Qualification

1. Student Status: 

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students at an overseas university, actively pursuing a formal degree.
  • Your home university must be included in the reference list issued by the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. You can find the reference list on this link. Please ensure that your university is listed.
  • Students who already graduated from the university are not eligible to apply.

2. Citizenship: 

  • Applicants must hold a foreign nationality. Taiwanese nationals are not eligible to apply.
  • For Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong, or Macau passport holders, please refer to the Chinese version of the website for specific application instructions. （持有中國大陸、香港或澳門地區護照者，請參照訪問研究計畫中文版網頁）

3. Purpose of Visit: 

  • Please consider the following purposes of the visit based on your academic level:
  • [Undergraduate Level]: Applicants at the undergraduate level should be those who are required to fulfill internship obligations to meet their graduation requirements.
  • [Graduate Level]: Applicants at the graduate level should fall into one of the following categories:
    • A. Those who are required to complete an internship as part of their graduation requirements.
    • B. Those who are interested in conducting short-term research in Taiwan as a means to contribute to their thesis writing.

 

Program Duration

During your internship or research period in Taiwan, the duration can range from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of 180 days.

You can use an online date calculator to confirm whether your stay in Taiwan exceeds the 180-day limit.

If your internship or research project is expected to exceed 180 days, please submit a new application after the current program ends.

Additionally, you must exit Taiwan before your current visa expires. After leaving the country, you can apply for a new visa, and once it’s obtained, you can return to Taiwan to continue your program.

Internship/research Expenses

  • Internship/Research Fees:

For a 6-month program, the total fee is 10,000 New Taiwan Dollars (NTD).

This fee consists of a 6,000 NTD guidance fee for the advisor and a 4,000 NTD administrative fee for the department.

Whether the Internship/Research program fee is charged or not depends on the supervising professor’s decision.

However, Mapua University and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) from the Philippines do not charge any internship/research fees.

  • Living Expenses:
    Students are kindly advised to bear their own living expenses, which encompass accommodation, meals, and airfare.

Application process for general short-term internships or research (non-government programs)

Non-governmental projects refer to general short-term self-funded internships or research, excluding the Ministry of Education’s TEEP (Taiwan Experience Education Program) or the National Science Council’s IIPP (International Internship Pilot Program)

Chung Yuan Christian University Short-Term Research /Internship Application Procedure

Description

Required Documents

Notes Before Application:

1.     The application should be submitted to CYCU OIA by the professor/department 2-3 months before the start of the internship/research.

2.     An internship/research fee of NTD 10,000 is applicable, subject to the professor’s discretion for collection. This fee includes both the professor’s guidance fee and the department’s administrative fee.

(Students from Mapúa University and the University of Santo Tomas are exempt from the fee.)

3.     You must pay for your accommodation and airfare.

Stage One-

Departmental Review

Submit your application directly to the CYCU professor, who will subsequently forward it to the Office of International Affairs (OIA).

Required Documents:

(Please merge all the files and convert them into a PDF document.)

1.     International Short-Term Internship / Research Application Form

2.     Resume

3.      Internship Plan
* Setting out in detail exactly what the intended Internship will consist of and how this is related to requirements of the program they are enrolled in or for their graduation; the place; beginning and end dates; the Internship supervisor; Internship expenses; and the amount of any scholarship/financial aid or living allowance received by the Internship applicant.

→Graduate and doctoral students do not need to submit item 3.

 

4.     Photocopy of Passport & student ID card 
*If the student ID does not indicate the department and grade, please provide proof of enrollment.

 

5.     You need to provide your home university’s enrollment certification and evidence that your internship plan is a requirement for your enrolled program or graduation.(Example1) (Example2)

* According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education, this proof must record
(1) the date when the student’s internship in Taiwan starts and ends
(2) the internship is part of the student’s graduation or course condition.

→Graduate and doctoral students do not need to submit item 5.

 

6. For applications from non-affiliated schools, please provide  an “Acceptance Letter” from CYCU advising professor

 

* No specific format is required for items No.2 to 6.

Stage Two-

Government Review

The department is responsible for furnishing students with both an MOE (Ministry of Education) Permit and an admission/invitation letter issued by the relevant college.

For example, a student applying for an internship in the Department of Chemical Engineering should receive an admission/invitation letter issued by the College of Engineering.

*Students exempt from visa application are not required to obtain an MOE permit.

Stage Three-

Preparation for coming to Taiwan

1. Apply for your visa

2.  Kindly ask your professor or department staff to assist you in reserving a dormitory bed, subject to availability. In the event that dormitory beds are not accessible, they can also aid you in locating off-campus accommodation.

 

Please submit the following information to your professor or the department 15 days before you arrive in Taiwan:

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1.        Medical examination certification
(Questions & Answers about Medical Examination Requirements for Short-Term Students)

2.        Travel accident insurance certification

3.        Copy of visa

4.        Copy of flight ticket
(Since the visa period for the Philippines to Taiwan is usually only 60 to 90 days, it is recommended to book a one-way ticket first, or you can change the return ticket date after you extend your visa.)

5.        Student Emergency Authorization&Contact Form

Arriving Taiwan

To DO:

1. Check in your dormitory or apartment.

2. Short-term interns/researchers students are required to report to the International Affairs Office within one week of arriving in Taiwan. 
(Please visit Dickson Lee Hall 701B Room for Ms. Tsai.)

3.  Note your visa expiration date.
15 days before your visa expires, visit the Office of International and Cross-Strait Education to obtain a required supporting document for your Visa extension.
Afterward, go to the National Immigration Agency (Taoyuan Service Center) to complete your visa extension process.

 

TEEP (Taiwan Experience Education Program)

Official Website (Click to visit)

The flow chart and relevant explanation

A Handbook for short-term internship/research students (To be released)

To be released

Visa extension instructions (Click here)

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