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DR. JOSE RAMON ALVAREZ GAVE A SPEECH ON TRANSLATION

Dr. Jose Ramon Alvarez, a professor of Spanish Department in Fu Jen Catholic University was invited to Tamkang University to give a speech on the translation of synonyms, on December 17. Dr. Alvarez is an experienced teacher in teaching Spanish in Ta...

TAIWAN’S REPRESENTATIVE TO SPAIN RECEIVED TAIWANESE STUDENTS

Huang Lung-yuan, Taiwan’s representative to Spain, who is also an alumnus of Department of Spanish, TKU, received 30 Taiwanese students who are currently studying in the European country in Pamplona City on December 13 during a gathering. During the gathering, Huang encouraged all participating students to continue to study hard in the hope of one day devoting themselves into Taiwan’s foreign services.

“TAM TAM LIFE STYLE FESTIVAL” TO KICK OFF ON DECEMBER 22

The first-ever “Tam Tam Life Style Festival,” organized by Tamkang Student Association, will be held on December 22 and 23 at the plaza in front of the Statue of Dr. Chang Ching-sheng.

TKU SWIM TEAM WON THREE GOLD MEDALS, THREE SILVERS AND FOUR BRONZES IN THE SONG-TZU-MEI SWIMMING CONTEST

The swim team of Tamkang University has performed amazingly in the just-concluded 11th Song-Tzu-Mei Swimming Contest, hosted by National Central University in Taoyuan. Amid the fierce competitions of 452 athletes from 19 universities and colleges nationwide, the TKU representatives won a total number of three gold medals, three silvers and four bronzes, which is the best record for the school in the annual event. “We have performed brilliantly in the event though our school does not have sports-related departments,” said Hsieh Hsing-chu, director of the TKU Office of Physical Education.

TKU PROFESSORS GRANTED SUBSIDY FROM NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL

Two TKU professors, Dr. Chang Chih-yung of Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, and Dr. Sung Mei-hwa, Dean of College of Foreign Languages and Literatures were both granted subsidies from National Science Council, with 10 million NT$ and 4.4 million NT$ respectively, for their proposed projects.

HUNG TE-CHING, ALUMNUS OF DEPT. OF SPANISH, WON THE FIRST PRIZE OF 2008 BLOG AWARDS

HUMAN ANIMAL CARE CLUB HELD FORUM TO CARE FOR STRAY ANIMALS

In order to increase people’s knowledge about stray animals, Human Animal Care Club held a forum at Room 306, College of Education Building, at 7 p.m. on Dec. 18, inviting the renowned writer Chu Tien-yi to give a speech, which attracted many students. Lin Chun-chao, leader of Human Animal Care Club, a sophomore of Dept. of Civil Engineering, indicated that he has heard some people expressing their disfavor with the stray dogs in campus for some time. Therefore, he hoped that the forum could help people cultivate not only the concept of animal protection and but also the heart to care for the stray dogs in campus, knowing that there were a group of students taking care of these animals.

VIDEO CONFERENCE HELPED STUDENTS APPLY DUAL DEGREE IN TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

Office of International Exchanges and International Education held a video conference at Room I501 on Dec. 17, in which Dr. Olga Vilceanu, Director of International Programs and Career Services, Temple University (TU), USA, explicitly explained the dual degree program cooperated by TKU and TU, providing the instant and first-hand consulting service for TKU students.

WORKSHOPS TO HELP STUDENTS PROMOTE COMPETITIVENESS FOR FUTURE WORK

In order to promote students’ competitiveness for their future work, Career Planning and Placement Section and Dept. of Public Administration co-hold a series of activities. In this month, three workshops were held, which attracted more than 200 students to attend. The last one, ended on Dec. 17, focused on evaluating students’ employability. So far there are 585 students finishing the questionnaire; among them 380 students have taken the results back.

DR. SONG SHEUE-FANG AND TKU STUDENT CHEN HSIAO-JUN WON RECOGNITION BY MOE FOR THEIR SERVICES

TKU’S RESEARCH AWARDS AMOUNT TO 19, 280,000 NT DOLLARS:

The list of result of TKU’s 2008 academic year research awards is recently announced. 329 papers, included in A&HCI、SSCI、SCI、EI、TSSCI, by 172 teachers, have been awarded with prize money, which amounts to 19, 280,000 NT dollars—the highest in recent account.