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7% Location No. 5 8% Let’s listentowhatinternationalstudentssayon“WhyTaiwan?” The ReasonsWhyIChoseTaiwan to knowthecountrygrewupin me. Taiwan’s culture andastrongfeeling addition, Iwasinstantlyattracted by have, whichinfluencemychoice. In realize alltheresourcesthatthey and theuniversity, Iimmediately When I was first introduced to Taiwan English proficiency. the scholarshiprequirements,like Taiwan andalsotoworkinfulfilling me topersuadeafurtherdegreein University, Taiwan. Thatmotivates of studyinginNationalPingtung in ElSalvador, Ijoined apresentation While doingmylastyearofuniversity to scholarshipsoffer byTaiwan-ICDF. I wasluckyenoughtobeintroduced

Angel Amed Durong Benitez living iscomparativelycheaperthantheothermajorcitiesinAsia. here tostudy. IchooseTaiwan aheadofotherAsiancountries,sincethecost Taiwan isknownforitsTechnological innovationswastheotherreasontocome Technology andInnovations,eventhoughIammajoredin Biotechnologyand with thepeople’s behaviorandtheirpoliteness.Iammoreinterestedin its culturebeforeIdecidedtocomehereforhigherstudies.ammesmerized culture ortheChineseandtheirlifestyle.IheardalotaboutTaiwan and Western cultureandtheirlifestyle.ButIwasinterestedtoexperiencetheEastern years ofstayhere.Myansweristhis,thewholeworldattractedtowards I gotthisquestionfromalmostalloftheTaiwanese Imet duringthelasttwo National Taipei UniversityofTechnology Taipei, Taiwan, ROC in Taiwan Name ofUniversity 2 Grade Energy andOptoelectronicsMaterialsProgram(EOMP) Major Degree student Identification nd yearPHD

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Subramani Boopathi Boopathi of ScienceandTechnology National PingtungUnaiversity in Taiwan Name ofUniversity 3 Grade Agribusiness Management Major Degree student Identification rd year El Salvador 3 4 Study in Taiwan | Why Taiwan? foreign people. learn tobefriends,cooperatewith in. ThediversityinPCCUwilllet me more aboutthecountrywhere I live history andculturecoursestoknow Academically, Iwouldliketotake that myfamilypracticesathome. of thecustomsandtraditions give meabetterunderstanding I believethatmystayinTaiwanwill As aThaicitizenwithChineseroots, learn abouttheTaiwaneseculture. my Chinesespeakingabilitiesand Taiwan becauseIwanttoimprove in theworld,Ichosetostudy Out ofallthepossibledestinations

JOHNNY Degree student Identification study andIreallyenjoyittilltoday. about Taiwan. ThesearethereasonswhyIchosethiscountry formygraduate happened toknowakindprofessorfromNCCUaswell.Hetoldmemanythings the advertisementofTaiwan government“Taiwan Touch Your Heart”.AndI Taiwan mostlygraduatefromtheStates.Inaddition,Iwas reallyimpressedby Chinese LanguageCentersandinadditiontheprofessorsofuniversities My languageabilitywasalsosolvedwhenIlearnthatTaiwan hasmanygreat chance tolearnChineseexpandmyknowledgeondifferent languages. chance tochooseeitherofthembymyscholarshipprovider)consideringthe I chooseTaiwan insteadofanotherEnglish-speakingcountry(Iwasgivena then Ithinkaboutcontinuemystudyinamasterprogramabroad.Finally, Language). However, IhaveinterestinLinguisticscoursesandlanguages, My majorinmyundergraduatestudyisEnglish(Teaching EnglishasForeign National ChengChiUniversity in Taiwan Name ofUniversity Master Grade Linguistics Major

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9 10 Study in Taiwan | Getting to Know Taiwan democratic country. a modern,prosperousand the conditionsneededfor invasions, butalsoprovided location broughtfrequent in trade and politics. Taiwan’s has longplayedacrucialrole and southernAsia,Taiwan Situated betweennorthern end ofWWII. Formosa wasuseduntilthe “Beautiful Island.”Thename “Ilha Formosa”meaning Portuguese namedtheisland In the16thcentury, Cheng HooftheMingcourt. first usedin1430byAdmiral meaning “terracedbay,”was The name“Taiwan,” History the island. Taiwan aretremendouslydiverse, andmanyspeciesareendemicto Due toitsuniqueclimateand geography,thefloraandfaunaof crops toallmannerofplant lifecloakingthehillsandmountains. vegetation growsrampantly inTaiwan,fromlowlandagricultural Due totheabundantrainfall andgenerallywarmtemperatures, springs inmountains. a wonderofnature.Geothermalactivityhasproducedmany hot Taroko Gorge,withverticalrockwallshundredsofmeters high,is Swift rivershavecarvedsteepgorgesthroughthemountains. highest is Yu Shan at 3,952m - and more than 200 peaks over 3,000m. form thespineofisland.Therearesixpeaksover3,500m -the Taiwan has broad plains, rolling hills, and precipitous mountains that somewhat likeasweetpotato. and isnearlybisectedbytheTropicofCancer.Theisland isshaped has alandareaofabout36,000squarekm(14,400miles) (120 miles)offthesoutheasterncoastofmainlandChina.Taiwan Taiwan liesalongthewesternedgeofPacificOcean,193km Geography to September. Typhoon seasonisfromMay falls fromApriltoAugust. the greatestamountusually Rain mayfallatanytime,but Yu ShanandHo-HuanShan. the highestpeaks,suchas may accumulateonsomeof conditions prevail.Snow In themountains,temperate and relativelydryweather. climate withgenerallywarm Taiwan hasatropical,marine humid summers.Southern 31 average temperaturerisesto averages 18 during thecool,mildwinters Taiwan, thetemperature In subtropical,northern ˚C / 88 ˚F duringthehot, ˚C Climate / 64 ˚F . 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Veggie andMeatWrap,OysterVermicelli, Tofu, TaiwaneseMeatballs,CoffinSandwich, Soup, OysterOmelet,MeatRiceTamales,Stinky Pearl MilkTea,DanzaiNoodles,ShrimpPork remember itforever.Memorabledishesinclude: unforgettable -tryitjustonceandyouwill which hasgainedworldwideattention,is in Taiwan.However,Taiwan'snativecuisine, and dishesfromaroundtheworldareavailable three stepsandarestauranteveryfive.Foods eat, itissaidthatthereasnackshopevery In Taiwan,whereitseemsthepeopleliveto Cuisine 11 12 Study in Taiwan | Getting to Know Taiwan Let’s listentowhatinternationalstudentsdooncampus! Campus Diary 13:00 11:30 08:00 new generation. is anessentialcomponentthatneeds tobewelltakenintoaccountforthe But inorderforTaiwantobeseen intheglobalpictureorcommunityEnglish let aloneinterestingandfun. barrier tofullappreciationofthe peopleofTaiwanlearningitisachallenge international studentstolearnandfeelathome.Althoughlanguage isa students. Thecountryhadarichanddiverseculturethatisbeneficial for highly andappropriatelyqualifiedtodisemminateknowledge andskillsto among thebestinregionespeciallyAsiapacificregion. 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and research study, literaturesearch Library research and study Continue athomewith 3 Scholarships Visa &ArrivalInformation International Programs Knowing theSchools Choosing aSchool&Applying The EducationalSystemofTaiwan Studying in TAIWAN 13 14 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan 3 depending upontheneedsofstudents. advanced degrees.Completiontimesareflexible, year longprogramsleadingtoaPh.D,M.D.andother which typicallytake1-4yearstocomplete,and2-7 students mayadvancetomaster’sdegreeprograms, degree programsand2-yearjuniorcolleges.Afterthat, Higher educationinTaiwanincludes4-yearbachelor’s 5-year juniorcollegeprogram. senior highschoolorvocationalschool,begina junior highschool,studentsmaygoonto3yearsof followed by3yearsofjuniorhighschool.Following education, startingwith6yearsofprimaryschool Formal schoolingbeginswith9yearsofcompulsory Taiwan attendatleastoneyearofpre-school. kindergarten, areoptional.However,mostchildrenin Two yearsofpre-schooleducation,including powerhouse ontheworldstage. becoming awell-educated,economicandtechnological educational system created to achieve Taiwan’s goals of education inhighesteem,andthecomprehensive the productofculturalandsocietalvaluesthathold high oninternationaltests.Theseachievementsare is about96%,andstudentsfromTaiwanscorevery The peopleofTaiwanareverywelleducated,literacy Overview System ofTaiwan The Educational See chartontherighthandsideaseducationalsystem of Taiwan Age focus onappliedsciencesand technology. students directlyfromjunior highschoolsand provided by5-yearjuniorcolleges, whichaccept Specialized trainingbeyond thesecondarylevelis Specialized Training take 3yearstocomplete. high schoolandseniorvocationalschool.Both types ofinstitutesforcontinuingstudents:senior After graduationfromjuniorhigh,therearetwo Senior HighandVocational School high andvocationalschools. another set of exams to qualify for different senior six. Attheendofjuniorhighschool,studentstake school. Studentsusuallystartfirstgradeatage of elementaryschooland3yearsjuniorhigh of compulsoryeducation,comprised6years Since 1968,studentsinTaiwan havehad9years Compulsory Education 4 Kindergarten Education Pre-School Education Pre-School Grade 5 6 1 Nine-Year CompulsoryEducation Nine-Year CompulsoryEducation 7 2 Primary School 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6 12 School High Junior 7 13 8 an extension. complete athesis,thestudent willbegranted training failstofinishtherequired courseworkor who entersgraduateschool aspartofon-the-job degree programstake2to7years.Ifastudent take 2to4yearscomplete,whiledoctoral Graduate programsleadingtoamaster’s degree variety ofmaster’s anddoctoraldegreeprograms. Universities andcollegesinTaiwan offer awide years), takelongertocomplete. as dentalschool(6years)andmedical(7 time. Specializedundergraduateprograms,such fulfill theirrequirementswithinthedesignated will begrantedtostudentswhoareunable 4 yearstocomplete.Extensionsofup2 Most universityundergraduateprogramstake graduate programs. liberal artscolleges,4-yearuniversities,and 2- and5-yearjuniorcolleges,technical The highereducationsysteminTaiwan includes Higher Education 14 9 15 10 Education Sr. Sec. School Vocational Senior School High Senior 16 (5 Yrs.) 11 Tech. &Col.Education 17 12 18 Collage Junior (2 Yrs.) 13 19 & Collage University Collage Technical (4 Yrs.) 14 20 (2 Yrs.) 15 Experience Working Higher Education 21 16 22 Programme Master Dentistry Dept. of 17 Medicine Dept. of For Post-Baccalaureate Dept. ofMedicine February) andthesummervacation (July~August). 2 holidayseasons:thewintervacation (January~ the secondsemester(February~ July).Thereare semesters: thefirstsemester(August~ January)and of thefollowingyear. Everyacademicyearhas2 academic yeartobeginfromAugustSeptember Most highereducationalinstitutionsinTaiwan setthe Note 23 18 24 Programme Doctoral 19 25 Experience Working 20 26 21 27 Taiwan System of Educational The Experience Working 22 28 23 29 Program Doctoral 24 30 25 15 16 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan 4 6 5 3 2 Procedure in Taiwan” and private,canbefoundatthewebsite “Study offered. Alistofuniversitiesandcolleges,bothpublic based ontheirpersonalinterestsandthecourses international applicants.Applicantscanchooseaschool A widerangeofschoolsanduniversitieswelcome Choosing aSchool & Applying Choosing aSchool 7 1 See P.54-P.59 forthelistofuniversitiesaccepting international studentsinTaiwan about programsofyourinterest Make sureyou’vedoneresearch individual schools and meetalltherequirementsfrom Make sureyouarewellawareof applying foravisaandregistering admission letter. You’ll need it when Make sureyou’vereceivedan package intime Make suretosendtheapplication required documents form correctlyandhaveallthe Make sureyoufillintheapplication apply isopentointernationalstudents Make suretheprogramyouintendto as aninternationalstudent Make sureyouareeligibletoapply

