Contents 5 Students Affairs 1 p.13-16 Accommodation Welcome Message p.16-17 VISA p.18 Health Insurance p.1 Welcome message p.19 Financial Services p.20 SIM Card Application p.20 Language Support p.20-21 Student Pass 2 Introduction p.21 Extracurricular Activities p.21 Events & Activities p.22 p.1 Introduction Campus Surroundings p.23 p.1-2 Taiwan University Calendar p.2-3 National Taiwan University of Arts p.23 Campus Safety & Security p.3-5 Office of International Affairs p.24 Safety & Fraud Warnings Campus Facilities and Map(library, student counseling center, health center, museum café, gym and Museum of Arts and bank) p.5-7 Transportation 6 Useful Information p.25 Taiwan Geography p.25-26 Weather & Festivity 3 On Arrival p.26 Transportation for Taipei City and New Taipei City p.26-28 Taiwanese Cuisine p.8 Airport Pick-up Service p.8-9 Directions to NTUA (from Taoyuan International Airport/ Songshan Airport) 7 Appendix p.29 NTUA contact information 4 Registration p.29-30 Hospital Contacts p.30-31 Useful Websites p.9-10 Matriculation Process p.10-11 Programmes of Study Published in February 2016 by the Office of International Affairs, National Taiwan p.12 Leave Application University of Arts. The information contained in this handbook is valid at the time p.12-13 Exit Procedure of printing but is subject to change. NTUA reserves the right to make changes without notice. 1 Welcome Message In the early history of the school, many well-known and accomplished 2 artists taught at NTUA, creating an entirely new environment in which the 2 A warm welcome to National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA) for a arts could develop. The masters who made up the first faculty team then semester or year from our exchange partner universities. We wish you a produced countless musicians, artists and designers, talents and also great very pleasant and enjoyable stay in Taiwan. number of famous directors, including 78th Oscar Award Best Director Winner Ang Lee. Our university is made up of five colleges which include the College Introduction of Fine Arts, the College of Design, the College of Communications, the Taiwan College of Performing Arts, and the College of Humanities. Hello! Taiwan Office of International Affairs The Office of International Affairs offers support to all international | Area | 36,193 km2 students at NTUA, striving to help international students become integrated | Population | 23,461,708 into the NTUA community. The office also plays a critical role in sustaining | City | Capital: Taipei City NTUA’s existing international collaborations and works closely with faculty Largest City: New Taipei City to identify and prioritize new artistic opportunities around the world for a | Time zone | UTC/GMT +8 hours， greater international presence for NTUA. Through collaborations with arts no Daylight Saving Time programs in a growing assortment of countries, the office hopes to attract | Currency | New Taiwan dollar (NT$) (TWD) more international students and better prepare NTUA students as before they set foot in the globalized arts world. | Calling code | +886 | Religion | Buddhism、Taoism、Christian > Our Duties 、Catholic and Islam,etc. | Languages | Official Languages: Mandarin Division of International Education others: Taiwanese Hokkien、 | Drives on the | right Hakka and Formosan Languages Recruitment Application Admission National Taiwan University of Arts Exchange Students NTUA was established as the National School of Arts on October 31, 1955. In 1960, the name was changed to the National Taiwan Academy Division of International Cooperation of Arts, and then in August 1994 to the National Taiwan College of Arts International Engagement was established. The institution took on its present name on August 1, Partnership 2001. Education at our institution emphasizes humanistic thinking, creative production, theoretical analysis and hands-on practice. In terms of scope, Opening Hours education includes the local and the international, the avant garde and Monday – Friday: 8:30 to 17:30 the traditional, the creative and the commercial, and the theoretical and the practical. 