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The 2011 EU Scholarship English Contest

Winners of the 2011 EU Scholarship English Contest were recently announced. First place went to Wayne Liang from the TKU Department of English, while second and third place were claimed by Lu Wan-yun (Department of French) and Zhang Nan-teng (Department of International Business) respectively.

Tamkang Times: Capturing a Bid for World Top Seven

Recently, Tamkang University launched an array of activities designed to promote Jade Mountain – one of the final 28 scenic spots that could soon be among the world’s seven Natural Wonders. Tamkang formed a “Vote for Jade Mountain Club”, headed by TKU President, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, filmed Jade Mountain promotional videos and held a large-scale “Jade Mountain” Concert on the Tamsui Campus. It even published a high quality book on Jade Mountain, which was written and compiled over a period of two years by students from the TKU Rock-climbing Club.

Raising TKU’s International Image through Gender Equality

On November 11, the International Press Group Covering Taiwan Gender Equality visited the Maria Sklodowska-Curie Special Exhibition held at the TKU Tamsui Campus. The 15-member delegation was received by Department of Chemistry Professor, Dr. Wu Chia...

Competitions, Performances and a Fair as TKU Celebrates its Birthday

On November 5, the TKU Lanyang Campus held two major sport competitions: the Student-Faculty Cup Volleyball Tournament and the Anniversary Cup Basketball Tournament. First place in the volleyball contest went to the “Associate Faculty” team, while second place went to the Department of Multicultural and Linguistic Studies “4th Year” Team. Li Yu-tong, from the “4th Year” team, commented: “the fact that we came second can be attributed to the unity and cohesion we displayed as a team”. In the basketball competition, first place was clinched by the team “Sweet Men”. The captain of the winning team, Chao Yu-hao, exclaimed: “winning the basketball championship in my final year is an amazing feeling!”

The 16th Information Service and Data Management Competition

On Nov 5, a competition branded as the “Olympics of information management” was held by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Computer Center of the Ministry of Education, and the Chinese Society of Information Management.

The 8th First Members Ceremony Commences at Lanyang

On November 6, the Tamkang University Alumni Association Headquarters held the 8th First Members Ceremony at the Clement Chang International Conference Hall, Lanyang Campus. The ceremony was attended by the President of TKU, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gwo-Hsing Yu, Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Po-yuan Kao, Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Wan-chin Tai, and the Provost of Lanyang Campus, Dr. Lin Jyh-horng.

TKU Alumnus Achieves International Success

TKU alumnus of the Graduate Institute of European Studies, Tschen-fong Wu, was recently appointed the Deputy Representative of the Taiwan Representative Office in Berlin, Germany. The Director of the TKU Graduate Institute of European Studies, Professor Chiu-ching Kuo, explained that being named as a deputy representative at an overseas post is no easy feat. “It means that his past accomplishments in the workforce have been recognized.”

Tamkang Turns 61

At 9am on November 12, the TKU 61st Anniversary Official Ceremony will be held on the 7th floor of the Shao Mo Memorial Gymnasium. The ceremony will comprise of an award ceremony in which recipients of the 25th Golden Eagle Award and generous TKU donors will be recognized.