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EXECELLENCE IN GLOBALIZATION INTENSE INTERACTION BETWEEN 89 SISTER SCHOOLS IN 26 COUNTRIES

TKU’s demonstration of achievements in globalization was held last Tuesday; foreign exchange students at TKU and juniors who joined abroad study tour were invited to share their experiences, culture shocks and interesting anecdotes during their studies. Deng Chia-yun, graduate from Graduate Institute of French, said, “I, the first profiteer of TKU’s bi-degree system, feel very lucky to acquire double Master degrees from TKU and Universite Jean Moulin Lyon 3 within 3 years!”

HUANG JUI MAO’S RESEARCH INTEGRATE TAMSUI’S ANCIENT SITES

Huang Jui-mao, assistant professor of Department of Architecture, submitted a research proposal “Plan of Digitalizing Museum of Tamsui’s Ancient Sites.” And was granted $1,450,000 N.T. As Huang Jui-mao indicated, “Tamsui’s ancient sites are worth being the representative of Taiwan in the activity of certificating ‘World Relics,” and will contribute much to international exchanges.”

TKU STUDENTS’ PHYSICAL FITNESS QUALITY LIES BEHIND AVERAGE APPRAISAL:

According to MOE’s recent statistics of students’ physical fitness, except in the item of “Curl-ups,” TKU students’ physical fitness quality lies behind the standard of average college student.

MOE COMMISSIONERS RECOMMEND DECREASING THE CLASS SIZE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Five commissioners of Ministry of Education visited TKU last Monday (May 8) to survey the Office of Physical Education and related facilities. TKU President C. I. Chang announces that the 2006 Academic Year will be termed as “the Year of Physical Education” and the physical fitness quality of every TKU student and faculty member will be assessed in the mean time, and it is upheld that everyone will keep at least one exercise as a habit. “Last year, we invited experts out of campus to assess our physical fitness; we will do everything we could to strengthen our physical education,” President Chang adds.

TKU PRESIDENT AND ATHLETE CELEBRITY CHI CHENG INVITE TKU STUDENTS AND STAFF TO JOIN CAMPUS WALKING

Office of Physical Education and Center for Distance Education co-hold the event of Campus Walking, inviting all the students and staff of TKU to join in. People who like to participate in this activity please gather at Track-and-Field Ground at 4:00 p.m. on May 18. The activity is sponsored by Staff Welfare Association, which also holds another Campus Walking event on Saturday, May 20, and hundreds of full time staff will take part in this activity, too.

CHIANG YUN-HSUAN WILL REPRESENT TKU TO JOIN PFII AND UTTER FOR TAIWAN

Chiang Yun-hsuan, a senior from Dept. of Spanish, will represent Taiwan to participate in the 5th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) held at United Nations headquarters, New York, America, from May 14 to 27. “Due to the special political status of Taiwan, the most important thing is to get the right to speak at the meeting and hence to articulate the Taiwan’s position!” said Chiang.

A MODERN “ST. FRANCIS” CROSSED THE STRAIT BY WATER MOTERBIKE TO TKU

AGED, MID-AGED AND YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBIT TAIWAN INK FIGURE PAINTINGS AT THE CARRIE CHANG FINE ARTS CENTER

The Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center presents a seasonal event, “The Exhibition of Taiwan Ink Figure Paintings,” from May 15 to July 23 from, with 37 outstanding Taiwanese painters of diverse ages presenting 130 pieces of figure painting. The opening ceremony will be on 19th (Friday) at ten o'clock in the morning; also, a lecture by ink painting artist, Shen I-Chung, on ink painting will be held at 3 p.m. in the afternoon.

THE DISABLED STUDENTS’ JOINT COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM:

More than 1,200 students with physical and mental obstacles from all parts in Taiwan came to TKU to join the national college entrance exam from May 5th to 8th. Parents and all examinees gave positive credits to individualized services provided by school. TKU President C. I. Chang made several inspection tours to the examination hall. About 10 presidents of physical and mental disability schools expressed that they hope TKU will continue to host the exam next year.

GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF FUTURE STUDIES INVITED GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRESENT THESIS

Graduate Institute of Future Studies hold “The 4th Graduate Thesis Forum on Global and Local Trend and Changes, 2006” on Friday (19th), at rooms T701 and T505. Many graduate students from several different schools were invited to discuss about the prospect of Taiwan from the young generation’s perspectives.