TKU has added a new name to its extensive list of prestigious overseas partner institutions. Osaka Prefecture University (OPU) became TKU’s 118th overseas sister university and 27th Japanese sister university after a formal signing agreement held at OPU on August 24, 2012.

The relationship between the universities can be traced back to a visit made to OPU by Prof. Wang Bo-Cheng (Dean, TKU College of Science) and Prof. Wang San-Lang (Professor, TKU Department of Chemistry) in April this year. At the time, OPU praised TKU’s ongoing efforts to enhance the quality of its instruction, research, and administrative services.

Dean Wang noted that OPU is a well-known comprehensive university, renowned for its instruction and research in the area of biochemistry. In the future, a member of OPU will visit TKU and select one Tamkang Master’s student to take part in a short-term joint research program at OPU.