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PIANIST CHEN GUAN-YU PERFORMS AT TKU

Tamsui Art Festival that will last through October provides delightful programs ranging from fine arts exhibitions, chamber music, and theaters to outdoor performances. Art lovers can pick up an Art Pass that will enable them to visit the homes of various artists as well as to participate an array of DIY arts and crafts workshops.

STUDENTS FIGHT OVER LERANING JAPANESE AND FRENCH

TKU does not only emphasize on its English education, but also believe in the advantages of promoting a second foreign language acquisition. The open selective subjects in foreign languages offered by the University include Spanish, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Czechs and Malay. Such a variety reflects TKU’s aim in expanding students’ repertoire in languages. However, the current zeitgeist on campus and in Taiwan indicates that students favor certain languages over others; for example, Japanese and French have attracted more students than these departments concerned are able to handle.

22 SEMINARS RANGING FROM CAREER PLANNING TO THE RIGHT MAKE-UP FOR SUCCESS

The Career Planning and Placement Section (CPPS) of the Office of Student Affairs kicked of 22 seminars over the next two months on a series of issues ranging from career planning to make-up for success on October 12. These seminars are designed to assist students understand the needs of job market so as to use them to their advantage. For details of schedule, topics, and presenters, go to CPPS for brochures, or alternatively, check the presentation announcement in Tamkang Times every Monday.

SIGHT OF FIRE ANTS SPOTTED ON CAMPUS NEAR CHING SHENG STATUE

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS RECEIVED BY 9 STUDENTS

NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED BY F&S ALULMINI ASSOCIATION

The Faculty and Staff Alumni Association (F&S AA) elected its 2004 council members last Friday, October 8 at the Student Activity Center on Tamsui Campus. The election took place at the Annual Meeting of the Association which resulted in Chang Horng-jinh, the former President, and 14 others elected as council members and Chou Hsin-min with four others elected as the supervisory council members. They will gather at another occasion at a later date to elect the next Sectary of Chief (SC)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF SMEA VISITED TKU

Three committee members of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA) under the Ministry of Economics Affairs (MOEA) visited Champion Incubator Center at Tamsui Campus on October 1. They spoke to the enterprises incubated or assisted by TKU and were impressed by the Center’s achievement in the past one year. They also recommended TKU to encourage its students to develop entrepreneurship and increase the involvement of faculty in various projects.

60 PERCENT OF FACULTY HAS PRESENCE ON THE TEACHING PLATFORM

As an effort of maximizing the use of teaching platform on the intranet, TKU aims to ensure at least one course on the platform per full-time teacher this year (http//www.tku.edu.tw//list/courselist.htm). In TKU there are currently a total of 784 teachers (including those in the Office of Military Education and Training), among which, 418 teachers have applied for a platform, with 441 courses on line, making the application rate more than 50 percent. In addition, there are 34 part-time teachers who put forward 47 courses on line.

TKU’S INFORMATON TECHNOLOGY SAFETY HAS WON BS7799 APPROVAL

The British Standards Institution (BSI) has certified the University with a BS7799 Information Security Management System Standard, making Tamkang the first academic institution that has passed BSI’s requirements. Even among non-academic institutions, there are less than 20 organizations in Taiwan that have passed such scrutiny. With this achievement, TKU’s President, Flora C.I. Chang proudly received the certificate from Mr. Gao Yi-ming, the General Manager of BSI Taiwan at Hong Tai Building on Monday, October 11.