Pre-Departure Information_2024 Fall v0530.pdf

presentation about education in taiwan ,

1. Pre-Departure Information for Incoming Exchange Students
College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University
2024 Fall Entry
Updated on May 30, 2024

2. Contents
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Course Selection
Arrival at NTU
Orientation
Visa & ARC
Registration

3. Course Selection
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4. Important dates
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Aug 1 Courses offered for 2024Fall are available to view
Aug 19-21 1st online course selection
Aug 26-27
2nd online course selection
Suggested Arrival at NTU
Aug 26-Aug 31Registration and welcome activities
(TBC) Campus tour and Orientation sessions
Aug 31
General Chinese course registration & placement
test
Sep 2 Classes start
Sep 2-14 Course add (system opened until18:00, Sep 14)
Sep 2-15 Course drop (system opened until 8:00, Sep 16)
Sep 25-27 Course selection results confirmation
Sep 18-Nov 22Course withdrawal
Dec 13-20 Classes end and final exam period
2024 Fall semester
??????Course information for 2024 Fall (referred to as 113-1
on the NTU calendar) can be accessed online from
Aug 1, 2024: https://course.ntu.edu.tw/
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You can only submit the application in paper
and can only withdraw from one course per
semester. The withdrawal will be recorded on
the final transcript. Details please refer to p.22
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!!Chinese passport holders, however, MUST
arrange their arrival on August 25.
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Details please refer to p.20

5. Course registration login
Use your NTU IT account username and
password to log in.
•The username is your NTU student ID
number.
•The default password is a lower case
“a” plus your date of birth. For
example, if you were born on 22
January 1999, your defaultpassword
will be a19990122. You must change
the default password into your own
in order to activate the account.
•Be aware that the IT account may not
be ready to use until the day right
before the start of course selection.
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Important reminder: As all incoming
exchange students will be identified by
NTU’s course selection system as
freshmen, you will not be able to select
certain courses during the 1st and 2nd
online course selection periods. To get
enrolled in those courses, you have to
email or meet the lecturer in person,
and ask for an authorization code to
complete the registration (for detail
please see p.19).

6. Course search login
•URL: https://course.ntu.edu.tw/
Click to log in
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Password should
be the one you
re-set when first
logging into an
NTU platform.
Change to English site
Click to log in

7. Course search options
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1.There are quite a few ways of finding a course you need and you can play
around. If you are required by your home university to select courses
inside the discipline you belong to back at home, you are recommended
to narrow down your search inside a certain department.
2.All NTU courses are opened to exchange studentssubject to fulfillment
of prerequisites, availability of seats, timetabling as well as approval of
home institutions, relevant academic departments, and especially,
instructors. That is, you are welcome to select outside of College of Social
Sciences so long as you are allowed to by your home university.

8. Add or remove a course
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9. Course enrollment
NTU Course Selection System:
•You are still one step away when you finish adding coursesto your
schedule.
•Courses added from course.ntu.edu.tw must be exported into the
Course Selection System. Course enrollment is not successful
otherwise.
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both are OK

10. Course enrollment—Stage 1
•1
st
online course selection: August 19-21, 2024
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11. Course enrollment—Stage 1
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12. Course enrollment—Stage 1
•There is no maximum credit limit at this stage, so you may register as
many as you wish
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13. Course enrollment—Stage 1
•Make sure all the courses you want to take are shown here
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14. Course enrollment—Stage 2
•2
nd
online course selection: August 26-27, 2024
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15. Course enrollment—Stage 2
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16. Course enrollment—Stage 2
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17. Course enrollment—Stage 2
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18. Course enrollment—Stage 2
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19. How to complete course registration by
entering authorization code
•First, please do not panic if you fail to enroll in any courses during the
online selection stages! You are not alone.
•You may find this video guidehelpful. Your NTU buddy is more than
happy to give you a hand too 
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Make a list of courses you are interested in.Email the lecturers or meet them in
person in their first class, sincerely explain why you need to take their course, and ask
for an authorization code. Enter the code to the course selection system to complete
registration. Most lecturers are happy to help international students.

20. NTU General Chinese Courses
•Those who want to take the courses MUST sit the placement test on
August 31, 2024 even if you are a zero-beginner.
**Details will be provided via email from NTU Plus Academy .
•General Chinese Courses can only be added by NTU staff after
students submit their registration sheets on the placement test day.
Students should confirm their registration results on the online
course selection system one week after the placement test.
•Information about the courses:
https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/en/current-students/mandarin-for-international-
students-o4jx/about-1i5v
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21. Course conducted in English
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Go to https://course.ntu.edu.tw/
When doing a search, clickEnglishtolimit your search to
courses taught in English.
All NTU courses conducted in English are open to exchange
students subject to fulfillment of prerequisites, availability of
seats, timetabling as well as approval of home institutions,
relevant academic departments, and especially, instructors.
More onacademic life at NTU:
AY 2023/24Pre-Arrival Guidebook pp.19-25(please ignore the dates)
You may want to check out courses offered by other humanity
disciplines such as Law, Management, and Liberal Arts to not
miss any courses you are interested in.