Apply for programs of your interest! Ministry ofEducation,Taiwan Education inTaiwan Website Study inTaiwan Website Choose Your SchoolandCourse Note Tuition Public /Private is abriefsummaryoftuitionfeesin2011: program to program within a university. The following universities. Thetuitionfeemayalsovaryfrom fee atprivateuniversssusuallyhigherthanpublic that tuitionfeesvaryatdifferent schools.Thetuition Students whointendtostudyinTaiwan shouldnote Tuition Fee Period Field | Science, EngineeringandLiberalArts | Per semester | (About USD1,440-1,715) NTD 46,000-54,903 | www.studyintaiwan.org | | english.education.edu.tw english.moe.gov.tw *(USD1 ≒ NTD32) of registration. insurance ornationalhealth insuranceatthetime show proofofmedicalandpersonalaccident screening testwillbegrantedadmission.Studentsshall found tobequalifiedthroughrevieworspecial applicants arequalifiedforadmission.Applicants requirement andstandardstodeterminewhether Please notethateachinstitutionhasitsown Application and tocommunicate,inwriting,withpeoplewhospeakotherChinesedialects. Taiwan, traditional characters are used, and learning them will allow students to fully appreciate Chinese language Taiwan is an ideal place for international students who want to learn Mandarin, the official language of Taiwan. In Choosing aChineseLanguageCenter See P.19 forthe submission document See P.60-P.61 forthelocationandwebsitesofChineseLanguageCenters Intensive SummerCourse General Course of tuitionfees: center. Thefollowingisabriefsummary type ofcourse,tuitionfeealsovariesfromevery 30 ChineseLanguageCentersinTaiwan providevaries Tuition Tuition Fee Total hrs Tuition Fee Total hrs | | 80 -240hrs 180 hrsormore | | (About USD390-2,100) (About USD788-2,062) NTD 12,500-67,000 NTD 25,200-66,000 *(USD1 ≒ NTD32) 4 Procedure 5 3 2 1 Note Students whowanttoapplyfor Chineselearning Students whowanttoapplyforundergraduate, terms ofcourses:spring,summer fallandwinter. application withintheyear. Thereareusuallyfour round, butChineselanguagecenters onlyreceive courses cansubmittheirapplication allyear universities, butitusuallyfallsinMarch. semester submissionvariesfromuniversitiesto application allyearround.Thedeadlinefornew graduate anddoctoralprogramcansubmittheir a formalletterofadmission If youareaccepted,willreceive Complete yourapplication instruction fitsyourschedule due andmakesuretheperiodof Determine whenapplicationsare centers, youaremostinterestedin the ChineseLanguageCenter, or Determine thecostofstudyingat Center youwouldliketoapply Decide towhichChineseLanguage 17 18 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan Documents forSubmission school orequivalent Graduation from senior secondary (high) Qualification forAdmission one year. including aninternshipperiodof medicine requiresixtosevenyears, programs suchasdentistryor years. Specializedundergraduate be grantedextensions,uptotwo within thedesignatedtime,may unable tofulfilltheirrequirements study; however, studentswhoare programs requirefouryearsof University undergraduate promotion toahigherlevel. performance couldapplyfor a distinguishedacademic of eachschool,studentswith Depending upontherequirements and specificskillstraining. technology focusonpractical research, whileuniversitiesof focuses onacademicstudiesand The curriculumatmostuniversities Universities andColleges Knowing theSchools school orequivalent Graduation from senior secondary (high) and Completion Qualification forGraduation Other documentsasrequiredbythe Application fee Letters ofrecommendation Statement ofpurpose Financial statement Photocopies oftheoriginaldiploma universities andcollege translations oftheoriginaldiploma) should giveEnglishorChinese (If notinEnglishorChinese,student Admission Qualification for requires 2to7yearsofstudy. and a doctorate program (PhD) require 2 to 4 years ; of study Master's programmersusually postgraduate study. degree upon completion of their Students areawardedamaster's Graduate Schools 2. 1. 2. 1.

