📢  UPDATE - June 5th, 2025:

Dear all,
We have completed the aforementioned administrative process. 
✔︎ Student IDs, acquired.　✔︎ Dorm-rooms, assigned.

The exact ID Numbers and Room Numbers are provided via emails to our program participants. 
Please do check the inbox.

Dorms will be open to the students who apply to stay for the summer after 12:00, noon, June 23, 2025. 

We schedule to start our check-in process at 13:30 in Classroom 101 of Engineering Building 1. 
Please come meet us then and there. 

 

STUDENT ID CARD 
🪪 Student ID Card will be provided on-site on June 23.
Once activated, the Student ID card will be valid for the entire program period. It will also function as the library card and  the access card to the dorm.
Student discounts are applicable at the on-campus 7-Eleven and the FamilyMarts.
As customized from an iPass Card, the Student ID card can serve as an electronic wallet after being topped up, and will be accepted for virtually all public transport and convenience stores in Taiwan.

 

DORM
👦 For Male Program Participants, the Graduate Students are assigned to Dorm Tsing (清齋), and the Undergraduate Students are assigned to Dorm Hua  (華齋).
👧 For Female Program Participants, the Graduate Students are assigned to Dorm Shiue (學齋), and the Undergraduate Student are assigned to Dorm Ya (雅齋).
Please do note it that, dorm rooms are furnished (equipped with basic furniture: chair, desk, desk-lamp, wardrobe, loft bed), but, out of hygiene considerations, students have to prepare their own sleeping bags or bedding sets (including, for example, mattress, quilt, pillow, and pillowcase), which could be ordered online and delivered to the dorm service centers, or purchased from marts or malls not far from the campus. Facilities such as the air conditioner, washing machine, etc. are charged based on consumptions. Students would need the AC Card for the use of  the air conditioner, details, please see: instructions for using an air-conditioner card.

📬 To use the mailing service, do make sure to get the address right. 

Resident Name
Room No., (Building,) Dorm Name
Service Center 1 / 2 / 3
National Tsing Hua University
No.101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300044, R.O.C. 

• Residents at Dorm Tsing, Hua, and Shiue, please refer to Service Center 1 (1F, Dorm Yi).
• Residents at Dorm Ya, please refer to Service Center 3 (1F, Dorm Ya).

🏘️ To learn more about dorms and mailing service, please see: Student Housing/About Dorm.

 

INTERNET & WIFI
🛜 The Computer and Communication Center will collect from all the students the fees for network services on campus: for non-residential Students: 150NTD/Per Month; and for Residential Students: 200NTD/Per Month. 

As for Wi-Fi, it is available on campus and in most of the dorms’ common areas.
Visiting Students can access to the Wi-Fi (nthu-peap or nthu-cc), via the guest account. 
We will create the guest accounts and provide the information to our program participants on June 23. 
If you would like to always stay connected, for easier communication inside and outside the University, it might be nice to have a SIM card.

As for Dormitory Internet/Dorm-Net, we will register the user accounts for our program participants, but, it requires the actual user him/herself to sign on paper and sign up online with NTHU IP to activate the user account. 
We will assist our program participants to complete the whole application and activation process.
Also, cables (and an adapter, if the laptop does not have an Ethernet port) are needed for internet connections.

 

CHECK-IN!
Let's meet on June 23 at the College of Engineering.
(How to get to the College of Enigeering/Engineering Building 1:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nocpb2XiwcL7ebw88)

• Done By 14:00, in Classroom 101 of Engineering Building 1 *
  `Pick up the Checklist, Student ID Card, and the Application Form/Payment Sheet for Network Services.
  `Complete the Dorm-Net Application on-site and online.
   
