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Renowned Hosei University Visits NTNU to Promote Student Exchange

A group from Hosei University, led by Executive Director Masato Masuda, visited National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on the afternoon of July 21st. The group was received by NTNU Vice President Cheng-chih Wu and Dean of International Affairs Frank Ying. The two universities became sister schools in February. During this meeting, the two sides discussed further promotion of student exchange programs.

Visit of South Korean Representative in Taiwan

On the afternoon of June 24th, Baek-sang Cho, the South Korean Representative in Taiwan, visited NTNU. Cho was received by NTNU President Kuo-en Chang, the director of the Mandarin Training Center, Howard Hao-jan Chen, and the director of the Center of Public Affairs, Wen-Pin Hope Lee. Representative Cho hopes to promote further exchange between Korean universities and NTNU by gaining a better understanding of NTNU's learning environment and resources.

Department of Chinese as a Second Language and the Singapore Center for Chinese Language Sign Cooperation Agreement

National Taiwan Normal University is sparing no effort to promote Chinese language learning, teaching and teacher training. NTNU continues to make significant contributions in the area of Chinese language education. To train professional Chinese language teachers in Singapore and enhance the cooperation between Taiwan and Singapore, NTNU held the "2014 Short-term Study Tour for Chinese Language Teachers from Singapore" from June 8th to 11th. A closing ceremony for this event was held at 5 p.m. on June 11th.

NTNU and Yonsei University Sign Dual Degree Program

In the beginning of April, President Kuo-en Chang and members of NTNU faculty visited Yonsei University in South Korea. On April 21, Yonsei University president Kap-young Jeong and the university’s faculty members visited NTNU. In this visit, the two schools signed an agreement on a dual degree program of Chinese language and literature for graduate students (both MA and PhD levels) to further extend corporation and exchange between them.

University of Bonn Professor Dr. Matthias Herdegen Visits from Germany

University of Bonn professor Dr. Matthias Herdegen visited National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on March 27th. He met with NTNU president Kuok-en Chang. President Chang invited Dr. Herdegen to teach at NTNU in hopes of opening up yet more opportunities for international exchange.