Alumnus Donates US$10M to University in Taipei To Establish Journalism Awards
U.S.-based restaurateur Wei Ming-kuang is establishing journalism awards and lectures at his alma mater, National Chengchi University, based on Columbia University's Pulitzer Prize.
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00:00 A university in Taipei hopes to set up a Taiwanese version of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
00:07 That's with a donation of 10 million US dollars from a wealthy alumnus.
00:11 Wei Ming-kwang studied journalism at National Zhengzhi University and went on to make his
00:16 fortune in restaurants and real estate in the United States.
00:20 The fund set up in Wei's name will go toward lectures and awards for journalistic excellence
00:25 as well as scholarships.
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