Inbound Students

2026 Academic Year Student Exchange Program (Factsheet)

I.         Timeline

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 B1 (if not a native speaker)
• Chinese Language Certificate equivalent to A2 (none full-English taught DDP program student)

IV.  Course Information

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:

• For students staying less than 6 months: “Health Certificate for Short-Term Students”
• For students staying more than 6 months: Health Certificate for Residence Application”

Reminder

• Fortheactualamountof payment, pleaserefertothepaymentslipissuedbytheNKUST 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.

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