Thanks for your participation on the CUST Orientation last Saturday.

The presentation ppts have been attached below.

Besides, the photos that day can be seen from the NCKU-OIA online album (https://plus.google.com/photos/118060046063553925722/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1).

Later on, there is a series of events of the orientation, including the trip to Mt. Ali and the competition of photo shot, please check it on the OIA website later.

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For details about the application information and the opening programs/ departmental requirements, please refer to the website: http://admissions.oia.ncku.edu.tw/.

【Application Period】

• For Fall Semester 2012 (enroll in September 2012):  January 10, 2012 to April 10, 2012
• For Spring Semester 2013 (enroll in February 2013):    July 20, 2012 to October 20, 2012

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Faculty Positions, Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Applicants with excellent academic accomplishments or great potential to develop in the areas of surface processes (including related fields in sedimentology, geomorphology, geophysics, and/or field geology) and Earth evolution (covering paleontology, stratigraphy, historical geology, and/or related fields) are strongly encouraged to apply for 1~2 faculty positions at the levels of assistant professorship or higher. Outstanding scholars in other fields of earth sciences who are able to demonstrate exceptional academic achievements or potentials are also highly welcome to apply.
The appointment is scheduled to begin on August 1, 2012. Successful candidates should submit a cover letter summarizing their experience and plans in teaching and research, curriculum vitae, copy of Ph.D. diploma (or other supporting documents), reprints of critical publications, and three letters of recommendation to the following address before March 31, 2012.
Faculty Searching Contact (WT Jiang)
Department of Earth Sciences
National Cheng Kung University
1 University Road
Tainan, Taiwan 70101
E-mail: atwtj@mail.ncku.edu.tw

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Notice for Junior Students of the Spring Semester 2012

1.【Timetable】

No.	Date	Event
1	Nov. 30, 2011	Admission Announcement 放榜
2	Dec. 9, 2011	Admission Package Mailed 寄送錄取包裹
3	Dec. 30, 2011	Reply if study or not 學生回覆是否就讀之意願
4	Jan. 21, 2012~Jan. 29, 2012	National Holiday (The school will be closed.) 國定假日（不上班）
5	Feb. 15, 2012	Beginning of application of pick-up service and check-in of the University dorm 開始受理接機服務與學校宿舍入住
6	Feb. 16~17, 2012	1. Enrollment/ Registration of New Students 新生報到/註冊時間 2. Pay the school fees (registration fees) 繳（學）費期間（註冊費）
7	Feb. 18, 2012	Orientation for New International Students 外國新生研習會
8	Feb. 20, 2012	Classes Begin 學期開學
9	Feb.20~Mar. 19	Discount period to do health check in NCKU Hospital (MUST DO!) 成大醫院健檢優惠日期 (新生必做)
10	Feb. 25~28, 2012	National Holiday (The school will be closed.) 國定假日（學校不上班、不上課）

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The Institute of Creative Industries Design (ICID) is conducting a search for qualified applicants for full-time position (Assistant Professor or above) in Cultural Creativity,Industries,Branding,Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Interaction Design, Digital Media, and Service Sciences. Appointments may begin in Fall 2012.

Applicants for the position should have completed their Ph.D. in the said or related discipline. Successful candidates should have high potential for instructional innovation and have the capability of teaching courses in English. Tenure track faculty are expected to develop research programs attractive to external funding and responsive to collaboration with other faculty and graduate students. All ICID faculty must have a high degree of technological literacy regardless of their disciplinary background. As ICID is a new and expanding Institute, faculty are expected to demonstrate leadership and program development expertise. Those appointments will play key roles in developing ICID curricula and in fostering relationships with industry.

ICID is a multidisciplinary program that integrates the arts, design, science and technology. ICID’s teaching draws upon fields ranging from culture and media art, digital media, product design, architecture, urbanism and information technology. ICID offers MA and Ph.D. degrees, as well as an undergraduate general curriculum on creativity.

All qualified candidates capable of teaching in English are encouraged to apply. Fulltime tenured position or project-appointed position will be offered in accrodance with the applicants’ conditions.

