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Tunghai University-News--Academic Collaboration Agreement signed with North Park University
Academic Collaboration Agreement signed with North Park University
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- Date : 2016-01-11
Provost Dr. Michael Emerson and Professor Timothy Lin of North Park University (NPU) visited Tunhghai University on January 7th to sign agreements between NPU and THU. The collaboration fields include academic collaborations, student exchange and dual degree program in the Life Science department.
President (Proxy) Dr. Cheng-Tung Lin indicated that through the collaboration both universities would be able to provide their students with combined education resources and jointly achieve better academic goals in serving the younger generation. As a Christian University, Tunghai values both teaching and service. The university motto Truth, Faith, and Deeds are rooted in the education design of our programs. Students develop their sense of responsibility and understand the importance of service through their learning in Tunghai.
Dr. Emerson mentioned that this first visit to Taiwan as well as to Tunghai University was a pleasant one in terms of getting to know the beautiful campus and to immerse him into the tranquil academic atmosphere of the Tunghai uUniversity.
After the signing of agreements, Dr. Emerson and Dr. Lin visited the department of Life Science and the Chaplin’s office. NPU is also a Christian based University. They were impressed by the complete lab facilities THU offered for students to do research. The meeting with THU Chaplain Yi-Chun LI and THU students from the Campus fellowship further enhanced the mutual understanding of the two Christian universities and bolstered the intention to collaborate.