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and modernity, Taiwan trulyisanidealplacetolearnMandarin! coffee shops,convenience storesordanceclubs!Withitsblendoftradition to practicewhatyouhavejustlearnedwithnativespeakersoncampus,in speaking Mandarin with the friendly citizens of Taiwan. Imagine being able innumerable opportunitiestopracticereadingChinesecharactersand students achievetheirlanguagegoals.Outsideofclass,willhave instruction andteachingmaterialsaretop-notchdesignedtohelp provide avarietyofcoursesforstudentsalllevelsproficiency. The throughout Taiwan. Offering classesyear-round, theselearningcenters There are30ChineseLanguageCenterslocatedatcollegesanduniversities Chinese LanguageCenter

Taiwan is an ideal place to learn! Documents forSubamission Application fee Insurance certificate Two tofour1x1inchphotos(checkthewebsiteofeach Research proposal(variesfromcentertocenter) Diploma/ admissionletters(variesfromcentertocenter) An originalcopyofyourpersonalfinancialstatement, A copyofyourpassport A completedapplicationform learning centerfordetails) statement willbespecifiedbythecenter valid withinthelast6months.Therequirementsforthis 19 20 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan University A only inChinese. 50% inEnglish,whileProgramsgroupEoffers lessonstaught taught lessons,ProgramsingroupDoffers programstaughtbelow are taughtinEnglish.ProgramsgroupCoffers 50%-74%English in English,andGroupBshowstheprogramsthat75-90%oflessons Group Ashowstheprogramsthatover90%oflessonsaretaught Education EvaluationandAccreditationCouncilofTaiwan). universities whichreviewedbyFICHETandHEEACT(Higher The listbelowshowstheinternationalprogramsoffered bythe International Programs MBA PHD PHD PHD National ChengKungUniversity National ChungHsingUniversity National ChungHsingUniversity National ChengchiUniversity National CentralUniversity MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA

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courses for for courses A variety of of variety A PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD National DongHwaUniversity National ChiaoTung University Natioainl Taiwan NormalUniversity National SunYat-sen University National KaohsiungMarineUniversity National Taiwan University Natioanl Taiwan OceanUniversity MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA Shows theprograms recommendedbythemembers ofthecommitteeHEEACT. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHA PHD PHD PHD Asia-Pacific AreaStudies/Taiwan andRegionalStudies Global MBA Business Administration(InternationalProgram) Counseling andClinicalPsychology Education andMulti-CapacityDevelopment/CurriculumDesignHumanPotentialsDevelopment Graduate InstituteofInternationalHumanResourceDevelopment Electric PowerEngineering Marine EngineeringandTechnology Finance Department ofChemistry Global MBA Marine SciencesandResourceManagement Aquaculture ScienceandTechnology Electrical EngineeringComputerScience(EECS)InternationalGraduateProgram Environmental andEcologicalStudies/NaturalResourcesStudies International BusinessMBA(IBMBA) Nanometer Material International Business Ceramic material Industrial Engineering Marine BiodiversityandEvolutionaryBiology Hazardous Waste SiteInvestigationandRemediation Astrophysics Marine Biotechnology Digital SignalProcessing Physical Therapypy Cooperative Communication Biotechnology Agricultural Economics Specific topicsonaquacultureengineering Physical Therapy Principle andapplicationofriskassessmentforfoodhazards Occupational Medicine&IndustrialHygiene Ph.d. OfTranslational Medicine Program MA MA | | | | | | | Computer ScienceandInformationEngineering English Immunology Department ofHealthPromotionandEducation Applied Mechanics Biomedical Engineering Geosciences

21 22 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan MMS PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Chung Yuan Christian University China MedicalUniversity Chung HuaUniversity Chinese CultureUniversity Asia University National Yang-Ming Universtiy National UniversityofTainan National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences National Tsing HuaUniversity National Taiwan SportUniversity MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD International HealthandNursingAdministrationUndergraduateProgram Graduate InstituteofAcupunctureScience-InternationalMaster Program Optomechatronics Program IMBA Program IMBA Program Healthcare Administration Graduate InstituteofMechatronicSystemEngineering International NursingMasterofScienceProgram Information SystemsandApplications Advanced physicalactivityandpublichealth International HealthProgram Institute ofBiomedicalEngineering Department ofJournalism Applied LinguisticsandLanguage StudiesProgram Nanotechnology Program International BusinessAdministration(IMBA) Business Administration Institute ofHealthandWelfare policy Graduate InstituteofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning Finance Taiwan InternationalGraduateProgram-NanoScienceandTechnology Program Department ofBiotechnologyandLaboratoryScienceinMedicine Graduate InstituteofEarthScience Leisure &RecreationManagement Institute ofMicrobiologyandImmunology Graduate InstituteofSportCoachingScience Psychology Institute ofBiomedicalInformatics Information Technology Department &Instituteofnursing Biotechnology &Health-careNutritionaltechnology E-commerce Healthcare Administration Business Economics&Strategy | | | Semiconductor Technology Biomedical Informatics Information CommunicationandDesign

PHD PHD Feng ChiaUniversity I-Shou University Fo GuangUniversity Kaohsiung MedicalUniversity Kainan University Ming ChuanUniverstiy Shih ChienUniversity Soochow University Providence University MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA Shows theprograms recommendedbythemembers ofthecommitteeHEEACT. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Travel &Tourism Program Journalism &MassCommunicationProgram International BusinessAdministration International FinanceProgram Commercial AnimationSpecializedProgram Applied ComputingProgram International Trade andManagementProgram International BusinessAdministrationProgram International HonorsProgram Tourism andHospitality International Finance Entertainment BusinessManagement International Business&ManagementProgram Business AdministrationIMBA Department ofBuddhistStudies Clinical Medicine Program(GraduateInstituteofMedicine) Department ofBusinessAdministration Global BusinessProgram(GBP) Graduate InternationalPrograms/MBA International MBA Graduate SchoolofInternationalAffairs Graduate schoolofAppliedEnglish Graduate SchoolofManagement International MasterofBusinessAdministration(IMBA) Department ofForeignLanguagesandCultures Department ofFragranceandCosmeticScience Graduate InternationalPrograms/MS School ofNursing Department ofMedicalGenetics Graduate InstituteofNaturalProducts Department ofMedicalLaboratoryScienceandBiotechnology | | | | | Industrial andSystemsEngineeringProgram Chemical EngineeringandMaterialProgram Microelectronic Engineering&ApplicationsProgram Biomedical EngineeringProgram Department ofMedicinalandAppliedChemistry

23 24 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan Technological University MMS MBA MBA MBA MBA PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD National PingtungUniversity ofScienceandTechnology National KaohsiungUniversityofAppliedSciences Yuan ZeUniversity Taipei MedicalUniversity Tamkang University MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | College ofManagement:PhDProgram PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Department ofGlobalpoliticsandeconomics Department ofInternationalBusiness Deparment oftourismandhospitality MBA PrograminManagementofServiceScience MBA PrograminLeadership MBA PrograminInternationalBusiness Department ofMulticuturalandLinguisticstudies Bachelor ofBusinessAdministration Department ofInovativeInformationandTechnology Graduate InstituteofMoldandDieEngineering MS PrograminFinance Division ofAmericanstudies,GraduateInstitutetheAmericans Graduate InstituteofIndustrial Engineering &Management MS PrograminAccounting Graduate InstituteofCivilEngineering andMitigatingTechnology ofDisasters Graduate InstituteofCommerce Pharmacognosy Nursing Health CareAdministration Injury Prevention&Control Global Health&Development Humanities inMedicine Medical LaboratoryScience&Biotechnology Cancer Biology&DrugDiscovery Neural RegenerativeMedicine Translational Medicine MA MA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD Clinical Medicine Medical Sciences Dentistry Department ofIndustrialEngineeringandManagement Biomedical Materials&Engineering Department ofElectricalEngineering Pharmacy Department ofCommunicationsEngineering Department ofPhotonicsEngineering Department ofForeignLanguagesandAppliedLinguistics Public Health Nutrition andHealthScience Biomedical Informatics | Department ofTropical Agriculture andInternationalCorporation - International MBA

PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD National Taiwan UniversityofScienceandTechnology National Taipei UniverstiyofTechnology Southern Taiwan University Shu-Te University Kun ShanUniversity Minghsin UniversityofScienceandTechnology Chaoyang UniversityofTechnology National Yunlin UniversityofScienceandTechnology MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA Shows theprograms recommendedbythemembers ofthecommitteeHEEACT. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Graduate SchoolofInformationManagement International UndergraduatePrograminMechanicalEngineering Department ofFinance Graduate SchoolofInsurance&Finance Graduate SchoolofBusinessandAdministration Graduate SchoolofAppliedArts&Design Department ofElectronicEngineering Graduate InstituteofAutomationandControl Business Administration(IMBA) Department ofBusinessAdministration Graduate InstituteofBiochemicalSciencesandTechnology International MBA Department ofInformationManagement Department ofElectricalEngineering Graduate SchoolofFinance Department ofIndustrialManagement Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Plastic InjectionandPrecisionMold Institute ofPrecisionMechatronicEngineering EECS onCommunications,Control,andSignalProcessing Department ofArchitecture Graduate InstituteofElectro-OpticalEngineering Department ofBusinessAdministration International GraduatePrograminCollegeofMechanicalandElectricalEngineering MBA Program International GraduatePrograminCreativeandSustainableArchitectureStudies Department ofAppliedForeignLanguages Graduate InstituteofEngineering Department ofComputerScienceandInformationEngineering | | | | | | | Department ofChemicalEngineering Department ofConstructionEngineering Department ofMechanicalEngineering Department andGraduateInstituteofFinance Material ScienceandEngineering Department ofBusinessAdministration International GraduatePrograminEnergyandOptoelectronicMaterials

