Kun Shan University College of Business and Management actively strives to earn funding from the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Education and every year selects KSU students to study overseas and broaden their international perspectives. This year is the ninth consecutive year that KSU has earned the Pilot Overseas Internship Project grant and now also this year it has earned the New Go South Pilot Overseas Internship grant. 23 students were selected to visit organizations the United States, Japan, Australia over the summer months to study and this year is the most total number of students to participate from the KSU College of Business Management on record. The KSU Department of International Trade, the KSU Department of Financial Management, the KSU Department of Business Administration, the KSU Department of Accounting Information, the KSU Department of Real Estate Development and Management sent a total of 23 KSU students to study at the Kumamoto International Foundation in Kumamoto, Japan, the Nikko Hot Springs Hotel in Nikko Japan, the American New York Accounting Office in New York City, U.S., the Golden Hills Import and Export Corporation Dba China Tofu Company in U.S., and the Materials Manufacturing Company in Brisbane, Australia. 01.商管學院連九年獲學海築夢補助實習人數創新高 02.金融管理系將前往紐約會計事務所實習 03.房地產系首次參與學海築夢，將前往澳洲探索房地產市場 04.會資系主任莊曜愷準備禮物給予出國實習的學生 05.企管系學生將前往美國中華豆腐工廠實習 06.國貿系主任林淑梅準備禮物給予出國實習的學生 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

The Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Education has awarded 21 student exchange scholarships to study Russian language and Kun Shan University is the only university of technology to receive some of these scholarships. Four KSU students passed the initial selection process. Three of those KSU students received the scholarships and one KSU student made the reserve list. Every year the Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Education and the Russian Federation universities cooperate by signing scholarship project agreements and this year eight universities including Moscow State University and Moscow State Linguistic University are participating in the project. Scholarships were awarded to 21 Taiwanese students that passed the selection process and they will depart for the Russian Federation in September where they will study Russian language for 10 months. Not only will the experience include studying Russian language for free but also the students will receive free dormitory lodging, a free round-trip air ticket, and monthly stipend. 01.學生執行俄羅斯國際雙邊合作計畫，前往俄羅斯參訪(吳淑華老師提供) 02.學生與俄籍講師合影(吳淑華老師提供) Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

The 2017 Strait Film and Television Season Awards Ceremony held in Xiamen City, mainland China, also presented awards for the Second Cross Strait Youth Short Film Festival. This year artists from television companies, film companies, universities entered 549 artistic works with only six earning awards. Kun Shan University’s animated short film “Reverse” won the honorable mention award in the creative short film category as well as a RMB 30,000 (US$ 4,425) cash grant. The “Reverse” short film team was composed of animation artists from Taiwan, Xiamen City, mainland China and Malaysia. The plot of the short film explains that human behavior and the changing environment are related and that if human behavior is extreme to the point of damaging that environment then nature will rebel and likewise do great harm to humans. 01.公布獲獎影片並於現場播放 02.拍攝團隊組長林思晴代表領獎 03.獲獎人林思晴上台發表感言 04.頒獎典禮盛況 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

This year was the 2017 21st National Records of the Warring States Business Start-Up Competition and 80 universities offering 496 teams participated and this has been the most on record in the past 11 years. The Kun Shan University Innovative Start-Up and Incubation Center Chairperson Hong-wei Wu led the cross-university team “SETA Advanced Technologies”to win the championship in the “student business start-up” category. Chairperson Wu said that their cross-university team was composed of team members from Kun Shan University, National Cheng Kung University, and National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences. The team’s product entry was technology related to the outer case of the SETA smartphone which the judges very much appreciated. The team’s same product entry already put on a fine showing at the previous Guangzhou Youth Business Start-Up Contest in mainland China. 01.「SETA先達科技」出征戰國策校園創業競賽勇奪冠軍 02.「SETA先達科技」於會場合影 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

Kun Shan University has greatly expanded international academic exchanges over the years. On June sixth KSU Vice President Tien-shang (Les) Lee went to Central America to visit the friendly nation of Belize. Vice President Lee was personally welcomed by H.E.Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) K.Y. Liu. Kun Shan University has about 200 international students representing 11 countries from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The 11 countries include the Republic of Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Saint Lucia. In order to offer potential KSU students relevant course information and entrance opportunities, Vice President Lee personally traveled to Belize to give a KSU introduction presentation, interview KSU applicants, get to know the students, and arrange further school cooperation opportunities. 01.外交部駐貝里斯大使劉克裕(左)親自接待李天祥副校長(右) 02.李副校長與國立貝里斯大學副校長合影 03.多位官學界貴賓共同赴會交流 04.李副校長(中)與貝里斯大學同仁合影 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

Every year the Kun Shan University Chinese Language Center offers a Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Education Certificate of Proficiency for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language/Foreign Language test preparation course to university graduates that did not major in teaching Chinese language. The students are very pleased and indicate that the course is extremely useful. This year is the third year of offering the course and it already began during the month of May. The students are from the Tainan City, Taiwan area and are composed of teachers, business, as well as KSU faculty and staff. KSU Chinese Language Center Chairperson Mei-tuan Tsai provides a very professional teaching staff for the course who are highly trained in teaching Chinese as a second/foreign language theory and also possess much teaching experience in hopes that all students can give their best possible performance on the test. 01.華語教學考前衝刺開班，聘請專業師資授課 02.師資陣容堅強，務期學員有效掌握考試重點與應試訣竅 03.課程豐富，吸引學員報名 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

