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TKU HOSTS A SYMPOSIUM OF TEACHING FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGAUGE

With TKU as one of the sponsors, The Teacher’s Association for French in Taiwan (APFT) organized the first ever International Symposium for Teaching French as the Foreign Language for the Teachers of the International Federation in the Asian Pacific Region between April 27 and May 1. Over 200 scholars, teaching professionals, officials from the French government and some intergovernmental agencies of the world’s Francophone countries will attend this congress that accommodates 80 strong presentations and workshops.

TWO ALUMNI CHOOSE TKU TO TIE THE KNOT

THE WORKS COMPETE FOR FIVE-TIGER HILL LITERATURE AWARDS HAVE DOUBLED

The yearly TKU Five-Tiger Hill Literature Awards has accepted over 156 works so far and the results will be announced on May 27 at the flagship store of Elite Bookstore near the 101 Building.

SOME PEOPLE SIMPLY LOVE LIBRARIES!

He Ching-zhue, a senior of the Department of Information and Communication, enjoys every training course offered by TKU Main Library and has thus far collected 14 stamps for each course he has completed since his arrival from Malaysia at TKU one year ago. As an oversea Chinese student, who knew nearly nothing about Taiwan’s educational system, he set out to explore his learning environment through the library. According to him, it was a “love at first” sort of affair. He simply fell in love with the library and what it could offer him. He showed his love by taking as many training courses about the library as possible.

B•HAPPY—A JAPANESE PLAY ABOUT LOVE

The yearly drama from the Japanese Department this year promises laughter and tears at the same time. This play, entitled “B•HAPPY”, is a tale of a mother who died 10 years returns to her family to settle some unfinished issues. It is play that will tuck at your heartstrings as it deals with love and friendship without missing life’s comic side.

LIBRARY HOSTS EVENTS FOR THE WORLD BOOK DAY

April 23 is the World Book and Copyright Day, celebrating the beauty of literature and the importance of reading. In commemorating this special day, the Chueh Sheng Memorial Library of TKU has arranged a series of events, which will be kicked off by an introduction to the On-line Reading Marathon program contributed and maintained by Library and two readings on Jin Yong’s Wuxia (Martial Arts and chivalry) novels and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings respectively. There will also be a book fair on the second floor of the library, where all books are 25% off. This offer is valid between April 23 and 29.

135 COMPANIES AND ENTERPRISES PARTICIPATE IN THE TKU CAREER RECRUITMENT FAIR

A career recruitment fair was open on April 26 at the Poster Street, the University Common and the Student Activity Center respectively. Number of the companies and enterprises that participated in the fair increased by 27, comparing with last year’s 108. Those newcomers include Starbucks, D-link and Toshiba, among many others. Most of the exhibitors are from high-tech industries, retail chain stores, airlines, and financial institutions that include banks, investment firms and insurance companies. Educational organizations such as publishers and language centers were also present.

VICE-PRESIDENT FENG HAS RETURNED FROM HIS VISIT TO CHINESE UNIVERSITIES ON MAINLAND

Dr. Feng Chao-kang, the Vice President of the Academic Affairs, has just returned from his three day visit to some of the universities in Southern China, taking home with him some warm memories and promising future cooperation. He, together with several other faculty members from the College of Education were invited by these universities that include South China Normal University, South China University of Technology, and Sun Yat-Sen University, Jinan University, whose delegates in fact had come to TKU last year for an international conference on renovation in higher education. As a gesture of reciprocation and a further realization of academic exchanges, Vice-president Feng, being the Chair of the Special Committee for Cross-Strait Academic Exchanges, attached great importance to this trip. And so were the local dignitaries of Guangdong Province. The Director of the Province’s Board of Education, in particular, expressed the wish of making tangible steps towards strengthening higher educational exchanges between them and TKU, in a dinner gala that was especially arranged for TKU delegates.

PRESIDENT FLORA CHANG IS SET TO VISIT FIVE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES

It’s spring in Europe, when trees are sprouting with tender green leaves and flowers are booming brazenly with all sort of bright colors, then it must be the high time to call on TKU’s existing and potential sister universities there. President, Dr. Flora Chang and her entourage will travel to four European countries between April 22 and May 4, stopping by at Charles University in Prague in the Czech Republic, University of Budapest in Hungary, the University of Vienna in Austria, Bristol University and the University of Edinburgh in the UK. Her entourage includes Dr. Feng Chao-kang, the Vice President for Academic Afffairs, Dr. Lin Jyh-horng, the Director of the Lanyang Campus, Dr. Chen Hwei-mei, the Director of the International Exchange and International Education, and Dr. Tzou Chong-ko, the Director of the Graduate Institute of European Studies.

TKU GRADUAGES HAVE MADE IT TO THE TOP SPOT AGAIN FOR BEING ONE OF THE FAVORITE EMPOLYEEES TO TAIWAN’S ENTERPRISES