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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) PLANS TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION WITH AN NT$ 50 BILLION SUBSIDY IN FIVE

Huang Jung-chun, Minister of MOE announced last week that MOE will budget a five-year NT$ 50 billion subsidy to promote projects at various faculties of higher education next year. In the light of this announcement, TKU Founder, Clement C.P. Chang and President Chang Horng-jinh requested that all related departments and institutes at TKU begin planning their research projects as early as possible so that they will meet this subsidy’s deadline. If they succeed, it will boost our university’s international standing.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED IN MAINLAND CHINA

TKU Alumni Association in Mainland China was inaugurated in Shanghai on Nov. 29th. 28 alumni who reside there joined TKU’s President Chang Horng-jinh, Vice President for Administrate Affairs, Flora C. I. Chang and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chao-kang Feng, for the founding ceremony, during which President Chang introduced the recent academic accomplishments of TKU. After that, he urged those alumni to unite together with all their resources available in helping one another in terms of their careers and welfare.

PRESIDENT CHANG AND TWO VICE PRESIDENTS VISIT UNIVERSITIES IN WU HAN REGION IN MAINLAND CHINA

“There will be substantial increase of further cooperation between TKU and both Wu Han University and Wu Han University of Science and Technology, as they are centers of excellence in social sciences, sciences and technology”, a conclusion derived from a visit by President Chang and two Vice Presidents, Flora Chang as well as Chao-kang Feng between November 27th to 30th.

PROFESSORS CHEN CHI-MING, LIN YU-YI AND NIEH CHIEN-CHUNG WIN THE BEST THESIS AWARDS, 2003

Theses written by TKU’s professors have won several awards this year. These Professors are Chen Chi-ming and Lin Yu-yi of Department of Civil Engineering, with their student, Yeh Bo-wen a graduate of the Department’s master program. They have won “2002 Thesis of Structural Engineering Awards” from the Chinese Association of Structural Engineering. The other Professor is Nieh Chien-chung of the Department of Banking and Finance, who has won “The Best Thesis Awards” from Taiwan Journal of Management. They will receive their prizes this Saturday, Dec. 13th at Howard International Center.

CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT IN CHINA AND TAIWAN OPENS TOMORROW

“2003 Conference on Accounting and Management in China and Taiwan” organized by the Department of Accounting of TKU and that of Chao Yang University of Technology opens at Chueh-sheng and Ching-sheng International Conference Halls respectively on Dec. 9. Thirty-six scholars and professors from related colleges and departments of Mainland China are anticipated to join this event and visit Taiwan for a week. The venue of the conference will move to Chao Yang University of Technology from 11th onward.

SEVEN TKU STUDENT CLUBS PERFORM FOR TAMSUI RESIDENTS IN SUI-DUI ACTIVITY CENTER

In order to give a glimpse of the passion and vitality of Tamkang students to Tamsui residents, “Tamkang Community Vitality Party” will be held at the Sui-dui Activity Center at 6:30 p.m. on November 9th. The Town Mayor, Guo Zhe-dau, an alumni of TKU and the District Chief Councilors of Sui-Dui District and Chung-Hsin District will attend the party.

FOUR SOCIAL WELFARE CLUBS AND ONE MUSICAL CLUB OF TKU HAVE WON UNITED DAILY NEWS’ UNIVERSITY YOUTH

Five of TKU’s social welfare clubs: Children’s Welfare Club, Torch Welfare Club, Chin-cheng Social Club, Tamkang Coach Club and Chinese Music Club, have won “The 11th University Youth Social Welfare Clubs Awards’ organized by the Culture Foundation of United Daily News. They will receive their prize money which range from NT$ 30,000 to 10,000 on Dec. 21 at the ceremony held in the United Daily News 2nd Building, Taipei.

ELECTION OF STUDENT COUNCIL TAKES PLACE NEXT WEEK

The 12th election of Student Council will be held on Dec. 16th and 17th. Candidates’ registration has started and ends at 2:30 p.m. this Thursday. They should go to Room X107, Five Tiger Hill Council Office to collect registration forms.

EXPERTS INVITED TO SPEAK AT CONFERENCE ON GENDER AND SEXUAL DISORDERS

The Counseling Section of the Office of Student Affairs will host a conference on “Gender and sexual disorders” at Ching-sheng Internaitonal Conference Hall on Dec. 11th and 12th. Experts such as Hsu Yousheng and Lin Hui-ying will give talks addressing these issues and over 160 student guides and counselors from various universities and high schools are expected to attend.