NO. 703 2008-01-14

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SINO-JAPAN ROBOTIC COLLABORATION IS TO BE LAUNCHED
Professor Aoyama (third from the left) and his team are seen here with Dr. Tai Wan Chin, Dr. Chen Hwei Mei, Dr. Wong Ching Chang, and students from the Graduate Institute of Electrical Engineering in front of the Ching Sheng Building.

Thanks to the stellar performance of the robots designed by the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) of TKU, the Aoyama Lab of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Intelligent Systems from UEC (University of Electro-Communications in Japan) would like to stellar launch a joint project, also participated by some other institutes in Thailand and China, that is known as “Crossover IT Robo-Mech Romote Control Contest Development” with TKU. The head of the Lab, Professor H. Aoyama, together with several of his colleagues and graduate students, arrived last week (Dec. 7) to discuss and establish the necessary protocol for the project. They were received by Dr. Tai Wan Chin, the Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Chen Hwei Mei, the Director for the Office of International Exchanges and International Education, and Dr. Wong Ching Chang, the Chair of EE. Prof. Aoyama and his lab have specialized in the precise manufacturing and operation of miniature robots which are extremely useful in very small spaces.

NUMBER OF TKU SISTER ALLIANCES HAS REACHED 100

In December after the signing ceremonies with three universities in Japan, US, and Australia respectively, the number of TKU sister universities reached exactly 100, setting a milestone for the university’s international academic exchange and international educational affairs. These three new universities are Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (RAPU) of Japan, American University (AU) of the US, and University of Queensland (UQ) of Australia.

158 PROFESSORS AWARDED FOR PUBLICATIONS

A total number of 158 faculty members have been awarded by the university in 2007 for their publications appearing in established international journals. For their publications, NT $1,787,000 has been given out for 317 journal articles. This monetary scheme is mainly to promote quality research among TKU faculty staff.

MATH AND CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENTS SERVE LOCAL SCHOOLS

As a part of “Reaching out to Community” program that is a subproject under the “Teaching Excellence” project the university is promoting, the graduate students and faculty members of the Departments of Mathematics and Chemistry are conducting a community service for several local schools in Tamsui and Bali areas by offering after-school tutoring.

REWARDS FOR UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS

Faculty members that have their academic papers published by TKU publications this year have received prize money which varies, depending on the journal the papers appear in. Authors whose papers appear in the Tamkang Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences can receive NT$10,000, while authors of papers published in other journals such as Journal of Educational Media & Library Science, Tamkang Journal of Mathematics, Tamkang Journal of International Affairs, Tamkang Review, and Journal of Futures Studies receive NT $ 5,000. The highest award to an author is limited to three papers. This year the total amount that was given out is NT$ 135,000 awarding to 15 faulty members.

JAPANESE PROFESSOR DONATES WUXIA NOVELS TO TKU
Professor Okazaki Yumi gives away her Japanese translation of Jin Jong and Ku Long’s wuxia novels to TKU which are collected in the Center for Wuxia Novels.

Professor Okazaki Yumi, a renowned linguist and sinologist of Waseda University gave away 55 Wuxia novels she translated (from Chinese to Japanese) to the Department of Chinese of TKU in early December. She is presently at TKU’s Center for Wuxia Novels for a four month research stint. She has translated several novels, particularly those written by Jin Yong and Gu Long, into Japanese making it cool to read wuxia novels for Japanese intellectuals

PROFESSOR YU GWO HSING TOPS RESEARCH GRANT FROM NSC

In the past five years, there are at least 11 faculty members who have received more than NT$ 5,000,000 research grant from the National Science Council (NSC), while 71 received between that amount and NT$ 2,500,000. Among them, The Dean of the College of Engineering, Yu Gwo Hsing has received the most in the same time frame, accumulating over NT$ 27,000,000 research grant. For other names, please refer to http://:tkutimes,tku,edu.tw

VOLLEYBALL TEAM OF HISTORY DEPARTMENT WINS GOLD
The volleyball team of the Department of History wins the championship of the 33rd Collegiate History Cup. Captain, Yeh Cheng Jay (right) is seen here smiling with Meng Hsiang Ting (left), the Most Valuable Player of the year.

TKU Department of History delivered an impressive performance at the 33rd Collegiate History Cup that was held a week ago. Its men’s volleyball team won the championship, with one of its team members, Meng Hsiang Ting, a senior, being crowned as the Most Valuable Player of the Year. The women’s volleyball team and men’s basketball team also did well by winning the second place in their respective category.

KIMCHI MAKING FOR A TASTE OF KOREA
Students roll up their sleeves and learn how to make kimchi, a favorite and most well-known dish in Korea

In order to sample Korean culture, a Korean professor, Joh Tae Soon, teaching at the Japanese Department taught her students how to make kimchi, a fermented dish made of some selected vegetables that is served at nearly every meal in Korea. She demon...

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