National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan Known as the “number one research university in Taiwan”*, National Tsing Hua University is the perfect place to study in the fields of Science, Engineering, and Technology Management among others. NTHU is located in Hsinchu City in northern Taiwan and is also referred to as science city, high-tech hub, and the Silicon Valley Taiwan. For more information, please contact Kristin Kutella in the Office of International Affairs at kkutella@uic.edu with any questions. *Quote from http://oia.nthu.edu.tw/userfiles/files/03_fs/adm/NTHUadm_2009.pdf College Restrictions: Open to graduates and undergraduates at UIC from all colleges permitting that NTHU has an equivalent course of study for the student’s area of study at UIC. School year: Fall Semester: September – January Spring Semester: February – June Students may apply as full-year exchange students, spring semester exchange students, or fall semester exchange students participating in their final semester. Courses: For a list of fields of study offered for exchange students at the undergraduate and graduate level, please use the following link: http://oia.nthu.edu.tw/cont.php?id=36&m=m26&mm=mm48&tc=5⟨=en For a list of courses offered in English, please use the following link and click on “Courses offered in English”: https://www.ccxp.nthu.edu.tw/ccxp/INQUIRE/JH/6/JH62.htm Mandarin courses designed for foreign students are provided by the NTHU Language Center located in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building. Basic listening and speaking skills are taught in the courses, along with some more intermediate skills such as reading and writing. The purpose of these courses is to assist foreign students in facing school life and blending into the new environment. For more information regarding Mandarin courses offered, please click this link: http://oia.nthu.edu.tw/cont.php?id=51&m=m26&mm=mm49&tc=5⟨=en Location: National Tsing Hua University is located in Hsinchu, a city 72 kilometers south of Taipei. The campus covers an area of over 105 hectares (260 acres) scenic land with lakes and trees. The campus is conveniently located, neighboring research institutes and universities such as the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC), National Center for High-Performance Computing (NCHC), Food industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI), National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Chung-Hua University (CHU), National Hsin-Chu Teachers College (NHCTC) and the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park (HSIP). These establishments have made Hsinchu known as 'Science city of Taiwan'. Housing: Dormitory housing is offered to exchange students with the following costs: Undergraduate students: 4-person room with AC= NT$5,700-8,800/ semester Graduate students: rooms range from NT$7,000/ semester for a triple room with AC to NT$23,000/ semester for a single room with AC. For more information on housing, please click the following link: http://oia.nthu.edu.tw/cont.php?id=67&m=m26&mm=mm50&tc=5⟨=en Deadlines: The National Tsing Hua University Program has an earlier deadline than most UIC exchange programs. Students must submit all application materials to Kristin Kutella by the following deadlines: Fall Semester: March 1 Spring Semester: October 1 Requirements: At least a 2.8 GPA Must be a currently-enrolled, degree-seeking student at UIC Must have spent at least two semesters at UIC before participating in program UIC students with ROC or PROC citizenship are ineligible for this program Estimated Budget: | Tuition & Fees | Student’s usual UIC tuition & fees (minus UPASS fee) | | Housing | NT$8.800/ semester (students have the option to spend more on housing) | | Textbooks | NT$10,000/semester | | Living Expenses | NT$50,000/semester (NT$10,000/mo.) | | Int’l Health Insurance | NT$10,000/semester | | Total for 1 semester | NT$78,800/semester ~ $2,435 (in addition to UIC tuition & fees and roundtrip flight to Taiwan) | NT$= New Taiwan Dollars Please check current currency conversion rates on www.xe.com National Tsing Hua University Links: NTHU Website: http://www.nthu.edu.tw/english/index.php NTHU Office of International Affairs: http://oia.nthu.edu.tw/ (you may choose “English” in the upper right corner)
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