During the 2016 academic year graduation ceremony, Kun Shan University graduated more than 3000 students and this is the second time that the school has awarded the Venture (Employment) Fund. This year 118 master’s degree students and doctoral students received a total of NT$10,240,000. KSU President Yan-kuin Su personally gave out the awards and said he hoped that students will use the funds to develop their strengths to achieve success. President Su shared with the audience a key point made by Yale University Peter Salovey at the 2014 Yale University graduation ceremony where President Salovey said that the ability to be grateful is a type of core competitive strength. President Su then urged students to be grateful in order to make oneself strong and offered the current examples of the KSU life-long study program students and KSU students that have earned professional certifications. 01.今年118位日間部碩、博士畢業生皆獲得「創(就)業基金」 02.應屆畢業生齊聚一堂，現場十分熱鬧 03.李正合創辦人(右3)、蘇炎坤校長(左)共同頒發獎項 04.董事長李士崇(左1)頒發獎項 05.蘇炎坤校長與樂齡大學學生合影 06.李正合創辦人(左)、蘇炎坤校長(右)共同頒發獎項 07.蘇炎坤校長親頒創就業助學金 08.綜藝節目主持人張立東送畢業生「烤雞」 09.畢業生親友團一童歡慶畢業 10.畢業生歡慶畢業 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

Kun Shan University Bachelor Degree Program of Food and Beverage Management and Culinary Arts won 7 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 13 bronze medals and also won three overall top-score champion awards at the 2017 Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge. 1300 participants from 15 countries competed. KSU students participated in eight competition categories which resulted in winning seven gold medals in seven of those categories thus giving KSU the top spot honors of out of all schools that participated. Additionally, in April KSU participated at the Indonesian Salon Culinaire and won six silver medals, 12 bronze medals, and five honorable mention awards. This total amount for awards is the highest total in Taiwan. The 2017 Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge offers 10 competition categories and the participant with the highest score earns a champion award so it only gives out 10 champion awards. The KSU Bachelor Degree Program of Food and Beverage Management and Culinary Arts won three of them and two of those winners were freshman students. 01.餐飲系師生團隊出征泰國，拿下3金人7金2銀13銅 02.(左起)丁連華、林育廷兩人拿下3座小金人，張耀晟(右)也奪下金牌 03.大二生吳亭萱在「糖塑藝術」職業組拿下金牌 04.餐飲系每每參與國際賽事皆連獲佳績 05.學生現場示範拉糖藝術 06.小金人全球僅頒發10座，餐飲系拿下3座 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

Kun Shan University has an outstanding record of successes including excellence in industry academia cooperation. This is the sixth consecutive year that KSU has been praised by receiving the Chinese Institute of Engineers Industry Academia Cooperation Institution Achievement Award. KSU President Yan-kuin Su personally accepted the award on behalf of the school. The Industry Academia Cooperation Institution Achievement Award recognized the school’s achievements in professional training with industry, cooperation projects, teaching, business development, the establishment of key core technologies, development of unique industries, and success in the “three creativities ”(Create innovations , create ideas, create industries) in regards to the curriculum in order to provide good learning resources for students. 01.崑山科大連續六屆獲頒產學合作績優單位，蘇炎坤校長(右)、研發長侯順雄(左)一同合影 02.崑山科大校長蘇炎坤(左2)代表受獎 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/

In order to add fun and enjoyment to the Dragon Boat Festival experience, Kun Shan University held a special Dragon Boat Festival activity for KSU international students (including students from Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan students, and also faculty and staff. All played the traditional holiday game where participants must attempt to set a raw egg straight up on end to make it stand alone on a table without breaking or cracking the egg. They learned how to make traditional (glutinous) sticky rice dumplings and they also participated in the dragon boat races organized by the Tainan City Government Bureau of Education, Tainan City, Republic of China (Taiwan). The KSU Department of Food and Beverage Management and Culinary Arts students specially prepared holiday food, taught all how to make their own individual custom-designed sticky rice dumplings as well as traditional sticky rice dumplings which was an interesting opportunity as many of the participants have eaten but never actually made sticky rice dumplings so it was a lot of fun. Over 100 international students from the Americas, The Republic of Korea, Japan, Malaysia, and Belize participated. KSU Mandarin Chinese language tutors also participated and taught Mandarin Chinese during the fun activities which made the day very festive. 01.慶端午活動有近百名國際生參與，十分熱鬧 02.陸上龍舟比賽由來自貝里斯的安柴克贏得第一名 03.餐飲系學生親自指導包粽技巧，國際生仔細聆聽 04.立蛋競賽讓大家覺得很有趣 05.獲得創意粽獎項的學生非常開心 06.國際生立蛋成功十分開心 07.國際生獲得獲得傳統粽獎項 08.陸上龍舟競賽非常刺激 09.學生們於會後合影 Data Source: Kun Shan University http://www.ksu.edu.tw/eng/