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The TKU Self-Assessment

This year in April, members of the Higher Education and Accreditation Council of Taiwan will carry out an assessment of Tamkang University’s Tamsui Campus. To prepare for the assessment, TKU today held a “self-assessment” simulation activity. As such, external experts arrived at TKU today to appraise school performance in the areas of TKU market positioning, school governance and operation, teaching and learning resources, performance and social responsibility, and continual improvement and quality assurance.

The TKU Administrative Conference

On the 24th of December, 2010, Tamkang University held its 117th administrative conference. The conference ushered in a series of reforms to the current method of distributing teacher subsidies, and established a new, integrated administrative department responsible for assuring the quality of service and education at Tamkang University. Also during the conference, the President of TKU, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, emphasized the importance of TKU’s recently implemented Community Learning program. She said that Community Learning is the future trend in learning, and voiced her hope that in 2011 at least 3 departments from every TKU college will offer Community Learning courses.

The Course Map System

Students of Tamkang now have a new “virtual helper” on hand. It is a new online tool, a website known simply as “TKU Course Map”, which helps students select academic courses and navigate their future careers. TKU Course Map consists of five main search categories: department courses, general education courses, cross-discipline credit programs, career planning, and a core ability search.

Promoting Health and Well-being at TKU’s Tamsui Campus

Statistics have shown that as Taiwanese students go from elementary school to high school to university, the likelihood of them partaking in regular exercise declines. To counter this trend, TKU has set up a “Healthy Campus” course. In the course, faculty members from the Office of Physical Education provide students with professional exercise and dietary information.

The Campus Query Competition

Last month, the TKU Student Association organized Tamkang’s first ever Communication Month. A series of activities were held to help facilitate－as the name suggests－communication between students and TKU administrative bodies.

Winter Camp and Academic Exchange

A Series of Legal Lectures

The TKU Graduate Institute of Asian Studies, the Modern Japan Research Association and the Japanese Interchange Association have together organized a series of law-based lectures to be delivered in various locations across Taiwan. A total of five lec...

A French Christmas

On Christmas Eve, 2010, the TKU French Department held its annual Christmas party. A feast awaited attendees, whose eyes lit up on seeing fragrant red wines, tender roast turkey, and French-style foie gras (goose liver paste). Students and family chatted, sang Christmas carols, and relished the authentic Christmas fare.

The Macau Drama Script Writing Contest

On the 28th of December, 2010, TKU overseas-Chinese student Liang Zi-heng, was awarded first prize in the Macau Drama Script Writing Contest. His script, entitled “The 114th day of the journey; the 26th story”, finished first among 20 such scripts, and earned him MOP $7,000 (approximately NT $28,000).