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Tamkang Chairperson Flora Chia-I Chang Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by Reitaku University
Tamkang Chairperson Flora Chia-I Chang Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by Reitaku University
Chairperson Flora Chia-I Chang (center) poses for a commemorative photo with Reitaku University Chairperson Mototaka Hiroike (left) and President Suminori Tokunaga (right) after the honorary doctorate conferment ceremony.

Chairperson Flora Chia-I Chang, accompanied by Vice President for International Affairs Hsiao-Chuan Chen, Chair of the Department of Japanese Pei-Ching Tsai, and Presidential Office Secretary Charles Hsiang-Chuan Chang, visited Reitaku University—Tamkang University’s sister school in Japan on May 15. In the presence of Reitaku University Chairperson Mototaka Hiroike, she was conferred an honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by President Sumitaka Tokunaga. This marks Chairperson Chang’s second honorary doctorate, the first awarded in 2008 by Josai University in recognition of her contributions to international education and research.

2nd-Stage Interviews for College Admission: Departments Showcase Strengths to Welcome Prospective Students
2nd-Stage Interviews for College Admission: Departments Showcase Strengths to Welcome Prospective Students
The president visited the College of Engineering's courtyard rest station. From left to right: Chair of the Department of Artificial Intelligence Kuo-Chung Yu; Dean of the College of Engineering, the College of Artificial Innovative Innovation, and the College of Precision Healthcare Tzung-Hang Lee; President Huan-Chao Keh; Executive Vice President Chun-Hung Lin; and Dean of Academic Affairs Tzong-Ru Tsai.

From May 16 to 18, Tamkang University held the second phase of interviews for its university admission on the Tamsui campus. A total of 5,288 students applied to 45 departments or programs, and the results were announced on May 28. During the three days, the campus was bustling with vehicles and people. The Office of Academic Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of General Affairs, carefully planned traffic routes and stationed staff across campus to guide applicants and their parents to the interview venues efficiently.

Packed Audience for Jensen Huang’s Keynote Livestream — Students and Faculty Excited to Be Neighbors with AI Giant
Packed Audience for Jensen Huang’s Keynote Livestream — Students and Faculty Excited to Be Neighbors with AI Giant
At the end of his speech, Jensen Huang announced that NVIDIA’s Taiwan headquarters will be established in the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park.

The “NVIDIA COMPUTEX 2025 Jensen Huang Keynote Watch Party,” hosted by Tamkang University’s College of Artificial Innovative Intelligence, was held grandly on May 19. The live-streamed event attracted over 400 faculty and students from within the university and nearly 50 high school students, parents, and teachers to the Tamsui campus, all eager to learn about the latest artificial intelligence (AI) developments. Excitement peaked when Jensen Huang announced at the end of his keynote that NVIDIA’s Taiwan headquarters would be established in the Beitou Shilin Technology Park, bringing Tamkang even closer to the global AI leader.

[Department Spotlight] Showcasing Simultaneous Interpreting Skills, Foreign Language Teachers Guide Students onto the Global Stage
[Department Spotlight] Showcasing Simultaneous Interpreting Skills, Foreign Language Teachers Guide Students onto the Global Stage
Wan-An Chiang poses for a photo with Mayor Daniel Carillo Martínez of San Nicolás, Mexico, and his wife. From left to right: Spanish Department students I-Fan Luo, Chih-En Suei, and Assistant Professor Meng-Yen Lou.

In recent days, faculty members from the College of Foreign Languages have led students beyond the campus to provide live interpretation services at events including receptions for foreign guests at the Taipei City Government, cultural programs at the Chiayi Art Museum, and post-performance talks at the National Theater. These activities showcased their irreplaceable professionalism. Dean of the College of Foreign Languages, Professor Yi-Ti Lin, remarked, “The wit and cultural depth demonstrated by simultaneous interpreters remain far beyond the reach of generative AI.”

[Department Spotlight] Chief Editor Jong-Shenq Guo’s Tamkang Journal of Mathematics Becomes Taiwan’s Only JCR Q2-Ranked Journal
[Department Spotlight] Chief Editor Jong-Shenq Guo’s Tamkang Journal of Mathematics Becomes Taiwan’s Only JCR Q2-Ranked Journal
Distinguished Research Chair Professor Jong-Shenq Guo from the Department of Mathematics, as editor-in-chief of the department’s international journal Tamkang Journal of Mathematics, has seen the journal ranked as a Q2 journal in the 2023 Journal Citation Reports (JCR).

Tamkang Journal of Mathematics, the international mathematics journal of the Department of Mathematics, edited by Dr. Jong-Shenq Guo, the sole Distinguished Research Chair Professor from the Department of Applied Mathematics and Data Science at Tamkang University, has been ranked as a Q2 journal in the 2023 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). With an impact factor of 0.7, it is currently the only mathematics journal published in Taiwan to reach Q2 status, marking it as the top-ranked in Taiwan.

7-Department Joint Exhibition Launches the Future — Information Week Showcases Cross-Disciplinary Innovation
7-Department Joint Exhibition Launches the Future — Information Week Showcases Cross-Disciplinary Innovation
Dean of the College of Education, Prof. Kuo-Hua Chen (right), is viewing the Department of Information and Library Science project “Labor Explorers: Where There's Injury, We Go!”, which won the Best Popularity Award.