• Done By 14:30, in the Division of Student Housing at Shui Mu Student Center *
  `Present your Student ID Card.
  `Confirm your accommodation. 
  `Pay the deposit 1,000 NTD in cash (the deposit will be returned upon check-out).
  `Activate your Student ID Card as the access card to the Dorm (the access control system updates itself automatically at 05:00 am/pm; in the meantime, you would need a Temp-Card to enter and exit the dorm).
  `Keep the receipt.
  `Buy the AC Card, on the way to the Dorm Area.
  `(from the AC Card Mahcine at the Division: 300NTD/Per Card, including 50NTD for environment compensation charge, 5NTD for processing fee, and 245 NTD available for the use of electricity.
  `(from 7-Eleven: 250NTD/Per Card, including 50NTD for environment compensation charge, 5NTD for processing fee, and 195 NTD available for the use of electricity)
   
• Done By 15:00, to the Dorm Service Center & the Assigned Room (MAP For Dorms on the Main Campus)
  `Present the Receipt alonog with your Student ID. 
  `Borrow a temporary access card/Temp-Card with a deposit 100NTD. (you would have the deposit back when you return the Temp-Card to the Service Center).
  `Get the key to your assigned room (you may put the luggage to your seat, and go out and do some necessary shopping).
   
• Done By 15:30, to the Mega Bank in General Building 1 *
  `Pay the fees for network services. 
  `For residential program participants, it charges 400 NTD in total for the two-month use; for non-residential program participants, it charges 300NTD in total for two-month use.
   
• Done By 16:00, to R306, the College Office, in Engineering Building 1 *
  `Make copies of receipts. 
  `Double-check (let's make sure that you've completed the check-in process!)

 

HOW TO GET TO NATIONAL TSIG HUA UNIVERSITY FROM TAOYUAN INTERNATION AIRPORT?

Google Map is very user-friendly and can be of great help. 
Please also give it a try.

There are many transport options, and here are two for your considerations:
 

Opt. 1: 🚍 Rihao Bus no. 1250 

Rihao Bus
Get on the bus at *Terminal 1 or *Terminal 2, ride the bus through the highway, and then get off the bus at *National Tsing Hu University.
Go through Eastern Gate or Northern Gate, come to Engineering Building 1, and meet us at Classroom 101.

• Bus Route: Taoyuan International Airport → Hsinchu Bus Station
• Fare: 202NTD/One-Way/Full Price Per Adult
• Transport Time: about 1~1.5 hr
• Details: iBus Information System

 

Opt. 2: 🚈 Taoyuan Metro → 🚅Taiwan High Speed Rail → 🚕Taxi 

2-1: Taoyuan Metro
Get on MRT at *A12 Airport Terminal 1 Station or * A13 Airport Terminal 2 Station, and then get off at *A18 Taoyuan HSR Station.

• MRT Route: (southbound for Laojie River) A12 Airport Terminal 1 → A13 Airport Terminal 2 → A18 Taoyuan HSR Station
• Fare: Fare: 35NTD/One-Way/Full Price Per Adult
• Transport Time: about 20 mins
• Details: Taoyuan Metro Passenger Guide

2-2: Taiwan High Speed Rail
Take the THSR, southbound, from *Taoyuan Station to *Hsinchu Station

• THSR Route: (southbound for Zouzing) Taoyuan Station → Hsinchu Station
• Fare: 130NTD/One-Way/Reserved Seat Standard Car Per Adult
• Transport Time: about 10 mins
• Details:Taiwan High Speed Rail

2-3: Taxi 
Ride the Taxi, from *Hsinchu Station to *National Tsing Hua University

• Route: Hsinchu Station → National Tsing Hua University
• Fare: about 300NTD
• Transport Time: about 15 mins 

If you decide to take the taxi, you may ask the driver to take you (and your luggage) directly to the Dorm Service Center; you may get the room-key first, go to your assigned room and put down your luggage.
Come down to meet us in the Classroom 101 of Engineering Building 1.

MAPS:

• NTHU Map System
• NTHU Main Campus Map
• NTHU Main Campus Dorm Map

 

🫶 Meet you soon on June 23.

Oh!
Also, to answer the question about insurance: "Yes. Before you come to Taiwan, please do take medical and accident insurance valid for your entire program period."

 

📢  UPDATE - May 1st, 2025:

Dear program participants,
Thank you for the prompt replies to our Acceptance Notification.
With all the positive responses from you, we proceed with the administrative process; and we will get back to you as soon as we make processes. 

