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CALLIGRAPHY SOFTWARE TO PROMOTE CHINESE LEARNING IN US

TKU’s own software for learning Chinese characters, dubbed “e-Pen”, will be launched in the US! This system, developed by Chang Ben-hang, the Associate Director of the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center, Dr. Kuo Chin-hwa of the Center for Distance Education, and Dr. Horng Wen-bing of the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, was introduced to some K-12 schools in and out of New York City region that include Patria Middle School, Renaissance Charter School and Asbury Park High School by Dr. Kao Po-yuan, the Vice President for the Administrative Affairs of TKU. He and his entourage arrived in the US on March 28 to meet up with GKE (Global Knowledge Exchange) Company who will be responsible for launching e-Pen on to the US market. Allowing American school children to manipulate with the program on the spot, GKE could identify any necessary adjustment required for the system to suit local culture and mentality in order to generate better sales. In Taiwan there exists a trial version of e-Pen on the market already.

CAN’T GET ENOUGH SATISFACTION—WITH E-PEN, OF COURSE

CONFERENCE WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TO TAKE PLACE IN DC

A group of 8 scholars and several graduate students led by Dr. Tai Wan-chin, the Dean of the College of International Studies of TKU, will depart to the US for a conference at the American University in DC on April 2. In the evening of their arrival, they will be received by Mr. Lee Ta-wei, Taiwan’s diplomatic representative to the US, at his official residence, Shuan-Shiang (Twin Oak) Yuan. The conference is on April 3, while on April 4 , Dr. Tai and his entourage will also pay a visit to the former Chair of the Board at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Dr. Richard Bush, who is working at the Brookings Institute in DC presently, exchanging views on some current events.

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF NAURU ARRIVES TKU FOR A VISIT

Mr. David Adeang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs cum Finance of the Republic of Nauru, arrived at TKU on March 27 to discuss possible academic collaborations with Drs. Flora Chang, the President of TKU, Feng Chao-kang, the Vice President for Academic Affairs of TKU and Chen Hwei-mei, the Director of the International Education and International Exchanges.

REAL DATA ELICITED FROM CONSTRUTIONS PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME USING E-WIND TOOL IN TAIWAN

TKU’s Wind Engineering Research Center (WERC) held a two day event entitled “International Chinese Wind Engineering Forum” on April 2 and 3. Dr. Cheng Chii-ming, the Director of TKU’s RCWE, presented a paper on some vital measurements elicited from several real constructions using the software, E-WIND, developed by his center. As these measurements were first of their kind in Taiwan, his paper attracted a great deal of interest and attention.

ONLINE SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED BY 7 TKU JOURNALS

An online submission and peer review system, that is known as ASPERS, developed by Airiti Digital Art Company, will be used by seven TKU journals, after it has been adopted by the Library Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Dr. Chiu Jeong-yeou from the Department of Information and Library Science, who was consulted on the development of ASPER and its commercial launch, explains that the design of this system drew inspirations from some commonly used systems in the US and Europe, but includes features that are unique to Taiwan users. This system contains a Chinese-English interface and allows authors to submit papers in stages with an open tracking system to trace submission status. Automated response system is also in place to inform authors about reviewing process and other related issues. Similarly, authors can use the system to trace their submission record and status should they need them for grant applications and other academic references.

WIRELESS NETWORK AT ALL THREE CAMPUSES HAS BEEN COMPLETED

From now on, get on the Internet wireless on all three campuses of TKU will no longer be a problem. However, since this wireless network is a low power operation working with small electromagnetic wave which is susceptible to external interference, connection can be very weak at certain places where signals are weak. When that happens, call extensions: 2628 or 2896, or alternatively move to places where reception is strong.

TKU MEN AND WOMEN TEAMS WIN COLD AT INTERCOLLEGIATE KENDO TOURNAMENT

In the 22nd Annual Invitational Intercollegiate Kendo Tournament organized by TKU, both TKU men’s and women’s team struck gold at the finals. TKU also won silver for individual matches.

LEE SZU HUI IS CROWNED THE QUEEN OF CHANSON IN A SINGING CONTEST

WIN NT$ 5,000 IF YOU CAN GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THIS 24 KARAT GOLD MODEL BOAT!

How good is your visual gauging ability? If great, you should eye this model boat , then come up with the closest figure to its real weight. This boat, made of 24 karat gold, is on display on the third floor at TKU Maritime Museum, and the Museum is offering NT$ 5,000 prize money for the closest estimation.