25 26 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan University B PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Yuan ZeUniversity Tamkang University Fu JenCatholicUniversity Feng ChiaUniversity Chung Yuan ChristianUniversity National Taiwan University MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA

75%-90% Taught inEnglish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Business AdministrationBilingual Program,theCollegeofManagement Business Administration(IMBA) Business AdministrationinGlobalEntrepreneurialManagement andBusinessAdministration Electro-acoustics Bioscience Technology Program Accounting Department ofSocialandPolicy Sciences Management ofTechnology Business Administration(MBA) Musicology Business Mechanical andAeronauticalEngineering Electrical andCommunicationsEngineering Chemistry andMaterialProgram Optomechatronics Program International Business&Management Civil Engineeringprogram Astrophysics Industrial Engineering Physics Applied Physics | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Electrical EngineeringProgram Entomology Environmental EngineeringProgram Bio-Industrial MechatronicsEngineering Electronics Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science&InformationEngineering Civil Engineering Bioenvironmental SystemsEngineering Communication Engineering Plant Biology Ecology &EvolutionaryBiology Networking &Multimedia Toxicology Chemical Engineering Agricultural Chemistry Chemistry University C PHD PHD PHD National Taiwan NormalUniversity National ChungHsingUniversity MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA

50%-75% Taught inEnglish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD Department ofAdultandContinuingEducation Department ofAccounting Department ofMechanicalEngineering Department ofFinance Department ofElectricalEngineering Department ofEnvironmentalEngineering Department ofBusinessAdministration Department ofCivilEngineering Department ofChemicalEngineering Department ofForeignLanguagesandLiteratures Department ofForestry Department ofBio-IndustryMechatronicsEngineering Department ofPlantPathology Department ofSoilandEnvironmentalSciences Department ofLifeSciences Department ofSoilandWater Conservation Department ofAnimalScience Department ofEntomology Department ofHorticulture Department ofAppliedEconomics Department ofFoodScienceandBiotechnology Department ofAgronomy Graduate InstituteofArtHistory Graduate InstituteofInternationalPolitics Institute ofManagementTechnology Department ofChineseLanguageandCultureforInternational Students Institute ofPrecisionEngineering Department ofMaterialsScienceandEngineering Graduate InstituteofBiotechnology Graduate InstituteofDesign Institute ofMolecularBiology Department ofEarthSciences Institute ofBiomedicalSciences Graduate InstituteofEducationalPolicyandAdministration MA MA MA MA | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD Department ofAthleticPerformance Department ofCurriculumandInstruction Department ofEducation Institute ofElectro-opticalScience andTechnology Department ofEnglish | | | Department ofChinese Department ofComputerScienceandInformationEngineering Department ofEducationalPsychology andCounseling 27 28 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan PHD PHD Yuan ZeUniversity Soochow University China MedicalUniversity Fo GuangUniversity Feng ChiaUniversity MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Department ofForeignLanguagesandCultures Human Rights Graduate InstituteofCancerBiology Green EnergyScienceandTechnology Department ofEthnomusicology Department ofIndustrialEngineeringandManagement Graduate InstituteofExerciseandSportScience Graduate SchoolofBiotechnologyandBioengineering Graduate SchoolofRenewable Energy Engineering Department ofGraduateInstituteGlobalBusinessandStrategy Department ofGraphicArtsandCommunications Graduate PrograminSocialInformatics Graduate InstituteofHospitalityManagementandEducation Graduate Institute of Information & Computer Education Graduate InstituteofInternationalHumanResourceDevelopment Graduate InstituteofLibrary&InformationStudies Graduate InstituteofManagement Graduate InstituteofMassCommunication Graduate InstituteofPerformingArts Department ofPhysics Graduate InstituteofPoliticalScience Graduate InstituteofRehabilitationCounseling Graduate InstituteofSportsandLeisureManagement Graduate InstituteofTaiwan History Department ofVisual Design Department ofUndergraduateProgramBusinessAdministration MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Graduate InstituteofEnvironmentalEducation Department ofInformationManagement Department ofInformationCommunication Department ofMathematics Graduate InstituteofScienceEducation Department ofTaiwan Culture,LanguagesandLiterature Graduate InstituteofTeaching ChineseasaSecondLanguage | | | | | | | | | | | Department ofMechanicalEngineering Department ofChemicalEngineeringandMaterialScience Department ofFineArts Department ofGeography Department ofComputerScience andEngineering Department ofHistory Department ofHumanDevelopment&FamilyStudies Department ofLifeScience Department ofPhysicalEducation Department ofSpecialEducation Graduate InstituteofTranslation andInterpretation University D Technological University PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD China MedicalUniversity National Yunlin UniversityofScienceandTechnology National Taiwan UniversityofScienceandTechnology MA MA MA MD MA MA MA MA MA MA MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS BA BA BA BA BA BS BS BS BS BS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Below 50%taughtinEnglish MMS MMS MMS MMS MMS PHD PHD PHD PHD School ofPharmacy Graduate InstituteofBiomedicalEngineering Graduate PrograminBiomedicalInformatics Department ofPhysicalTherapy School ofChineseMedicine Graduate SchoolofSafety, HealthandEnvironmentalEngineering Ph.D. ProgramforAging Cross CulturalDesign Department ofElectricalEngineering Department ofCommunicationsEngineering Department ofPhotonicsEngineering Graduate InstituteofPharmaceuticalChemistry Graduate InstituteofBasicMedicalScience Department ofPhysicalTherapy, GraduateInstituteofRehabilitation Science Graduate InstituteofPharmacy Department andGraduateInstituteofFinance The Ph.D.ProgramforCancerBiologyandDrugDiscovery Graduate InstituteofNutrition Graduate InstituteofPharmacy Graduate InstituteofNeuralandCognitiveSciences Graduate InstituteofMedicalLaboratoryScienceandBiotechnology Graduate InstituteofChinesePharmaceuticalSciencesand MedicineResources Department ofBiologicalScience andTechnology Graduate InstituteofImmunology Department ofDentalHygiene Department ofRespiratory Therapy(Two-Year ContinuingEducation Program) Graduate InstituteofMolecular SystemsBiomedicine MA MA | | | | | | | | | | | Computer ScienceandInformationEngineering Department ofSocialandPolicySciences Department ofArtandDesign Chemical andMaterialsEngineering Graduate SchoolofComputerScienceandInformationEngineering Department ofConstructionEngineering Graduate InstituteofAcupunctureScience Graduate InstituteofBasicMedicalScience Graduate InstituteofIntegratedMedicine Graduate InstituteofClinicalMedical Science Graduate InstituteofChineseMedical Science 29 30 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan University E MHA MBA MBA BHA PHD BBA BBA National DongHwaUniversity National ChengchiUniversity National Taiwan University National Taiwan NormalUniversity Fo GuangUniversity EMBA EMBA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BS BS BS BS

