News

Faculty And Staff Year-end Party Held Successfully on Jan. 16 2004

The annual year-end faculty and staff party was held imposingly at the Student Activity Center on January 16, 2004 prior to the Chinese Lunar New Year. The party was initiated by a Chinese classical song and dance by the College of liberal Arts. Removing their serious appearance in ordinary days, Dean Kao Po-yuan and staffs of College of Liberal Arts wore Chinese ancient costume, beat drums and struck gongs, and danced cheerfully to the Chinese song “Feng Yang Hua Ku”.

TKU: The Cradle of Diplomatic Officials; Statistics Shows over 270 TKU Graduates Serve in the Foreig

According to the latest statistics provided by the Office of Alumni Services and Resources Development (OASRD), there are 270 TKU graduates working in the governmental organizations concerning foreign affairs. These organizations include, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, and Government Information Office. Among them, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Eugene Y. H. Chien and the vice minister, Mr. Francisco L. Y. Hwang are two of the most famous alumni. The statistics also show that TKU, started as a Junior College of English, has fostered many elites in foreign affairs for our country for more than five decades.

Seventeen Japanese Exchange Students Arrived at TKU

17 exchange students from Reitaku University, Japan attended the program opening ceremony last Thursday (Feb. 12). They will stay and study Chinese for six months. Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Chao-kang Feng hosted the ceremony, and Chair of Japanese Department Liou Charng-huei served as the interpreter. Vice President encouraged students to learn more in the next six months.

Office of Student Affairs Set a Goal for Dormitory Capacity

In the Performance Evaluation Meeting held on January 8, Office of Student Affairs promised to keep making efforts to find suitable living facilities for students in order to meet the requirement of 20 % housing student rate set by Ministry of Education (MOE). Dean of Student Affairs Chiang Ding-an set 5000 beds for such a goal.

The 2004 ROC Polymer Symposium to be Held at TKU This Weekend

The 2004 ROC Polymer Symposium will be held at Tamkang University this weekend (Feb. 21, 22). The Symposium, whose program includes the annul meeting of ROC Polymer Association and Polymer Program of National Science Council (NSC) Research Results Presentation, is to attract most scholars in this filed. Eight hundred scholars are expected to attend this Symposium.

New Spring Good News from Lanyang Campus

Starting recruiting new students, Tamkang’s Lanyang Campus has acquired miscellaneous utility permission in early February. Preparatory Office said that the construction of buildings would begin by the end of March according to the original plan.

Director of Water Resources Agency Shen-hsian Chen Praises TKU’s Intellectual Bank And Anticipates

Water Resources Management and Policy Research Center, College of Engineering, TKU, exercised the effective function of intellectual bank in initiating three research projects commended and fully supported by Water Resources Agency (WRA), Ministry of Economic Affairs. Director of WRA Shen-hsian Chen visited Tamkang with recognition and gratitude. As President Horng-jinh Chang indicated, Tamkang is highly willing to provide academic resources for government’s researches.

College of Education Deans Meeting: Nine Active Proposals Suggested; Integrative System of Universit

Ex-minister of Education Wei-fan Kuo lectured at Tamkang last week. As Kuo pointed out, “Owing to the global competition and management-oriented tendency of higher education, Taiwan’s universities, especially normal universities, should emulate U.S.’s integrative educational system and develop into comprehensive universities, in order to integrate resources and enhance competitiveness.”

Vice President of the Republic of Paraguay, Excmo. Sr. Luis Alberto Castiglioni, Visited TKU

“In Paraguay, I was impressed by the reputation of Tamkang University. Therefore, while I visited Taiwan I especially asked for this tour to TKU to get further informed about your honorable educational tradition” Vice-President of the Republic of Paraguay, Excmo. Sr. Luis Alberto Castiglioni indicated.

Stage Plans Issued, Models Marked; Tamkang Marching Toward the 4th Wave

Ten colleges of TKU have respectively issued their plans of development for the short-range, medium-range, and long-range projects. To attain the triple objective of TKU—Globalization, Information-oriented Education, and Future-oriented Education—all the ten TKU colleges have selected distinguished colleges in Taiwan and abroad as their “exemplars.” In addition, criteria for improving curriculum and activating departmental development are set up and initiated from this semester (Spring 2003).