If you are from a country that does not have English listed as a national language, you still have to provide proof of English proficiency.

NCCU students who wish to transfer to IMICS please contact IMICS office to initiate transferring procedure.

IMICS students, who wish to transfer to other NCCU programs, please contact the program of destination for further information.

You can only apply once you are an admitted student who has already finished at least one semester at NCCU and once the funding is available.

Taiwan government’s scholarships are designed to cover both tuition and basic living expenses in Taiwan, thus it will meet most basic needs of scholarship students during the time studying in Taiwan in two year for Master degree (including summer and winter break).

Yes, if you can manage to finish the required number of credits to graduate. Some IMICS students finished the course in 1.5 years but this will require a lot of hard work.

The deadline for paying fees is usually in the beginning of each semester. You will receive notifications from NCCU regarding deadline and payment methods.

In order to graduate within 2 years, students are recommended to take 3-4 classes (9-12 credit hours) each semester depending on personal goals and interest.

You will receive a notification email from NCCU with instructions on selecting courses. Before the semester begins, there usually are 2 online course selection sessions (each lasts around 3 days) that you should not miss to secure your placement in class because some classes can be at very high demand and don’t have enough space for everyone. You can secure your course of interest in the first session, and if you don’t want to change anything you can skip the second session. The first two weeks of each semester is very important as it allows you to attend the classes you have secured or intended to select (if there’s still enough space for you in the class that you haven’t secured) and make decisions to add or drop any class.

Yes, you can. It’s up to your interest that you can select English-taught or Mandarin-taught master's degree courses. Please remember that only a maximum of 12 credits will be allowed for courses outside of IMICS, including 6 credits of Mandarin-taught courses.

*Chinese Language Center (CLC) course is not included

Yes. If you are a student, you’re allowed to work maximum 20 hours per week during the semesters and without limitation on summer and winter breaks. If you’re a Taiwan Scholarship student, you can only intern or work in the exact field of your study. No matter if it’s volunteer, intern, part-time or full-time work, all students are requested to obtain a work permit. Please contact OIC for more information regarding working in Taiwan.

Living environment NCCU campus, surrounded by hills and beautiful Jingmei River, is the second largest university in Taipei. It offers one of the best ecologically friendly experiences to students, especially ones living in campus. Students enrolling will have guaranteed priority to stay in dorm in the first year and second-year students who wish to continue staying in the dorm will have to go through a lottery drawing with other students. Master students will be offered 2-person shared rooms at Zih Ciang Dorm 10 located in the uphill and being the university’s best equipped dormitory. It contains of 4 blocks A-B-C-D, of which B and D are for female, A and C are for male. The dorm is about 15 minutes walking distance from NCCU main gate. Students can also take campus buses to access to dorm and other buildings inside the campus. Since dorm room placements are based on random basis, if you’re lucky you may have a room with view of Taipei 101. Each floor has a shared kitchen where you can fill your bottle with hot and cold drinking water, stock your foods in refrigerator and warm up your foods in microwave or baking oven as cooking is not allowed inside the room. Each room is equipped with separate toilet and shower room. Each student will be provided with one bookshelf, one studying table and one chair, one bed, and one closet. Due to hygienic issue, the dorm will not provide mattress and bedding sets to students. Students will be in charge of purchasing his/her own bedding sets, however, those and basic utensils can be found in underground convenience store in Dorm 9 (opposite to Dorm 10) and NCCU club - International Association usually hosts an IKEA trip for new students in early September.

There’s multiple choice of foods for dorm inhabitants. Hi-Life Convenience store located in Dorm 10 has a variety of food choices from rice balls, mini oden hot pot to microwave foods. Eco Café in dorm 10 offers a wide range of Western dishes and breakfast as well as hot drinks. Whereas An-jeou canteen in the underground of Dorm 9 not only offers students with very low prices, it also has different food stalls with different styles of traditional Taiwanese foods. Otherwise you can walk 15 minutes to main gate or to back gate (near Chiang Kai-Shek bronze status) and enjoy plentiful options of restaurants and street foods. Another option which is more and more popular among students is to order foods through apps such as FoodPanda and Uber Eats. Online shopping is also very convenient as you can pay upon pick-up at Hi-Life or 7-11. ​ The university have different facilities including athletic fields, tennis courts, swimming pools and gymnasiums where you can practise different kinds of sports and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Studying environment The campus environment is very supportive for studying. Not only can you borrow a reading room in each floor of Dorm 10, you can also access to 24/7 public self-study room and activity room downstairs. College of Communication also provides seats at research rooms for students in Dayong building where you can spend time studying together with classmates. You can also bring your laptops to work at one of the 5 NCCU libraries, of which main library has a 24/7 access self-study room in the underground. College of Communication’s Library has a wide range of book collections in Communications as well as a nice view of Taipei. The university’s newest and most beautiful library Dah Hsian Seetoo Library offers different functioned rooms and equipment specialized for communication and media students that can bring your experiment to the next level. The university and College of Communication regularly invite speakers, scholars, and researchers from different parts of the world to share experiences with students, and motivate them in researching and reaching their goals. Each year the university organizes a big event gathering all the university clubs enhancing social interaction for students of different interests. Students can choose a wide range of activities such as university radio, classical music, traditional opera, martial arts, calligraphy, international exchanges, etc. These clubs organizes regular classes or activities for students to learn new arts and skills, as well as connect with others of same interests. NCCU also cares about student mental health, students are welcome to visit NCCU Physical and Mental Health Center to discuss their issues and to seek help from experienced counselors.

Discovering Taiwan With your student ID card, not only can you access to dorm, buildings and facilities at NCCU, the card can also be used as a student EasyCard to access to campus bus, MRT, bus and coach, Ubike, and even Taipei Zoo and Maokong Gondola with special discounts for students. It is very convenient to charge your card at any convenience stores (such as Hi-Life, 7-11) or at MRT stations. You can also use the card to pay at convenience stores and once registered you can easily manage your payment online without printing out the receipts. Uber is also very convenient to use in Taiwan, especially to students who can’t speak Chinese language. Taiwan as a naturally gifted country has diverse ecosystems with beautiful and varied natural landscapes. You can expect to see snow in high mountains such as Hehuan and Guanshan, or head down south to enjoy sunny beach, surf the waves and dive the ocean in Kenting. If you’re a fan of museums, arts and culture, Taiwan is the right place for you: you can enjoy one of the largest and finest collections of Chinese ancient arts in National Palace Museum or learn about the history of Taiwan at Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall’s museum. Many more lovely museums of all topics from ecology to ethnicity await you to come and discover. Taiwan as the origin of the world’s well-known bubble tea will keep on impressing you on the diversity and quality of this national drink. New and unique experience with Taiwanese foods and drinks will deepen your understanding and closeness to Taiwanese culture and heritage. No matter if it’s a day trip to lovely old town Jiu-fen with traditional Chinese architecture or an afternoon tea with friends enjoying spectacular 360 degree view from the world’s once tallest skyscraper Taipei 101, all will make you fall in love with Taiwan.