Application System for International Student

Application Documents

Applicants who meet the following requirements are eligible to apply:
1. Applicants must meet the Ministry of Education (MOE) regulations for International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan (Appendix 1).
2. A person of foreign nationality who has never held Republic of China (ROC) nationality and who meets the following criteria is permitted to apply for admission to an educational institution, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations:
   ( 1 )The person has never undertaken studies in Taiwan as an overseas compatriot student.
   ( 2 )The person has not been given a placement in the current academic year by the University Entrance Committee for Overseas Compatriot Students in accordance with the Regulations Regarding Study and Counseling Assistance for Overseas Compatriot Students in Taiwan.
3. A person of foreign nationality who meets the following criteria and who in the immediate past has resided overseas continuously for at least six years is also permitted to apply for admission to an educational institution, in accordance with these Regulations. However, a person who plans to apply to study in a university department of medicine, dentistry, or Chinese medicine must have resided overseas continuously for at least eight years.
   (1)A person who at the time of their application also holds dual ROC nationality shall have never had household registration in Taiwan.
   (2)A person who before the time of their application also held dual ROC. nationality but no longer does at the time of their application shall have renounced their ROC nationality with the approval of the Ministry of the Interior on a date at least eight full years before making their application.
   (3)A person referred to in either of the preceding two subparagraphs shall also meet the criteria set out in the provisions of Subparagraph 1 and Subparagraph 2 of the previous paragraph.

   A foreign national who has been selected by a foreign government, organization, or educational institution to study in Taiwan in accordance with an education cooperation agreement, and who has never had household registration in Taiwan may be given exemption from the restrictions set out in the two preceding paragraphs if the competent authority gives approval. The periods of six years and eight years referred to in Paragraph 2 shall be calculated using the starting date of the semester (February 1, or August 1) as the end date of the period.

   The term “overseas” used in Paragraph 2 refers to countries or regions other than the Mainland Area, Hong Kong, and Macau; the term “reside overseas continuously” means that an international student has stayed in Taiwan for no more than a total of 120 days in each calendar year. When calculating the number of consecutive years spent overseas, if the initial or final year of the period is not a complete calendar year, any time spent in Taiwan in the initial or final year must not exceed 120 days. However, time that a person has spent in Taiwan is not subject to this restriction and it is not counted when calculating how long they were in Taiwan in a particular year if the person has documentary proof that they：

   1. Attended an overseas youth training course organized by the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Council or a technical professional training program accredited by the Ministry of Education;
   2. Spent a total period of less than two years undertaking Mandarin language classes at a Mandarin language center at a university or tertiary college which has Ministry of Education approval to recruit students overseas;
   3. Spent a total period of less than two years in Taiwan as an exchange student; or
   4. Spent a total period of less than two years undertaking an internship that they came to Taiwan to undertake with the approval of the designated central competent authority.
   A person who held both foreign nationality and ROC nationality and applied for annulment of their ROC nationality before the date of effect of the February 1, 2011 amendment to these Regulations may apply for admission as an international student in accordance with the provisions in place before the amendment and is not subject to the restrictions set out in Paragraph 2. In these Regulations a person to whom any of the circumstances set out in Article 2 of the Nationality Act apply is deemed to have ROC nationality.

春季班 Spring semester

申請文件

1. 入學申請表： 請在線上填寫申請表格，無需支付申請費用。
2. 護照影本： 請提供護照的影本。
3. 學歷證明文件： 請提供以下文件，經由我國駐外使館處驗證，或由原修業學校提供。如果原文 件為中、英文以外的語言，請附上中文或英文的翻譯版本。
• 大學部申請者：高中畢業證書和歷年成績單。
• 碩士班申請者：大學畢業證書和歷年成績單。
• 博士班申請者：碩士畢業證書和歷年成績單。
• 轉學生：前一攻讀學校的修業證明和歷年成績單。

註 1：如本校對於申請文件認定有疑義，可能要求提供經駐外使館處驗證的證明文件。

註 2：申請時可以先掃描文件上傳，但需在註冊時提交台灣駐外使館或代表處驗證的畢業證書、成績單、語言檢定正本（如 TOEFL 及多益分數由 ETS 提供、雅思由官方考試中心提供，華語測驗由華語測驗中心提供），以完成註冊。如果發現申請文件涉及偽造、變造、假借、冒用、不實情況，未入學者將被取消錄取資格，已入學者將被開除學籍，並可能面臨法律責任。

