Exchange and DDP

 

2027 Academic Year Student Exchange Program(FACTSHEET)

  

I.         Timeline

Nomination Period

September 1st  to  October 15, 2026

Application Date Deadline

 November 6, 2026

NKUST Review

 November 9 – December 21, 2026

Result Announcement

 December 23, 2026

Final Check for Registration Deadline

 January 4, 2027

Download the Letter of Acceptance

 After completing the Online Final Check for Registration

Semester Starting Date

 February 22, 2027

II.     Application details

General Steps for university coordinators:

Each of our partner university is assigned with only one coordinator as the nominator for the agreements, for example: exchange student agreement for one particular nominator, dual degree agreement for another nominator; two agreement can also be assigned to the same nominator. If there is more than one nominator please kindly inform us via the email at qfoffice01@nkust.edu.tw.

Please use the link in the email we send to you to log into Online Nomination page and place your nomination. The account will be your email without the password for the first time log in. After the first time log in, you could set your own password for the multiple log-in regarding to the future semesters nomination use. Nomination System: http://oia01.nkust.edu.tw/sisteruniv

The nominated students will receive an email with registration link after our International Office has verified the nomination.

Please note that this service is only available during the nomination/application period.

General Steps for students:

Step 1. Nomination:Your home university coordinators fill in the online nomination.

Step 2. Online Application:Students receives a notification email for Online Application and must fill in the required information after being nominated.

Step 3. NKUST Review:After students complete the application and upload the required documents. NKUST departments and the Office of International Affairs (OIA) will begin reviewing the applications.

Step 4. Result Announcement: After the review process is completed, the results will be announced via the online system; students are advised to log in to their accounts to check it.

Step 5. Download the Letter of Acceptance: If students are accepted and pass the application reviewing, they will have to fill in the final check for registration anddownload the Letter of Acceptance on students’ own application result page.

Step 6. Submission of Post-Acceptance Documents: After completing Step5, students should complete the insurance and fight information on the Result page.

III.Requirement Documents to upload to Online Application System

  • Student Online Application
  • A Scan of Official Transcript of Records
  • A Scan of Your Passport
  • Study Plan (download the example file form the “Documents Upload” section of the online system)
  • English Language Certificate (if not a native speaker)
  • Chinese Language Certificate equivalent to A2 (none full-English taught DDP program student)

 

IV.  Course Information

Languages of instruction

English and Chinese

Courses available to Exchange Students

Exchange students are not required to select a certain number of credits, but must independently confirm with their home university whether the courses can be credited.

Course Registration Period

2027 Spring Semester

  • January 13, 2027 – January 20, 2027
  • February 22, 2027 – March 3, 2027

Course Registration Period

2027 Fall Semester

  • July 12, 2027 – July 19, 2027
  • To Be Confirmed

Mandarin Learning Course for exchange students

Mandarin Learning Course at different levels are offered every semester. (Free of charge for exchange students)

VI. Health Examination

To meet the requirements of the Taiwan government, all new exchange students must complete a health examination before arriving in Taiwan. The exam must be conducted by a qualified doctor in your home country, and the following forms must be completed:

Reminder

  • For the actual amount of payment, please refer to the payment slip issued by the NKUST after registration.
  • Students who already have a Chinese name or a preferred Chinese name are required to provide it at the time of application. Otherwise, the name that is assigned by NKUST cannot be changed after being assigned.

 



Course Timetable Chart

              

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Time

          Monday                     Tuesday                  Wednesday                 Thursday                       Friday            
1  08:10-09:00           
2 09:10-10:00          
3 10:10-11:00          
4 11:10-12:00          
LUNCH
5 13:30-14:20          
6 14:30-15:20          
7 15:30-16:20          
8 16:30-17:20          
9 17:30-18:20          
10 18:30-19:20          
11 19:25-20:15          
12 20:20-21:10          
13 21:15-22:05          

 

 

Course Selection Information:

 

2026 Spring EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) courses for undergraduate, Master and Ph.D. program【Download】202602 version

2026 Fall EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) courses for undergraduate, Master and Ph.D. program【Download】202606 version

Online Course Registration System 【Download】

Course Selection Video :Add and drop 【Download】

NKUST Student Online Course Selection Operation 【Download】