NCUE Online Mandarin Course - Autumn School
彰師大秋季線上華語課 即刻報名~

3 Different time periods of classes:
周末班Weekend Classes
夜間班Night Classes
日間班Morning Classes

We provide various kinds of topic courses:
1.實用華語 Practical Chinese
2.發音與會話 Pronunciation & Conversation
3.生活華語 Living Chinese
4.商務華語 Business Chinese
5.入門華語 Introductory Chinese
6.基礎華語 Basic Chinese
7.華語語法 Chinese Grammar
8.溝通華語 Situational Chinese

​More Information 👇👇👇
En https://lcch.ncue.edu.tw/curriculum_information/8?lang=en
Tw https://lcch.ncue.edu.tw/curriculum_information/7/55…
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快閃價: 95折
3人團報: 9折
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email : ncuelcch@gmail.com
phone number : 04-7232105 ext.1672

Program Overview
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Ocean Challenge 2023 invites interested applicants around the world to propose creative marine-science based solutions to address pressing ocean conservation issues. Launched in 2019, Ocean Challenge is an annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) competition that raises awareness of complex marine conservation issues and creates an opportunity for young people to get involved in the global effort to protect our oceans. Ocean Challenge is co-hosted by Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council (OAC) and the American Institute in Taiwan Kaohsiung Branch Office (AIT/K) as part of Taiwan’s larger effort to support the United Nations’ “Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” program.

Eligibility

 The program includes four categories as follows:
A. Teen Category: Applicants aged 12-18, currently enrolled in secondary schools in Taiwan.
B. Youth Category: Applicants aged 18 and above, currently enrolled in college or graduate programs in Taiwan.
C. Professional Category: Applicants aged 18 and above, currently not enrolled in degree or certificate programs in Taiwan.
D. International Category: Applicants aged 12 and above, based outside of Taiwan.
 Each team should consist of 2 to 8 English proficient team members. Cross-school or cross-category teams are permitted.
 Please provide the required information on the application form, including team name, title of proposal, number and names of team members, name of school, and the coach information.

Application

 Deadline
 Applications are due by 11:59 pm CST (UTC+8) Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

Please note that the OAC and the AIT/K reserve the right to extend the application deadline.
 Please email your proposal and application form to youthocean@oac.gov.tw

Are you looking for a unique and inspiring opportunity to study abroad (Taiwan)? Are you looking for research oriented top study environment? Worrying for the cost to study abroad?
Well, NTHU got you all covered! NTHU offers one of the best scholarship opportunities, which includes full tuition fee waiver and a monthly stipend up to $NTD 40,000 for Ph.D. and $NTD 5000 for Master and Bachelor!  
The QS Ranking is No.180 in the world, and No.34 in Asia. Internships and job opportunities are offered upon graduation. What are you waiting for?   
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NTHU 2023 Spring International Degree Program
Online Application Portal: https://nthuoga-admission.vm.nthu.edu.tw/student/index/portal
Application Period: Aug/1/2022 - Sep/30/2022 (15:00 Taiwan Time)
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More information:
NTHU Degree Admission Information: https://oga.site.nthu.edu.tw/p/412-1524-17831.php?Lang=en
Contact: NTHU Division of Global Student Recruitment and Service, Email: nthu.intldegreeadmission@gmail.com
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WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
Intelligent Ironman Creativity Contest is a 36-hour non-stop competition. All teams must go through several tasks to reach the end of the puzzle. During the process, hands-on work and imagination are equally crucial in tracing the clues. You will utilize what you have learned in school creatively, and challenge yourself and create your own magic. All team members need to be together in order to work out all kinds of difficulties. During the contest, the performance and progress of all teams will be shown in website and revealed to the world.
 
FORMING A TEAM AND REGISTRATION
Students registering high schools or vocational high schools can form a team. It is advised to have team mates in different disciplines.

• A team should have minimum 4 and maximum 6 members.
• Each team should have one Team Advisor (Teacher).
• Due to the needs of knowledge from natural sciences, social science and other ability such as implementation, creativity, and physical strength, it is recommended that team member should specialize in different aspects.
• The official language is English.

Registration: Download forms and instructions from or Google froms

Contact Person: Professor Ko-Fei Liu 
Email: kfliu@ntu.edu.tw or ironmanoffice@gmail.com
Office Website: http://ironman.creativity.edu.tw/19th/eng/index.html

1. The Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) has the following provisions for its research grant program.

2. This program is aim at foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors (including post-doctoral researchers) and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes. The research should be undertaken in Taiwan, and be focused mainly on Taiwan or Chinese studies.

3. CCS provides assistance with research expenses, research materials, liaison with universities and research institutions, and use of CCS facilities, etc.
 
