Checklist for Study Plan

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top ChecklistforStudyPlan *KnowingTaiwan *UnderstandTaiwan'sEducationSystem *Choosetherighteducationlevelandinstitution *Assessthecosts *Applytostudy *FindoutaboutstudyinginTaiwan

Step1:KnowingTaiwan 1.1AreyouclearaboutwhereTaiwanisandallthecitiesandcounties 1.1AreyouclearaboutwhereTaiwanisandal lthecitiesandcountiesinTaiwa inTaiwa n? clickhere 1.2DoyouhaveageneralideaaboutTaiwan? clickhere 1.3DoyouhavethebackgroundknowledgeofTaiwan? clickhere 1.4Doyouneedtheinformationaboutdifferen 1.4Doyouneedthein formationaboutdifferenttownshipsinTaiwan? ttownshipsinTaiwan? clickhere Step2:UnderstandTaiwan'sEducationSystem 2.1Haveyoufoundoutaboutalltheadvantage 2.1Haveyoufoundout aboutalltheadvantagesofstudyinginTaiwan? sofstudyinginTaiwan? WhenthePortuguesevisitedTaiwaninthe16thcentury,theysaw WhenthePortuguesevisitedTaiwanint he16thcentury,theysawtheverd theverd antbeautyoftheislandandcalledit“Formos antbeautyoftheisla ndandcalledit“Formosa”,whichmeans“beautifu a”,whichmeans“beautifulisland”.Witha lisland”.Witha varietyofdistincttopographiclandscapesan varietyofdistinctt opographiclandscapesandgentleweather,onecan dgentleweather,onecanenjoysi enjoysi ght-seeingandsportactivitiesallyearround ght-seeingandsporta ctivitiesallyearroundinTaiwan.Inadditiont inTaiwan.Inadditiontoitsric oitsric hnaturalresources,Taiwan’sadmirablesceneryandmildweathermakeitapleasan tplacetoliveandstudy. PeopleinTaiwanhaveahighregardforscholarlyattainment.Th PeopleinTaiwanhaveahighregardfor scholarlyattainment.Theliterac eliterac yrateforthoseovertheageof15is96.03%. yrateforthoseover theageof15is96.03%.Peopledonotonlyhave Peopledonotonlyhaveakeenin akeenin terestinlearning,buttheyarealsoverywar terestinlearning,bu ttheyarealsoverywarmandhospitable,especia mandhospitable,especiallypeopl llypeopl einthesouthernpartoftheisland.Whenag einthesouthernpart oftheisland.Whenaguestvisitsafamily,the uestvisitsafamily,thehostess hostess willbringoutallsortsoffoodtosetonthe willbringoutallsor tsoffoodtosetonthetableandtheywillnot tableandtheywillnotlettheg lettheg uestgountilheisfullandhasenjoyedthev uestgountilheisfu llandhasenjoyedthevisit.Inadditiontothe isit.Inadditiontothefriendly friendly environment,peopleinTaiwanareindustrious environment,peoplein Taiwanareindustriousandloyal.Underthefree andloyal.Underthefreedomofsp domofsp eech,Taiwanhasdevelopedfromanagricultura eech,Taiwanhasdevel opedfromanagriculturally-basedeconomyintoa lly-basedeconomyintoahigh-tech high-tech forceoverthepast50years.Taiwanhashad forceoverthepast5 0years.Taiwanhashadgoodachievementsinrese goodachievementsinresearchand archand isnowtheworld'sleadingproducerofmanyty isnowtheworld'slea dingproducerofmanytypesofinformationtechno pesofinformationtechnologyprod logyprod ucts.Withagoodlivingstandard,inexpensive ucts.Withagoodlivi ngstandard,inexpensivetuitionandlowlivingc tuitionandlowlivingcost,Taiw ost,Taiw anisanidealplacefortertiarystudies. 2.2DoyouknowaboutTaiwan’seducationsystem? InTaiwan,two-yearpreschooleducationisoptional.Studentsus InTaiwan,two-yearpreschooleducation isoptional.Studentsusuallysta uallysta rtschoolatagesix.Nineyearsofcompulsory rtschoolatagesix. Nineyearsofcompulsoryeducation,exercisedsin education,exercisedsince1968, ce1968, includessixyearsofelementaryeducationand includessixyearsof elementaryeducationandthreeyearsofjuniorhi threeyearsofjuniorhigheducat gheducat

