinh stated that our faculty was good at research and encouraged them to continue their efforts.

FOUR PRESIDENTS OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES VISITED TKU LAST WEEK

Four university presidents from the U.S. visited TKU last week. Among them, the president of St. Mary University of Minnesota State, Dr. Louis De Thomsis, who arrived last Tuesday, Nov. 11, visited TKU for the first time. In this visit, he signed several bilateral academic agreements, one of which is to sign university sister ties next year. Arrangements for TKU’s President Chang Horng-jinh to visit his university next year are also under way.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT RAISES FUNDS TO LAUNCH A COMPANY

“Welcome Back to the Alma Mater” activity for the 45th anniversary of the Department of Chemistry was held at the TKU anniversary celebration on November 8th. Approximately 30 alumni from the Northern Taiwan region attended to discuss the possibility of establishing a company. A decision, which would transform the Departmental Office of Alumni Affairs from a casual, non-profit organization into a profit-oriented enterprise named Chung-ling Ltd. It would develop the ‘Chung-ling Monetary Project’ relying on the graduates’ entrepreneurial resources in both industrial and commercial sectors, and should work reciprocally for all parties involved.

THE SCULPTURE OF THE GLOBAL VILLAGE WAS UNVEILED IN GLOWING WINTER SUNLIGHT

FACULTY AND ALUMNI SPELLBOUND BY MUSIC CONCERT

MONEY TALKS—OR DO KISSES? TEN COUPLES KISS FOR AN HOUR TO COMPETE FOR AN NT$10,000 PRIZE

A DEPARTMENTAL ASSOCIATION FOR ALUMNI AFFAIRS WILL BE SET UP BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND CO

The Department of Information and Communication held an opening ceremony for a joint-event—‘Founding meeting of the departmental association for alumni affairs’ and ‘Innovative digital multi-media research room’ at the Communication Building, room O306 on Nov. 8, the 53rd anniversary day. Alumni of the department were also invited to attend and share their experiences of further studies or career choices with the students.

OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS DURING THE WINTER BREAK ACCEPT ENROLLMENT

There will be three overseas study tours organized by the College of Continuing Education of TKU for this winter break. They are the English language study tour at University of Auckland, New Zealand, English language study tour at University of Sydney, Australia, and Japanese Tokyo language and culture study tour. Anyone who is a registered student of the College and is over 16 years of age as well as any students of TKU can participate in the tours. They will have to mix with students from other countries in the form of international camps and small classes once they arrive at their designated country.

JAPAN’S NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY PROVIDES EXPERIENCE IN THE SEARCH OF CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

There will be an “International Conference on Culture and Environment” opening at 9:00 a.m. in room I 501, at Chueh-sheng Memorial Library Building on the 20th and 21st of this month. The organizers include TKU’s College of Liberal Arts, Department of Chinese, The Department of Environmental Studies of Nagasaki University, Japan, the Division of General Education and Core Curriculum of Hsing Wu College as well as TKU’s Center for China Studies. This conference is an attempt to research issues of culture and environment from both cultural and social perspectives as opposed to the usual scientific and technical approach.