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The Third Annual Tamhai Music Festival

The third annual Tamhai Music Festival commenced on May 9. Until May 12th, every morning from 10 am, Poster St. will feature stalls with a variety of musical instruments, allowing students to experience what it feels like to play a new instrument.

A Post Mid-term Costume Party

Foreign Languages Week

Activities for the TKU Foreign Languages Week have officially begun. On the 9th of May, the six departments from the TKU College of Foreign Language and Literature came together at TKU’s Poster St. to hold an opening ceremony. As part of the ceremony, the Dean of the College of Foreign Language and Literature, Dr. Sung Mei-hwa, cut the opening-ceremony ribbon, while the departments of Japanese and Spanish staged traditional dance displays, performing the Awa Dance and the Flamenco respectively.

The TKU 2011 Spring Cultural Trip

TKU Cleans Up at Russian Speaking Competition

Two fourth year Tamkang University students, Huang Li-rong and Wang Ze Hua, recently claimed first and third place in the 2011 Intercollegiate Russian Speaking Competition. Their accomplishments earned them cash prizes of NT$30,000 and NT$10,000 respectively.

Future Prospects for French Language Professionals

The TKU Department of French recently invited Department of African Affairs Deputy Director-General Bruno Shen to deliver a talk at Tamkang. His talk, held on April 27th, took the topic “modern international trends and prospects for French – language professionals”. The event host and Chairman of the French Department, Yang Shu-Chuen, said that the lecture would assist students to better plan their future French language studies, and provide an insight into possible future job opportunities and current international trends.

A Visiting Professor at Tamkang

For over a semester now, TKU’s Graduate Institute of Asian Studies has benefited from the experience and professionalism of visiting professor, Dr. Mitsuyoshi Ishida. Dr. Ishida is a senior scholar at Japan’s Waseda University; he specializes in the triple-fold field of business, government, and academic studies. He explained that the chance to serve as a visiting professor arose in part due to the long-time friendly relationship between Waseda and Tamkang University, and due to Tamkang’s recent establishment of the Center for Japan Studies.

Tamkang’s 3rd Annual European Union Week

TKU’s European Union Week (EU Week) began on the 4th of May. The event, which has been extended this year to continue until the 27th, is jointly organized by the TKU Graduate Institute of European Studies, the Center for European Union Studies, the TKU Chueh Sheng Memorial Library, and the European Union Center in Taiwan.

An Exhibition Honoring Chinese Calligraphy in Taiwan