Exchange and Dobule Degree Students
Campus Life
DORMITORY INFORMATION
First campus (Pictures)
On-campus Dormitory: All international degree students can choose to stay in on-campus dorms. Each room with a half bathroom can accommodate 4 students. Dorm staffs offer round-the-clock assistance. A variety of facilities such as Internet access, cafeterias, laundry machines, reading rooms, grocery shops, and recreation rooms are available. Leisure and recreation facilities include a track and field stadium, a baseball filed, an indoor swimming pool and a gym.
Room Type
Female dormitory
Normal fee (one semester)：NT$8,200/semester(air-con)
The suite (Four-person)-(one semester):NTD 8,700
Winter & Summer Vacation：NT$2,000~3,000/month or NT$100~150/day
Number of beds per room：Four-person room
Male dormitory
Normal fee(one semester)：NT$7,500/semester(air-con)
The suite (Four-person)-(one semester):NTD 8,000~8,700
Winter & Summer Vacation：NT$2,000~3,000/month or NT$100~150/day
Number of beds per room：Four-person room
>The Internet Fee will be charged NT $200 per semester. Besides, students need to purchase pre-paid card for paying electricity fee of air-conditioner.
In-Dorm Public Facilities: Internet Access, Study Room, Student Lounge, Grocery Shop, Restaurant and Self-Service Laundry Room.
Out-Dorm Public Facilities: Basketball Court, Sports Court, Indoor Swimming Pool (Chargeable) and Physical Fitness Center (Chargeable)
Nanzih campus (Pictures)
1.Five-person room(one semester): NTD 7,800
2.Four-person room(one semester): NTD 8,550
※Deposit: NTD 1,000(need to pay two semesters once,NTD 2,000)
About the deposit:
(1)To ensure you can live in the dormitory
(2)To pay the electricity fee of air-conditioner
(3)To pay the repair fees of dormitory
Cijing Campus (Pictures)
Four-person room(one semester): NTD 7,450
※Deposit: NTD 1,250 (need to pay two semesters once,NTD 2,500)
About the deposit:
(1)To ensure you can live in the dormitory
(2)To pay the electricity fee of air-conditioner
(3)To pay the repair fees of dormitory
Jiangong Campus (Pictures)
1.Four-person room(one semester): NTD 16,300
2.Two-person room(one semester): NTD 12,300
3.The big suite(Four-person)-(one semester):NTD 9,250
4.The small suite(Four-person)-(one semester):NTD 8,250
>NTD300 /semester for one person for the internet fee
>Students need to purchase pre-paid card for paying electricity fee of air-conditioner.
Public and Household Facilities: Student Lounge, Study Room, Laundry Room, Pantry, Information Center, Multi-function Reading Room, Motorcycle Parking Lot, Desk, Wardrobe, Bed frame, Electric fan are provided.
Male Dorm(one semester): 10,000-13,600 NTD
Female Dorm (one semester): 10,000-13,600 NTD
>Students need to purchase pre-paid card for paying electricity fee of air-conditioner.
Public and Household Facilities: Student Lounge, Study Room, Laundry Room, Pantry, Information Center, Multi-function Reading Room, Motorcycle Parking Lot, Desk, Wardrobe, Bed frame, Electric fan are provided.
GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE
Regulation
Period Start from the date of your arrival until the date you leave.
The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that effective January 1, 2023, non-R.O.C. nationals not enrolled in Taiwan‘s National Health Insurance (NHI) program will need to pay their medical expenses during their isolation period if they are diagnosed with COVID-19 in Taiwan. (https://www.cdc.gov.tw/En/Bulletin/Detail/-nlP_gu1xSSuY4gyEknInA?typeid=158 )
Students are also obligated to underwrite the insurance policy. If you would like to use your own insurance that you have purchased from your country, please verify it in one of Taiwan's embassies or representative offices in your country. Before you enroll the NHI program, we will help you to enroll the Group Health Insurance for a fee of TWD 500 each month. If you consider that the student’s insurance is not enough, you can enroll the insurance in your country before arriving in Taiwan.
Students who have the International Medical Health Insurance that covers the claim of the following Group Health Insurance will only have to pay the required Group Life Accident Insurance after arrival.
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Group Health Insurance |
Group Life Accident Insurance |
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Medical Health Insurance |
Accident Insurance |
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500 NTD/per month, 6 months for a semester. |
500 NTD/per semester |
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1. Outpatient / Ambulatory medical service (Apply only once for a day), for general disease, such as cold, fever or allergy, etc. 2. Daily Ward Insurance claim (No more than 1000 NTD a day) 3. Hospital expense insurance claim (One time stay without limitation of days, total expense claim would not be more than 120,000 NTD) |
1. Accidental Death orDisability Insurance claim 2 Accidental Medical 3. Limited claim (No more than 150,000 NTD)
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Payment
The Group Health Insurance fee is a one-time and non-refundable payment included in the tuition fee every semester. The cost is TWD 500 each month (according to the fee criteria by insurance company, so payment per semester is TWD 3,000 (from September to February and March to August).
Medical Treatment Procedures
If you need to receive medical treatment, please check the remarks to make sure that your medical treatment is included in this insurance and follow the procedures below:
1.Go to a hospital or clinic near you for treatment.
2.Claim for a certificate of your diagnosis.
3.Pay the full fee for the treatment and get both the payment receipt and the certificate of diagnosis.
