About
The College of Law's Summer Program offers three weeks of intensive courses focusing on modern data law and its practical applications. It provides an excellent opportunity for students to gain theoretical and practical knowledge in data regulations, blockchain applications, and empirical legal studies. The curriculum covers key topics, including data processing, cross-border data transfer, blockchain-based data technologies, and advanced methodologies like AI-driven legal studies, equipping students with essential skills for navigating the evolving legal landscape.
Research Highlights NTU College of Law
Combination of Law and Technology
Our distinguished instructors and academically rigorous courses provide insights into how laws govern data, blockchain, financial technologies, and crypto assets, preparing you to navigate the intersection of technology and legal regulation.
Exploring legal practice in Taiwan
We offer a series of field trips to the Judicial Yuan, the highest judicial body in Taiwan, leading law firms, and other law-related institutions in Taipei, allowing students to glance at the legal development and practice in Taiwan.
Course
2025 Summer+ Programs
Law and Money (July 3-23, 2025)
Law and Data (3 NTU short-term program credits)
This program consists of three sections: (1) Modern Data Law, focusing on regulations such as data anonymization, processing, sharing, and cross-border transfer; (2) Law, Data, and Blockchain, exploring blockchain-based data technologies and their impact on financial regulation and the data economy; and (3) Data and Empirical Legal Studies, introducing advanced data analytical methodologies like AI and machine learning for legal research. Students will study intensively for 4-6 hours daily to complete these sections throughout the 3-week program.
*The participants will receive an academic transcript with 3 NTU short-term program credits upon completion. If they wish to have their credits approved, they should consult their home institutions and credit advisors in advance.
*Admission Letter, Official Transcript, and Certificate of Completion will be provided electronically. If a physical copy is needed, please notify us in advance.
Modern Data Law
This course will introduce the modern regulations related to data and apply these regulations to industrial applications. It will cover issues including data anonymization, data processing, data sharing, data portability, data erasure, and cross-border data transfer.
Dr. Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang is an Associate Professor at the College of Law, National Taiwan University. Dr. Yang received his S.J.D. degree from Harvard Law School. Dr. Yang's research areas include financial regulation, FinTech, corporate governance, law and economics, and international economic laws.
Law, Data, and Blockchain
This course will introduce the application of data technology based on blockchain and discuss how that reshapes the data economy. It will further discuss the principles behind securities and banking regulation and key legal and policy questions in financial regulation raised by blockchain and crypto-assets.Prof. Linda Jeng is a Visiting Scholar on Financial Technology at Georgetown University Law Center, a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke Law School, a Bank for International Settlements Research Fellow, and a Founder & CEO of Digital Self Labs. She has a J.D. from Columbia Law School and a Diplôme d'études approfondies in European Union Law from the University of Toulouse, France. Prof. Jeng's research areas include decentralized finance, tokenization, open data, and digital identity.
Data and Empirical Legal Studies
This course will introduce how data can be used to inform legal studies. It will discuss different empirical legal methodologies based on different data analytical technologies, including advanced machine learning and AIs.
Dr. Chung-Chia (Patrick) Huang is currently an Assistant Professor at the College of Law at National Taiwan University. He received his J.S.D. from the University of Chicago. Dr. Huang specializes in criminal law, white-collar and financial crimes, and money laundering laws.
Fees
The program fee includes tuition, accommodation, orientation, cultural courses and activities.
*Housing information is to be confirmed.
Refund Policy
The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.
The program fee is:
- fully refundable if NTU cancels the program.
- 90% refundable if the student cancels the program before the start of class.
- 50% refundable if the student cancels the program before finishing 1/3 of the program.
- not refundable if the student cancels after finishing more than 1/3 of the program.
*Please note our program is a package, including some optional activities. The fee for activities won't be refunded if you choose to be absent from these activities.
*The Application fee for Taiwan Entry Permit (USD 40) will be added to the program fee (applicable to PRC students only) and is non-refundable.
How To Apply
Eligibility
This program is open to the following categories of students:
- Students aged 18 or older attending schools abroad with a minimum GPA of 2.7.
- Graduate and undergraduate students currently studying at domestic universities and colleges with a minimum GPA of 2.7 (limited to 5 spots).
*Your application will be reviewed once you have uploaded all documents, and you will receive notification of your admission status within 5 business days via the email address you provided during registration.
English Language Requirements
The 'Law and Money' courses are conducted in English. Students whose first language is not English should have at least an intermediate proficiency in the English language (equivalent to TOEIC 600 or above).
Important Notice
NTU College of Law typically takes photographs or records videos during its courses and events for documentation purposes. By applying for this program, you consent to the use of the photos or videos taken for public display or promotional purposes by NTU College of Law. If the photos or videos selected by NTU College of Law include the portraits of participants, no separate notification will be provided.
Application Period
February 10, 2025 – May 10, 2025
Application Steps
Application procedures:
- Register and verify your email
- Fill in the online application form
- Pay the application fee USD 200 online by credit card
- Upload Documents:
-A headshot photo in jpg format (Required document)
-A color copy of your official transcripts in PDF format (Required document)
-Student Enrollment Verification (only required for students holding a PRC passport)
-A 1-page Statement of Purpose written in either Chinese or English in PDF format (Optional document)
-A Recommendation Letter in either Chinese or English in PDF format (Optional document) - Check the result: Your submitted documents will be reviewed by NTU, and you will receive the acceptance/rejection notice.
- Pay the program fee within 5 working days after receiving the acceptance notice. You can choose to pay via bank wire or online credit card payment. Once selected, the payment method cannot be changed.
- After NTU confirms your payment status, you will be able to provide admission information. NTU will send you the Admission Letter and Pre-departure guide before the program begins.
* If you pay the program fee by bank wire to Hua Nan Commercial Bank, NTU Branch, please note that you need to consider exchange rate discrepancy and the wire fees charged by your bank and Hua-Nan bank in order to make sure you make the exact amount payment to NTU account. Hua-Nan bank may charge additional USD 20 wire fee.
中國大陸同學申請規定
入臺證辦理須時1~1.5個月，請務必於5/10前完成申請及繳費，並繳清所有入臺證辦理所需文件。在您的入臺證尚未正式批准前，請勿離開您的所在地（或所在第三國）感謝您的配合。 請注意，切勿自行辦理 \\\\\\\\\\\\"自由行簽證\\\\\\\\\\\\"，否則將無法以自由行簽證參與本課程！
Please note that it requires 1 to 1.5 months to apply for the ROC Exit/Entry Permit, students of Mainland China nationality must complete all the documentation before May 10. Please note that if you are currently outside of China, please do not leave the country until your Taiwan Entry Permit has been successfully approved.
Contact Us
Ms. Wan-Ping（Elisa）ZHONG
ntutop@ntu.edu.tw
Tel: +886-(0)2-33663366#55380