 

About VISA, 
As far as we know, passport holders who are eligible for the visa-exempt entry can stay for up to 90 days in Taiwan, should their passport still be valid by the end of intended period of stay in Taiwan. 
But, if to make sure, whether this general rule is applicable to all the visiting purposes, or whether there were any specific requirements made by the Embassies/Missions, the suggestion is to consult with the Officers.

 

About accommodation, 
We will apply for the university dormitory for our program participants, and will cover the housing fee for the program participants who are admitted as scholarship candidates during their stay from June 23 to August 15. 

The Division of Student Housing will arrange and assign the dorm rooms based on space availability. The dorm rooms are furnished, but students have to purchase bedding and pay for the use of the Internet and facilities such as AC, washing machine, etc. 

• Time for CHECK-IN:　　after 12:00, noon, June 23.
• Time for CHECK-OUT:　before 12:00, noon, August 15

On days for check-in and -out, we will make arrangements and have students from Labs to assist the process.
Details are to be sent out to you, once the Division answers our requests and gives the room numbers.

If we may, we would anticipate your arrival to NTHU no later than 14:00, June 23, and might suggest the departure time from NTHU not earlier than 10:00, August 15.

For program participants who would like to come to NTHU on the weekend (June 21 or June 22), you may consider staying in hotels near the University, or the Guest House Tsing 10F on our campus (https://affairs-guesths.vm.nthu.edu.tw/guest10/en/index.php). 

 

About airline tickets,
When booking flights, please also take into consideration that it will take time (roughly 2-2.5hr, depending on the means of transport and the traffic) to come from/go to the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
Do keep the itinerary, flight details, e-tickets, boarding pass and the passport (especially, the pages with your personal information, photo, signature, and the entry stamp); we will collect from you the needed documents for reimbursement.

 

Thank you.

 

📢  UPDATE - April 21st, 2025:

Dear all, 
Thank you for submitting applications to the 2025 Summer Research Program at the College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

This year, we receive more than 300 applications.

The review process is now fully completed.
The result is as follows: 

* 2025SRP Acceptance List

Due to the limited numbers of the intern position and the scholarship quota, we are not able to take all the applicants for this Summer Research Program; however, we do highly appreciate the time and efforts all the applicants have put into the pursuits of studies, and are much impressed by the academic performance and achievements all the applicants have made thus far.

Please do check the inbox for the Acceptance Letter sent on April 21st, should you get offered an intern position. 

Please don't feel discouraged should you not obtain an offer for this time. 
Keep going and strive for more for better. 
Allow us another chance to meet and conduct research in the next program. 

Thank you.

 

📢  UPDATE - March 24th, 2025:

Dear all, 
Due to the large number of applications, it takes more time than expected for the review process. 
Also, as the first week of April is reserved for Intercollegiate Activities and followed by two public holidays, the review process is to be continued to the second or third weeks of April. 
The result is to be announced in mid/late April. 
We kindly ask for your understanding and patience.

 

📢  UPDATE - March 3rd, 2025:

Dear all, 
Thank you for showing interests in our Summer Research Program and putting efforts into preparing applications. 

The deadline for submission is 12:00, noon, February 28th, 2025 (Taiwan Standard Time).
As the cut-off date is passed, we proceed as scheduled with the first-screening and then the review of  applicants' documents. 

The result is to be announced in late March/early April.
Please stay tuned for updates and further notices. 
Thank you.

Conduct Research. Obtain Knowledge. Explore Possibilities.
for currently-enrolled overseas university students, a rare chance to gain academic, cultural, work and social experience……

2025 Summer Research Program
at College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

 

In pursuit of academic excellence, research developments and technological progress, we strive to 

• CULTIVATE engineering leaders creative in thinking and innovative in practice 
• OFFER a well-developed educational system covering the research field of engineering
• ENHANCE research capacity through internationalization, cross-disciplinary integration and industry-university cooperation

 

Thus, we are now open with the Summer Research Program for online application.

 

PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Summer Research Program (SRP) takes place during summer at the College of Engineering in National Tsing Hua University. 