Applicants must send:

1. Application from ( could be downloaded from http://www.icid.ncku.edu.tw/ )
2. A detailed curriculum vitae
3. An official transcript showing highest degree earned and highest diploma ( Non-Domestic diploma must be proved by overseas Taipei Representative Office or Embassy)
4. Published papers or samples of selected work
5. Certificate of working or service experience
6. Three recent  letters of references
7. A letter describing research, creative work, and teaching interests
8. Other creditable documents

The recent important dates of application for Fall 2012:
Deadline of application: March 2nd,2012
English public lecture : the given time will be annouced and informed
Applicants will be asked to give an English public lecture on a given date( Internet distant lecture is availiable if necessary). Specialty brief and expected courses introducation should be concerned in the lecture, which is about 60 minutes including Q&A.

To:
Feng-Tyan Lin, Chair
Search Committee, Institute of Creative Industries Design
Dean
College of Planning and Design
National Cheng Kung University
1 University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Please direct inquiries to em54360@email.ncku.edu.tw

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Please refer to the content and attachments below for further inforamtion on your own if you are interested :

1. Eligible Universities: The 51 listed universities designated by NIIED (National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Korea)
• Applicants recommended by the Korean Embassies must choose 3 desired universities out of the 51 universities and apply for admission.
• Applicants recommended by designated domestic universities must choose 1 desired university out of the 51 universities and apply for admission.
2. Available Field of Study: The programs only in the University Information
3. Available Course: Master’s course or Doctoral course
4. Selection Process
   • 1st Selection: Each 1st selection institution will draft a selections standard based on the criteria supplied by NIIED, and recommend the best applicants according to its respective standards.
     • Applicants must apply for this program through only one organization.
     • Overseas Korean adoptees have to apply only via an embassy if their countries are allotted the adoptee quotas.
   • 2nd Selection: The NIIED Selection Committee will select the most successful candidates from the pool of applicants recommended by the 1st selection institutions.
   • 3rd Selection(Candidates recommended only by embassies) : All candidates who passed the 2nd selection successfully will be evaluated for admission by the universities which they applied.
5. Important Notes
   • The embassy candidates (including overseas Korean adoptees) who gain admission from more than one university have to make a final decision and notify their 1st institution and NIIED by the designated date.
   • Applicants who have ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from applying to the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an undergraduate program, a master's program, or a doctoral program in Korea cannot apply for this program. However, a KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as of August 31st, 2012 can apply for this program again only via the embassy if only he/she holds at least TOPIK Level 4 and obtain another recommendation within the allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
   • Transferring to a different university is not permitted in any case after confirming the host university. In regards to changing majors, it would be permitted only under the mutual agreement of the departments concerned, with the scholarship period unchanged. (2 years of Master’s, or 3 years of doctoral, in total). However, quitting a program and applying for a new program is not permitted.
6. Selection Schedule (Expected)
   • Application Period : Jan. 31st ~ Mar. 31st (decided by the 1st Selection Institution)
   • The 1st Selection : The end of March (decided by the 1st Selection Institution)
   • Deadline for Recommendation to NIIED : April 13th (All documents must be received by NIIED.)
   • The 2nd Selection : Mid-April (NIIED Selection Committee)
   • Announcement for the Results of the 2nd Selection : April 30th (posted on GKS website)
   • Official Physical Examination : May 1st ~ May 31st (completed by candidates themselves)
   • Admission Procedures for the Korean Embassies' candidates: May 7th~May 31st
   • Announcement for Final Successful Candidates : June 11th (GKS website: www.gks.go.kr)
   • Visa Issue and Air ticket purchase : June 12th ~ July 31st
   • Entry into Korea : August 27th ~ August 29th
   • NIIED Orientation : August 30th ~ August 31st
   • Korean Language Course : September 1st

For Further information, please visit GKS(Global Korea Scholarship),  website, http://www.gks.go.kr, or you can contact  niiedkgsp@gmail.com .
Global Korea Scholarship Team
National Institute for International Education
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Korea

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