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Cultural Exchange at Sun Moon Lake

To encourage interaction between foreign and mainland students and allow foreign students to gain a better understanding of Taiwanese culture, the TKU International Office on November 19 held the 2011 Autumn Cultural Trip for International and Exchange Students. As part of the trip, close to 200 TKU foreign students experienced the picturesque beauty of Sun Moon Lake and enjoyed an amusing cultural show put on by Taiwan’s indigenous aborigines in the neighboring Aboriginal Culture Village, Central Taiwan.

Tamkang Recognizes 16 Outstanding Students

Each year, Tamkang University recognizes a handful of students who have performed exceptionally both academically as well as in extracurricular pursuits.

New Trends in Teaching French

On November 18 and 19, the TKU Department of French held an international symposium on the topic “New Trends in Teaching French”. The symposium was attended by leading scholars from France, Canada, India, Japan, and Taiwan, with a total of almost 100 attendees, 43 speakers, and 24 forum sessions over two full days. The Dean of the College of Languages and Literatures, Dr. Wu His Deh, noted that these days, information and instruction methods are constantly being updated and improved. The symposium “will give TKU teachers the chance to gain a vast range of practical information on French language instruction”, he observed prior to the conference.

The 2011 Forum on Russian Language and Literature

Starting from 9:30am on December 2, the Department of Russian will hold the 2011 Forum on Russian Language and Literature. The Forum will attract participants from Taiwan, Russia, Japan, and Korea, who will present 15 dissertations on linguistics and...

Discussing Gender Equality in Higher Education

On November 30, the TKU Committee for Gender Equality and the Center for Learning and Teaching will jointly hold a series of lectures on gender-based cultural education. The lectures will be delivered by National Taiwan University Associate Professor Lin Wei-hung and Aletheia University Associate Professor Liu Ya-lan on the topics ‘the design of gender-related courses in higher education’ and ‘the current status and future prospects of gender-based university courses and instruction’.

An Exhibition by Two Masters in Tamsui

The Tamsui Art Gallery is currently holding an exhibition that displays the works of two renowned local artists. Until December 7, selected works by the Director of the TKU Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center, Li Chi-Mao, and the Associate Director of the Center, Dr. Chang Ben-hang, will be on show in a rare exhibition that has drawn art lovers from all around Taipei.

The 2011 “Start-Up Taiwan!” Exhibition

Each year, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), Ministry of Economic Affairs, holds a major technology exhibition known as “Start-Up Taiwan!” The exhibition this year drew 211 stalls representing technology companies from around Taiwan. Among them was SyncCity, a company specializing in remote support solutions that is a partner of and was represented by the TKU Cham Pion Incubation Center. During the exhibition, the Director General of SMEA, Dr. Robert Lai (left), presented an award to the Director of the Cham Pion Incubation Center, Dr. Shaw Ruey-shiang (right), for the noteworthy accomplishment of being “the most popular incubation center”.

A Visit to Sister Universities in Kyoto

From 23rd to 27th November, TKU President, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, lead a delegate of senior TKU staff on a visit of Tamkang’s sister universities in Kyoto, Japan. Members of the visiting TKU group included the Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Wan-chin Tai, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Chiu Jeong-Yeou, the Dean of the College of Management, Dr. Wang Chu-ching, the Chairman of the Department of Japanese, Dr. Maa Yaw Huei, and the Dean of the Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs, Dr. Pei Wha Chi Lee.