TKU President Dr. Flora C. I. Chang, along with Microsoft high-rank managers and several university presidents in Taiwan, was invited to pay a visit to Microsoft headquarter in the United States. The trip, 2005 IT Policy Tour, lasted four days; President Chang is scheduled to return on April 7 as she departed on April 3.

The Tour members included Yunlin University of Science and Technology President, Dr. Tsong-Ming Lin, National Chiao Tung University Present, Dr. Chun-Yenn Chang, National Central University President, Dr. Chuan-Sheng Liu, National Chung Cheng University President Dr. Jen-chuan Luo, Dean of College of Management of Chang Gung University, Dr. Shuo-Shan Wu and former Dean of College of Management of National Taiwan University, Dr. Chen-en Ko, among others. The visit was hosted by Taiwan Microsoft; the Tour also included visits to Microsoft Headquarter and University of Washington, in addition to a conference where participants shared their views and opinions on computer development and application in middle schools. (~ Yu-lin Lee )