ion. Aftergraduationfromjuniorhigh,therearetwotypesofinstitutesfor continuingstudents,seniorhighschoolandseniorvocationalschool.Bothtake threeyearstocomplete. Specializedtrainingbeyondthesecondarylevelisprovidedbyfive-year juniorcolleges,whichacceptstudentsdirectlyfromjuniorhighschoolsandfoc usonappliedsciencesandtechnology. Highereducationincludestwo-yearjuniorcolleges,technicalcolleges,l iberalartscolleges,four-yearuniversities,andgraduateprograms. Mostoftheuniversityundergraduateprogramstakefouryearstocomplete .Extensions,uptotwoyears,willbegrantedtostudentswhoareunabletoful filltheirrequirementswithinthedesignatedtime.Specializedundergraduatepr ogramslikedentalschooltakesixyears,whereasmedicalschooltakessevenyea rstocomplete. UniversitiesandcollegesinTaiwanofferawidevarietyofmaster’sanddo ctoralprograms.Graduateprogramsleadingtoamasterordoctoraldegreerequir etwotofouryears,andtwotosevenyears,respectively.Ifastudentwhoente rsagraduateschoolaspartofon-the-jobtrainingfailstofinishtherequired courseworkortocompletehis/herthesis,he/shewillbegrantedanextension. Specialeducationincludesprogramsandfacilitiesforgiftedchildren,a swellasthosewithspecialneedsduetohandicapsorlearningdisabilities.Me ntallyandphysicallychallengedstudentsareadmittedtodesignatedschoolsmai nlyoperatedbythegovernment.Attheuniversityandcollegelevel,resourcecl assesareprovidedforblindanddeafstudents. Supplementaryeducationisalsoofferedtoprovideanalternativewayfor citizenstoachievedifferentlevelsofeducation,fromelementarythroughcoll egelevel.Studentscanobtainabachelor’sdegreebytakingradio,television,an dcorrespondenceclassesfromtheopenuniversity. 2.3DoyouknowthecurrentschoolsysteminTaiwan? clickhere Step3:Choosetherighteducationlevelandinstitution 3.1AreyoulookingforaninternationalschoolinTaiwan? clickhere 3.2Doyouwantinformationaboutuniversity/higherschools? clickhere 3.3DoyouwanttoknowthecomparisonofuniversitytuitionandfeesbetweenTa iwanandothernations? clickhere 3.4Haveyouconsideredjuniorcollegesasanalternativetouniversity? clickhere 3.5AreyoulookingforaChineselanguagecenter? clickhere Step4:Assessthecosts 4.1Doyouknowhowmuchtuitioncostswillbe? Tuitioncostswillvaryfromdepartmentsandcolleges.Undergraduateand

Graduatestudentswillalsohavedifferenttuitioncosts.Currently,undergradua testudentspayapproximatelyUS$1,425~1,635persemesterfortuitionfees(two semestersinayear).Forgraduatestudents,thetuitionfeesareaboutUS$1,3 65~1,575.Booksandsuppliescostareexcluded,whichareaboutUS$90~150. TuitionfeeforlearningChineselanguageinalanguagecenterinasmall groupsettingmayvaryfromNT$16,500~27,000(US$530~840)fora12-weekcours e. 4.2What’sthecostoflivingasaforeignstudentinTaiwan? Notincludingtuition,theaveragemonthlycostoflivinginlargercitie sisapproximatelyUS$600~700;thisincludes,food,rent,books,entertainment andotherexpenses.TheaveragecostofmealsisapproximatelyNT$6,000~8,000( US$190~255)permonth,rentforasingleroomisapproximatelyNT$5,000~9,000 (US$160~286)permonth.Yetinsmallercitiesthecostislowerthanabove.If oneappliesforthedormoncampus,itcostsaboutNT$8,000~10,000(US$255~320 )persemester. 