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E-LEARNING AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITMENT

Ministry of Education (MOE) announced last month (October) the final evaluation results of the “University’s International Competence Promotion Project” for the 2004 academic year. Tamkang’s two projects that included “Foreign Language Teaching Improvement Plan—Multi-Language E-learning Project” and “International Student Recruitment Project” were approved and received grants from MOE, which will make substantial contribution to Tamkang’s goal for her internationalization. According to the report by MOE, a total of 46 colleges and universities have applied for this project, and 27 schools that include Tamkang University, Taiwan University, Chengchi Universtiy, Tunghai University, and Fu-Jen University have been awarded the grants. The total amount of the subsidy is $36,200,000 NT dollars. Tamkang’s reputation for recruiting international students and her achievement of internationalizing the campus have impressed the officials of MOE, and the grants have given priority to the recruitment of international students.

DR. CHAU-CHENG MAI HONORED AS LECTURER OF NATIONAL

Tamkang Professor Dr. Chau-Cheng Mai was selected as a Lecturer of National Lecture, and Tamkang alumnus Dr. Maw-Kuen Wu was honored as an academician of Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) in Italy.

HUANG WEN-SHU, CHEN PO-CHANG DIALOGUE ON EDUCATION

Tamkang Times invited Huang Wen-shu, President of Dong Hwa University, and Chen Po-chang, Dean of College of Education, TKU, to hold a dialogue at Ching-Sheng International Conference Hall last Monday (Nov 22). The two scholars, from both theoretical and practical perspectives, broached the topic “Revolution of Education or Market? On the Problems of University and Market.”

131 TEACHERS RECEIVED SCHOOL GRANTS FOR RESEARCHES

The result of the application of teachers’ research grants has come out: 148 teachers applied for the first type, and 130 were granted; 51 proposed 98 pieces, and 45’s 92 pieces were granted. 131 were granted the total money of NT$19,600,000. The name list of grantees has been post on the home page of the Office of Personnel.

TAMSUI ETHOLOGIC LITERATURE PUBLISHED ON SATURDAY

College of Liberal Arts will present “Three Dimensional Records: Tamsui Ethologic Literature” at 1:00 p.m. at L522 (Building of Liberal Arts) this Saturday, programs including “Hard Life at Tamsui” and “Tough Roads at Tamsui,” two documentaries recording the living and traffic conditions at Tamsui.

THREE GRADUATE STUDENTS IN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SKIP-GRADE TO PH.D. PROGRAM

This semester, three graduate students from College of Engineering skipped grade to Ph.D. grogram; they were Chang Hsiang-juei, Tseng Hsien-wei, and Liu Chun-lian. One common characteristic among them is their positive studying attitude—they are fond of studying and they never skip class.

TKU TEAM WINS TAIWAN ROBO FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP:

Dept. of Electrical Engineering sent a team to participate in the “2004 Taiwan Robo Football Championship” at National Cheng Kong University last week, and won two first prizes in “5 on 5 small robot football game” and two second places in “3 on 3 middle-sized robot football games.” There were totally 28 teams from a dozen of universities around Taiwan leading robot players of different sizes and designs to this championship.

SEVEN SENIORS WON THE HONORABLE MENTION FOR PROJECT OF

Seven seniors from Dept. of Management participated the “College Project Competition of Promoting Local Product” and got the honorable mention. Their proposal on reviving the traditional straw weaving craft in Yuanli Town, Miaoli County, won adjudicators’ favor for its great ideas of promoting traditional craft and reviving traditional culture. They received a certificate and 5,000 N.T. Dollars at Fu Jen Catholic University on November 13, 2004.

FORMER MEMBERS OF DAN HAI TONG ZHOU FOUNDED “ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE CLUB DEVELOPMENT”

Originated by former members of Dan Hai Tong Zhou (Forum of Student Organization Leaders), “Association of College Club Development, R.O.C.” was founded at room V101 in TKU Tamsui Campus on November 7, 2004. One of the founders, Wen-chih Huang, a secretary in the Office Of Secretariat, will serve as the first director-general. Huang invites former trainees and team members of the Dan Hai Tong Zhou to join this association. Moreover, he mentioned that if student club members need senior alumni’s help or assistance, they can consult with this association through the Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section.

THE 26TH NATION-WIDE COLLEGE DANCE SHOW TO BE HELD AT SUN YAT-SEN MEMORIAL HALL: NOV. 30, 2004.