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12 CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COURSES WILL BE IMPLIMENTED THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

To meet the challenge of the fast development of the new age and coordinate the industrial demand, TKU has devoted to impelling a variety of credit courses for double majors. Except the existing 11 credit courses, 12 more such courses will be implemented next academic year. So students will have more choices to upgrade their competitiveness in future employment.

CONFERENCE ON THE BEAUTY OF CHIVALRIC FICTION

The Department of Chinese frequently hosts academic conferences! After the 11th International Conference on Literature and Aesthetics from May 8 to 9, it held a lecture on Artistic Skills of Folk Song Singing and Cross-Talk Performance on May 13. Moreover, on May 14, the Department organized a meeting for undergraduates to present their research papers.

ENGININEERING AND CHEMISTRY RESEARCH RESULTS ARE OUTSTANDING

According to a report in Evaluation Bimonthly by Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan, 31 universities in Taiwan managed to get in the 1% of universities whose ESI papers are cited most in 2009 and TKU is among them. TKU ranked 16th for the number of ESI papers published. In the academic field of active index, TKU’s chemistry area got the 2nd place, only next to Chung Yuan University, but above Taiwan University and Tsing Hua University.

FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIOGAN-FLINT VISITED TKU

TKU JOB FAIR ATTRACTED MORE THAN 200 ENTERPRISES

To coordinate with the Ministry of Education’s employment assisting plan to subsidize graduates to have a work-term for a year, the Office of Alumni Service and Resources Development is holding an intermediary Job Fair at the Student Activity Center today (May 18）from 8:30 to 15:00. More than 200 enterprises such as Trend Micro Taiwa, Taishin Bank, Wang Steak, etc. have been invited to have stalls, and President Flora C. I. Chang will sign agreements with representatives of enterprises at the Job Fair.

TKU WON BOTH THE 2ND AND 3RD PLACES IN NATIONAL CONTEST

GUANGDONG PROVINCE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION VISITED TKU

Led by Xin Chen, the Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, a delegation of 3 visited TKU on March 7. International Affair Vice President Wan-chin Tai gave them a bulletin briefing at the Ching-sheng International Conference Hall in the afternoon. Afterwards, President Flora C. I. Chang met them, and then they visited the Wind Engineering Research Center.

FACULTY AND STUDENTS ENJOYED KOREAN DELICACIES

The Cultural Saloon by the Department of Multicultural and Linguistic Studies, Lanyang Campus, held a Korean Gourmet Festival on the ground floor of Clement Chang Complex Building on May 5. It attracted faculty and students to enjoy 2 Korean delicacies—seafood wrapped with pancakes and fried fresh chilly pepper new year cakes. The former had rich seasoning sources while the later had fresh red chilly pepper which tasted really special. Everyone tried them had their thumbs up, saying, “Excellent!”

TAIPEI COUNTY MAGISTRATE PRAISED TKU’S WINNING OF THE NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

ALUMNI WORLDWIDE ARE PROUD OF TKU’S NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

TKU won the 19th National Quality Award. Hearing the good news, many alumni happily have enjoyed the glory of it. TKU World Alumni Federation President Hsiang-shu Duan said, “It is not easy for the Alma Mater to have won such a special glory. It is the result of the great efforts of all the TKU people. President Flora C. I. Chang’s strong determination and attempt are the keys for winning the award. It is really a great achievement for her to integrate the entrepreneurial spirit into the university management! I hope all alumni worldwide will feel the glory with TKU.”