4.3Haveyoucheckedifanyscholarshipsareavailable? clickhere Step5:Applytostudy 5.1Doyouknowhowtobegintheapplicationprocess? Foreignstudentsapplyingforadmissiontoauniversity,college,orjuni orcollegeshouldsubmittheirapplicationsduringtheschool'sdesignatedappli cationperiod,accompaniedbythedocumentslistedbelow.Collegeoruniversity degreestudiesapplicantsmustbehighschoolgraduatesandapplicationsshould besentdirectlytothedeanofstudiesofthehostinstitution.Institutionswi llusetheirowndiscretionandwillapplytheirownstandardstoofferadmissio n.Thosefoundqualifiedthroughrevieworspecialscreeningtestswillbegrant edadmission.Thestudentshallshowproofofmedicalandpersonalaccidentinsu ranceornationalhealthinsuranceatthetimeofregistration. Applicantsmustsubmitthefollowingdocuments:  1. Applicationforenrollment(theformatofwhichistobedeterminedbye achindividualschool); 2. Aphotocopyofthegraduationcertificatefromthehighestforeigneduca tionalinstitutioncompleted(inChineseorEnglishtranslation),andanEnglish translationofthetranscriptofthestudent'sentirecourseworkatthatinsti tution; 3. Two letters of recommendation; 4. Ahealthcertificate(includinganHIVtest); 5. A study plan in Chinese or English; 6. Proofoffinancialsufficiency(proofofsufficientfundsforstudyingi nTaiwan); 7. Otherdocumentsasrequiredbytheuniversity,college,orjuniorcolleg e. Formoredetailsregardingapplicationproceduresandrelevantregulation s,pleasewritetotheintendedinstitutiondirectlyforinformationaboutrequi rementsandavailabilityofprograms. 5.2Doyouknowhowtoapplyforthevisa? Studentsapplyingfromabroadwhohavereceivedformallettersofadmissi onshouldapplyatthenearestROCembassy,consulateorrepresentativeagencyf orentryvisastoenterTaiwan.Visitorvisasandresidentvisasareissuedtos tudentsdependingonthelengthoftheirstudy.Studentsadmittedtoadegreepr

ogramwillneedtoapplyforaresidentvisa.Toapplyforaresidentvisa,plea seprepare: 1. Apassportvalidforatleastsixmonths; 2. Adulycompletedapplicationformwithonephoto; 3. Supportingdocumentsorofficialadmissionletters;andotherrelevantd ocuments. 4. Health Certificate if applicable TheapplicationfeeisNT$2,200forsingleentry;NT$3,000formultipleentry;N T$3,600forUScitizens.AResidentVisaisvalidforthreemonths. ResidentvisaholdersarerequiredtoapplyforanAlienResidentCertif icateatthecity/countypoliceheadquartersnearesttotheirresidenceinTaiwa nwithin15daysaftertheirarrival. ForforeignnationalsfromthecountrieswithwhichtheROChasentered intoreciprocalagreements,theresidentvisaisissuedgratis.Forstudentswho failedtoobtainresidentvisasfromoverseas,theymayapplyforvisitorvisas toenterTaiwan.TheywillneedtoapplyforresidentvisastotheBureauofCo nsularAffairsafterregistration.Toapplyforavisitorvisa,pleaseprepare: 1. Apassportvalidforatleastsixmonths; 