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LEE SZU-HUI OF FRENCH DEPARTMENT ENTERS CHANSONS CONTEST

In commemorating the International French Day (Journess Internationale de la Francophonie) that falls on March 20 every year, the French Teacher Association of Taiwan has organized a Chansons contest at the Red Theater in Taipei on March 24. Lee Szu Hui, who is a Spanish major, but takes French as her minor, will attend the final of this 5th event. Apart from French songs, there will be other musical performances, including the one from a Swiss band, ZIAF, and a musical “Romeo and Juliet”. Entry is free, so just show up and you’ll be entertained.

NO, IT’S NOT TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE—FREE ENGLISH TUTORIALS OFFERED AT ENGLISH CORNER

In response to a pressing demand, English Corner, a room designed for practicing or learning English (FL122), will lengthen its opening hours to 90 minutes longer than scheduled, and in addition to that, the organizer, the English Department, will also open in the evenings, starting next week (March 26), to anyone who wishes to use the resources available in the room.

ENGLISH SPEECH CONTEST NEEDS A CHAMPION---AND IT COULD BE YOU!

The annual impromptus speech contest held by the English Department will take place at the Ching-sheng International Conference Hall on April 10. Anyone who is confident to put something coherent and logical in three minutes is welcome to register at the department (FL 207) by March 30, or download the registration form from the website: http://www2.tku.edu.tw/~tfex/. The form should be delivered to the same office by the same deadline.

LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND ENJOY THE OVERSEAS CHINESE STUDENT WEEK

The Overseas Chinese Student Culture Week was open amid thunderous drums and vivacious lion dance last Tuesday at Tamsui Campus. This fanfare attracted hundreds of students, staff and faulty members. Dr. Kao Po-yuan, the Vice President of the Administrative Affairs was also there to witness the raw energy of the performers, which symbolized, he observed, the viability and influences of all cultures on one another. The lion dance, accompanied by unique Chinese drum rhythms (a special mixture of percussion that capture the 24 festivals in traditional lunar calender) was particularly mesmerizing and so was the dazzling Diabolo act (also known as the Chinese Yo-Yo) that managed four times to throw the Diabolo up in the air and catch it with the string successfully.

GOLDEN VOICE GOES TO TKU

TKU Chorus were the champions in both student category and Dr. Sun Yat-sen Special Award in the 12th National Chung-shan Golden Chorus Competition that was held on March 10. TKU won against 19 other competitors and is thrilled at the results.

INTEGRATING RESOURCES FOR AN INTEGRATED EMBA IN-SERVICE MASTER’S PROGRAM

Pulling together all the resources from TKU’s ten Master’s programs at the Colleges of Business and Management, an Executive MBA (EMBA) in-service Master’s program was inaugurated on February 1. Its nerve center is set at Taipei Campus, and Professor Wang Chu Ching of the Department of Business Management is its first executive chair.

A GLOBAL VIEW ON UNIVERSITY’S FUTURE

The Conference on University Evaluation and Improving of Educational Quality was open at 9:30, March 23 at the Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall. Eminent experts on higher education from the US, UK, and China were invited for keynote speeches. They were Robert J. Morse, Director of Data Research at the US News and World Report, Martin Ince, editor at the Times Higher Education Supplement, and Liu Cheng-tien, the Director at the Collegiate Teaching Evaluation Division of the Center for Academic Reviewal and Evaluation for Higher Education (MOE, China). Apart from their speeches, there were 8 presentations addressing the evaluation and development of higher education.

ECOLOGICAL PARK AT LANYANG BRINGS PARADISE CLOSER TO HOME