4. 讀書或留學計畫書： 請提供中文或英文版本的讀書或留學計畫書。
5. 兩封推薦信： 請完成線上申請時提交兩封推薦信。
6. 履歷表： 如果您有工作經驗，請提供履歷表。
7. 其他相關能力證明文件： 提供任何其他相關能力或成就的證明文件。
8. 國籍及居留證明文件： 如果您在申請時持有外國國籍，但曾經或目前持有中華民國國籍，並已連續居留海外超過六年，請提供相關證明文件。
9. 國籍變更證明文件： 如果您在申請時持有外國國籍，但曾經持有中華民國國籍，並且已在臺灣設有戶籍，請提供擁有失去中華民國國籍滿八年的證明文件，並由內政部許可。
10. 財力證明文件： 提供經駐外使館處驗證或由金融機構提供的足夠在臺就學的財力證明文件。如果文件是由台灣機關發出，則無需驗證。不論您是否獲得政府獎學金，請您提供由銀行出示超過美金 4,000 元或新臺幣 120,000 元的財力證明文件，否則在申請入臺簽證時可能無法順利取得。倘若財力證明非申請者帳戶，需敘明資助者與申請者兩者之關係。
11. 馬來西亞學生申請學士課程： 請提供 SPM、STPM 或統一考試(UEC)成績單。
12. 健康檢查證明書： 請提供最近三個月內醫院出具的健康檢查證明書，包括人類免疫缺乏病毒（HIV）。

Application Documents

1. The application form should be completed online, and there are no application fees.
2. A copy of your passport is required.
3. Photocopies of your highest degree and transcripts for all years are needed. If the original transcripts are in a language other than Chinese or English, you must provide an additional notarized copy translated into either Chinese or English by a Taiwan Overseas Mission. Depending on your degree level, you should provide the following documents:
• For Bachelor's program: High school diploma and transcripts for every semester.
• For Master's program: Undergraduate diploma and transcripts for every semester.
• For Ph.D. Program: Master's diploma and transcripts for every semester.
• For Transfer Students: Original diploma and transcripts for every semester from the previous university.

Note 1:If STUST has doubts about the authenticity of the diploma or transcript for your highest degree or its equivalent after you submit it, we may request you to re-submit the authenticated documents through the Taiwan Embassy.

Note 2:When applying, you can initially scan and upload the documents. However, upon registration at STUST, you must submit the diploma and transcripts authenticated by a Taiwan Embassy or overseas mission. Language proficiency certificates should be issued by the following institutions: TOEFL and TOEIC scores from ETS, IELTS scores from an official testing center, and TOCFL certificates from the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. If the submitted documents are found to be forged, altered, fraudulent, or untrue, accepted students who haven't registered yet will be disqualified, and enrolled students will be expelled from the university and may face legal consequences.

4. A study plan or statement of purpose in English or Chinese.
5. Two recommendation letters (please complete online).
6. Resume (if applicants have work experience).
7. Any other relevant certificates or awards.
8. If you hold foreign nationality at the time of application and have had nationality in the Republic of China, you must submit documents for continuous residence overseas. (At the time of application, you must have been staying overseas for more than six years).
9. If you hold foreign nationality at the time of application, previously held citizenship in the Republic of China, and have a registered residence in Taiwan, you must submit proof of the loss of Republic of China citizenship for more than eight years, along with the confirmation certificate from the Ministry of the Interior.
10. Provide financial proof sufficient for studying in Taiwan, verified by an overseas embassy or issued by a financial institution. If the document is issued by a Taiwanese agency, verification is not required. Whether or not you receive a government scholarship, please provide a financial statement from a bank showing an amount exceeding USD 4,000 or TWD 120,000. Otherwise, you may face difficulties in obtaining a visa to enter Taiwan. If the financial proof is not from the applicant's account, the relationship between the sponsor and the applicant must be specified.
11. Malaysian students applying for bachelor's programs should submit SPM, STPM, or UEC transcripts.
12. A health certificate issued by a hospital within the last 3 months, including the test report for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This should be done after receiving the Acceptance Letter from STUST.