E x c h a n g e P r o g ra m G u i d e l i n e
Office of International Affairs

Office of International Affairs (OIA)

Contact Information

Outbound Exchange Program (N YCU students to your university)
・ Ms. Cherrie Chow・ cherrie@nycu.edu.tw
Inbound Exchange Program (Students from your university to NYCU)・ Ms. Kiki Yang・ kiki7551319.hk07@nycu.edu.tw
Inbound Exchange Student Ser vices
・ Ms. Iris Chuang (Chiaotung Campus)
・ irischuang@nycu.edu.tw

・ Ms. Meggy Niu (Yangming Campus)
・ meggyniu@nycu.edu.tw2Facts about NYCUNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University was created in 2021 through the merger of two universities:
National Yang-Ming University and National Chiao Tung University.

Yang Ming, which focused on biomedical research, and Chiao Tung, which focused on electronic communication research,were both top-tier universities in Taiwan. At present, there are 19 colleges and 74 university/college -level research
centers. In addition to implementing effective integration and innovation under the conventional organizational structureof regular teaching, research, administration, and student affairs, NYCU is singularly unique as it will establish Taiwan’smost innovative smart medical research. NYCU will combine the strengths of Yang Ming and Chiao Tung to jointly develop
medical applications in terms of AI, telemedicine, medical robots, Internet of Things, wearable devices, and block -chain
biomedical as Eco-system amongst other developments.

4Campus Map

TaipeiBeimen Campus
Yangming Campus

TaiwanHsinchu

Yilan(Hospitals)

Boai Campus
Guangfu Campus
Liujia Campus

Lanyang Branch
Xinmin Branch

TainanGueiren Campus

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NYCU at a Glance
Key Figures and Rankings

Students20,894

QS Top University Ranking #202

8,605 Undergraduates(By subjects)

12,289 Graduates#108 Engineering - Electrical & Electronic#123 Computer Science & Information Systems

Faculty
Research Staff#150 Engineering & Technology

2,135#101-150 Nursing

88#148 Medicine

Updated: May. 2023

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Both Yangming and Guangfu campuses have the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

19 Colleges

Guangfu Campus
Yangming Campus

Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence(Gueiren Campus)

Biomedical Science &Engineering

Electrical &Computer Engineering

Biological Science & Technology(Boai Campus)

DentistryEngineering

Hakka Studies(Liujia Campus)Life Sciences

International Semiconductor
TechnologyManagement(Guangfu & Beimen Campus)

MedicineLaw

Photonics(Gueiren Campus)

NursingScience

Humanities & Social
Sciences

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Other Campuses

Industry Academia
Innovation School

Humanities & Social
Sciences
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Inbound Exchange Program

Introduction
NYCU offers inbound international students an opportunity for academic and cultural immersion.

TypesRemarks

How to apply

Inbound Exchange Program

Students enrolled (or matriculated) at par tner
institutions and are nominated by their homeinstitutions.

The nomination link will be emailed
to the par tner institutions’coordinator(s) in ever y nomination
period. The link differs in eachsemester.

Inbound Visiting Program(fee-paying exchange)

Students enrolled at par tner institutions but notofficially nominated by their home institutions; or,students from non-par tner institutions.

9Students apply directly via theonline application system in theapplication period.

Important Dates

Application timeline
Students may choose to exchange for one semester or one academic year.
*Academic year at NYCU begins in September; full academic year exchange can only begin in Fall Semester.

SemesterNomination Deadline

Application Deadline

Fall Semester(Sep. to Jan.)

March 30 thApril 15th

Spring Semester(Feb. to Jun.)

September 30 th

October 16th

*The confirmed academic calendar will be announced in late June each year.

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Instruction

1.

Website: https://timetable.nycu.edu.tw/

2.

Choose English in “Language”, and the system will switch to English version.

3.

Choose “College” in “Search for Department” and search for the program under the college youchoose.

4.

Tick the box in front of “Other Search Parameters” and click on “English Medium Courses”.

5.

The course list will be finalized two months before the start of each semester. Please look for thecourses in the previous semesters during application period.

11NYCU Departmental Application Requirements
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NYCU Available Departments for Inbound Exchange Program**Please read the requirements carefully before applying**
1.

The department would review the applications and the supporting documents ; each department reserves the right to reject orre-allocate applicants to appropriate department.

2.

Minimum credit requirement (per semester)
Undergraduate: 9 credits; Graduate: at least 2 academic courses

3.

Students are able to choose courses across departments or colleges (not limited to the enrolled department/college only).
Please be aware that some professors may require the students to own basic knowledge about the courses.

4.

Some popular courses are very competitive and exchange students may not be able to get in. It is suggested students to be
more flexible about course choice.

5.

College of Management is limited to “Final-year undergraduate students or graduate students”. Most English -taught
courses are offered in graduate level.

12Application ProceduresGO

Nominated by thepartner institutions
during nomination
periodApplicants receive
the individual
application link

Log in to the online
application systemand start theapplication

Complete theapplication andupload the required
documents

Final check andsubmit theapplication

Application viewed
by the NYCU
exchange
departments

Admissionconfirmation

Home institutions’coordinator received
students’ admission
letter through email

Final result
announcement

13Application Documents

Required Documents
Please prepare all the documents
and submit them to the online
application system. The documents
should be PDF format and in English.

NO.

Documents

Remarks

1

Application form

Both applicant and home institution’s
coordinator have to sign the last page.

2

Curriculum vitae (CV)

Personal resume in English.

3Study Plan

It may include your motivation and atentative list of courses the student would
like to take during the exchange period.

4

Official transcript

The academic records approved by thehome institution and should be in English.

5

Official enrolment
letter

The enrolment letter from the homeinstitution or “valid” student card.

6

Passpor t(Information page)

It should have at least 6 months of validity .

7

Suppor ting document(optional)

E.g. proof of language proficiency,
cer tificate of awards or competitions, etc.

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Recommendation letter(optional)

The letter from the home institution’s
coordinators or professors.

14Facilities & Student Services

University Facilities•

24-hour self-study center & study room•

Prayer room•

Bookstore•

Dry cleaning service•

Hair salon & optician

Swimming Pool (outdoor/ indoor)

Fitness Center

Dining Hall

Library16

Library – Reading Area

Tennis Court

General Court

Basketball Court
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Division of Overseas Student Affairs
Division of Overseas Student Affairs is part of the Office of International Affairs, and is established to offer on-site
services, such as accommodation, insurance, visa, registration and other student needs. Furthermore, International student
society, host-family arrangement, and international student emergency are taken care of by them as well.

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Orientation

The orientation will be held before
each semester start. It will
introduce NYCU to new international
students and covers important andhelpful topics.

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Free Chinese Courses•

Chinese Cultural Salon: Culturalexperience courses•

Courses range from introductory toadvanced levels (4 levels)•Elective courses focusing on usefulsituational conversations

Chinese Language Division,
Language Teaching and Research Center
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Please feel free to contact us for any inquiries.