Taught inChinese | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MBA MBA PHD PHD Chinese LiteratureforInternationalStudents Department ofChineseLanguageandCultureforInternationalStudents MA PrograminTeaching ChineseasaSecondLanguage(TCSL) Department ofChineseLanguageandCultureforInternationalStudents Department ofCommunication Department ofSportsMedicine Department ofHealthServicesAdministration School ofNursing Department ofNutrition Department ofPublicHealth Graduate InstituteofHealthServicesAdministration Ph.D. PrograminTeaching ChineseasaSecondLanguage (TCSL) Department ofMusic Department ofManagement Department ofPhysics(B.S.) Master ProgramofStatistics,DepartmentAppliedMathematics Department ofFuturesStudies Department ofInternationalandCross-StraitAffairs Department ofLifeScience(B.S.) Extensive MasterProgramofComputerScienceandInformation Engineering (M.S.) Engineering (M.S.) Master ProgramofNetworkingandMultimediaTechnology, DepartmentofComputerScienceandInformation Extensive MasterProgram,DepartmentofElectricalEngineering (M.S.) Master ProgramofElectronicsEngineering,DepartmentElectrical Engineering (M.S.) The DepartmentofAppliedScience(B.S.) Graduate InstituteofLogisticsManagement (M.B.A.) Extensive MasterProgramofBusiness Administration (M.B.A.) MA MA MA MA MA MA MA | | Executive MasterProgramofBusiness Administration(E.M.B.A.) Bachelar ProgramofManagement ScienceandFinance(InternationalProgram)(E.M.B.A.) | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Department ofEastAsianStudies Master &Ph.D.ProgramofAppliedPhysics,DepartmentPhysics (M.S.,Ph.D.) Master &Ph.D.ProgramofBiotechnology, Departmentof LifeScience (M.S.,Ph.D.) Department ofOpto-ElectronicEngineering(B.S.,M.S.) Department ofInternational Business(B.B.A.,M.B.A.) | | | | | | Department ofAppliedMathematics Department ofChemistry(B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.) Department ofComputerScienceandInformationEngineering(B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.) Department ofMaterialsScienceandEngineering(B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.) Department ofElectricalEngineering(B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.) Department ofBusinessAdministration (B.B.A.,M.B.A.,Ph.D.) MBA MBA MBA PHD BBA BBA BBA BBA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MBA MBA MBA MBA PHD PHD PHD PHD PHD Extensive MasterProgramofInternationalBusiness (M.B.A.) Master ofAccountingandFinanceProgram (M.B.A.) Master ofInformationManagementProgram (M.B.A.) Extensive MasterProgramofChineseLanguageandLiterature(SummerProgram) (M.A.) Ph.D. inComparativeLiterature,DepartmentofEnglish (Ph.D.) Extensive MasterProgramofTaiwan andRegionalStudies (M.A.) International MasterPrograminAsia-PacificAreaStuides Master ProgramofSociology, DepartmentofSociologyand PublicAffairs (M.A.) Graduate InstituteofPublicAdministration (M.A.) Institute ofFinancialandEconomicLaw (M.A.) Extensive MasterProgramofEthnicRelationsandCultures (M.S.S.) Department ofIndigenousLanguagesandCommunication(B.A.) Department ofIndigenousDevelopmentandSocialWork (B.A.,M.S.S.) Graduate InstituteofMarineBiodiversityandEvolutionaryBiology(M.S.) Graduate InstituteofMarineBiotechnology(M.S.) Department ofCurriculumDesignandHumanPotentialDevelopment(B.Ed.) Extensive MasterProgramofEducation,DepartmentCurriculumDesignandHumanPotentialsDevelopment (M.Ed.) Extensive MasterProgramofEducationinSchoolAdministration (M.Ed.) Department ofSpecialEducation (M.Ed.) Master ProgramofEducationinIndividualswithSpecialNeeds andAssistiveTechnology, Extensive MasterProgramofEducationinSpecial(Summer Program) (M.Ed.) Extensive MasterProgramofEarlyChildhoodEducation (M.Ed.) Extensive MasterProgramofEarlyChildhoodEducation (M.Ed.) Department ofArtsandDesign (B.F.A.) Master ProgramofArtsandTechnology, DepartmentofArtsandDesign (M.F.A.) Department ofArtsandCreative Industries(B.F.A.) MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD PHD PHD Department ofAccounting(B.B.A.,M.B.A.) Department ofInformationManagement(B.B.A.,M.B.A.) Department ofTourism, RecreationandLeisureStudies(B.B.A.,M.B.A.) Department ofFinance(B.B.A.,M.B.A.) Department ofCounselingandClinicalPsychology(B.S.,M.S.) Department ofSinophoneLiteratures(B.A.,M.A.) Master &Ph.D.ProgramofFolkLiterature,DepartmentChineseLanguageandLiterature(M.A.,Ph.D.) Department ofEnglish(B.A.,M.A.) Department ofTaiwan andRegionalStudies(B.A.,M.A.) Department ofSociologyandPublicAffairs (B.A.,M.A.) Department ofHistory(B.A.,M.A.) (M.Ed., Ph.D.) Master &Ph.D.ProgramofEducation,DepartmentCurriculumDesignandHumanPotentialsDevelopment Development (M.Ed., Ph.D.) Master &Ph.D.ProgramofMulticulturalEducation,DepartmentCurriculumDesignandHumanPotentials Development (M.Ed., Ph.D.) Master &Ph.D.ProgramofScienceEducation,DepartmentCurriculumDesignandHumanPotentials Department ofEducationalAdministrationandManagement(B.Ed.,M.Ed.) Department ofSpecialEducation(B.Ed.,M.Ed.) Department ofPhysicalEducationandKinesiology(B.Ed.,M.Ed.) Department ofEarlyChildhoodEduation(B.Ed.,M.Ed.) Department ofMusic(B.F.A., M.F.A.) Department ofNatural ResourcesandEnvironmental Studies(B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.) | | | Department ofChineseLanguageandLiterature(B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.) Department ofEconomics(B.A.,M.A.,Ph.D.) Department ofEthnicRelationsandCultures(B.A.,M.S.S.,Ph.D.) 31 32 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan MHA PHD PHD PHD PHD DDS China MedicalUniversity Chung Yuan ChristianUniversity College ofNursing National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences College ofHealthcareAdministrationandManagement: College ofHumanDevelopmentandHealth: MD MA MA MA MD MA MD MA MA MA MA MA MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS MS BA BA BA BA BA BS BS BS BS BS BS BS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DMS MDS School ofMedicine Teaching ChineseasaSecondLanguageProgram Graduate InstituteofNurse-Midwifery School ofDentistry Graduate InstituteofIntegrationTraditional ChineseMedicinewithWestern Nursing Department ofChinesePharmaceuticalSciencesandMedicineResources Two-year RN-BSNCompletionProgram School ofPost-BaccalaureateChineseMedicine Graduate InstituteofHealthAlliedEducation Graduate InstituteofChinesePharmaceuticalSciencesandMedicineResources School ofChineseMedicine Graduate InstituteofTourism andHealthScience Graduate InstituteofLong-Term care Graduate InstituteofPublicHealth Graduate InstituteofPublicHealth Department ofSpeechandHearingDisordersSciences Institute ofLifeandDeathEducationCounseling Graduate InstituteofBiologicalScienceandTechnology Department ofBiomedicalImagingandRadiologicalScience Graduate InstituteofBiostatistics Department ofHealthRiskManagement Graduate InstituteofEcologyandEvolutionaryBiology Graduate InstituteofNutrition Department ofOccupationalSafetyandHealth Graduate InstituteofClinicalMedicalScience Graduate InstituteofOccupationalSafetyandHealth Department ofCosmeceutics Department of MedicalLaboratoryScienceandBiotechnology Graduate InstituteofHealthServicesAdministration:Executive Program Graduate InstituteofCosmeceutics Graduate InstituteofPharmaceuticalChemistry School ofPharmacy, Graduate InstituteofDrugSafety Graduate InstituteofNursing MA MA MA MA MA | | | | | | | School ofNursing: College ofHealthCareManagement College ofInformationManagement Graduate InstituteofChineseMedicalScience Department ofInfantandChildcare Department ofExerciseandHealthScience Graduate InstituteofDentalScience DDS BBA Yuan ZeUniversity Taipei MedicalUniversity National ChungHsingUniversity Ming ChuanUniverstiy Kaohsiung MedicalUniversity Fo GuangUniversity MD BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BA BS BS BS BS BS BS BS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Department ofHistory Teaching ChineseasaSecondLanguageProgram School ofPost-BaccalaureateMedicine Department ofChineseLiterature Medicine School ofPharmacy Nutrition &HealthSciences Public Health Nursing Pharmacy Dental Technology Oral Hygiene Dentistry Medical LaboratoryScience&Biotechnology Health CareAdministration Department ofFuturesStudies Department ofInternationalandCross-StraitAffairs Department ofCommunication Department ofManagement Department ofProductandMediaDesign Department ofBuddhistStudies MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA MA | | | | | | | | | | | | PHD Department ofChineseLinguisticsandLiterature School ofDentistry Department ofHistory Department ofCulturalAssetsandReinvention Department ofLifeAndCultureStudyforL.O.H.A.S Department ofEconomics Department ofSociology Department ofPublicAffairs Department ofAppliedInformatics Department ofPsychology Department ofLearning&DigitalTechnology | Department ofLiteraryStudies 33 34 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan You willneedthefollowingdocuments: Require Documents you shouldapplyforaresidentvisa. If youintendtostayformorethan6monthsstudy, degree programwillneedtoapplyforaresidentvisa. length oftheirstudyprogram.Studentsadmittedtoa issued avisitororresidentvisa,dependingonthe agency forvisastoenterTaiwan. Studentsmaybe the nearestR.O.C.embassy, consulateorrepresentative formal lettersofadmission,shouldapplyatlocalor Students applyingfromabroad,whohavereceived Visa Information Visa &Arrival Application fee Proof offinancialsupport,andotherrelevantdocuments A passportvalidfornolessthan6monthsandacopyofit. One copyofcompletedapplicationformwithtwopassport- School-issued enrollmentcertificate (There shouldbeenoughemptypagesinthepassport) size, colorphotostakenwithinthelast6months

