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Professor Zhang Guo-En Elected as the 13th President of NTNU

The result for the presidential election of NTNU came out on October 23rd. After careful consideration of the 21 selection committee, Professor Zhang Guo-En, currently a professor at the Graduate Institute of Informational Education as well as the vice-president of NTNU, was chosen to be the 13th president of NTNU.

I Love Taiwan – Mandarin Speech Contest for International Students

Hosted by the Mandarin Teaching Centre, a Mandarin Speech Contest for International Students took place on October 23rd at the lecture hall in the Bo-Ai Building.

New Online Teaching Platform Launched: Moodle

In the new semester, NTNU installed a new online teaching system, and moves from BlackBoard to Moodle. The Centre of Information foresees the difficulties students might encounter with the new system, and published teaching manuals and FAQ along with the launching of Moodle.

NTNU Enters Top 10 in Taiwan in 2009 World University Ranking

2009 World University Ranking for higher education by Times of London was published. NTNU was listed 105th in Asia and 10th in Taiwan, an overall ranking that is better than National Chung Hsing University and National Chengchi University.

Rainer Schmidt: Paralympics Table Tennis Gold Medal Winner

Father Rainer Schmidt, noted German table tennis player who lost both of his arms when he was little, came to NTNU on October 17th to share his experiences on his journey from a physically challenged man to a Paralympics table tennis gold medal winner.