4. Research tenure is one month to one year.

5. Applications should be submitted to the CCS by May 31 of each year before the year in which grants are intended to be used; notification of CCS’s decision will be given by the end of August of the same year after a careful review.
Applications should include the following documents: 
1)     Application form
2)     Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications)
3)     Research plan
4)     Letter(s) of recommendation

6. Grantees are entitled to travel subsidies and research subsidies. Eligibility for travel subsidies is restricted to foreign scholars who currently reside abroad; those already in Taiwan are not eligible.

7. Subsidies available under the Research Grant Program are as follows:
1) Travel subsidies: One direct round trip economy class air ticket from the domicile of the grantee to Taipei will be provided by CCS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed upon the grantee’s arrival in Taiwan on the basis of the ticket stub and receipt.
2)  Research subsidies: To be paid at the beginning of each month and divided into four levels: professor, associate professor, assistant professor (including post-doctoral researcher), and doctoral candidate. Researchers at academic/research institutes will also receive grants according to the above scale. The actual amount of research subsidies is determined by CCS and any adjustments to those amounts will be decided upon by the CCS Advisory Committee.

8. Grantees must sign a contract with CCS and observe the following regulations:
1)   No outside employment is allowed without the prior approval of CCS. Concurrent acceptance of a grant from any other organization in the R.O.C. is not permitted.
2)  Participation in all scholarly research activities arranged by CCS is required.
3)  All regulations must be observed when using CCS and National Central Library facilities.
4)   A research report or paper must be submitted to CCS by the end of a grantee’s research tenure.

9. Grantees who fail to observe Article 8 will have their research subsidies terminated by CCS.

10. Scholars who receive a grant under the Program must wait a minimum of three years after completion of their research projects before applying again.

11. Any additions to the above provisions will be handled by CCS as authorized by the CCS Advisory Committee.

​Due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), overseas mails may not reach Taiwan in a timely manner. Please send the signed letter of recommendation in PDF format to ccsgrant@ncl.edu.tw .

​Many international students who go to Taiwan to study and improve their Chinese language proficiency attend classes at Chinese language centers in the large cities, such as Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. But Chinese language centers can be found at universities all over Taiwan, each offering unique experiences.

Dannial Cardillo, a student from southwestern Pennsylvania in USA, who is taking a degree in Chinese Language and Culture, Turkish Language, and Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, was awarded a Huayu Enrichment Scholarship in 2021 to study Mandarin in Taiwan. He’s currently studying Mandarin at the Chinese Language Center at Tzu Chi University in Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. 

Hualian and the Chinese Language Center are providing an excellent environment for him to study Mandarin. “Hualien is one of the most naturally beautiful cities in Taiwan, and I love that I can go to both the seaside and the mountains—all within about an hour or two!”.  He appreciates the low hanging clouds he sees every day around the mountains just a few kilometers from his classroom and considers this one of the highlight of his mornings.

Living in Hualien, he uses his Mandarin with people in daily life where fewer people speak fluent English than in the larger cities. Taiwan uses traditional Chinese characters but Dannial found that the traditional characters he previously avoided are not as difficult as he thought they would be. 

He’s also very happy that, despite the COVID-19 outbreak, he was finally able to immerse himself in a Chinese-language environment and Taiwanese culture. Dannial says that studying at Tzu Chi is giving him insight into less obvious aspects of Taiwanese culture because of the unique values that the university upholds, and beginning to slowly understand the intricacies of Taiwan’s history and culture is very rewarding for him.

​On January 21, 2022, the US Government announced new immigration policies that will give a direct pathway to international students of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study and complete professional training with an employer in the US. Government officials believe that this will help American companies solve their workforce shortage problems and it also will also help ease the decline in higher education enrollments.

The US Department of State and Homeland Security will add a total of 22 new fields of study to the STEM Designated Degree Program List under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows graduates in STEM fields to remain in the US for three years after they graduate and to gain practical work experience related to their degree. Students with an F-1 visa are typically eligible for up to one year of post-graduate OPT. However, for those who graduate with a STEM degree are eligible for an extra two years of OPT — STEM OPT. The 22 newly added fields of study include human-centered technology design, data science, data analytics, cloud computing, and business analytics. 

In addition, there is an early career STEM research initiative for scholars, specialists, students, interns, trainees, teachers, and professors with a J-1 visa. J-1 undergraduate and pre-doctoral students are currently eligible to stay in the US for up to 18 months to undertake post-graduate academic training. The US Department of State has announced that undergraduate and graduate students on exchange visitor J-1 visas in STEM fields will be able to double the amount of time and stay in the US for up to 36 months to undertake post-graduate academic training. 

Concurrently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to give a wider interpretation of what constitutes STEM expertise and areas of extraordinary ability. It allows immigration officers to determine visa eligibility and it provides additional examples, which give professionals in STEM fields a clearer understanding of more types of evidence they can submit when applying for an O-1 visa. An O-1 visa is available to people with extraordinary ability or performance in the fields of science, business, education, or athletics, and now, for example, journal impact factors, relative citations, research experience with notable institutions, and unsolicited invitations to speak or present research at scientific conferences, are included in the listed regulatory criteria that applicants can submit.