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ENTERPRISE VIPS TO TEACH FINANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP NEXT SEMESTER

TKU SIGNED CONTRACT OF 2 PLUS 2 BACHELOR DEGREES PROGRAM WITH SISTER SCHOOL, REITAKU UNIVERSITY

Dr. Tai Wan-ching, Vice President for International Affairs, entrusted by President C. I. Chang, and Dr. Peng Chuen-yang, Chair of Dept. of Japanese, attended the 50th anniversary of Reitaku University, one of TKU’s sister schools, and signed contract of double degrees program. Reitaku becomes the 9th sister school to join the double degrees project. According to the contract, TKU students who join in the program, after studying in TKU for two years, following with abroad study in Reitaku University for two years, will be offered with degree authorized by both universities. This new program is expected to start from April 2010.

EMBA WILL HOLD A CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISES’ MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AGAINST THE THREAT OF GLOBAL WARMING ON OCT. 31 AT TAIPEI CAMPUS

The EMBA of TKU will hold “2009 Conference on Enterprises’ Management Strategy against the Threat of Global Warming” at 9 a.m. on Oct. 31 at Chung-cheng Memorial Hall, Taipei Campus, and some well-known entrepreneurs in Taiwan will be invited to take part in. After the conference, there will be a workshop, in which a futurist scholar Dr. Sohail Inayatallah will discuss some particular cases on future trends with EMBA teachers and students at D324.

FORUMS ON CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES WILL BE HELD ON OCT. 30

In order to cultivate the talents for global cultural and creative industries, TKU’s Innovative Center for Cultural and Creative Industries, subsidized by MOE, will hold 2009 Cultural and Creative Industries Forum at Ching-sheng International Conference Hall and T505 at 9 a.m. on Oct. 30. Hosted by Dr. Chao Ya-ly, Prof. of Dept. of Mass Communication, the Forum will invite Pao & Paw and P Paper’s founder Mr. Pao I-min, who is also the top 7th art director in the world, Ms. Lin Fang-yin, General Manager of Bright Ideas Design, Mr. Chen Yen-fu, General Manager of Huashan Cultural Park, and other outstanding people in industrial and academic fields to discuss the issues of cultural and creative industries.

CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING INVITED U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT TO DELIVER SPEECH ON UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

In order to let TKU members understand how U.S. News & World Report makes their university rankings, Center for Learning and Teaching invited Mr. Robert J. Morse, Director of Data Research, U.S. News & World Report, to deliver a speech about their rankings of comprehensive university on Oct. 21.

STUDENTS OF DEPT. OF ARCHITECTURE MADE GIANT MODELS FOR 2009 DREAM PARADE

GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF THE AMERICAS VISITED AIT

Under the invitation of the American Cultural Center, American Institute in Taiwan, Dr. Chen Hsiao-chuan, Chair of the Tamkang University’s Graduate Institute of the Americas, led a total of 26 students of the institute to visit the AIT on October 19. The group was warmly welcomed by Scott Robinson, director of the center.

PERCUSSION CONCERT ATTRACTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES

A percussion concert brought by Taipei Percussion entitled “Have Fun with Percussion Instruments” was held at the Carrie Chang Music Hall on October 20. During the concert, Taipei Percussion performed dozen of moving and touching music with instruments such as glockenspiel, xylophone and drum set, allowing concert participants a most unforgettable and enjoying time with their music.

FOUNDER CLEMENT CHANG’S SPEECH—“DOING WITHOUT ARROGANCE AND REGRET TO CREATE A NEW PROSPECT”