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NINE STUDENT CLUBS HOLD ISLAND-WIDE WINTER CAMPS TO SPREAD THEIR LOVE AND CARE FOR CHILDREN

CALLIGRAPHY DISPLAYING IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE BUILDING

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY HELD WINTER SCIENCE CAMP

DEPARTMENTS OF MECHANICAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HELD SCIENCE CAMP

Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering held a science camp recently, with more than 40 people to participate in the event. The event entitled “Dance with the Golden-Snitch” is a part of the science and technology trips that the National Science Council organized to celebrate its 50 anniversary. The event allows its participants to make use of the latest technology, the flapping micro aerial vehicle (MAV), nicknamed “Golden-Snitch,” in the observations of wild birds. The use of technology with daily life will enable people to experience personally the merits of technology.

TKU WAS AWARDED BY MOE IN PROMOTING LIFE EDUCATION AND PREVENTING SELF-HARM

TKU’s dedication to build healthy campus was praised by Ministry of Education (MOE) and was awarded with certificate and medal. TKU became one of the schools that performed well in promoting life education and preventing self-harm in 2008.

CHERRY BLOSSOMS WELCOME THE NEW SEMESTER

CHUEH-SHENG MEMORIAL LIBRARY WON THE THIRD TAMKANG QUALITY AWARD

The result of the 3rd Tamkang Quality Award has been revealed, and Chueh-sheng Memorial Library, which joined the competition for the second time, won the big prize. Dr. Flora C.I. Chang, President of TKU, awarded the crystal cup and 150,000 N.T. Dollars to Library in person. “We finally got the prize after all the staff’s hard working together for a long time. This is our honor, and the prize belongs to all of us,” said Huang Hong-chu, Director of the Library.

THE LUNAR NEW YEAR TEA PARTY WAS HELD ON FEB. 9

TKU RANKED AS NO. 491 IN “RANGING WEB OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES,” NO. 1 IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN TAIWAN

According to the latest statistics of “Ranking Web of World Universities” announced by Webometrics in January 2009, TKU was ranked as No. 491 in world ranking, No. 50 in Asia, No. 10 in Taiwan. TKU keeps occupying the first position among private universities of Taiwan, and becomes the first private Taiwan university to be counted among the top 500 world universities.

TKU’S INFORMATIONAL SERVICES WON ISO 20000 RECOGNITION

TKU recently has won recognition by ISO 20000 for her information services, and becomes the first university in the world to get such an appreciation. President C. I. Chang indicates that the quality of services, which ISO 20000 evaluated, is what emphasized in the “total quality management” (TQM) in TKU’s administrative objective—satisfaction, quality management, and continuing improvement. Presently, the school has entitled every academic and administrative division to set up “Key Performance Indicator” (KPI) to move toward effective improvement by monitoring the quantified indicators. President Chang appreciates the efforts of the staffs of Information processing Center, and expects the joint cooperation and continuous efforts of all staffs of TKU in improving our info management and services, and in the hope of leading a info trend in the nation.