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Further Information Immigration Agency before their visa expires. apply for visa extensions through the National beyond the visa expiration date, they do need to their visa status. However, if they intend to stay less than 6 months are not required to change Students who hold a visitor visa and wish to stay Visa Extension than 6 months, may apply for a resident visa. stay in the Republic of China (Taiwan) for more other legal travel documents, and who intend to Foreign nationals who hold valid passports or Resident Visa Visitor Visa Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). a resident visa at the Bureau of Consular Affairs, more than 6 months should apply to change to Students holding a visitor visa who wish to stay less than 6 months, may apply for a visitor visa. to stay in the Republic of China (Taiwan) for other legal travel documents, and who intend Foreign nationals who hold valid passports or about Visas and birthcertificatesfortheapplication please bringalonganotarizedmarriagecertificate If yourspouseandchildrenarecomingwithyou, Note

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taxi. Taxis arealsoavailableattheairport. get atransfertotheirschoolsbybus,metro,trainor and Kaohsiung.Fromthesecities,studentscaneasily highway busestomajorcities,suchasTaipei, Taichung International Airport,studentscantakelongdistance Taoyuan InternationalAirport.FromTaiwan Taoyuan Taiwan. MostinternationalflightslandatTaiwan Kaohsiung InternationalAirport,locatedinsouthern Taoyuan county(about40kmfromTaipei city),and They areTaiwan Taoyuan InternationalAirport,in There aretwomajorinternationalairportsinTaiwan. Arrival Information You willneedthefollowingdocuments: Require Documents as theAlienResidentCertificateremainsvalid. after theirarrival.TheymaystayintheR.O.C.aslong local office ofTheImmigrationAgencywithin15days Alien ResidentCertificateandRe-entryPermitatthe Resident Visa holdersarerequiredtoapplyforthe Alien ResidentCertificate(ARC) Health certificate/within3months Application fee Student ID(originalandcopy) One passport-sizedcolorphototakeninthepastsixmonths A completedapplicationform verification willbeneeded Agency. To extendtheARC,astudentIDorenrollment will beissueda30-dayARCbytheNationalImmigration petitioners shallsubmitanotificationofenrollment.They copy). OverseasChinesestudentswhoarefirst-time Student IDcardorEnrollmentVerification (originaland Passport withResidentVisa Bureau ofConsularAffair MinistryofForeignAffairs (BOCA)| Information forForeigners| Study inTaiwan | please goto: For moreinformationaboutvisaandARCapplication, Note www.studyintaiwan.org iff.immigration.gov.tw/enfront/index.php www.boca.gov.tw/mp?mp=2 for visaissuance. The followingdocumentsareneeded Require Documents Entry & Exit A confirmed return air ticket or an air ticket and Each studentisrequiredtoshowapassport Students shoulddepartbeforetheirvisa’s Each studentisrequiredtoshowapassport A passportvalidforatleastsixmonths A validvisitorvisa/residentvisa A completedvisitorvisa/residentvisa seat reservation on the departure flight a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed when theyre-enter Taiwan andtoshowitCustomsofficials permit fromtheauthoritiesbeforetheyleave Students arerequiredtoapplyforare-entry Customs authorities to Certificate Resident Alien and expiration date Customs authorities the to Certificate Resident Alien and application form Re-entry Exit Entry 35 36 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan university’s website. offer scholarships.Informationaboutthesecanbeobtainedfromeach about eachoftheTaiwan Scholarshipsareshownbelow. Someuniversities international studentstoundertakedegreeprogramsinTaiwan. Details established theTaiwan ScholarshipProgramtoencourageoutstanding (MOEA), andNationalScienceCounciloftheExecutiveYuan (NSC),jointly (MOE), MinistryofForeignAffairs (MOFA), MinistryofEconomicAffairs In 2004,fourgovernmentagenciesofTaiwan, theMinistryofEducation Taiwan Scholarships Scholarships

Let's Apply Taiwan Scholarship! Office directly. announcements, applicants may contact a Taiwanas wellRepresentative as information about the selection processFor application and outcome guidelines and forms, scholarship types and quotas, unless individual Taiwan Representative OfficesThe application specify otherwise. period is Application the followingdocuments: the nearestembassyorrepresentativeoffice. You willneed A photocopyofacertificatetheacceptablelevels Additional documentsasspecifiedbyindividual One photocopyofthehighest-leveldiplomaandacomplete One photocopyofapplicant'spassportorother One copy of the completed application form depending onthelanguageofinstructioninclass English proficiencyorTest ofProficiency–Huayu(TOP), representative offices application materials Supporting admission grade transcript nationality certificates See P.50-P.52 forthecontactinformationof from February 1 to March 31, each year,

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Scholarship Scholarship Taiwan Taiwan 37 38 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan years. ThestipendisaboutNTD32,000( support forallfully-matriculatedstudents3 of AcademiaSinica,Taiwan, providesfullfellowship The Taiwan InternationalGraduateProgram(TIGP) Program (TIGP)ofAcademiaSinica The Taiwan InternationalGraduate per month. ≒ USD1, 000)

Taiwan International Graduate Program! will need the following documents: will needthefollowingdocuments: application materialstotheTIGPadmissionsoffice. You March. Candidatesmaynowapplyonline,orsendall All applicationsforenrollmentareduenolaterthan31 Application Bachelor and/orMaster Statement ofpurpose Academic transcript for coursework completed beyond the GRE Subjecttest of Sciencedegree Letters ofrecommendation high school level (requirements varybyprogram) (requirements varybyprogram) GRE Generaltest (TOEFL, orGEPT, orIELTS) English proficiency tigp.sinica.edu.tw/index.html TIGP www.moea.gov.tw/ MOEA www.mofa.gov.tw/ MOFA web1.nsc.gov.tw/ NSC Further Information about Scholarships english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=11981&CtNode=1860&mp=2 Taiwan ScholarshipProgram english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=6777&CtNode=10634&mp=2 Huayu EnrichmentScholarship(HES) english.education.edu.tw/ Education inTaiwan, R.O.C english.moe.gov.tw Ministry ofEducation

center’s website. Information aboutthesecanbeobtainedfromeach In addition,someChineselearningcentersoffer scholarships. each year. Enrichment Scholarship(HES)isfromFebruary1toMarch 31 The applicationperiodofTaiwan ScholarshipandHuayu Application of NTD25,000( affiliated Chineselanguagecenters.Amonthlystipend language andTaiwanese cultureatuniversity/college- in 2005.ThisprovidesstudyopportunitiesMandarin established theHuayuEnrichmentScholarshipProgram study MandarininTaiwan, theMinistryofEducation To encourageinternationalstudentsandindividualsto Enrichment Scholarship Mandarin Language Huayu EnrichmentScholarship(HES) Note (HES) Programin2005. Ministry ofEducationHuayuEnrichmentScholarship the internationalcommunity, theMOEestablished understanding andinteractionsbetweenTaiwan and Taiwanese cultureandsociety, andtopromotemutual with opportunitiestoincreasetheirunderstandingof Republic ofChina(Taiwan); inordertoprovidethem undertake shorttermresearchorHuayucoursesinthe Hong Kong,MacaoSARstudentsarenoteligible)to To encourageinternationalstudents(MainlandChina, ≒ USD781) isoffered torecipients. 39 40 Study in Taiwan | Studying in Taiwan Let’s listentowhatinternationalstudentsdooncampus! Campus Diary 12:30 10:30 08:30 07:00 When I was already Master of Science in Medicine, I was searching other other searching was I Medicine, University, it is in a very cool for me, because TMU is famous university Science of Asia. of universities Master of foreign country. Because already I need to be PhD. So I found was Taipei I Medical When in 2006-2007. Center forEnglishLanguageandOrientationProgramsinBostonUniversity, USA In USA.IwasstudentIntensiveprograminEnglishforInternationalstudents, Medicine, AchMedicalInstitutein2008-2010.5yearsagoIattendedtraining Mongolia in1999-2004.After4-6yearsIwasgoingtoMasterofScience My bachelordegreewasSchoolofDentistry, HealthScience Universityof I wouldliketosayaboutmyeducationandqualification:

