Visit by National Cheng Kung University

Front row, from left: Prof Shaw, Prof Ewe, Prof Su, Dr Tan, Prof Cheong and Dr. Pok Wei Fong.

Division of Community and International Networking welcomed a visit from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) at Sungai Long Campus on 18 September 2015.

This event saw the presence of NCKU President Prof Su Huey-Jen,UTAR President Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik, NCKU Alumni Division Chairman Prof Shaw Shyh-Yu, UTAR Vice President (Internationalisation and Academic Development) Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat, UTAR Vice President (R&D and Commercialisation) Prof Ir Dr Lee Sze Wei, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Dean Emeritus Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng, Faculty of Engineering and Science Dean Prof Ir Dr Goi Bok Min, Faculty of Creative Industries Dean Dr Chin Yee Mun, Division of Community and International Networking Director Dr Tan Sin Leng, Institute of Chinese Studies Dr Chong Siou Wei, and Faculty of Accountancy and Management Dean Dr Ong Seng Fook.

In Prof Chuah’s thanksgiving speech, he expressed his satisfaction in seeing the student exchange programmes with Taiwanese universities come to fruition. “We would definitely consider encouraging more students to go overseas to gain more exposure to diverse cultures and foster social networking with overseas students,” mentioned Prof Chuah. Moreover, staff also stood a chance to go for overseas exchange in Taiwan.

“Universities in Taiwan have experienced a positive growth in the number of international students and the number has been distributed equally to every university. Therefore, NCKU has benefited from this and we are looking for more opportunities to collaborate with UTAR,” stated Prof Su. Furthermore, Prof Su added that more joint researches have also been carried out by NCKU with other foreign universities, especially UTAR.

After that, Dr Tan introduced the New Village Community Project which involved collaboration between UTAR and the University System of Taiwan (UST) to Prof Su. “This New Village Community Project lasted for a fine 10 days and has created more possibilities for the two organisations to cooperate more closely, besides exposing the UST students with Malaysia’s unique cultures found in the villages,” said Dr Tan.

The visit wrapped up with an exchange of souvenirs.

Exchange of souvenirs between Prof Su (left) and Prof Ewe