NO. 973 2015-09-14

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TKU Robotic Team Steals Victory for 10th Straight Year
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering won the FIRA Roboworld World Cup that took place on August 8th. This is the 10th consecutive year winning the Medium-sized Robots Division, taking 3 gold medals and 1 silver. (Picture provided by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

【Yu-jin Cai, Tamsui Campus Report】Robot designs continue to modify and improve thanks to international events such as the 2015 FIRA Roboworld World Cup that took place on the 4th of August in Daejeon, Korea. In this competition the TKU robotics team outperformed the competition, winning 5 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. They won in the RoboSot Division (Robot Soccer), HuroCup (Human shaped Robots) and Medium-sized Robots Division. This is the eighth straight year for the TKU team to win the HuroCup and the 10th straight year for them to take the gold in the Medium-sized robots division.

The TKU Traditional Ke Nan Hill Climb
As tradition, Tamkang University begins the school year with the Ke Nan Hill climb on September 10th and 11th. At 7:50am a large crowd of 5000 freshman students were lead by President Flora Chia-I Chang, Vice President of Academics, Huan-chao Keh, Vice President of Administration, Yi-jen Hu, Vice President of International Affairs, Wan-chin Tai and first and second level administrators of every department.

For the next two weeks, new students will be exploring on every campus in Taiwan. Each school and department is busy managing this crucial moment, attempting to create the most culturally diverse welcome possible. As tradition, Tamkang University begins the school year with the Ke Nan Hill climb - a unique symbolic hike taking place on September 10th and 11th. At 7:50am a large crowd of 5000 freshman students lead by President Flora Chia-I Chang and first-level administrators, gathered together to climb the 132-step stone staircase.

TKU Receives 80,000 Euro from Jean Monnet Program

【Tamkang Times】The Graduate Institute of European Studies and the Center for European Union Studies been awarded subsidies from the Jean Monnet Program for the 2015-16 academic year. Professor of the Graduate Institute of European Studies and Director of the Union for European Union Studies, Dr. Li-chuan Chen, has become the first person in all of Taiwan to be awarded subsidies from the Jean Monnet Chairs program, receiving an amount of 50,000 Euro dollars. In addition, 30,000 Euro dollars were awarded to Professor of the Graduate Institute of European Studies, Chung-hung Cho from the Jean Monnet Teaching Modules, totalling to 80,000 Euro dollars in subsidies for TKU.

The Engineering Building’s Makeover
The new renovations of the Engineering Building are not only convenient and aesthetically pleasing, but also better for the environment. (Picture provided by Zhong-yi Wu)

【Guo-zhen Wu, Tamsui Campus Report】Summer break has come to an end and the Engineering Building looks as good as new. There have been modifications to the western part of the building, adding a new service entrance next to the central courtyard. Also take special notice of each of the symbols and directions for guidance to each department. The new makeover of the Engineering building also includes new sinks and drinking fountains for student use. Third-year student of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Zhe-wei Lin, expressed, “The whole place is really comfortable and convenient now. All of the bathrooms are even more sanitary and the main hall is more spacious, suitable for all kinds of activities.”

Special Guests from 12 Countries Arrive at TKU
Media from 12 Spanish speaking countries working together. (Photographed by Ya-ting Zhuang)

On August 18th the Ministry of International Affairs invited a total of 15 guests from Spanish 12 speaking countries of Africa, the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Dean of the College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Hsiao-chuan Chen, was appo...

500 International Students Attend Orientation

【Qi-shao Zhang, Tamsui Campus Report】The Office of International and Cross Strait Affairs received the TKU international students on September 9th in the Student Activity Center for the 2015-16 International Student Orientation. There were around 500...

Student Club Exhibition is Bigger than Ever
139 Student groups gather for the 2015-16 Student Club Exhibition.

The beginning of the new semester is certain to be accompanied with new sounds, sights and laughter as freshman students get ready to get into gear. Tamsui Campus will be extra lively starting from September 10th as the 2015-16 Annual Student Club Fair takes place, inviting freshman students to partake in the array of the 139 exciting groups that focus on education, skill training, services or just plain entertainment.

TKU: Global Language Village
The College of Foreign Languages and Literature held the 2nd Northern Region Foreign Language Camp with 200 students in attendance. (Photographed by Zhong-yi Wu)

【Tamkang Times】Once you mention foreign language study in Taiwan, people naturally tend to gravitate toward a conversation involving the universal language: English. For the purpose of meeting Tamkang University’s objective of becoming and complete international academic institution, English assimilation alone is not enough. In order to accurately foster an education system that mirrors global needs, TKU must respectively adopt languages and cultures from all around the globe. For this reason the College of Foreign Languages and Literature held the “2nd Northern Region Foreign Language Camp,” a three-day event, with over 200 students from various private universities in Taiwan.

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