1 2 Location "Main Library" 2 First floor of Museum of Arts(facing 7-11) Library Opening Hours (Excluding term breaks) 2 http://oia.ntua.edu.tw/en/Default.aspx Building Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday Campus Facilities and map Reading areas 8:30 ~ 22:00 9:00 ~ 17:00 9:00 ~ 17:00 Information Main Entrance 8:30 ~ 22:00 9:00 ~ 17:00 9:00 ~ 17:00 retrieval area Multimedia 12:00 ~ 20:00 12:00 ~ 15:00 12:00 ~ 15:00 Department of Theather Sculpture resource area NTUA Performing Department Arts Center of Visual Communication Department Design 1 For more information please check of Drama Space Practice Arts 9 Singles http://lib.ntua.edu.tw/np.asp?ctNode=558&mp=2 i 1 2 Department "Student Counseling Center" Administration of Graphic Teaching and Building Communication Department of Research Building 7 Arts Crafts and Department of Design Chinese Music 3 NTUA Museum In an effort to achieve and/or maintain a mentally healthy status for 4 each student and to create a learning environment that facilitates and ii 1 5 Department supports that status, we offer help to students who experience trouble of Fine Arts Department of Dance Department with self-understanding, grasping the meaning of life, emotional distress, of Music Fu Zhou i Performing Hall life adaptation, emotional confusion, relationships and career planning, ATM Department of ii Painting and Calligraphy 6 Arts etc. 1 Office of International Affairs 2 Library 2 Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am~17:30pm Department Communication of Printmaking Library 3 Student Counseling Center Arts Building Location: 4F Administration Building Department of Dormitory Architecture Art Conservation 4 Health Center Counselor: Zheng Jinqi Tel：22722181 ext.1451 5 Our Museum Café Dormitory E-mail：[email protected] 6 Gym Dahan Building Website: http://portal2.ntua.edu.tw/~d05/coach_our1.html Dormitory 7 Museum of Arts "Health Center" The center addresses general accidents and emergency treatment of injuries. Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am~17:30pm Location: 1F Administration Building Nurser: Chen Yiwen Tel：22722181 ext.1351 E-mail：[email protected] Website: http://portal2.ntua.edu.tw/~d05/life_our.html 3 4 International "Main Library" "Museum Café" Bus Routes 2 Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11:00am to 20:00pm The bus stop located just outside the university main gate has the following 2 Location: First floor of Museum of Arts buses: 1.701 (Taipei – Huilong) "Gym" http://www.tpebus.com.tw/image/lineimage.php?imagetest=6701 Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 20:00pm 2.702 (Banqiao – Sanxia) Location: B1 Complex building http://www.tpebus.com.tw/image/lineimage.php?imagetest=7702 Website: http://pec.ntua.edu.tw/index.php/rules/sports-equipment 3.234 (Ximen – Banqiao) http://www.tpebus.com.tw/image/lineimage.php?imagetest=2343 "Museum of Arts" 4.264 (Luzhou- Banqiao) Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am to 17:00pm http://www.tpebus.com.tw/image/lineimage.php?imagetest=2643 Wednesday 10:00am to 20:00pm Close on every Monday and national holidays. Taipei MRT (Subway) Website:http://museum.ntua.edu.tw/menu/Main.action 1.Bannan Line or Blue Line: Ximen station → Longshan station → Jiangshicui station → Xinpu station. Transportation From Xinpu station, walk out via Exit 1 or 5 (towards direction of Far Eastern International Bank) and board bus 701, 264 or 793 on the platform above back to NTUA. 2.Bannan Line or Blue Line: Ximen station → Longshan station → Jiangshicui station → Xinpu station → Banqiao station → Fuzhong station. From Fuzhong station, walk out via Exit 3 and board free shuttle service F502 on the platform above, or walk over to Beimen Street to take buses 701, 702, 264 or 793 back to NTUA. Railway Route Board the Western Line (Keelung ← → Pingtung) and get off at Fuzhou station, which is just 5 minutes walk away from National Taiwan University of Arts University shuttle bus service Locations for Boarding: 1.Inside NTUA: Bus stop is located in front of the piazza outside the Drama building. 2.Fuzhong MRT(Subway) station: From Exit 3 walk towards the boarding bay outside the Police Station. 5 6 On Arrival 2 NTUA → Fuzhong MRT Station Fuzhong MRT Station → NTUA Airport Pick-up Service 17：20 17：30 There has been 3 schedules fixed for the airport pick-up on 17 February 2016 17：40 17：50 schedules pick-up on shuttle bus will leave on 18：00 18：10 3 18：20 18：30 1 10:45 11:00 18：40 18：50 2 14:15 14:30 19：00 19：10 20：00 20：10 3 18:15 18:30 20：20 20：30 20：40 20：50 1.The meeting point will be outside the arrival hall. Airport pick-up 21：00 21：10 members will wait you and hold NTUA’s flag in the arrival hall of 21：20 21：30 21：40 21：50 terminal 1 and terminal 2. Please ask the information center to have a 22：00 22：10 broadcast before 18:20 if you can’t find our members. 2.Should you arrive after 18:30, there will be NO pick-up service and you Wenhua Road (stops near Banqiao will need to travel to NTUA on your own.(please check page 8&9 22：20 Train Station) and Xinpu MRT about Direction to NTUA.) Kindly inform us if you will need our pick-up (Subway). service. Please contact Ling Han, Liao [email protected] if you have any problems. 3.It will charge a fare of NT350 per person. If you need the airport pick- Note: up service, please present this fee during registration after arriving the 1.The above timetable only shows the operational hours from Monday to university.