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THE BUILDINGS OF TAIPEI CAMPUS WILL GO THROUGH A SEISMIC RETROFIT CONSTRUCTION DURING THIS SUMMER VACATION

During this summer vacation from June 21 to September, the buildings of Taipei Campus will go through a seismic retrofit construction to renew its structure and improve earthquake proof ability so that students and teachers can be more securely faviliated in Taipei Campus.

DR. CHEN KAN-NAN AND DR. YANG LUNG-JIEH HAVE OBTAINED R.O.C. PATENTS FOR THEIR INVENTIONS

Dr. Chen Kan-nan, Professor of Dept. of Chemistry and Dean of the Office of Research and Development, as well as Dr. Yang Lung-jieh, Associate Professor of Dept. of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering and Director of Instrument and Experiment Center, obtained R.O.C. Patents a few days ago for their inventions “Manufacturing Method of Single Pack Ambient Temperature Self-Curable Aqueous-based Polimeric Ink” and “A Piezo-resistive Pressure Sensor and its Packaging Method” respectively. There are 23on-going applications for R.O.C. Patent from TKU teachers, including Li Ching-lieh (Dept. of Electrical Engineering), Kang Shung-wen (Dept. of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering), Yang Shang-ming (Dept. of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering), Wu Rome-Man (Dept. of Chemical and Material Engineering), Lin Meng-shan (Dept. of Chemistry), Gau Sue-huai (Dept. of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering), Lin I-nan (Dept. of Physics), and Chang Ping-huang (Dept. of Chinese).

TAMKANG FORUM WILL BE HELD AT CHING-SHENG MEMORIAL HALL ON JUNE 12

College of International Studies will hold Tamkang Forum entitled “The Internalization of Tamkang University and the Development of Global Studies” at Room 701, Ching-sheng Memorial Hall, at 10:10 a.m. on June 12.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS VISIT TKU

The “2006 International Conference on Management Science and Business Decision” will be held at the Chueh-Sheng International Conference Hall and Room I501 of Chueh-Sheng Building on Tamsui campus on June 17. Scholars from United States, Canada, Japan , France , China, India, etc., will be invited to come.

VICE PRESIDENT DR. KAO PO-YUAN LED ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP TO VISIT 4 SCHOOLS IN KOREA

The Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Dr. Kao Po-yuan led an administrative group of 8 persons to visit four sister schools - Kyonggi University, Dankook University, Kyung Hee University, Hanyang University in Korea on June 11. Representatives from 5 school offices—Office of Academic Affairs, Office of General Affairs, Office of Student Affairs, Information Processing Center, and Library--will do exchanges cooperation with these four sister schools. The TKU representatives will return to Taiwan on June 16. The Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Dr. Kao Po-yuan states that they will visit executives of 3 schools, and will exchange information about relevant administrative management policy.

NEW SEMESTER WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 11

Summer vacation of this term will begin after final exams. Course registering for next semester will start from August 1 (Tuesday) to 7 (Monday). The new semester will begin on September 11. The first part course registering starts from August 1 (Tuesday) to 3 according the order with the 4th, 3rd, 2nd year. The second part of registering starts from the 4 (Friday) to 6, from 11 AM to 10 AM of the other day.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM STUDENT CLUBS

Nearly 300 students of 12 service teams of 9 student clubs will send out the love and care to society during the summer vacation. President C. I. Chang will officially sanction the coming service activities in room B712 of Business management building at two o'clock on June 21.

30 STUDENT CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS HOLD SUMMER CAMPS

In the coming summer vacation, 30 student clubs and associations will hold summer camps. Among them, Speech Club, World Youth Leader Club, Far Lun Da Far Club, Dept. of Japanese, Dept. of Information Management, and Dept. of Mathematics will hold the summer camps for high school students.

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY: MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT DISPLAYS TEAR-WINNING FILM AND ISSUE TRIBUTE DOCUMENT TO INTERNED STUDENTSCOMMENCEMENT

On the day of commencement Ceremony, June 3, 2006, Mass Communication Department held “The 20th Joint Authorization Ceremony for Media Practice” to have an unforgettable coda for their senior students. In the ceremony, Tamkang TV Station, Tamkang Voice Broadcasting Station, and Tamkang Image Arts Studio issued every student interned in the station a public tribute document. In addition, a tear-churning film, which depicts the activities of the three studios with passionate photos, dazzling visual and audio effects, was displayed and won the cheers and applauses of the students and teachers.

CHEN-CHIA-HUNG NOTICED IN THE COMMENCEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ACCREDITED IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION GRADUATES BENEFIT IN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN JOB MARKET

Department of Civil Engineering and Department of electro-mechanical Engineering, together with other 35 departments of engineering and mechanics in 16 schools, received 94 academic year’s “accreditation for engineering and technological education” from the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET). Because IEET will join international accreditation organizations in the near future, students could be benefited in both domestic and foreign job markets.