The 2025 Information Week 7-Department Joint Exhibition, organized by the Department of Information and Library Science, was held on Friday, May 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the second-floor lobby of the Hsu Shou-Chlien International Conference Center. The exhibition featured 14 teams in the Innovative Technology Competition category and 7 teams in the Course Project Showcase, highlighting students' capabilities in innovation, practical application, and cross-disciplinary integration. Project topics spanned diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, interactive technology, smart living, educational applications, cultural preservation, and digital design. Three industry professionals were invited to serve as judges for the competition. Competition Results: In the Innovative Technology category, first place went to “Weaving Dreams with Rush Grass: A Journey of Image Recognition and Cultural Learning” (「織夢藺草：影像辨識與文化學習之旅」), while second and third places were awarded to “Sea Career Quest” (「職有海知道」) and “Fish, Fishing, and Sustainability” (「魚與漁與餘」), respectively.

[Tamkang Clement and Carrie Chair] Prof. Jussi Parikka: Developing Digital Culture Must Also Consider Environmental Sustainability
[Tamkang Clement and Carrie Chair] Prof. Jussi Parikka: Developing Digital Culture Must Also Consider Environmental Sustainability
From May 21 to 28, the university library hosted a book signing and Media Ecology Book Exhibition with Tamkang Clement and Carrie Chair, Prof. Jussi Parikka.

Invited by the Department of Information and Communication at Tamkang University, Prof. Jussi Parikka, a renowned scholar in digital aesthetics and media theory from Aarhus University, Denmark, delivered a Tamkang Clement and Carrie Chair Lecture on May 29 at 1:00 p.m. in the Hsu Shou-Chlien International Conference Center's Chang Yeo Lan International Conference Hall. His speech, “Environments of Digital Culture: the Humanities in the Anthropocene”, explored the environmental dimensions of digital culture and the evolving role of the humanities in an era shaped by ecological challenges. Prof. Parikka opened his talk by discussing the construction of a TikTok data center in rural Finland, illustrating how digital technologies are reshaping the global landscape. He emphasized that the humanities must reconsider their role in response to these developments.

Tamkang University Partners with New Taipei City Education Department to Cultivate Interdisciplinary and Hands-On Talent
Tamkang University Partners with New Taipei City Education Department to Cultivate Interdisciplinary and Hands-On Talent
Executive Vice President Chun-Hung Lin (2nd from right), New Taipei City Education Department Commissioner Ming-Wen Chang (2nd from left), and high school students placed a symbolic aircraft wing representing curriculum collaboration.

Tamkang University has partnered with the New Taipei City Education Department to develop eight cross-disciplinary hands-on courses to deepen high school students' adaptive development and interdisciplinary practical skills. The launch press conference for the “Joint Initiative Between New Taipei City and Tamkang University to Nurture Aerospace Professionals” was held on May 26 at 10 a.m. Attendees included New Taipei City Education Department Commissioner Ming-Wen Chang, Tamkang University Executive Vice President Chun-Hung Lin, Secretary-General Yu-Pei Ma, Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Director Ben-Hang Chang, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Huei-Chun Chi, Dean of the College of Engineering, College of Artificial Innovative Intelligence, and College of Precision Healthcare Tzung-Hang Lee, Dean of the College of International Affairs Cheng-Hao Pao, Dean of Academic Affairs Tzong-Ru Tsai, Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering Fu-Yuen Hsiao, Chair of the Department of International Tourism Management Pin-Ju Juan, as well as principals from various partner high schools.

Tamkang University Co-Hosts EMI Training with AIT for the 2nd Time — 12 Faculty Members Enhance English Teaching Skills
Tamkang University Co-Hosts EMI Training with AIT for the 2nd Time — 12 Faculty Members Enhance English Teaching Skills
Tamkang University co-hosted an English-Medium Instruction (EMI) training course with AIT for the second time, held online.

The Center for EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) at Tamkang University has once again organized an EMI training program, co-hosted with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and submitted jointly to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. This year’s program was conducted in collaboration with National Taipei University (NTPU), with 12 faculty members from various colleges at Tamkang voluntarily registering for the training.

【Department Spotlight】Banking and Finance Students Ting-Yi Chu, Yi-Hsuan Hung, Chung-Kai Lin, Liang-Yu Lai Admitted to UCL
Department Spotlight】Banking and Finance Students Ting-Yi Chu, Yi-Hsuan Hung, Chung-Kai Lin, Liang-Yu Lai Admitted to UCL
Department of Banking and Finance Chair Yun-Yung Lin (1st from left) congratulates Chung-Kai Lin, Yi-Hsuan Hung, and Ting-Yi Chu on their admission to UCL, ranked 9th in the world. On the far right is Department of Finance Professor Chien-Chih Lin.

This year,4 graduates from Tamkang University’s Department of Banking and Finance—Ting-Yi Chu, Yi-Hsuan Hung, Chung-Kai Lin, and Liang-Yu Lai—have been admitted to University College London (UCL), ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings and classified as a G5 super-elite university by Times Higher Education (THE). Lin and Hung were admitted to the Finance MSc program, while Chu and Lai were accepted into the Finance with Data Science MSc program. All four will begin their studies in September, joining top students from around the world.

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