The Program welcomes university students (with completion of at least two-year university studies) from around the world into one of the six disciplines to conduct a two-month research on projects of mutual interests with local and international students and under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

• College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University: https://youtu.be/KQu_awiCbCM?si=vzrPL4TfhDgwZL0t
   
• Chemical Engineering
• Power Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
• NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
• Biomedical Engineering

Tuition-free, the Program also provides a limited number of eligible Candidates with the scholarship to subsidize the airline tickets and the housing fee for the stay at the university residence halls.

The Summer Research Program offers the participants the opportunity to explore their research interests and further their studies via actual practices and Taiwan school-life experience. 

 

Join us? 
Come and meet the fellow participants from around the world.

 

PROGRAM PERIOD

• Session: June 23rd, 2025 ~ August 15th, 2025
  Before you submit the program application, please note that there is only one session for 2025 SRP, and that it starts from June 23rd and ends on August 15th. Do make sure you can stay the whole program period to complete the two-month research. 

 

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

• two-month research on projects of mutual interests 
• one-day field trip to places in Taiwan
• program-related orientation and final oral presentations

 

PROGRAM FEES & SCHOLARSHIP

• Tuition Fee: waived.
   
• Housing Fee: around 6,000~7,500 NTD for two months at the university residence hall
  • program participants have to pay for accommodations, charged based on the dorm rooms. 
    The latest housing rates: “Housing Rates for Spring Semester, 2024” 
    (since the number of dormitory rooms is limited, the program participant is not guaranteed the dorm room or the option of a dorm room; the Division of Student Housing arranges and assigns the dorm rooms based on space availability; university residence halls are furnished, but students have to purchase bedding and pay for the use of the Internet and facilities such as AC, washing machine, etc.; we will do our best to assist the program participants in application for accommodations. For more details, please visit “Division of Student Housing”.)

 

• Scholarship, available: 
  • Subsidy for airline tickets
    (covering the actual expenses incurred, on a reimbursement basis; up to NTD 15,000)
  • Free Accommodation
    (university residence halls; daily living expenses and miscellaneous expenses are not included; the Division of Student Housing arranges and assigns the dorm rooms based on space availability; university residence halls are furnished, but students have to purchase bedding and pay for the use of the Internet and facilities such as AC, washing machine, etc.)

 

PROGRAM APPLICATION

1. Check your Eligibility
   Please confirm that you are the university student with completion of at least two-year university studies (undergraduate student in their 3rd/4th year of studies, or graduate student) from the university on the Reference List by the Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).
   • Reference Lists: Foreign Universities in Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
      
2. Reach out to potential host professors. Discuss about possible research topics. (we strongly urge the applicants to make contacts and find their own program advisors.)
    
3. Prepare the documents, merge the documents into 1 PDF File (size limit: 3 MB), and entitle the PDF File with your full name (for example: 2025SRP-First Name Last Name)
   • Required:
     • Program Application Form [DOCX] [PDF]
     • Statement of Purpose/Study Plan
     • Resume/CV
     • Official Transcript of Academic Records (the most recent one, in English, including the list of courses taken, grades and credits of each course with semester/year indicated; also attaching the grading system or a table of criteria, if it’s not mentioned in the official transcript)
     • Proof of Valid Student Status, issued by the home institution
     • Proof of the internship plan being requirements of the program the students enrolled in or of their graduation (official documents showing you are required to have oversea research experience for graduation or for completion of  studies/courses)
     • Photocopy of the Passport Photo-page (scan/e-copy, clear and in color)
        
   • Optional:
     • Supporting Materials (Letter of Recommendation, Proof of English/Language Proficiency, Certificates of Academic Performance, etc.)
        
4. Go to 2025SPR Online Application (forms.gle/Upbw9EUhAgjYY5nS8), provide the needed information and upload your PDF File by the deadline (12:00, noon, February 28th , 2025 Taiwan Standard Time).
    
5. Wait for the results, scheduled to be announced in late-March.
    
6. Reply your willingness of attendance, should you receive the notice of acceptance.

 

IMPORTANT DATES　*Taiwan Standard Time

 

CONTACT US
Should there be any questions or suggestions, please contact us: coeia@my.nthu.edu.tw.
Thank you.