2. Adulycompletedapplicationformwithtwophotos; 3. Anoutboundairlineticketorverifiableproofofpurchaseofsteamship ticket; 4. Documentsverifyingthepurposeofvisit;andotherrelevantdocuments. ForforeignnationalsfromthecountrieswithwhichtheROChasenteredi ntoreciprocalvisaagreements,thevisaisissuedgratis.Forotherforeignnat ionals,thevisaapplicationfeesareNT$1,200forsingleentry;NT$2,400formu ltipleentries;NT$3,600forUScitizens. ForforeignnationalsfromthecountrieswithwhichtheROChasenteredi ntoreciprocalvisaagreements,thevalidityoftheirvisitorvisasshallbedec idedinaccordancewiththeseagreements.Forotherforeignnationals,avisitor visaisgenerallyvalidfromthreemonthstooneyear.Mostofthestudentsare allowedtostayinTaiwanforaboutsixtydaysandmayapplyatthecitypolice headquarterforamaximumoftwoextensions. VisaapplicationformscanbedownloadedfromthewebsitesoftheBureau ofConsularAffairs,MinistryofForeignAffairs:clickhere. ResidentVisaApplication StudentsarrivinginTaiwanwithvisitorvisaswhointendtostaylonger shouldgototheBureauofConsularAffairs,MinistryofForeignAffairstoapp lyforaresidentvisaafterregistrationattheirrespectiveschools.Beforere gistration,studentscannotapplyforaresidentvisa,besuretoapplyforane xtension. Toapplyforaresidentvisa,applicantsneedtoprovide:acompletedresidentvi saform,validpassport,twophotos,acopyofhis/herstudentIDcardandNT$2, 200processingfeetotheBureauofConsularAffairsoffice(5/F,No2-2Chi-Nan Road,Sec.1,Taipei,Taiwan).Foranyquestionsconcerningvisaissuance,pleas ecalltheBureauofConsularAffairsat(886-2)2343-2888. PleasenotethatvisitorsenteringTaiwanunderthevisa-exemptprogramoronal andingvisaarenotallowedtochangetheirresidentstatusinTaiwan. ApplicationforAlienResidentCertificate

StudentsenteringTaiwanwithresidentvisasarerequiredtoapplyforan AlienResidentCertificate(ARC)andare-entrypermitatthecity/countypolic eheadquarterswithin15daysaftertheirarrival.Studentswhohavesuccessfull yswitchedtheirvisitingvisastoresidentvisasalsohavetoapplyforanARC cardandre-entrypermitwithin15daysaftertheyobtaintheirresidentvisas. TheymaystayinTaiwanaslongastheirARCremainsvalid. ToapplyforanAlienResidentCertificate(ARC),studentshavetobringXeroxcop iesoftheirpassportandstudentidentificationcard,togetherwithNT$1,000to thecity/countypoliceheadquartersnearesttotheirresidenceinTaiwanforpr ocessing. Step6:Applytostudy 6.1DoyouknowabouttheinsurancesysteminTaiwan? ForeignerswithanAlienResidentCertificatewhohaveresidedinTaiwan forfourmonthsmustenrollintheNationalHealthInsuranceprogram.Theyhave togotothelocaladministrativeofficetoenrollintheNHIprogram. BeforetheyareeligiblefortheNHIprogram,studentscaneitherpurchas etheirowninsuranceorparticipateinatemporaryhealthinsuranceprogramoff eredbytheforeignstudents’officeinsidetheirhostinstitutes. Foreignerswhohavelosttheirresidencestatusbecausetheynolongerho ldavalidARCorhaveleftTaiwanpermanently,willalsolosetheirrighttopa rticipateintheNHIprogram.TheymustwithdrawtheirsubscriptiontotheNHIp rogramthroughtheirgroupinsuranceapplicants(theiremployersorlocaladmini strationoffices)andthenreturntheirNHIcardtotheirapplicantsandpaythe premiumsinfullbeforeleavingTaiwan. Whentravelingoverseasforashortperiodoftime,eitheronbusinessor onvacation,andthenreturningtoTaiwanwithavalidARC,foreignersmustrem ainenrolledintheNHIprogram. 