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4.1 Important
dates
4.2 Visa
& ARC
4.3
Insurance and Health Exams
4.4 Group
Airport Pick-up Service
4.5
Orientation
4.6
Volunteer
 Handbook
for 2009/2010 incoming exchange / visiting students
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Pre-departure guide - Important
Dates |
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First
Semester (Fall Semester) August
1, 2009 - January 31, 2010
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Group Airport Pick-up: September 7
& 8
Dorms
Check-in: September 7-8
Exchange Student Orientation:
September 9
Exchange Student Registration:
September 10
First Day of NTU Classes: September
14
Course Drop/Add Period: September
14 - 25
CLD Placement Test: September
20
CLD Courses Begin: September
28
Midterm Exam Period: November
9 - 13
Last Day of NTU Classes: January
8
Final Exam Period: January
11 - 15
CLD Courses End: January 15
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Second
Semester (Spring Semester) February
1, 2010 - July 31, 2010 |
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Group Airport Pick-up:
February 20 & 21
Dorms
Check-in:
February 20 - 21
(Please
note that early-in check-in is not
available due to Chinese New Year
Holidays.)
Exchange Student Orientation:
February 22
Exchange Student Registration:
February
23
First Day of NTU Classes:
February 22
Course Drop/Add Period:
February 27
CLD Placement Test: February
22 - March 5
CLD Courses Begin: March 8
Midterm Exam Period: April 19
- 23
Last Day of NTU Classes: June
18
Final Exam Period: June 21 -
25
CLD Courses End: June 25
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Pre-departure guide - Visa
& ARC |
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Visa
Exchange students should apply
for a Resident or Tourist Visa in
their residence country before entering Taiwan
with your acceptance letter from NTU.
Find the Taiwanese Embassy in your country
After
registering at National Taiwan University,
students can apply for Resident Visa at the
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Please also note that
students must apply for Alien Residence Card
(ARC) at the National Immigration Agency in
Taipei within 15 days of receiving their
Resident Visa.Applicants may
request simultaneously for a Re-entry
Permit (重入國許可).
The ARC for the exchange students is valid for
one academic year only and cannot be extended.
For more information, please contact the
National Immigration Agency.
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Website:
http://www.boca.gov.tw/mp.asp
National Immigration Agency
/內政部入出國及移民署
Website:
http://www.immigration.gov.tw |
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Pre-departure guide -
Insurance and Health Exams |
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NTU Insurance Policy
Beginning from the academic year
2007/2008, all prospective
exchange students must show proof
of insurance along with their
application, exchange students are
advised to purchase their own
insurance in their home country
before they come to NTU.
Please note that all NTU exchange
students are required to carry
their own medical and accident
insurance plan worth a minimum of
NT$1,000,000 (≒USD
30,000) valid for the whole
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National Health Insurance
All exchange students residing in
Taiwan for more than 4 months
have the obligation by law to
enroll in the National Health
Insurance (NHI) system. Please
apply for NHI during the 4th
month (not before) of your stay in
Taiwan. |
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important
notice concerning insurance
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Policy of Health Exams for
Incoming Exchange Students to NTU
From April 1st, 2008, incoming
exchange students could fulfill
the requirement of NTU Health
Exams (Form I) according to the
following methods:
1. they may get
the exams done in
their home country
and mail the Health
Exam Form to our
office with other
required documents
by the application
deadline.
2. If students couldn't receive
their exam reports before they
send out the application
documents, they may
a. fax the copy
of the Exam Form and
then mail the
original one to our
office before their
arrivals to NTU.
b. fax the copy
of the Exam Form and
the signed
Health Exam
Declaration to
our office first,
and then bring the
original one to
Taiwan, hand in the
form to us in person
on the Registration
Day.
3. If students
couldn't complete
the health exams in
their home country,
they should first
send us the signed
Health Exam
Declaration, and
then do the exams at
the National Taiwan
University Hospital
once they arrive at
Taiwan. Please see
the attached file
for the
Instructions of
Health Exams at NTU
Hospital.
Please note that
exchange students'
failure to provide
the NTU Health Exam
Form to Office of
International
Affairs by the
Registration Day
will result in a
failure to complete
the registration
procedure. They will
not receive their
NTU student ID cards
until all the
required documents
are provided.
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Pre-departure guide -
Group
Airport Pick-up |
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The group airport pick-up service is provided upon
request to all exchange students free of charge;
however, it is restricted to several time slots.
Students who request this service must complete the
Airport Pick-up Form
online. You are advised to indicate the time of
your arrival that falls on the service slots. The
request must be made at least 2 weeks (10 working
days) prior to your arrival. Once the pick-up
appointment has been arranged, you can log in our
online system to know the name of the NTU
student volunteers who will meet you at the airport
and accompany you to NTU.
* Please note that the Office of International
Affairs (OIA) will not arrange pick-up services if
your Airport Pick-up Form did not reach us two weeks
prior to your arrival. It is also not possible to
provide individual pick-up service if your estimated
time of arrival does not coincide with the OIA
scheduled pick-up times. However, OIA may adjust or
offer more available pick-up times if necessary.
* Detailed information about the group airport
pick-up service can be found in the "Handbook for
2009/2010 Incoming Exchange Students." |
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Pre-departure guide -
Orientation |
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Besides learning everything you need to know about
NTU, the Exchange Student Orientation is a good
opportunity to meet exchange students from other NTU
partner universities and visiting students from
around the world. Please indicate your attendance by
submitting the Orientation Reply Form
online before September 1.
Date: Tuesday 14:00-18:30, September 9, 2008
Venue: Room 104, 1F, Center for Condensed Matter
Sciences台大物理系凝態科學暨物理學館1樓演講廳
* Due to the
limited number of seats, it is not allowed to invite
your guests to attend the orientation.
* The date and venue of
the exchange student orientation for the 2nd
semester will be announced in February.
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Pre-departure guide -
Volunteer |
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To help exchange students settle down and to
acquaint them with student life in Taiwan, OIA will
assign an NTU student volunteer, upon request on
your application form, to assist you during your
stay at NTU.
What
assistance to expect from your student volunteer?
♥
Dormitory
check-in: Make contact with your volunteer before
coming to Taiwan and inform him/her of your
dormitory information and time of arrival. Your
volunteer will then wait for you in your dorm upon
your arrival and assist you to complete the check-in
procedure and to accustom yourself to your
neighborhood.
♥ NTU
Registration and other administrative issues such as
Visa, Alien Residence Card (ARC) and health
insurance application.
♥ Other
support and information concerning NTU campus life. |
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Contact us at Office of
International Affairs |
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General inquiries |
Ms. Winni Kuo
3366-2007 ext. 204 |
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European,
Australian, Latin American
exchange programs |
Ms.
Mollien Tao
3366-2007 ext. 206
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North American, Asian
and P.R.
China exchange programs
(excluding Univ. of California
and California State Univ.) |
Ms.
Patricia Yang
3366-2007 ext. 205 |
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Univ.
of California and California State
Universities exchange programs |
Ms.
Nancy Chen
3366-2007 ext. 226 |
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Visiting student programs |
Ms.
Jung-Chen Chen
3366-2007 ext. 225 |
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