Dr. Lien Ching-jyi, Vice Dean of College of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, leading a visiting group consisted of seven persons, visited Tamkang University on March 19, 2009. The visitors from Japan were warmly welcomed by Dr. Tai Wan-chin, Vice President for International Affairs, Director of the Office of International Exchanges and International Education, Dr. Lee Pei-wha. Dr. Tsui Cheng-tsong, Chair of the Department of Chinese, Dr. Wang Bo-cheng, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, together with Dr. Wang San-lang, Chair of the Graduate Institute of Life Sciences were also among the group to receive the visiting scholars.

The purpose of the trip is to facilitate further exchanges with Tamkang University in the future, according to the visiting professors from Nagasaki University.

Prior to their visit, two professors from Nagasaki University, Dr. Tominaga Yoshinori and Dr. Shigemitsu Yasuhiro, were invited by Department of Chemistry, TKU to give speeches on March. ( ~Yeh Yun-kai )