6.2What’stheaccommodationandlivingasastudentinTaiwan? Studentsmainlyliveinon-campusstudentdormitoriesandoff-campusapar tments.On-campusundergraduatedormitorybuildingsaredividedaccordingtogen dersandareopentostudentsallyearround.Usuallyfourtosixstudentsshare aroom.Petsareusuallynotallowed. Inuniversity,studentsusuallywearsomethingcasualtoclass.Coinlaun drycanbefoundinsidethedormitory.Thereareon-campusdininghallsandeach mealcostsNT$50~130(US$1.5~4).Foodstallsareusuallyfoundwithin15minu teswalkingdistancefromcampus. Somecampuseshaveon-campushealthcenterswhichoffermedicalassistanc etominorailments.Someschoolsmayhaveapostoffice,abookstoreandabank oncampus. 6.3Doyouknowaboutthedifferentkindsofdomestictransportation? Airplane Therearesixdomesticairlinesprovidingservicesbetweenmajorcitiessuchas Taipei,Taichung,Tainan,KaohsiungandHualien.Priorreservationisalwaysnee ded. HighwayBus Longdistancehighwaybusservicesprovidedbyprivatetransportationcompanies

areverypopular.Theyhaveanextensivenetworkandafrequentserviceschedule .Ticketsareusuallycompetitivelypricedandsomebuscompaniesevenprovide2 4-hourservice. Train Therailwaynetworkalongthecoastlineisanotherkindoftransportation.There arefourclassesofseatsforpassengerstochoose:economic,Fu-hsing,Chu-kua ngandTze-chiang.Travelbytrainisrecommendedonpublicholidaysbecauseit canavoidthehustleandbustleofthelongdistancehighwaybusservice.Ticket reservationinadvanceisrecommended. TaiwanHighSpeedRail TheTaiwanHighSpeedRailisTaiwan'shigh-speedrailnetwork,runningapproxim ately335.50kilometers(208mi)fromTaipeiCitytoKaohsiungCity,whichbegan operationsonJanuary5,2007.Expresstrainscapableoftravellingatupto30 0km/h(186mph)travelfromTaipeiCitytoKaohsiungCityinroughly90minutes asopposedto4.5hoursbyconventionalrail,althoughlocalserviceTHSRtrain stakeapproximatelytwohourswhenstoppingatallstationsenroute. Metro/Subway InTaipei,themetrosystem(MRT)providesaconvenientandcomfortabletypeof transportation.Therearesixmajorroutescoveringdifferentpartsofthecity. MetrofaresrangefromNT$20toNT$65. Bus&Taxi Majorcitieshavetheirownbussystem.Ifyouneedtocallataxi,chargesare NT$70andup.Sometaxidriversdonotgowiththemeterandtravelershavetob argainfortheprice.MosttaxidriverscannotspeakEnglish;itisagoodidea tohavethenameofyourhoteloraddresswrittendowninChinesewhenyoutrave l. Motorcycle&Bicycle Motorcycleisaverypopularmeansoftransportation.Mostoftheuniversitiesp rovidemotorcycleparkingaroundthecampusforthestudents.Bicyclesarewidel yusedwithinthecampus.Bicycleparkingrackscanbefoundallaroundthecamp us. PassengerCar InTaiwan,carsaredrivenontheright.Studentswithinternationaldriverlice nsesmaydriveinTaiwanbutitisnotrecommendedforthosewhoarenotfamilia rwiththeroadsituation.Drivingontheroadwithmotorcyclesandpedestrians aroundisauniquephenomenoninTaiwan.Drivershavetobeextracautious.Inte rnationalorforeigndriverlicenseholderscanapplyforROCdriverlicensesat theirlocalMotorVehiclesOffice.