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CONFERENCE OF FUTURES STUDIES SEEKS INSPIRATION FOR BETTER EDUCATION

Graduate Institute of Futures Studies will hold an international conference of “Education in the Future and Future Education” on 5/29 and 5/30 (Thru. and Fri.) at Ching-Sheng International Conference Hall. There will be many scholars from Australia, Switzerland, the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea and China attending the conference. Graduate Institute of Futures Studies had held numerous similar conferences in the past and had usually emphasized on issues relating to society, environment, technology and politics, while this conference concentrates on “education”. The Chair, Chen, Chien-fu, of the institute would like to use this occasion to highlight the importance and possibilities of incorporating methodologies and analytical approaches of futures studies into education so as to inspire educators.

ARCHITECTURE GRADUATION EXHIBITION INVITES JUDGES FROM ABROAD

During the three day graduation exhibition between 6/16 and 6/18 organized by the Department of Architecture, several experts from Hong Kong and China Mainland were invited to assess the designs of TKU’s soon to be graduates. This is the first time the department has ever invited judges from abroad so as to offer fresh perspectives to TKU students, according to Wu Kwang-tyng, the Chair of the department. He mentioned that these judges were impressed by the creativity and diversity of his students’ works.

TKU WINS MOCK US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

This is the election year in the US and candidates from the two major parties have been campaigning hard to get heard and picked to be the presidential candidates. For the Republican Party, the running candidate was clear, while the one for the Democrats, it is still far from conclusive, seesawing between Obama and Hilary. Hence, the Graduate Institute of American Studies (GIAS) saw this as a fantastic opportunity for their students to practice some real politics by organizing a mock debate among these three heavyweights. With the help of AIT (American Institute in Taiwan), the debate was held at noon on May 16 at Taipei Campus, moderated by Dr. Huang Chieh Cheng, the director of GIAS and Mr. Thomas Hodges, the spokesperson from AIT. Over 10 scholars on US-Taiwan affairs were also present for a round-table discussion prior to the debate. After a tense debate, TKU beat other competitors from Cheng-chi and Tsing-hua Universities.

DIGNITARIES FROM PERU AND MALAYSIA VISIT TKU

The 3rd House Speaker Dr. and Mrs. Carol Alberto Torres Caro of Peru and the Dean of School of Business and Economics from University Malaysia Sabah, Dr. Rosita Chong Abdullah along with an international commercial college business mission group, visited Tamkang University last Wednesday (5/21).

CHIEN AI OF THE ENGLISH DEPT HAS BEEN CROWNED TKU IDOL

The final of an English singing contest, dubbed “TKU IDOLS”, was held at the University Commons on May 22. Chien Ai, a sophomore from the Dept. of English won the individual category, while Kao Shiao-yu and Deng Chung Ping, a duo, won the group category with their unique mix of “Moon River” and “Fly Me to the Moon”. The aim of this contest was to promote the fun of learning English, according to the organizer, Distance Education Development Section.

A BIT OF FENG-SUI GOES A LONG WAY WITH THE AID OF 18 GOLDEN MONKS