Mongolia Mongolia then starting early. Monday is very busy for me close the school. We often eat in the canteen classes on Monday. I have a short break between interesting lectures. Prof. Huang’s one of the nutritional biochemistry Lunch time Have abreak Special Topics in Breakfast andgotoschool! | | Uchral Tuvshinjargal Sugar Nergui 19:30 17:10 13:30 Taipei MedicalUniversity First Grade Nutrition andHealthScience Degree student Taipei MedicalUniversity First Grade Dentist Degree student

or dormitory. the canteen close the school Also we often eat dinner in study Chinese. you live in Taiwan you should different from others. But if Chinese language is very lecturer. I thinkthatheisverygood for us and again prof. Huang. This class is very important Dinner Chinese language Nutrition andHealth 23:00 20:30 from different countries. for studyinginTMUwithfriends Indonesia andIndia.Iamsohappy countries, especiallyMongolia, are fewstudentsfromdifferent courses. Becausethereclasses Chinese languagewithinchosen that themostinterestinglessonis dietary styleinourselves..Ithink We aretalkingaboutfoodculture, students fromdifferent country. is veryinteresting.Thereare7Ph.D nutritional biochemistryandlecture conference. Prof.Huangteachesus I amimaginingaseminarislike seminars guidelinefornutritionand Universities. Iamazedwhentook is different fromMongolian our university’s studyexperience I likestudyinginTaiwan. Ofcourse,

13:00 12:00 08:00 07:00 00:00 21:00 18:30 tomorrow’s classes. or research and prepare for After dinner I continue to study Bed time To continue studying

my research. information relevantto and gather as much as possible research work.Try tosearch Time tobeoccupiedwith in thismodernworld? and technology development ofscience demerits broughttousbythe So, whatarethemeritsand Very interestinglectures. before rushingtocampus. but Iwillhaveasmallbite I don’t reallytakebreakfast and Society. leave forschool! Bed time Research continuesathome Library time Work, workandwork- Lunch time! Science, Technology Breakfast andthen 4 Job Opportunities Services Living cost Accommodations Living in TAIWAN 41 42 Study in Taiwan | Living in Taiwan 4 to 10,000( bank oncampus.TheexpensesareaboutNTD6,000 Some schoolshaveapostoffice, abookstoreand which provide medical assistance for minor ailments. Some campuseshaveon-campushealthcenters, campus, typicallywithin15minuteswalking. and inexpensiverestaurantsareusuallycloseto 13,000( and location,rentrangesfromNTD3,000to Depending ontheaccommodation’s type,quality information aboutlocalrentalsontheinternet. available. MostChineselearningcentersprovide apartments, includingstudiosandflats,are a different livingarrangement, off-campus If dormitoriesareunavailableoryouprefer Off-campus Accommodation meals costNTD40-130( dormitory buildings.Aton-campusdininghalls Coin operatedLaundromatscanbefoundinside students usuallywearsomethingcasualtoclass. a room.Usually, petsarenotallowed.University year-round. Typically, fourtosixstudentsshare based ongenderandareopentostudentsall On-campus undergraduatedormitoriesaredivided On-campus Accommodation Accommodations www.tmm.org.tw/English/index.html Foundation website. accommodation, pleasegototheTsuei Ma-Ma For furtherinformationaboutoff-campus Note ≒ USD95-410) permonth. ≒ USD190-310) persemester. ≒ USD1-4). Foodstalls,cafes be livingin. cost ofallthingsmayvarydependingontheareayou’ll telephone), publictransportation,foodandsoon.The cost ofthingssuchasutilities(electricity, gas, water, accommodation options,andbettertoresearchthe worth doingresearchbeforeyouarriveonyour costs willbeyourbiggestfinancialburden.It’s In additiontoyourtuitionfees,accommodation everyday expenses. Checks cards. credit accept are notnormallyusedinTaiwan forpayment of do shops many though Taiwanin common is payment Cash 1. NTD and 5, NTD while the 6 denominations of coins are NTD 50, NTD 10, 100 NTD and 500 NTD 1,000, NTD NTD2,000, are bills of denominations 4 The NTD. the is currency Taiwan The Living cost handling foreigncurrencyexchange. ※Exchange ofmajorcurrenciescanbedoneatbanks vary dependingontheareayou’llbelivingin. is afewexamplesofgoods.Thecostallthingsmay cheaper costandhighqualityofliving.Thefollowing Taiwan iswell-knownasoneofthecountrieswithan Daily Goods NTD 120 Milk NTD 270 Movie Ticket NTD 50 Toast NTD 25 (600ml plasticbottle) Coca Cola (1000ml) ≒ ≒ ≒ ≒ (a loaf) USD 0.78 USD 1.56 USD 3.75 USD 8.43 NTD 70 Taxi Gasoline NTD 32 ≒ ≒ USD 2.18 USD 1 (1L) Eggs NTD 40 NTD 27 Cabbage Rice NTD 110 NTD 50 Hamburger * (USD1 ≒ ≒ (2kg) (10 eggs) ≒ ≒ USD 1.25 USD 0.84 USD 1.56 USD 3.40 ≒ (1 kg) NTD 32) 43 44 Study in Taiwan | Living in Taiwan express services. pick uplocationsforinternationalanddomestic In addition,mostconveniencestoresserveas Chunghwa Post. Scholarship needtoopenanaccountatapostoffice box at the nearest branch. Students who receive Taiwan service. Internationalstudentscanapplyforapostal over theisland,providingregularandexpresspostal There areoverathousandbranches,distributedall international anddomesticmailservicestothepublic. Chunghwa Post,thepostalserviceofTaiwan, provides Postage at thelocalpoliceoffice. ARC card needs to get a universal identification number Individual whowantstoopenanaccountwithout bank accountswiththeirpassportsandARCcards. services inNTdollars.Internationalstudentscanopen Most banksoffer foreigncurrencyexchangeandbank Bank Accounts Services are recommended. Advanced ticketreservations distance highwaybusservice. hustle andbustleofthelong holidays because it can avoid the is recommendedonpublic economy Traveling bytrain Chu-kuang, Fu-hsingand of passengerseats:Tze-chiang, Taiwan. Therearefourclasses option fortravelingaround coastline isanothereconomic The railwaynetworkalongthe By Train Transportation always required. Prior reservationsare Tainan, KaohsiungandHualien. cities suchasTaipei, Taichung, providing servicesbetweenmajor There aresixdomesticairlines are recommended. Advanced reservations car, theTHSRtakesonly1.5hours. 5 hoursbytrainand6 from Taipei toKaohsiungtakes is anotherchoice.Whiletraveling If youwouldliketosavetime,THSR Rail (THSR) By Taiwan HighSpeed By Air 24 hourservice. some buscompaniesevenprovide are usuallycompetitivelypriced and frequent serviceschedule.Tickets have anextensivenetworkanda companies areverypopular. They provided byprivatetransportation Long distancehighwaybusservices By HighwayBus throughout campuses. Bicycle rackscanbefound widely usedwithincampuses. campus forstudents.Bicyclesare motorcycle/scooter parkingaround Most universitiesprovide popular meansoftransportation. Motorcycles andscootersarevery & Bicycle By Motorcycle/Scooter documents: applicationform,passport,ARC,andtwoone-inchphotos. to anearbyNHIbranchoffice orliaisonoffice. You willneedthefollowing attach aphotocopyofyouridentitydocument,Mailorbringitinperson NHI ICcard.Studentscanfillinthe"NHICardApplicationForm,"and International students, who enroll in the NHI program, should apply for the will onlyneedtopay30%ofthetotalmedicalbill. every semester. OnceregisteredwiththeNationalHealthInsurance,you 7,908 (aboutUSD247)peryear. ThecostofNHIisincludedintuitionfee to bepaidmonthlyonceregistrationiscompleted.ThepremiumNTD students’ office attheireducationalinstitution.Theinsurancepremiumhas in atemporaryhealthinsuranceprogramoffered bytheinternational the NHIprogram,studentscanpurchasetheirowninsuranceorparticipate (NHI) programatalocaladministrativeoffice. Beforetheyareeligiblefor resided in Taiwan for 4 months must enroll in the National Health Insurance International studentswithanAlienResidentCertificate(ARC)whohave Insurance Motor Vehicles Office. ROC driverlicensesatthelocal license holderscanapplyfor International orforeigndriver to beextracautious. buses andtrucks.Drivershave scooters, aswellothercars, fast-moving motorcyclesand pedestrians andbicyclists, watch outforslow-moving is heavyandcardriversmust conditions inTaiwan. Traffic with theuniqueroadandtraffic for thosewhoareunfamiliar driving isnotrecommended may driveinTaiwan. However, international driverlicenses on theright.Studentswith In Taiwan, carsaredriven By PassengerCar Chinese whenyoutravelby taxi. of yourhoteloraddresswritten in It isagoodideatohavethe name with the time and distance traveled. at NTD70(USD2.1)andincrease service isfrequent.Taxi faresstart system. Faresareinexpensiveand Each majorcityhasitsownbus By Bus&Taxi from NTD20-60(USD0.6-1.8). of thetwocities.Metrofaresrange Kaohsiung, coveringdifferent parts Taipei andtwomajorroutesin There areninemajorroutesin and comfortabletransportation. system (MRT) providesconvenient In Taipei andKaohsiung,themetro By Metro/Subway following applies: work inTaiwan whenoneofthe excellent academicrecord,can for oneyear, andwhohavean semesters oralanguageprogram attended schoolinTaiwan fortwo International studentswhohave Insurance Opportunities Job The studentneedstotakepart in An academicresearchinstitution Events ofaseriousnaturehave to hisorherfieldofstudy an off-campus internshiprelated assistance initswork a foreignstudenttoprovide at thestudent'sschoolrequires of suchcircumstances the studentcanprovideevidence continue theireducation,and or themselves support to affected theirfinancialability www.nhi.gov.tw/english/index.asp by aseriousillness. would be forced into bankruptcy and tomakesurethatnoone by easingtheirfinancialburden patients' accesstohealthcare The maingoalsaretoimprove people inTaiwan since1995. It’s ahealthinsuranceforall Insurance (NHI) about NationalHealth Further information Note 45 46 Study in Taiwan | Living in Taiwan Let’s listentowhatinternationalstudentsdooncampus! Campus Diary study herewithstudentsfromdifferent countries. here isreallygoingtohelpmein learninglotsofthingsanditreallygoodto Well thegoodenvironmentalcampusandmodernfacilitiesavailability a hugechallengeformetolearnChineselanguageinshortperiods oftimes. beginning andthemainproblemislanguagebarrierwhich isgoingtobe years. It’s myfirsttimetovisitTaiwan, SoIamfacinglotsofdifficulties atthe University asitwasmydreamtobestudyinFoGuanguniversity forlastfew It reallynicetobehereinTaiwan, IfeelsoluckytobeastudentofFoGuang 10:00 09:00 08:00 07:oo 17:00 Belize India on face book from back home. the locals sweating andinterminglewith tennis court,tracktodoalittle Read or catch-up with any late info Join thebasketballcourt, Go to class if there is any Take shower Wake uphavebreakfast | | Jigmeth Junu Antonio Coyoc

