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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WILL EXCHANGE STUDENTS WITH TKU

TKU helps students broaden their horizons by exchanging students with sister universities world wide. American University will accept one exchange student from TKU this year, and sophomores are welcome to apply.

JILIN UNIVERSITY EXCHANGES STUDENTS WITH TKU THIS SEMESTER

After exchanging 5 students with Mainland’s Fudan University last semester, TKU has exchanged 5 more with Jilin University, adding to 10 now. 10 exchange students arrived at TKU from Fudan and Jilin last week while 5 TKU students left for the Mainland for their new study life.

SPECIAL CASE OF TEN MILLION TO ASSIST NEEDY STUDENTS

TKU called for all faculty and staff to donate their 1-day income and established a special case to help students whose parents have lost their jobs during the economic turbulent time. President Flora Chia-I Chang said that the fund raising activity would estimate to solicit about NT$3 million which may help to ease difficult situation for some needy students. If the result is not as expected, TKU will continue to search for possible solutions to help the needy students. The Dean of the Office of Student Affairs, Ding-an Chiang explained that his Office had already prepared NT$10 million. Including the estimated NT$3 million donation, there would be NT$13 million to help the needy students. If not enough, TKU will do everything possible to help.

ONE DAY INCOME DONATION MAY REACH NT$3 MILLION

Many colleagues have responded to the 1-day income donation by giving money generously. All the staff at the Offices of Physical Education and Military Education and Training will donate their 1-day income. The Director of the Office of Physical Education, Hsing-chu Hsieh explained, “During this economic difficult time, it is really good for TKU to hold such an activity, hoping some students will be able to continue their studies even if their parents have lost their jobs.”　

TKU’S MAGICAL E-PEN RECOGNIZED AS NSC’S RESEARCH RESULT

Since TKU created “The Magical e-Pen,” it has been frequently invited for exhibitions. At the beginning of February 2009, it was recognized as NSC’s research achievement at the 2009 Taiwan e-Learning and Digital Archives Exhibition at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1. It will be invited again to exhibit at the same Hall by “Language Creativity Festival” from April 9 to 13.

FIRECRACKERS CELEBRATE donO PHOTO ALBUM AWARD CEREMONY

CAMPUS VISUAL MATERIAL STOREHOUSE FREE FOR USE

If you want to look for pictures to make playbills, you can find what you need at TKU Multimedia Materials Storehouse. The Information Processing Center has spent more than 2 months setting up the Multimedia Materials Storehouse for faculty and students to freely download campus scenery and building pictures. All are welcome!（http://gdc.tku.edu.tw/graph-icmaterial/）

SEVEN UNIVERSITIES JOINTLY SET UP TAIWAN EUROPEAN UNION CENTER

To promote the understanding of European Union, EU has set up European Union Centers in the US, Japan and South Korea. At the beginning of this year TKU joined 6 universities such as Taiwan University and Chengchi University to have signed agreement with EU to set up the Taiwan EU Center which will have the opening ceremony on May 18. At the appointed time, there will have a cocktail party and a conference.

TKU WILL REWARD TOP FACULTY RESEARCH PAPER UP TO NT$500,000

TKU has changed “Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award Methods” and “Regulations for Sponsoring Full-time Faculty's Academic Writings and Their Teaching Materials' Publication and Production” into “Faculty Teaching Award Methods.” The new award policy requires that faculty members can apply for it only their last two years’ teaching evaluation average reach 4. Individual course evaluation minimum has raised to 3.5 from 3. Faculty members apply for excellent textbook award can win at most NT$20,000 instead of NT$50,000. Application is changed to Sept. 1 through 30.