NO. 696 2007-11-26

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15 STUDENTS WON THE 2007 OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARDS: EXCELLENCE IN THE FIVE AREAS OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND IN WINNING HONOR FOR SCHOOL

The result of the Outstanding Youth Awards for the 2007 academic year was officially announced. There were 15 students who win the awards. Each one attains a 2000 NT scholarship and one medal. They will be officially cited in a class leader forum on Dec. 12.

THE WOULD-BE SISTER SCHOOL, RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY VISITED TKU

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University of Japan is expected to be our next sister school. A group of 19 people, leaded by Professor Kondo Yuichi, came to our school to make cultural exchange with the students of Japanese department last Wednesday (21). The secretary of Office of International Exchanges and International Education said, “ this visit is to make preliminary arrangements of cooperation, such as matters related to exchange students.”

COUNSELING CONFERENCE: ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The “Conference on Rules And Practices of Sexual Harassment And Domestic Violence,” co-hosted by Counseling Section and Taipei County Counseling Psychologist Association, will take place at the alumni assembly hall of Taipei Campus, on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. (Dec. 1). All counselors and related professionals are welcome to sign up.

MOE AUTHORIZES TKU MATH DEPT. TO NURTURE SCIENTIFIC TALENTS IN SENIOR SCHOOL

Department of Mathematics won MOE’s subsidy project of “MOE incubation of future oriented scientists.” Respectively in 2004 and 2006, Department of Mathematics had been granted subsidies on “Project for Incubating Scientific Research Talents in Senior High School.” This time, TKU is the only private school that receives the subsidy for math projects.

Dr. CHEN HURNG YU WON CHUNG-SHAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH AWARD

Dr. Chen Hurng-Yu, Professor of Graduate Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in TKU, won the Chung-Shan Academic Research Award from The Sun Yat-Sen Cultural Foundation for his book, Foreign Relations Between R.O.C and Southeast Countries, 1912~2000. Dr. Chen smiles and indicates “ Obtaining the award is the greatest encouragement. Moreover, this kind of award is few in Taiwan, so Chung-Shan Academic Award and Ministry of Education Award are the highest honor. I am very happy for this recognition.”

PARTY BETWEEN COLLEGES OF SCIENCES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Students experience embarrassing but interesting moment in “Passing Rubber Band,” one of the activities in the party organized by the Colleges of Sciences and International Studies.

A communication party, organized by the College of Sciences and the College of International Studies, was held at a classroom of Chueh-hsuan Chinese Garden last Thursday (22nd). There were many foreign students of the College of International Studies participating in the gathering. The games included “Passing Rubber Band,” “Dragon Ball Final Bout” and “Water Ball-Flung,” which started so much fun.

THE WEEK OF WIND ENGINEERING: MODELS DEMONSTRATION AND LOTTERY

The Week of Wind Engineering, the annual activities of Department of Civil Engineering, will be held at hall of the 3rd floor of the Main Engineering Building and the Wind Tunnel Lab. The activities include the display of different Wind Engineering, the Wind Tunnel, the experience of the Shaking Table, and drawing the lots by the questionnaire. Everyone is welcomed to participate in the activity.

THE WEEK OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CALLED ATTENTION TO NEW TECHNOLOGY

Department of Information Management hosted a series of activities at exhibition hall of Business and Management Building from Monday to Friday (11/26-11/30). Beside inviting alumni to deliver speeches, and selling books about information, they also exhibited 13 sets of awarded works of Implementation. One of the works, “My Channel” multimedia platform, won the “Prize of Cross-strait Communication.”

CELEBRATING THE THANKSGIVING, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF THE GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN STUDIES FEASTED ON TURKEY
Dr. Chieh-cheng Huang, Chair of GIAS, skillfully cut the turkey, and shared it with teachers and students.

The Graduate Institute of American Studies held an activity of Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving’s Eve last Wednesday (11/21). There were twenties delicacies, including a turkey, pizzas, cakes, and soups, and teachers and students of GIAS had a warm and unforgettable holiday.

HUANG CHEN-CHUN WAS AWARDED AS THE SUPERIOR STUDENT IN NATIONWIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE OF THE 2007 ACADEMIC YEAR BY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Huang chen-chun (senior, Dept. of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering) was awarded as the superior student in nationwide volunteer service of the 2007 academic year by MOE.

Huang Chen-chun (senior, Dept. of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering) was awarded the prize “Superior Student in Nationwide Volunteer Service of 2007 Academic Year” on Nov. 17 by Ministry of Education for his many-year devotion to sick children in Mackay Memorial Hospital. Huang’s contribution not only brought joy and merriment to these children, but also got praise for himself.

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WON THE PRIZE OF CROSS-STRAIT CONTEST: VIDEO-AUDIO PLATFORM AND ROBOT WITH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
Dr. Shaw Reuy-shiang, Chair of the Dept. of Information Management (center), Dr. Hsien Shu-song (left) and Dr. Hsieh Mao-chiang (right) of Nankai University took pictures with their prize. The robots with cute facial expressions, co-developed by Dept. of Information Management, TKU, and Nankai University.

Leading by Huang Ming-da, Director of the Information Processing Center, TKU, and Dr. Shaw Reuy-shiang, Chair of the Dept. of Information Management, five students, including Wang Ming-jen (senior, Dept. of Information Management) and Chang Che-ming (senior, Dept. of Information Management), went to Nankai University in Tianjin to participate in “Challenge Cup” National Competition of Chinese College Students in Extracurricular Academic and Scientific Achievements. “My Channel,” a video-audio platform, and a robot with facial expressions, co-developed by Dept. of Information Management, TKU, and Nankai University, won the “Prize of Cross-strait Communication,” the best prize of Taiwan region.

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