22. •Confirmation should be done during the period of Sept 25-27,
2024.
•All courses you would like to take should appear on your
personal list of selected courses by September 27. If not, this is
the last chance you can appeal to us.
•During September 18-November 22,you will have the chance to
withdraw from ONE course. The difference between drop and
withdraw is that the latter is allowed once per semester only,
and will be recorded on the final transcript.
•Withdrawal should be applied through the Withdrawal
Application System.
•Please check your NTU email box regularly in order not to miss
any important messages from the instructors of the courses you
already selected (ID and password are the same as the one you
used to select courses).
•If circulated messages issued by the university’s divisions are in
Chinese only and you find what you get from Google Translate is
nonsense, feel free to ask us for help.
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Course selection results confirmation

23. Arrival at NTU
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24. 1Find out about the latest entry regulations of Taiwan through the
representative office of your country in Taiwan.
Travel to Taiwan: What you should do now
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From the time you receive THIS PRE-DEPARTURE INFORMATION
from us, proceed to:
2Be prepared that if you are not assigned a room in NTU’s Prince
House (results will be announced via email in late June-early July),
you will have to look for an apartment off-campus by yourself.
3Purchase insurance (accident and medical insurance EACH worth
a minimum of TWD1,000,000 valid for the entire exchange period)
4Have physical check-up as required by NTU and Taiwan’s
immigration regulations (the latter applies only to students who
will be on one-yearexchange)
Home rental services you may consider using:
My Room Abroad: https://myroomabroad.com/
9floor: https://9floor.co/
International House of Taipei:http://www.ihouse.taipei/
May Rooms:https://mayrooms.info/ntu/
Airbnb Taiwan: https://www.airbnb.com.tw/
Live in Taiwan:
https://www.liveintaiwan101.com/products/apartment-
rental-service

25. Exit regulations of your home or residence country
Valid passport
Valid visa or Entry permit(入台證)
NTU’s admission letter
COVID vaccination certificate if available
Boarding passes and itinerary
Information on housing arrangement
Checklist of the most important items before you board
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!! If you renew your passport before departure, do bring
along both the new and the old passports

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Checklist of the most important items before you board
Information required for filling out
Taiwan Arrival Card , Customs
Declaration Form
Proof of insurance purchase (accident
and medical EACH worth a minimum of
USD34,000 valid for the entire exchange
period)
Health report required by NTU
TWD 10,000+ cash
Several masks
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27. Transport from airport to NTU
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!!! NTU will not offer airport pick-up.
By MRT (please refer to the Taipei MRT map)
•If you are flying to Taiwan Taoyuan Airportand plan to use
the MRT, please take the purple line (Airport Line) first and
get off at BeimenStation (G13). From there change to the
green line (Songshan-XindianLine) and get off at Gongguan
Station (G07).
•If you are flying to Taipei SongshanAirport and plan to use
the MRT, please take the brown line (WenhuLine) first and
get off at Nanjing FuxingStation (BR11). From there change
to the green line (Songshan-XindianLine) and get off at
GongguanStation (G07).

28. Transport from airport to NTU
By Bus + Taxi (for flights arriving after 22:30)
•This information only applies to those flying to Taiwan
Taoyuan Airport
•Airport ticket counters are located at the Arrival
Passenger Reception Areas of both terminals, T1 & T2.
Take Kuo-KuangLine (Bus 1819, operating 24 hours)
and get off at Taipei Main Station. The fare is TWD135.
From there take a taxi to NTU Prince House, and the
fare is about TWD250.
By Taxi only
•If you plan to take taxi directly from the airport to
downtown Taipei, it charges around TWD1,500-1,900
from Taiwan Taoyuan Airport, and TWD300-400 from
Taipei SongshanAirport. Airport taxi service operates
24 hours a day. A night time surcharge may apply after
11pm.
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29. Addresses to show taxi driver
•NTU’s Main Gate: No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei
〔臺大正門：臺北市羅斯福路四段 1號〕
•NTUCollege of Social Sciences: intersection of Xinhaiand FuxingS. Rd.
〔臺大社科院： 臺北市辛亥路、復興南路口］
•NTU Prince House ShuiYuanDorms: No. 16-1, SiyuanStreet
〔臺大太子學舍水源舍區：臺北市思源街 16-1號〕
•YuantongDorm: No.26-38, GongzhuanRd., ZhongheDist., New Taipei City
〔圓通雅筑宿舍 ：新北市中和區工專路 26-38號〕
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NTU’s main gate: 5 min walk
from MRT GongguanStation
NTU College of Social Sciences:
10 min walk from MRT
Technology Building Station
Let Google Maps help you get to NTU via
public transportation!! NTU
Complete NTU map: https://www.ntu.edu.tw/about/map/B_01_A.pdf