Compensation Application Procedures (For students who stays over 6 months)
For applying for the compensation, you need to bring the following listed documents to the OIA so that we can help you submit them to insurance company:
1.The original receipts of payment
2.The original certificate of diagnosis
3.Photocopy of your Post Office passbook cover
4.Compensation Application Form
5.Passport photocopy
6.ARC photocopy (students who will stay more than 6 months in Taiwan)
For the same symptoms, the insurance company covers only one visit per day. The maximum coverage per visit is TWD 1,000, but does NOT include the hospital or clinic registration fee.
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
Regulation
According to National Health Insurance Act, any foreigner staying in Taiwan with an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) over six months is obligated to underwrite an insurance policy under NHI.
A person staying in Taiwan for full 6 months definition:
A person who has, after receiving an ARC, stayed in Taiwan for six consecutive months, or exited Taiwan ONCE for fewer than 30 days within the actual period of stay, amounting to six months after the number of days that he or she has been away from Taiwan would be deducted.
Payment
The cost of National Health Insurance (NHI) should be included in the tuition fee every semester. If you are eligible to underwrite an insurance policy under NHI. The cost is TWD 749 each month (according to the fee criteria set by NHI), so payment per semester is TWD 4,494 (from September to February and March to August). Newly arrived students can underwrite an NHI insurance policy only when they have received ARC for six months. Thus, they join the group medical insurance instead at a cost of TWD 500 per month.
Guide of Insuring
For newly arrived freshmen who have been in Taiwan for six months:
Please come to OIA for an insurance payment form, pay at the Cashier Office, and then hand in your receipt, passport, ARC, one two-inch photograph and the NHI IC card application form to OIA to apply for the NHI IC card. OIA will send those documents to the Bureau of National Health Insurance.
The procedure will take about four weeks, and OIA will inform you once they receive your IC card.
Renewal of NHI IC Card
If you lose or damage your NHI IC card and need to renew it, please apply to the Bureau of National Health Insurance. Renewal costs TWD 200.
For who intend to stay in Taiwan for no more than 6 months for the purposes of exhchange study, please apply VISITOR VISA→Information on Republic of China Visitor Visas
For who intend to stay in Taiwan for more than 6 months for the purposes of exhchange study, please apply RESIDENT VISA→Information on Republic of China Resident Visas
Alien Residence Certificate (ARC) Application
Required Documents
1.Alien Resident Certificate (except for first-time applicants)
2.2-inch photo (2 photos for first-time applicants; 1 photo for applicants for ARC extension.)
3.Original Passport and Resident Visa and one copy of each
4.Original Student ID Card or Enrollment Verification and one copy of it. (The freshman students could use NKUST admission as verification, National Immigration Agency Service Office will grant a ARC with six month validity in the beginning. When students accomplish registration and receive their student ID cards, they should extend their ARC to one year validity.).
Application Procedure
When applying for ARC, please prepare the required documents and go to the local service of Ministry of Interior National Immigration Agency. The process can be done in person or by an agent who is provided the certificate of entrustment signed by the applicant. But the first-time applicants shall apply for ARC personally.
Payment
1.NT$1,000 (One-Year Valid)
2.Applicants requesting ARC renewal due to the loss or damage of their ARC must pay NT$500 for the renewal process.
First-time Application
1.Resident Visa holders (or ones who obtained Resident Visa within ROC by visa change) are required to apply for the Alien Resident Certificate and Re-entry Permit at the local office of the Ministry of Interior National Immigration Agency on the next day upon arrival or within 15 days of the issue of your resident visa.
2.If Alien Resident Certificate holders need to leave and Re-enter ROC within the valid period of their ARC, they should apply for re-entry permits while applying for ARC.
ARC Extension
1. ARC application processing time: 10 working days (ARC can be picked up with the application fee receipt)
2. For over-staying foreigners who did not apply for ARC extension, their residence will be ceased by the authorized agency, and they may be expelled from Taiwan.
3. If you change your residence address or employer, you have to register the change with related documents at the service center of National Immigration Agency in your local residence within 15 days.
4. If you will continue your enrollment at NLUST, you shall apply for an extension within 30 days before your period of residency expire.
5. Graduates seeking employment in Taiwan are required to provide a graduation certificate to extend their period of stay. The maximum extension is six months, starting from the month of graduation. If students have postponed their graduation, they are required to provide documentation to keep or extend their ARC. Students will be granted a maximum extension of one year, according to their academic situation.
6. Overstay:
Overstay within 30 days (30th day excluded) but still enrolled: pay the fine and the application fee for the ARC extension
Overstay more than 30 days (30th day included) and still enrolled: pay the fine and leave the country in 7 days to apply for a new visa to re-enter Taiwan
Overstay fine:
1-10 days: NTD$2,000
11-30 days: NTD$4,000
31-60 days: NTD$6,000
61-90 days: NTD$8,000
over 91days: NTD$10,000
7. If you plan to leave Taiwan during the enrollment period, please make sure before your departure that your ARC will still be valid when you return to Taiwan. If necessary, please renew your ARC at the service center of National Immigration Agency in your local residence.
8. If you apply to leave the school (suspension, withdrawal, and graduation), your ARC with the purpose of study will become invalid after you complete the related school-leaving procedure. You shall return the ARC to the service center of National Immigration Agency in your local residence and leave Taiwan within the prescribed period. If you would like to return to NKUST after the suspension is over, you will need to re-apply a new visa to enter Taiwan.
9. ARC extension application form is the same as the ARC application form, see link above.
Jiangong Campus
Yanchao Campus
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