誠摯歡迎2010年春季班大陸交換學生！

2009年秋季班，本校第一次的大陸交換生，在學校研習一學期，充分表現出主動積極、樂於參與校園活動的學習態度，例如報考MOS國際證照、於「2009環球國際週」擔綱國標舞演出重任、參與國際先生小姐選拔、參加全國英語簡報比賽、參加生輔組舉辦的「微笑天使」創意競賽等等。他們在學習與生活上活潑、外向的性格，深受師長的肯定、同學的喜愛。

2010年的春天，環球技術學院再度迎接20位來自山東科技職業學院、山東交通職業學院、山東濰坊科技學院、上海外國語大學賢達經濟人文學院、上海建橋學院、福建武夷學院的交換學生，其中「武夷學院」首度有交換生前來就讀，顯示環球的經營口碑廣為內地友校的肯定，招生的幅員更為廣闊！

二月二十六日，國際事務中心於存誠樓五樓會議室，舉辦「2010年春季班大陸交換生歡迎會」，邀請許舒翔校長、沈健華副校長兼教務長、吳豐帥主任祕書、林三立學務長、林信州總務長、交換生所屬科系的主任、導師等師長與會；另外，各系安排的學習夥伴也一同參與，熱烈歡迎遠道而來的大陸交換生。

校長致歡迎詞時表示，「環球近幾年加強與海峽對岸友校的交流，包含短期交換生、短期師資交流、寒暑期研習營，未來會有更多交換生前來環球短期研習。而大陸同學積極向上的求學態度，深受師長的喜愛，更可帶動本地學生的學習風氣。」校長鼓勵同學們多認識台灣多元的學習環境與美麗的風土民情，並期許環球在八月順利改名為科大，「各位在四個月後結業時，可成為『環球科技大學』的一員」！

會中並邀請各校代表上台致詞。他們皆表示，「從在機場見到那條火紅、特別顯眼的迎接布條開始，已感受到環球師生熱情接待的心，而進入環球校門的那一刻，綠草如茵的校園隨即映入眼簾；宿舍的學長姊主動幫忙搬運行李、介紹生活設施，更讓面對陌生環境的不安拋向九霄雲外。」歡迎會後安排大陸同學至各系與系主任、導師請教選課事宜，中午國際事務中心準備了豐盛的午宴，邀請系主任、導師，與該系大陸學生餐敘。

自從大陸交換生來台灣環球短期的研習，他們主動積極、熱烈爭取的態度令師長印象深刻，也帶動了本地學生努力向上的企圖心。而台灣美麗的山光水色、道地的夜市文化、開放的社會風氣、和善的在地友人、多元的學業課程，也相信會深植於每位同學的心中，在他們的生命歷程中，寫下不可抹滅的回憶。



二月二十六日，20位大陸交換生於台灣環球四個多月的研習之旅，正式啟航！

History-making Milestone for Transworld Institute of Technology: Mainland Chinese Students successfully completed their study for Fall Semester 2009.

Transworld Institute of Technology (TIT) started to launch exchange student program with Mainland Chinese educational institutions for the first time from Fall Semester 2009. The thirty-three Mainland Chinese students from Shandong Province and Shanghai City have just completed their studies with flying colors after four months at the TIT! On their way back to China, they made their last visit to the Campus on January 24 and 25 before cleaning their dorm rooms and packing up belongings.


The Chinese exchange students appreciated the many rewarding experiences, in particular spiritual rewards, that they have gained while studying at TIT in Taiwan. Apart from studying hard and excelling in their coursework, they traveled throughout this beautiful island, aka Formosa, with their Taiwanese counterparts, teachers, and friends on weekends, making their stay in Taiwan a memorable one! Many of the students came to Taiwan with only a piece of baggage and one backpack, but had to pay overweight baggage fees when they left for China because they had bought too many local specialties/ souvenirs wherever they toured.

They also recalled their grateful feelings towards staff members of the Center for International Affairs (CIA), who had helped them apply for a valid visa and taken good care of them, from schoolwork to daily life trivialities. Some of them were too touched that they could barely hold back their tears! While waiting for check in and embarkation at the Airport, Chief Pengo of the International Student Affairs chatted with the students and found that many were thinking about staying on in Taiwan for advanced study, but had to take their unfinished degree into account, thus they were uncertain.

"All good things must come to an end." Photos taken in the Airport Customs depicting Chinese students hugging CIA staff members and being in tears will remind us of our friendship forever. We will be looking forward to greeting our Chinese friends again in the 2010 International Kite Festival held in Shandong and World Expo 2010 organized in Shanghai!