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SICHUAN UNIVERSITY JOINS TKU’S SISTER UNIVERSITIES,UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND SIGNS “3+2” AND “1+1” EXCHANGE PROJECTS WITH TKU’S DEPT. OF ECONOMICS

TKU’s international communication has moved a greater step recently. The school signed an “Academic Cooperation Agreement” with Sichuan University on May 24 at Howard Hotel, which makes it become TKU’s 23rd sister school in Mainland China. Besides, Dept. of Economics had signed contracts of “3+2” (undergraduate program) and “1+1” (master program) exchange projects with University of Queensland.

CALLIGRAPHIC CHAMPIONS: YANG HAO-CHIEH WON GOLDEN GOOSE AWARD, LIN YU-HSIANG GOT WEN-CHIH CUP AWARD

TKU TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 130 MILLION SUBSIDIES FROM MOE IN 2010 ACADEMIC YEAR

The 63rd University Affairs Meeting of TKU was held at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on June 4, in which Dr. Pai Ti-ching, Chief, the Educational Evaluation and Development Section, Center for Learning and Teaching, delivered a special speech on the analysis of MOE subsidy directions for private colleges and universities as well as school affairs evaluation. He points out that MOE will subsidize about 2.95 billion to more than 30 private universities in 2010 academic year, and TKU will receive the highest amount of money, 131 million NTD, in the first category of comprehensive universities, which is ranked No. 2 among all the private universities, second only to Feng Chia University.

RESOURCE CENTER FOR BLIND STUDENTS INVENTS NEW FACILITIES TO HELP BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS

4+1 PROGRAM OF COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING KEEPS OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN TKU

55 students of College of Engineering are admitted to the “4+1 program,” a new policy offered by College of Engineering. Students who enter in “4+1 program” can spend only five years taking both bachelor and master degrees. Dr. Yu Gwo-hsing, Dean of College of Engineering, indicates that this new policy has attracted many excellent college students of TKU to pursue master degrees in their alma mater. Take Dept. of Civil Engineering for example. In the old days, the best students who would stay at TKU to study the master program were ranked around No. 20 among seniors. However, because of the “4+1 program,” 9 juniors in the top-ten list will stay at their original department to finish the master program. Dept. of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering even reserves Chang Li-wei, the best junior student of the department, and Chang Chia-yun, who is ranked the third among the juniors, as well as Tong Ya-fang, who is ranked the fourth.

A WONDERFUL MUSICAL FEAST

Center for General Education and Core Curriculum held a reed trios concert at Carrie Chang Music Hall on June 1, inviting oboe player Dr. Gan Yung-ying, Associate Professor of the Center, clarinet player Dr. Lin Ching-Chun, Professor from Dept. of Music, Taipei Municipal University of Education, and bassoon player Dr. Wang Ying-dan, the nominee of Best Instrumental Player, 2006 Golden Melody Awards, to present a melodious night.

CAREER PLANNING AND PLACEMENT SECTION SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTES CERTIFICATE LEARNING AND ACQUISITION

TKU Career Planning and Placement Section, Office of Student Affairs, has been promoting certificate learning and acquisition since the beginning of 2009 school year. The promotion recently was proven successful when 18 TKU students passed a preliminary round of a national computer skills contest. These students, led by Chu Pei-ying, head of the section, also won a total of 33 MOS certificates and took the bid to join the national contest by claiming the second place in group category. The National Competition for MOS Best was organized by Elite Information Technology Company.

PAINTING AND SKETCHING CLUB AND STREET DANCE CLUB DO WELL IN ANNUAL CLUB EVALUATION

EAST CHINA JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY DELEGATES VISITED TKU

East China Jiaotong University (ECJTU) Vice President Dr. Shi Huanping, led a group of six distinguished guests from his university, including Dr. Zhang Cheng and Dr. Wang Xinhua, dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences, to visit TKU on May 26.The visitors from across the Taiwan Strait were warmly welcomed by Dr. Tai Wan-chin, Vice President for International Affairs. Dr. Tai gave a briefing to these visitors at room L522.

FORUM ON ENTERPRISES' FAVORITE GRADUATES: VIEWS FROM TKU STUDENTS

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS BE PREPARED FOR JOB MARKET: