2019 Biodiversity, Agriculture & Culture of Summer Program (BACT) + Lab Research Work & Internship (LRWI)-Tentative

¢Lecture ■Field activities/DIY/Guided tour ¤Project Work ------Break Staying outside Taipei Program Information http://oiasystem.ntu.edu.tw/summer/course/index.detail/season/2/course_sn/146/intro/1227 Date 6/29 SAT 6/30 SUN ■BACT: Jun. 29 to Jul. 28, 2019 (including arrival and departure dates) ■Opening Ceremony ■LRWI: May 30~Jun. 29 or Jul. 28~Aug. 25, 2019 (the latter is ONLY for the three Japanese universities shown below) and Breakfast with Duration LRWI is ONLY applicable for students from UIUC, Purdue, UMD, Cornell, Kyoto-U, U-Tsukuba, U-Tokyo, SNU, and Dongguk-U (4 CIAEAE Director weeks) and NTU faculty Application Before March 15, 2019 members Identity Non-partner Non-partner Partner Agricultural colleges from ■Orientation university university university of UIUC, Purdue, UMD, Cornell, Morning (Early Bird before National Taiwan Kyoto-U, U-Tsukuba, U-Tokyo March 15, 2019) University , SNU, and Dongguk-U Fees Application fee NTD 9,000 (non-refundable) Pickup & Check-in Program fee NTD 108,000 NTD 99,000 NTD 81,000 NTD 66,000 LRWI fee ------NTD 12,000 Total NTD 117,000 NTD 108,000 NTD 90,000 NTD 75,000 (BACT) NTD 87,000 (BACT & LRWI) Center for International Agricultural Education and Academic Exchanges (CIAEAE) ■Old Taipei City Tour Contact College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University (CBA-NTU) Afternoon Mr. Jack Chih-Hsiung HSU; Email: [email protected] Tel: +886-2-3366-4215 ˙Screening result and notification of acceptance: April 1, 2019 ˙BACT program fee covers course materials, program T-shirt and bag, all the accommodation, a fixed amount of Evening ------electricity/water fee, three fifths of meals, transportation in Taiwan. LRWI program fee covers room fee and lab Notes materials. Students are responsible for their own living expenses, including meals and transportation. ˙Participants are responsible for: their own transportation from the airport to the NTU dorm. When staying outside of NTU dorm (2 weeks), every two students of the same gender will share the same bed. Accomm. NTU Dorm NTU Dorm ˙Evaluation of each application is always required before you get accepted.

¢Lecture ■Field activities/DIY/Guided tour ¤Project Work ------Break Staying outside Taipei Date 7/1 MON 7/2 TUE 7/3 WED 7/4 THU 7/5 FRI 7/6 SAT 7/7 SUN ■Scavenger ■Yeliu Geopark ¢The Forest of National Park ■Rice Reaping Practice ■ShungYe hunt-getting to know Taiwan ■Visitor Center of Museum of Morning NTU ¢Ecology and River ■Field Tour on Plants and Formosan ■NTU Gallery of Taiwan Insects in Yangmingshan Aborigines National Park ------¢Geography of Taiwan ¢Coral reefs in Taiwan: ¢A Glance of Tea ■Siaoyukeng Volcano ¢Science behind ■National Palace Afternoon ¢Fauna of Taiwan Diversity Patterns and Culture and Science Recreation Area Taiwanese Kitchen Museum Challenges in Taiwan ¢Rural Taiwan ¢Chinese Class ¢Chinese Class ¢Chinese Class ¢Calligraphy Learning Evening ------(Internat. student) (Internat. student) (Internat. student) (Internat. student) Accomm. NTU Dorm NTU Dorm NTU Dorm NTU Dorm NTU Dorm NTU Dorm NTU Dorm

2019 Biodiversity, Agriculture & Culture of Taiwan Summer Program (BACT) + Lab Research Work & Internship (LRWI)-Tentative

¢Lecture ■Field activities/DIY/Guided tour ¤Project Work ------Break Staying outside Taipei Date 7/8 MON 7/9 TUE 7/10 WED 7/11 THU 7/12 FRI 7/13 SAT 7/14 SUN ■Lugang Town ■Gold Museum ¢Phalaenopsis ■Baiyang Trail or ■ hiking Production in Taiwan ■Taroko National Park ■Shimenshan hiking Morning ■Orchid garden Tourist Center ■Shakadang Trail ■Gaomei Wetland ■Jiufen ■Lushui Heliu Trail ■Bilu Sacred Tree Meifeng Farm Afternoon ■AnPing Fort ------■Hehuanshan Station ■Aboriginal Tribal ■Taijiang National Park Activity ¢Introduction to Packing for 12-night Meifeng Farm■Video Evening ------outdoor activities Watching-The Alpine Flora Accomm. Dynasty Hotel NTU Dorm NTU Dorm Just Sleep Youth Activity Center Meifeng Farm, NTU Meifeng Farm, NTU

¢Lecture ■Field activities/DIY/Guided tour ¤Project Work ------Break Staying outside Taipei Date 7/15 MON 7/16 TUE 7/17 WED 7/18 THU 7/19 FRI 7/20 SAT 7/21 SUN ■Guided Tour on ■Introduction to the Wood ¢Ecological ¢Soil Biodiversity ¤Project Work ¤Project Work Meifeng Farm Utilization Center Engineering ¤Project Preparation Morning ------■Wood Utilization Practice Factory ¢Table waste ■Stool DIY Endemic Species Research ■Sky Walk ¤Project Proposal ¤Project Work ¤Project Work Institute composting and ¢Diversity of Bats in Taiwan Afternoon organic vegetable ■Specimen Center ■Cooking DIY ■Wildlife & Rescue Center ■Nocturnal Wood Utilization Center Xitou Experimental Forest ¤Project Work ¤Project Work ¤Project Work Exploration of ■Ruban Lock ■Briefing of Xitou Experimental Evening ------Insects Forest

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¢Lecture ■Field activities/DIY/Guided tour ¤Project Work ------Break Staying outside Taipei Date 7/22 MON 7/23 TUE 7/24 WED 7/25 THU 7/26 FRI 7/27 SAT 7/28 SUN ■Pheonix Tea Garden ■National Museum of ¤Project Work ■Rice Seedlings ■Taipei City Zoo ¤Project Work Morning Marine Science and Transplanting Practice Technology ■Agricultural Research ■Intertidal Zone ¤Project Work ¤Project Work ¤Project Work ¤Project Presentation Check-out & Afternoon Institute Exploration ■Feedback from students Departure ■Closing Ceremony ¤Project Work ¤Project Work ¤Project Work ■Frog Observation ■Farewell Banquet Evening ------

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