NO. 763 2009-10-19

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TKU ARCHITECTURE PHD CANDIDATE WON CHAMPIONSHIP: THE ONLY AWARD FOR TAIWAN
Photo: Architecture Associate Professor Chen-cheng Chen (right) and Architecture PhD candidate Hung-ming Chen are posed with their award winning work “Installation of a Staircase.”

With their work “Installation of a Staircase,” Architecture PhD candidate and lecturer Hung-ming Chen and Aluninus Zhen-jia Li won the first place among over 200 competitors in the “Form-Z Joint Study Program” in the U.S. Architecture senior Jing-ti Tsai also won the title of “Excellent Design” with her work “Studies on the Texture of a Woven Wall.” She is going to Chicago to receive the award on Oct. 22. TKU is the only university in Taiwan that has won such an honor in the “Form-Z Joint Study Program” this year.

EUROPEAN CULTURE INTRODUCTION: SWISS CARTOON EXHIBITION

TKU’s Center for European Union Studies will hold “Swiss Cartoon Exhibition and Lecture on EU” at the Black Swan Exhibition Hall between 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, from Oct. 20 to 29. 25 cartoon works by 12 Swiss cartoonists will be shown. President Flora C.I. Chang and Deputy Representative Mr. Hans-Peter Fitze from the Trade Office of Swiss Industries (TOSI) are invited to the opening ceremony tomorrow at 10:00 am. The Director of European Union Studies, Chiu-ching Kuo has expressed that from the Exhibition, visitors will see the Swiss artistic styles and better understand the thoughts and culture of European countries.

TKU 2009 REFORM SEMINAR AND PLANNING FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY

The 2009 TKU Seminar on Instructional and Administrative Reforms took place at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on Oct 16. The theme for this year was “Inheritance, Innovation, New Tamkang: Seeking for TKU’s DNA and Welcoming TKU’s 60th Anniversary.” Working with TKU’s artist in residence, with Information, Communication, Architecture and Artistic talents, all TKU units brain-stormed to design a digital, artistic and interactive equipment and to produce the 60th anniversary MTV. The Office of International Exchange and International Education was planning to invite sister universities with related institutes and colleges of cultural creation industries and to sign an agreement for a platform of global cultural creation.

1,000 INFORMATION ENGINEERING ALLUMNI REUNITE FOR THE DEPARTMENT’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering is 40 years old! To celebrate this special birthday in accordance with TKU’s anniversary, the Department will host “The 40th Anniversary of the Department—Harmonious Reunion of 1000 Alumni” on Nov. 7. The former TKU president and professor emeritus Ron-yaw Chao is the coordinator, who will invite alumni to the Alma Mater to recall the memories of TKU life.

SOWING LOVE, DIRECTOR LI INSTRUCTED PHYSICALLY-CHALLENGED ARTISTS
Photo: Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Director Chi-mao Li is instructing physically-challenged artists to paint.

In accordance with “Sowing Culture, Sowing Love with Fans: Exhibition and Appreciation of a Hundred Fans of Taiwan” hosted by the China Professional Skills Association for the Handicapped, TKU Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Director Chi-mao Li invited about a hundred renowned artists to participate. He also helped with shooting the short promotional film at the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center for the Exhibition by personally instructing physically-challenged artists to create paintings. He said, “I hope the physically-challenged artists will not give themselves up, but create their own domains.”

NANJING UNIVEFSITY DELEGATION VISITED TKU

TKU’s Graduate Institute of China Studies hosted the symposium on “Cultural and Educational Studies across the Straight: The History of ROC” for the Nanjing University ROC History Research Delegation at SG319 on Oct. 12. Led by Xian-wen Chang, the Director of the Center for ROC History Studies, Nanjing University, the delegation of 4 came to TKU for academic exchange with faculty and graduate students of the TKU Institute of China Studies.

THE NUMBER OF OVERSEAS CHINESE STUDENTS BREAKS 600

According to the statistics by the Overseas Chinese Student Guidance Section, the latest number of overseas Chinese students at TKU is 605, 127 more students than those of last year. They came from 30 different countries and regions. Macao 271 (about 45%), Hong Kong 129 (about 21%) and Malaysian 99 (about 16%) took the top three positions.

CTI ATTRACTED MORE THAN 300 FANS

Tamkang Campus Crusade for Christ and the English Conversation Club held musical concerts at Carrie Change Musical Hall on Oct. 12 and 15 respectively. The performances of the CTI Band for the concerts attracted about 300 students who packed the Musical Hall. The rhythms of the concerts changed from a gentle tune to rock and roll. The Band’s self-forgetting performances were immersed into the enthusiastic screaming, which formed a warm current on the Campus in early fall.

LUNCH BOX DELIVERING SCOTTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME TO CAMPUS

According to the statistics by the Office of General Affairs, TKU faculty, staff and students have about 4,000 lunch box brought to campus every day! To conserve natural resources and reduce carbon by not using paper lunchboxes, the Office of General...

LANYANG CAMPUS SET UP NEW ENGLISH CORNER

To enhance students’ English speaking ability, Lanyang Campus has set up a new English Corner, hiring Jonas Rembert to chat with students in English. Charming and zealous Jonas leads students to learning English in an environment without any pressure...

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