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President Chang Visits Malaysia

Date 2013-07-30 3910 Clicks

From July 27-29, the President of TKU, Dr. Flora Chia-I Chang, led a delegation of senior TKU staff members to take part in several major events in Malaysia. The delegation included the TKU Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gwo-Hsing Yu, the Vice President for International Affairs, Dr. Wan-Chin Tai, the Dean of International Affairs, Dr. Pei Wha Chi Lee, and the Executive Director of the Office of Alumni Service and Resources Development, Dr. Chun-Young Perng.

While in Malaysia, the TKU delegates participated in the third session of the 2013 Malaysia Higher Education Fair, attended celebratory events marking the 39th anniversary of the Federation of Alumni Associations of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia (FAATUM), visited one of TKU’s partner universities in Malaysia, Sunway University, and interacted with TKU alumni at a special banquet dinner. In addition, President Chang also accepted an exclusive interview with the Oriental Daily News.

During the interview, President Chang talked about the distinct features of TKU's Lanyang Campus. She explained that over 90% of courses at the campus are conducted in English; that the objective of the campus is to employ and promote a holistic educational approach; and that TKU’s graduates are consistently voted “enterprises’ favorite graduates” due to TKU’s system of education, which involves the Triple Objectives of Education, the Three Circles and Five Disciplines of Education, and the Eight Essential Tamkang Qualities.

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