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A good movement to refresh mind. class task. Having showered and review the focus and put on practical way. A subject which need to be more help metolearnChineseveryfast. A reallyinterestingsubject,which my nextclass. some energysothatIcancontinue Moments toberelaxesandgain Really interestingclass. Greeting withfriends. of Buddhiststudieslecture meditation andchanting Light out good night. Study and work on assign task. Meditation. Dinner and relax time. Madhyamika philosophy. Classical Chineseclass Lunch Time Methodology Rushing tomainshrinefor Wake upcall 5 International StudentsinTaiwan (Statistics) Test ofChineseasaForeignlanguage(TOCFL) Chinese LanguageCenter Universities inTaiwan Useful Links Additional Information 47 48 Study in Taiwan | Additional Information 5 95 Taiwan EducationCenter Taiwan Embassies, Consulates,andMissionsAbroad Taiwan Cultural andTrade Offices Abroad 96 See P.44 formore information See P.44 formoreinformation See P.42-P.43 formoreinformation 11 EUROPE 18 21 94 98 6 4 22 3 14 97 15 20 Useful Links 7 AFRICA 9 2 12 1 19 10 13 16 8 99 17 5 30 100 56 36 52 40 58 25 47 28 India New Delhi, 41 55 51 43 ANTARCTIC Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 53 59 26 ASIA 29 50 38 39 Indonesia Surabaya, 48 32 Seoul, Korea 31 33 86 24 49 35 34 23 54 44 46 42 45 46 37 27 57 Thailand Chiang Mai, 55 Thailand Bangkok, 41 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, 87 Vietnam Hanoi, 59 Vietnam Minh City, Ho Chi Vietnam Da Nang, 26 82 93 92 80 57 SOUTH AMERICA CENTRAL 71 89 88 68 & 67 85 83 61 70 90 79 73 66 72 81 75 64 91 69 63 84 65 60 76 74 77 78 62 ARCTIC AMERICA NORTH 49 50 Study in Taiwan | Additional Information Central &SouthAmerica North America additional questionsyoumayhave. These offices haveinformationandapplicationmaterialsforstudyinginTaiwan andwillgladlyanswerany www.taiwanembassy.org/py/ct.asp?xItem=4472&CtNode=2084&mp=307&xp1 t: +595-21-213361ext.131,122 Office oftheCulturalCounselor EmbassyoftheRepublicChina(Taiwan) Paraguay t: +1-415-3984979 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inSanFrancisco t: +1-213-3850512 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inLosAngeles t: +1-713-8710851 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inHouston t: +312-6160805 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inChicago t: +212-3177388 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inNewYork t: +617-7372055 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inBoston t: +1-202-951918 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalRepresentativeOffice intheUnitedStates USA t: +1-604-6894119 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inVancouver t: +1-613-2314909 Cultural Division,Taipei EconomicandCulturalOffice inCanada Canada Taiwan CulturalandTrade Offes Abroad f: +1-312-6161499 f: +212-3177390 f: +617-9511312 f: +1-202-951922 f: +1-415-3984992 f: +1-213-3852197 f: +1-713-8710854 f: +1-613-2317508 f: +1-604-6898086 f: +595-21-207107 e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] e: [email protected] www.moetwdc.org/ www.moebos.org/ www.edutwny.org/ www.edutw.org/ www.edutw.ca/ www.houstoncul.org/chinese.htm www.tw.org/web-c.html www.taiwanembassy.org/CF/YVR

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Library MRT Guting Station Guting MRT 63 International Students in Taiwan (Statistics)

Number of Higher Education Institutions in Taiwan

Taiwan has 165 institutions of higher ͚͟ά education. Nearly 70% are universities and the rest are classified as colleges. ͛͟ά Universities in Taiwan (121) Colleges in Taiwan (44)

Growth of International Students in Taiwan (2007-2011)

The number of international students 42440 38873 in Taiwan has increased more than 10 34285 thousands since 2007. While the largest 30067 number of students is oversea students, 27738 the greatest increase (167%) has been in the number of international students earning degrees. Interestingly, nearly 35% of the international students 14480 earned master’s degrees. 12840 13438 14038 10861 11426 11612 12555 Total Number 10177 10651 8801 10059 Oversea Students 6258 7764 5259 ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ Mandarin Learning Students ȁ 3863 1441 1732 2069 2069 Degree Students Exchange Students

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International Students International Student International Student in Taiwan (2011) Enrollment by Enrollment by Degree Program (2011) Academic Field (2011)

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Oversea Students (13438) International Students Commerce & Management (2132) International Students who Study in Bachelor’s Degree (4947) Engineering (1583) Learn Mandarin (12555) International Students Humanities & Arts (1040) Study in Master’s Degree (3606) International Students who Social Science (557) Earn Degree (8801) International Students Media (359) Exchange Students (2069) Study in PH.D Degree (1497) Others (2148)

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