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Orientation for the Division of Preparatory Programs

The 22nd of February this year is not only the lantern festival but also the day the Division of Preparatory Programs welcomed the new students. There are 227 new students from Malaysia, and the orientation was started in this chilled and happy atmosphere.

GILI Speech: Visioning Studies

The Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies held a speech of “Visioning Studies: A Collaborative, Socio-Technological Research Approach to Complex Design” On the 19th of February. Professor Diane H. Sonnenwald was the keynote speaker, she is a visiting professor. The host is Hsieh Jir Long, the associate professor of GILI. Although when the speech was held before the semester started, many professors and students joined this event enthusiastically

Conductor Muti Speaks to NTNU Music Students

Before the performance of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor Riccardo Muti have a talk to students, conductors and young musicians. He was humors and shared his thoughts with students. The role of a conductor, according to Muti, is to let the music be accepted and touching.

Other Way of Master Thesis

Dr. Diane H. Sonnenwald, a visiting professor at the Graduate Institute of Library Studies and Information (GILS), NTNU, was the keynote speaker on December 18, which was the first speech of the Learning and Information Science Lecture Series. Her topic was Collaborative Capstone Projects: Re-conceptualizing the Master Thesis.

Pianist Lang Lang talks to Music Majors in NTNU

What’s the most essential abilities to musicians? The world known pianist, Lang Lang shared his experience with music majors on 15th of December. He said that there are three important abilities that musicians should keep in mind, one is the ability to remember notes quickly, the second is to interpret a work on one’s own and the third one is to have a strong will.