Date: February 4, 2010 (Thursday), 10:00 AM

Location: Center for Academic Activities, Conference Room #1, 2nd Floor

Lecturer: Dr. Chen-en Ko (Professor of the Department of Accounting and the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University, director of the Center for Technology Policies and Industry Development at National Taiwan University, and former advisor to the Science and Technology Advisory Group of the Executive Yuan)

Moderator: Dr. Chi-Huey Wong, President of Academia Sinica

“Imagination is everything.”    -- Albert Einstein

“Humanism is a conviction and a faith, determining the direction which scientists embark upon.”     -- Paul Ching-Wu Chu, Academician of Academia Sinica

“If our society only approaches problems from a scientific viewpoint and lacks the ability to explore problems from a humanist perspective, bias will be the result.  Similarly, a society whose science is not based on humanist endowment will in all likelihood run askew.”     -- Chi-Huey Wong, President of Academia Sinica

         From Aristotle to Da Vinci, the humanities and the sciences have always been inextricably intertwined.  The humanities can release a scientist’s power of imagination, while the sciences can broaden the vision of a researcher in the humanities.

         You are cordially invited to attend the lecture entitled “Research on Prospective Policies and Industrial Development in Taiwan: From Academic Research to the Creation of Societal Values” given by Dr. Chen-en Ko on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the Center for Academic Activities (Conference Room #1, Second Floor).  Dr. Chen-en Ko is a professor of the Department of Accounting and the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Taiwan University, director of the Center for Technology Policies and Industry Development at National Taiwan University, and former advisor to the Science and Technology Advisory Group of the Executive Yuan.

In this lecture, Dr. Chen-en Ko will analyze Taiwan’s industries under the impact of the international financial crisis, the constraints and impact of policy planning, and the value of interdisciplinary research in the humanities, sciences and technology.  Dr. Chen-en Ko hopes to foster humanistic concern in academic research and broader interdisciplinary thinking.  By combining academic research and policy research, a deeper understanding of the developmental trends in the humanities, sciences and technology can be attained, thus creating clearer societal values, and ultimately promoting Taiwan’s overall development.