The Duanwu Festival (Chinese: 端午節), also known as Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional and statutory holiday. Every year Tainan City Government organizes the Dragon Boat Race Championship, which is one of the most exciting shows.

IMBA students will compete for being the number one!

This year we have 2 teams:

• IIMBA NCKU  (Boat No.11)
• NCKU IIMBA  (Boat No. 2)

Start time:
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 10:40 am

End time:
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 4:00 pm

Location:
Tainan City Canal, between Anyi Bridge and Chengtian Bridge

The exact championship date and time will be announced as soon as
Tainan City Government publishes them on June 10, 2010.

Practice schedule in Tainan Canal, Anping area台南運河:

Monday, May 31, 2010 11:00 am ~ 11:55 am
Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:00 am ~ 11:55 am
Friday, June 4, 2010 11:00 am ~ 11:55 am
Monday, June 7, 2010 11:00 am ~ 11:55 am

For the practice the team meets in front of the Kuang Fu gate at 10:00 am.

Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Campus Courts

36 people (12 teams, but more is better!) is enough to have this event, if you think you know anyone who might be interested, please invite them. We had a great time last year, let’s do it again.

$300 NT per team. We randomly create the bracket at 12:00 noon. Winners take half of the prize $. Invite anyone that you think would be interested. ALL ARE WELCOME! This is as much for FUN as it is competition and fundraising! So come out and have a good time.

–> Facebook Event Page

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2010 – Wednesday

Join us for a casual celebration from 8 pm

Da Hwan Shi “Big Happy”
112 Chang Bei St.
Corner of Gong Yuan South Rd. & Chang Bei St.

Register now, click here!

If you want to get there by yourself:

The Jasmine Pakistani & Indian Restaurant
96 Hai-an Rd. Sec. 2, West Central District, Tainan City

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http://iimbastudentcouncil.com/?p=743 Dear Seniors – and Juniors!

Are you stressed about proposing? Not your marriage proposal, oh no, your thesis proposal!

Perhaps you are planning on proposing in January, perhaps in February or March, or perhaps even next year. To help remove the mystery of “what should be included in a thesis proposal presentation?” I encourage you to go sit in on a few proposals that others will do before your time comes.

The first batch of proposalers will go on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, starting at noon (I know, what a very Merry Christmas they will have!). I suggest if you want to sit in on these proposals, get there at least 10 minutes early so you do not disrupt a proposal in progress.

At present the room is 62201, which has limited seating. However, this may change, so keep yourself informed (asking around or coming early and checking the Harvard room or 2nd floor classroom to see where a bunch of nervous souls are hunkered down waiting for their day of reckoning to start).

It will be your turn before you know it. Having watched a few, and learned the types of questions that are asked, will help you feel more confident when you prepare for your own.

Best,
Jojo

All you need to do is go to the NCKU Eagle office and sign up.  Simple as that!  Directions to the office are at the bottom of this post.

The students I’ve helped in the past have brought me all kinds of different things.  University applications, essays, diaries, resumes, theses…  This offer is open to any NCKU student who wants help with writing – it doesn’t matter what kind.

Please note that the editors will not edit your work for you.  We are here to help you improve your writing through one-on-one instruction and guidance.

So, if you need some help with your writing please stop by. If you know somebody that needs help, then please encourage them to come in.  This is a great program, but if it students don’t use it, then the University may decide to stop it.

—-

The NCKU Eagle Office is located in the Language Building, which is the building located between the NCKU lake (pond) and Kai Shan Rd. on the north side of the campus.  The office is on the fifth floor in room 26504.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to email me, Matt Gibson, at xpatmatt(at)gmail.com or call me at 0975.176.771

• What:  Participate in a university parade.
• When: 8:00 am on November 11^th, Wednesday.
• Where: In front of the Department of Management
  (The IMBA building).  We will walk over to the track together.
• Who: All IMBA students, mandatory for juniors.
• What to bring:  Traditional dress from your country.

Also, there will be a relay race at around 10am.  We would to like to submit two teams of 15 people:  a 15 member men’s team, and a 15 member women’s team.  If you would like to participate in the race, please contact Alfredo at alfredodelaguardia@yahoo.com. A sign up sheet will also be available in the IMBA office from Monday, November 2^nd to Sunday, November 8^th.  Please sign up early!  Also, you can talk to Tommy or Alfredo for more details.

The authors of Orgtheory.net published a a very comprehensive guide on this issue with some excellent graduate school advise. I’d say the most relevant of those are relevant for both IIMBA MBA and PhD students :

• #1: Get the rules!
• #2: The unwritten rules of graduate school.
• #4: How to make the best of course work.
• #5: Graduate school exams.
• #6: Why friends are important.
• #7: Picking your adviser.
• #8: Choosing people for your committee who aren’t the chair.
• #10: Choose a dissertation topic.
• #11: What to do while you are working on the dissertation.
• #12: Writing your dissertation, part 1.
• #13: Writing your dissertation, part 2.
• #14: Sorry, you can’t write your dissertation in 15 minutes a day.
• #15: Working With Your Committee

Read those, they are very helpful.

Good luck.

(Following is the presentation I gave)

Well take a deep breath, try to relax, and visit a Brilliant Checker during our office hours in 62201 (Mondays and Tuesdays) and the research room (Wednesdays and Thursdays) as per the downloadable schedule.