National Taiwan University Office of International Affairs Overview

Program Introduction

Visiting Student Program is designed for outstanding current students of overseas/partner institutions who wish to broaden their horizons while earning credits at NTU, one of the world's leading institutions of higher education. While enrolled as a non-degree-seeking but full-time student, you are permitted to gain access to and take advantage of NTU's fullest range of academic programs. The duration of studies ranges from one semester to one academic year.

Term Structure of 2019/2020 Academic Year

2019 Fall (First) Semester	From	To	Note
Orientation weekstarts	September 03, 2019	September 08, 2019	Required to attend.
Classes start	September 9, 2019	January 10, 2020	dormitory: latest move-out date is January 15, 2020

2020 Spring (Second) Semester	From	To	Note
Orientation (required) week starts	February 11, 2020	February 16, 2020	Required to attend.
Classes start	February 17, 2020	June 21, 2020	dormitory: latest move-out date is June 22, 2020

Course Information

According to NTU regulation, visiting students must take at least 2 courses or 4 credits per semester. Furthermore, students should also follow the requirements of their home universities.

The course information for 2019 Fall/2020 Spring semester is available in August/January. Before course information is announced, you may still refer to the Online Course Information website to search for courses offered in the past few years for your reference. For questions regarding a specific field/course, please contact the relevant department or the course instructor directly.

Restrictions

The College of Medicine (醫學院) does not accept senior and graduate exchange/visiting students. Only basic medicine courses are open to exchange/visiting students; the practicum/internship courses 實習課 (clinical medicine courses and medical research) are not open to exchange/visiting students.
The Department of Anthropology is only open to students who are proficient in Chinese. The Department of Anthropology only offers courses in Chinese.
GMBA required /core courses are only open to GMBA degree students, whereas most of GMBA elective courses are open to exchange students with the authorization codes given by course instructors.
All EMBA and EIMBA courses are not open to exchange or visiting students.

Fees

Application Fee	Program Fee	Tuition Fee
One-time payment	Per semester	Per semester
TWD 15,000 (approx. USD 500)	TWD 40,000 (approx. USD 1,340)	Vary by college and level of study
The application fee is a non-refundable, one-time payment that must be paid by wire transfer before application deadline.	This administrative fee is paid by all students in the Visiting Student Program to cover expenses related to this self-funded program. This fee is charged per semester; for students enrolling for their first semester, the fee is paid by wire transfer to confirm the acceptance to the offer of admission. The payment deadline is Registration Day.	The Tuition Fee (international-degree-student rate) is collected by the University to make NTU's high-quality education accessible to visiting students. This fee is charged per semester and is paid in cash to the University Cashier, a convenience store or a post office by the Registration Day. An additional TWD 400 NTU Wireless Network will be applied to the tuition bill.

You can find your beneficiary's account details on the 'Payment' section of the Online Application System. Please note that each applicant is assigned a unique beneficiary's account, and that you must only wire your payment to your own designated account.

Please note that international remittance transaction doubles exchange rate difference, and you will be charged twice by the back. In addition, as there may be fees associated with the transfer of foreign currencies, please add accordingly to your payment to cover these fees.

We accept wire transfer payments in foreign currencies equivalent or approximate to the amount of New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). Please consult your bank to determine the transfer amount as exchange rate may vary.

Both program fee and tuition fee are charged per semester. A full-year visiting student should pay the second program fee and tuition fee on the registration day of second semester.

Visiting students are subject to ALL three fees above. These fees do NOT include cost of living. See our Accommodation page for on-campus housing rates, and Tuition & Fees page for other estimated expenses.

Finance

All visiting students must document their ability to meet all educational and living expenses at NTU, as the University does not offer financial supports to visiting students. If you will be attending NTU on a scholarship, you may provide relevant documents as a proof of financial statement.

Important Notice

Students who are interested in conducting research and/or internship projects under supervision of a faculty member of NTU, and do not intend to enroll in any course, may consider applying to Research Visiting Program as an alternative. To get more detail information, please refer to http://oia3.dev.com.tw/ >> Study >> Research Visiting Program>> Research Visiting Program.

Wondering what courses you can choose from, what visa to get, or how you'll live and study? The 2019/2020 Guidebook for Exchange/Visiting Students is likely to answer your questions.