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CSIE Doctor Helps Google Beat Go Champ

Google defeat Go Champion with the help of a Taiwanese programmer. AlphaGO, a computer program developed by Google DeepMind in London, beat South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol on the 9th of March. The result was shocking to the world. And there was a Taiwanese born and educated doctor behind the super program AlphaGO.

NTNU sends PhD Students Abroad

The Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development and the Department of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language of NTNU was granted a program by the Ministry of Education to cooperation with Pennsylvania State University and Ohio State University to educate PhD students. The student will study in Taiwan with a scholarship for the first two years and the next two years, he or she will study abroad with a scholarship.

Taiwan Tug of War Women’s team Wins 4 gold 2 Silver

The Chinese Taipei Tug of War Women’s team grabs 4 gold and 2 silver at this year’s Tug of War International Federation’s World Indoor Championships in Volendam, Netherland. The women then teamed up with male athletes from Greater Taichung’s Chiao Tai High School and Asia University to compete in the 600kg mixed division, and confronted Basque Team and China, winning three matches in a row.

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