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TKU RATED AS NO. 1 ENGLISH-SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE YUAN: A HAPPY RESULT OF GLOBALIZATI

In the “High Quality English-Speaking Environment Award for the 2003 School Year” held by Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission, Executive Yuan (RDEC), TKU topped among the four winning universities, and will receive certificate, medal and NT$100,000 cash prize on Dec. 25, 2003 at the Taipei County Government.

A TEN YEAR RETROSPECT OF THE JUNIOR ABROAD PROGRAM BY COLLEGE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE;

“A Seminar of the Achievement and Prospect of Junior Abroad Program” was held by College of Foreign Languages and Literature (COFLAL) on Dec. 10, 2003, at Ching-sheng International Conference Hall. After listening to the briefing, Founder Clement Chang and President Horng-jinh Chang requested that in addition to College of Foreign Languages and Literature, every department of TKU should actively promote this program.

CHEERS SURVEYS 1000 ENTERPRISES IN TAIWAN, TAMKANG RANKS 9TH BEST MBA

The latest special issue of Cheers (20 November) unprecedentedly surveyed 1000 enterprises in Taiwan on the best MBA, and Tamkang ranked the 9th place in the list of “most favored by enterprises.” Dean of the College of Management Ting-ko Chen indicated that in competition with other national universities in the MBA trend, Tamkang has won a leading position among private universities, an obvious achievement in promoting MBA education.

INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGICAL ISSUES CATCH ATTENTION OF NATIVE AND FOREIGN SCHOLARS

The Second International Conference on Ecological Discourses, organized by the Department of English, was held on December 5 and 6; native and foreign scholars joined panel discussions and presented papers on their specialized fields, discoursing on the current conditions and developments of international ecology with respect to contemporary society, environment, literature, feminism, pollution, and art.

TEACHING AND LEARNING FEEDBACK POLL FROM THE STUDENTS WILL BE HELD THIS WEEK

The Teaching and Learning Feedback Poll from the Students of this semester will be held for a period of two weeks, starting from 12/15 to 12/26. As usual, students will have to log on the Internet to fill the feedback sheet. The Division of Educational Quality Management strongly suggests that every student make the best of this opportunity and log on the net to express their opinion about the courses they have chosen.

THE ELECTION FOR 12TH STUDENT SENATE TO BE HELD ON DEC. 16TH AND 17TH

The candidates’ registration for the 12th election of Student Senate ended last Thursday (Dec. 12th, 2003). Although there are only 13 candidates, not even half of the 42 council members, the election will take place anyway. Time for voting is on Dec. 16th and 17th, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

INAPPROPRIATE MANNER ON THE INTERNET HARMS UNIVERSITY REPUTATION

The Class Leaders Meeting hosted by University president Dr. Horng-jinh Chang was held at Chueh-sheng Conference Room last Friday. President Chang had related Departments and Offices respond to questions previously raised by class leaders; he also commented on current issues that included appropriate netiquette, high rent for the Tamkang Garden, and the fire that burned the building for student associations.

TKU SOCCER ROBOTS WON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Two TKU Soccer-robot teams, from Electrical Engineering Department and Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering Department, joined the “2003 Taiwan Robot-Soccer Game” at Cheng Kung University on 13 December 2003, in which thirteen teams from seven different colleges took part. The team from Electrical Engineering Department led by Professor Ching-chang Wong won double champions in both the “one-to-one” and “five-to-five” categories, and the team from Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering Department directed by Professor Yin-tien Wang also won the third place in the category of “five-to-five.” Cheng Kung University, the host University, won two 2nd place titles in this event.

CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES

The campus is alive with events celebrating the coming Christmas.

SOCIETY OF CLASSICAL CHINESE DOCUMENTATION ESTABLISHED AT TAMKANG UNIVERSITY

The newly formed Society of Classical Chinese Documentation held its first meeting at TKU last Wednesday (December 10). Fifteen executive officers were elected, with Professor Wu Che-fu of TKU as chairman. Professor Chen Wen-hua of the Chinese Department, TKU, was elected supervisor.