31. Orientation
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32. Welcome week
•Welcome week: August 26-31, 2024
•Campus tour: Aug 26
•Orientation session: TBC
•Registration: Aug 26-30
•Chinese placement test: Aug 31
•Visit NTU Office of International Affairs’ webpage for detailed
information on the welcome activities (TBC):
https://oia.ntu.edu.tw/en/internationalstudents/activities/welcomeweek
•Studying at NTU Handbook 2024-25 will be provided at the
orientation session.
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!!! Ignore information under
“University-level Exchange/Visiting
Student Registration” as a different
procedure applies to you (see pp.34-35)
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33. Registration
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34. •Office to report to:
College of Social Sciences Office, Room 413 of College of Social Sciences
Building (D2 on NTU Campus Map, see p.30). Please use the east side
elevators to reach us at the 4
th
floor (east side is the side where you can
see Taipei 101).
•Date:
August 26-30
•Opening hours
9:00-17:00
•Person in charge: Ms. Sheila Hung
Registration procedure
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Sec 2, XinhaiRd.
College of Social Sciences

35. 1
Internet fee
TWD400
2
Health exam
report
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Insurance
document
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Entry permit fee
TWD1,000
NTU student
ID card
4This is for Chinese citizens only: Pay TWD1,000to the College of Social
Sciences Office for Entry Permit application.
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Steps to take
1You will receive a registration form and Campus Internet Access Fee
payment sheet upon reporting. Bring your payment sheet to either a
convenience store (e.g. 7-Eleven) or ChungHwaPost on campus and make
the payment TWD400/semester.
2It is recommended that you get the exam done in your home country.
Download the designated form here. All items (including physical and
laboratory tests, and Form C) are must-do, and note that only results issued
after July 1, 2024 are acceptable. Make sure your doctor fill in all the
information required and have all boxes ticked. Don’t forget to attach an
ID photo on the upper right.
If you do have difficulties taking the health exam at home, follow the
instructions to go for one at the NTU Hospital. Please don’t make it as your
top choice though as the hospital is extremely busy.
3You must purchase accident and medical insurance EACH worth a
minimum of TWD1,000,000 (approx. USD34,000) valid for the entire
exchange period.
Do purchase the insurance at home as it is not possible to buy one in
Taiwan without ARC (Alien Resident Certificate), and one-semester
exchange students are not allowed to apply for ARC.

36. VISA & ARC
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This section is for non-Chinese
citizens only. PRC citizens willreceive
separate email from us on the visa
issue.

37. One-semester exchange
Click hereto start online application. Choose
General Visa Applications. The following information is
for your reference only and please contact your local
Taiwan visa office for the latest information.
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Please apply for a Visitor Visa. If you plan to visit
other countries during your exchange period in Taiwan,
please do apply for a Multiple Entry and it should be
valid until your final departure from Taiwan. Please
note that it is NOT possible to change a Single Entry to
a Multiple one if you are already in Taiwan.
In general the maximum length of stay for Visitor Visa
holders is 90 days, so most students with a Visitor Visa will
need to apply for an extension at least once withthe
National Immigration Agency in Taiwan. A Visitor Visa
Extension must be applied for within 15 days of the
expiration date.
For students who plan to travel to China during your
exchange period, please note that there is no Chinese
consular office in Taiwan, so please apply for the Chinese
Visa before you come to Taiwan.

38. One-year exchange
Click hereto start online application. Choose
General Visa Applications. Information provided
here is for reference only and please contact your
local Taiwan visa office for the latest information.
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Please apply for a Resident Visa. A Resident Visa
holder will have to apply for an Alien Resident
Certificate (ARC) at the National Immigration Agency
within 15 days upon his/her arrival in Taiwan*. A Re-
Entry Permit can also be applied for at the same time.
Please note that the health exam form for Resident
Visa applicationand the NTU health form are not to
be used interchangeably. Take both forms to a hospital
and request to have both forms filled out.
For students who plan to travel to China during your
exchange period, please note that there is no Chinese
consular office in Taiwan, so please do apply for the
Chinese Visa before you come to Taiwan.
*Detail will be provided when you are in Taiwan.

39. Hong Kong passport holders
•Please apply for your entry permit
here.
•Make sure that your entry permit
covers your entire exchange period.
Call ([phone] and request for
more information if you will stay in
Taiwan for one year and you need a
multiple entry.
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40. Thank you for reading. We look
forward to welcoming you
in Taiwan!
NTU College of Social Sciences
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