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NYCU Office of International Affairs

International Students

  • Update Date:2025-05-01
  • Units:Office of International Affairs
Program Profile
  • Students from international institutions who wish to do research at NYCU. (less than 180 days).
  • All applicants must first identify and contact a full-time professor at NYCU to be their research supervisor.
  • The Office of International Affairs does not involve matching students and professors.
  • The student is required to apply three months before the tentative research start date.
  • List of professors who might want to host NYCU short-term research applications.
Qualification
  • International students enrolled in overseas academic institutions.
  • **The list of the international academic institutions is issued by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C.; please refer to the following link of the Database for the Reference List of Foreign Universities. (AmericaEuropeAsiaOceania, and Africa).
Click here to Apply NOW  (Please note: Applications submitted within 60 days prior to the intended start date of study in Taiwan will not be accepted, as the system strictly prohibits such late submissions.)

Documents Required
  • Application form
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
  • Research proposal
*The research plan must be written in either Chinese or English and should be no more than two pages in length.
*Note: If you are an undergraduate student applying for an internship, you must submit an internship plan. The content should include your specific goals and planned activities during the internship, as well as an explanation of how the internship fulfills your home institution’s graduation requirements.

 

  • Invitation letter from NYCU supervisor
    *It should be formal with the host professor’s signature, department seal, and contact information.
 
  • Latest enrollment letter from the home institution or a student card with an expiry date
*Please make sure that the duration of the internship does not exceed the enrollment period at your home institution.
*The certificate of enrollment must be issued within the past three months to be considered valid.
*For undergraduate student applying for an internship:
Please provide an official certificate of enrollment issued by your home institution in either Chinese or English:The document must clearly indicate the start and end dates of the program and explicitly state that this internship is a graduation requirement as stipulated by your home institution. The certificate template link.
*For master's or doctoral students conducting thesis writing or short-term research:
(1) Only applications from graduate students are accepted;
(2) Please provide an official certificate of enrollment issued by your home institution in either Chinese or English. The document must clearly state your degree level (Master's or Doctoral) and the start and end dates of the program.
*For students applying for a TEEP or IIPP program:
Please provide proof of current student status, such as an official enrollment certificate or a student ID card that clearly shows an expiry date.
 
  • Passport information page
    *valid for at least 6 months
Admissions
  • After the application, admitted students will receive an admission letter from OIA. Please be aware that the approval process will take about two to three weeks.
  • Division of Overseas Student Affairs will email the "Welcome Package" to admitted students in which registration, arrival information, and dormitory application are contained.
Program Summary for Inbound Short-term Research

  • Contact:Ms. Sonia Wu
  • +886-3-5131257
  • ex-in@nycu.edu.tw
  • work Inbound short-term research program
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