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SURVEY ON THE SECURITY ON CAMPUS IS UNDER WAY

In order to improve on campus safety, the Student Council is conducting a survey on this particular issue. It has prepared 1,300 copies of a questionnaire for the members of the Council to distribute and complete them in classes by students. There will be over 300 copies on the Tamkang Times display selves from October 25 onwards for any volunteer to pick out and fill out. Completed questionnaires can be returned to the boxes outside the Council office at Wu Fu Kang Student Club Center.

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE CO-HOSTS A FORUM ON DESIGN

This is the 7th year for the Department of Architecture (DOA) to co-host a forum with the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA) of the Executive Yuan and the Department of Urban Development Taipei City Government on “Take a stroll in the City—forum on urban design”. The event has always been linked with big names so it has somewhat acquired a positive reputation which has been a boost to DOA of TKU.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINE ARTS CENTER HAS BEEN HONORED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION IN CALLIGRAPHY

Chang Ben-hang, the Deputy Director of the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center aka the Director of the Calligraphy Division, was honored with the Chinese Calligraphy Awards at the 11th Global Chinese Culture Heritage Awards Ceremony on October 11. He is departing to Korea on October 27 to collect another award from the Winter Cypress Art Awards for his contribution in promoting calligraphy. This is indeed a great compliment to him winning two significant awards in one month.

ACHTUNG, FIRE ANTS!—ROCK CONCERT BLASTED THE CAMPUS AS WELL AS FIRE ANTS AWAY

HIGHER EDUCATION SPECIALISTS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STRAIT MEET FOR A CONFERENCE

A conference entitled “Comparative Studies of the High Education in China and Taiwan” hosted by the Center for Center for Higher Education Research and Evalution is held in Chueh Sheng International Conference Hall on Thursday, October 28. The openin...

JOURNEY TO LANYANG IN THE RAIN

CONFERENCE ON SINO-FRANCO WAR HELD BY HISTORY DEPARTMENT

The History Department will hold a conference on the 120th anniversary of Sino-Franco War on October 29 and 30 at the Chueh Sheng International Conference Hall. This is the third conference on this historical event and is entitled “Symposium on Tamsui Studies and Sino-Franco War” consisting of some keynote speeches and more than 20 presentations scheduled on the program.

TKU IS AWARDED GRANT FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

According to the results announced by Ministry of Education (MOE) on October 10, TKU has been awarded NT$ 155,000,000 in grant money from the MOE 2004 budget for private universities. This amount tops the rest of 34 private universities. Although it is roughly NT$ 60,000,000 less than that of last year, which reflects a steady decline in most state funding, TKU still managed to win the most from the MOE.

RE-ORGANIZATION IS NEEDED FOR A BETTER FUTURE

On the verge of entering the ‘4th wave’ of TKU establishment, Dr. Clement C. P. Chang, the Founder, reiterated the imperative of a new and flexible system for the university at the conference entitled “Renovation of Teaching and Administration” on last Friday, October 22. The theme of the event is ‘Welcoming TKU 4th Wave’, on which he spoke of the importance of adopting a brand-new organization, vibrant academic environment and a flexible hiring policy.

QUALITY OF UNIVERSITIES DEPENDS ON INTELLIGENT POLICY

Do we have too many college students? Do we have too many Ph.Ds? Well, most people tend to answer ‘yes’ to both questions; however, Huang Jong-tsun and Yung Chaur-shin, both former Ministers of Education, beg to differ. They point out that when it comes to real figures, there are not that many in comparison with those in the first world countries. According to them, the real issue Taiwan has to face is the poor quality of the students rather than too many of them. Both experts believe that if Taiwan’s government wants its universities to be competitive in a global environment, it needs to be ‘hands-off’ in policy-making, allowing universities to evolve on their own.