SHEN Cen-Chu is Professor of Graduate Institute of National Policy and Public Affairs, National Chung Hsing University in Taichung City in Taiwan. He received a Ph. D. in rer. sec. at the University of Konstanz in 1992 and joined the Institute of European and American Studies of Academia Sinica. Since 1998 is he Professor of Graduate Institute of International Policy as well as Graduate of National Policy and Public Affairs, National Chung Hsing University. From Oct. 2009 until July 2010 he was a Visiting Professor of Tübingen University. From March 2011 until Aug. 2014 he was the Director of Education Division, Taipei Representative Office in Germany. Oct. 2005 –Aug.2008 he was also Dean of College of Social Science and Management. His main research interest focuses on Issues of Globalization, Regional Economic and political Integration, Cross-Taiwan strait issues and as well as European Integration.