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APPOINT EXAM RESULT SHOWS INCREASING FAVOR FOR TKU WITH 219 STUDENTS CHOOSING TKU AS THEIR FIRST OPTION

According to the statistic of Office of Academic Affairs, among the 3261 freshmen recruited through Appoint Exam, 219 choose TKU as their first option. This the highest figure during the past few years. College of Engineering occupies 14% of them (109). The highest quantity rate in department goes to Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering—21. To compare the amount of first-optioner with the total acceptance in a department, the highest average rate appears at Department of Architecture—24%.

COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES REGROUPS THREE GRADUATE INSTITUTES

Since this semester, College of International Studies has modified three graduate institutes. Institute of Americas, founded by combining Institute of American Studies and Institute of Latin American Studies, is chaired by Dr. Chen Hsiao-chueh. Institute of Asian Studies, founded by merging Institute of Southeast Asian Studies and Institute of Japanese Studies, is chaired by Dr. Hu Ching-shan. Institute of Russian and Slavic Studies is merged into Institute of European Studies.

NTU-VIRUSBOM TO FIGHT AGAINST H1N1

Dr. Lee Shih-yuan, a professor of Dept. of Chemistry, TKU, participates in a National Taiwan University Biomechatronic Engineering research team, and they successfully develop “NTU-VirusBom,” an anti-virus compound that can break down the surface structures of the H1N1. Dr. Lee indicates that their team has transferred the technique to the biotechnology industry to make hand sanitizer spray, liquid hand soap, and the materials for filtration and protection.

TKU HELD “2009 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE BENCHMARKING CONFERENCE” AT TAIPEI CAMPUS ON AUGUST 14

“2009 Business Excellence Benchmarking Conference: Benchmarking on High Education for Business Excellence International Forum” was co-held by TKU and Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, on August 14 at Chung-cheng Hall, Taipei Campus. In the conference, Dr. Robin Mann, the President of Global Benchmarking Network, was invited to give keynote speech, and TKU and Yuan Ze University also shared the experience of how they carried out excellent benchmarking on higher education, which attracted hundreds of people to attend.

DRAGON TV FROM MAINLAND VISITED TKU TO MAKE DOCUMENTARIES

In order to make documentaries about literatures, education, and media cultures of Taiwan, Dragon TV came to TKU on August 11, not only to interview President Flora C.I. Chang, but also to shoot student activities and the beautiful scenery of our campus. The program will be shown in November. “It is an honor for our school,” President Chang expressed. She hoped that through this show, TKU could be introduced to more and more people.

TKU TEAM WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2009 FIRA WORLD CUP FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS

TKU ALUMUS LIU WEN-HSIU CLAIMS WORLD CHAMPION IN MICROSOFT EXCEL COMPETITION

Liu Wen-hsiu, a graduate from the Department of Statistics recently won the No.1 place at the Microsoft Excel category in a Worldwide competition on Microsoft Office held at Canada on July, making her the first female ever to won the championship title in the annual global event. Dr. Flora Chia-i Chang, President of Tamkang University, received Liu in the aim to honor her great performance at the world stage.

TKU TAKES THE 5th PLACE AT ISLANDWIDE PROGRAMMER CONTEST

A team consisted of four students from Department of Electrical Engineering recently won the fifth place in an island-wide computer programming contest entitled “2009 Natural Born Programmer” launched by the Trend Micro Taiwan. The team also won the Most Trustworthy Award in the contest. Tamkang University is the only private university that advanced to the finals of the event. The team of four are Chiu Yu-hsien, Li Po-i, Lin Chih-hsin, Yen Po-hsun. Together they won a total prize money of NT$ 160000 and a certificate of award.

13 STUDENT CLUBS HOLD SUMMER CAMPS AROUND THE NATION TO SPREAD THEIR LOVE AND CARE FOR CHILDREN

TKU ENGAGED IN DISASTER RELIEF WORK IN THE AFTERMATH OF TYPHOON MORAKOT