2012年院長的話
Dear Colleagues,
It gives me true pleasure to complete the first year of the Deanship of College of Management in National University of Kaohsiung. Again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of your kind supports.
Looking back on our glorious achievement in College of Management last year, we have seven faculties promoted to the next ranks. We have numerous faculties and students received NSC, MOE, NUK, and national competition awards. We have faculties received the NUK “teacher of the year” and “mentor of the year” awards. The Department of Information Management and the College of Management both ranked number one, two years in a roll, in the NUK university-level International Exchange and Cooperation competition. The list is endless. But it only reflects some of our joint and diligent efforts, and deserves our full-hearted recognitions.
Like many of our colleagues, we take opportunities of summer break to travel and explore. This summer, I have two inspiring trips to share with you. Together with four faculties from the Department of Information Management (also two colleagues from National Tsing-Hwa University and National Taiwan Normal University), we traveled to University of Salamanca in Spain. Our main objectives were to present papers and introduced NUK as the host of next year’s International Conference of Knowledge Management in Organizations. But we learned more than that. The University of Salamanca is the oldest university in Spain and the third oldest in Europe, with a history of 800 years. However, it surprises me that it does not look old at all. The University not only preserves its national heritage but also equipped with modern facility. I suddenly wonder. NUK is only twelve year old. Are we aimed and ready to last for 800 years? Maybe we should.
Another trip is more fun. Like every year, I have to take my family for a short vacation. This time, under requests from my young kids and my wife, we took a sweet chocolate vacation – the Hershey Park in Pennsylvania, USA. It supposed to be just thrilling rollercoaster and water rides. But it turned out to be more than that. The free tour, provided by the company, of introducing how Hershey Company makes chocolates turn out to be more than making profits. The tour starts with “Building a company, building a town, and building a dream”. I thought Hershey is just a company making chocolates. Obviously, it is NOT. They have a “DREAM”. Do we have a dream in NUK? Maybe we have. Let’s share.
This is a new academic year with a new university president. We have had a fruitful past year, and actually 12 years. Let’s move on and up, under the new leadership. Let’s enjoy making our dream even better.
Again, I appreciate all your trusted supports.
Leon S.L. Wang
2012.8.1
It gives me true pleasure to complete the first year of the Deanship of College of Management in National University of Kaohsiung. Again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of your kind supports.
Looking back on our glorious achievement in College of Management last year, we have seven faculties promoted to the next ranks. We have numerous faculties and students received NSC, MOE, NUK, and national competition awards. We have faculties received the NUK “teacher of the year” and “mentor of the year” awards. The Department of Information Management and the College of Management both ranked number one, two years in a roll, in the NUK university-level International Exchange and Cooperation competition. The list is endless. But it only reflects some of our joint and diligent efforts, and deserves our full-hearted recognitions.
Like many of our colleagues, we take opportunities of summer break to travel and explore. This summer, I have two inspiring trips to share with you. Together with four faculties from the Department of Information Management (also two colleagues from National Tsing-Hwa University and National Taiwan Normal University), we traveled to University of Salamanca in Spain. Our main objectives were to present papers and introduced NUK as the host of next year’s International Conference of Knowledge Management in Organizations. But we learned more than that. The University of Salamanca is the oldest university in Spain and the third oldest in Europe, with a history of 800 years. However, it surprises me that it does not look old at all. The University not only preserves its national heritage but also equipped with modern facility. I suddenly wonder. NUK is only twelve year old. Are we aimed and ready to last for 800 years? Maybe we should.
Another trip is more fun. Like every year, I have to take my family for a short vacation. This time, under requests from my young kids and my wife, we took a sweet chocolate vacation – the Hershey Park in Pennsylvania, USA. It supposed to be just thrilling rollercoaster and water rides. But it turned out to be more than that. The free tour, provided by the company, of introducing how Hershey Company makes chocolates turn out to be more than making profits. The tour starts with “Building a company, building a town, and building a dream”. I thought Hershey is just a company making chocolates. Obviously, it is NOT. They have a “DREAM”. Do we have a dream in NUK? Maybe we have. Let’s share.
This is a new academic year with a new university president. We have had a fruitful past year, and actually 12 years. Let’s move on and up, under the new leadership. Let’s enjoy making our dream even better.
Again, I appreciate all your trusted supports.
Leon S.L. Wang
2012.8.1