| Article 1 |
This
Regulation is established pursuant to Article 5, Regulations for
Overseas Students studying in Taiwan from the Ministry of Education and
Article 5 of the National Dong Hwa University Regulations. |
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Article 2
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Overseas students herein referred to, are not
Republic of China nationals as defined in Article 2 of the Nationality
Act and not specified as overseas compatriot students. This Regulation
shall not be applicable to those who originated as ROC nationals but
were permitted to give up their nationality by the Ministry of the
Interior for less than a period of eight years. Anyone breaching this
Article shall have their enrollment qualification revoked in pursuance
of this Regulation, or be dismissed. Students appointed by foreign
governments, institutions, schools and cultural organizations to study
in Taiwan shall be beyond the restriction of this Article.
The period of eight years as defined in Paragraph 1 shall be calculated
until the day of enrollment. |
| Article 3 |
Overseas students continuing study after
completing the curriculum other than that of graduate, shall apply
through the same enrollment as local students.
Overseas students, who have quit their study at home colleges and
universities, shall be rejected in their application for enrollment
pursuant to this Regulation.
Overseas students breaching Paragraph 1 or 2 of this Article shall be
disqualified from enrollment or dismissed. |
| Article 4 |
Overseas students admitted by National Dong
Hwa University shall meet the annual enrollment quota plus ten percent,
which shall be certified by the Ministry of Education before November
30th of each year.
The enrollment quota as mentioned in this Article shall not include any
overseas student not officially enrolled. |
| Article 5 |
The enrollment application of overseas
students to National Dong Hwa University shall comply with the
enrollment conditions for general students and with the examination
standards (including Chinese ability) specified by individual
departments. |
| Article 6 |
Overseas
students applying for graduate or doctorate programs shall submit the
following forms and documents to the responsible departments:
- Enrollment Application Form, one
copy.
- Certificates and report card for
the highest educational certificate (languages other than Chinese or
English shall have an Chinese or English version attached).
- Letter of Recommendation, two
copies.
- Certificate of Health (include
checkup for human immune deficiency).
- Study plan in English or Chinese
(about 300~500 words).
- Certificate of Finance (sufficient
funds to study in Taiwan).
The highest
educational certificate as specified in Subparagraph 2 of this Article
shall be verified pursuant to the operational guideline for
verification of foreign educational certificates except those issued by
overseas Taiwanese schools or overseas compatriot schools.
Overseas students applying for graduate studies or above after
finishing an undergraduate course or higher, shall submit the diploma
granted by home universities or colleges and the report card for each
year without being restricted by Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1.
Overseas students graduated from foreign schools located in Taiwan or
from a bilingual department attached to a high school are entitled to
enroll at National Dong Hwa University with the diploma acquired from
the school, department or class without being restricted by
Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1 of this Article and Paragraph 1 of Article
3.
Overseas students shall submit relevant medical and health insurance
certificates or National Health Insurance when enrolling. |
| Article 7 |
National Dong Hwa University shall establish
an inspection panel to inspect the enrollment qualification of overseas
students, which shall be formed by the chief of academic affairs, chief
of student affairs, dean of each college and a responsible chief of
department appointed by each college, with the chief of academic
affairs as the chairman. |
| Article 8 |
The Academic Affairs Division is responsible
for receiving applications and an initial inspection of the application
made by overseas students; initially qualified overseas students
applications shall be collected and submitted to each department
(college) for review before November 30th in the first term and before
April 30th in the second term, then reported to director of Academic
Affairs Division via the dean of the college; the inspection panel
shall confirm the admission list and report to the President of the
University for approval before June and December each year. |
| Article 9 |
Qualified overseas students shall enroll
themselves within the specified period with medical and health
insurance certificates or National Health Insurance. Those without
insurance shall pay insurance fees when enrolling to have the
University pay fees on their behalf. In the case where overseas
students fail to enroll within the specified period, their enrollment
for the year shall be rejected. An extension of one year may be applied
for if the delay is beyond one third of the curriculum. For graduate or
doctor??s decree, overseas students may enroll for a second term with
the approval of the relevant department chief. |
| Article 10 |
The University shall report the list of
enrolled overseas students with their name, nationality, grade and
department to the Ministry of Education for reference before November
30th each year, indicating if awarded a Taiwan Scholarship or the
support of the Ministry of Education. |
| Article 11 |
Overseas students are not entitled to apply
for graduate or doctor on duty refresher courses, or night or weekend
course, unless the overseas students has the overseas compatriot
residence certificate, permanent residence certificate, or the applied
courses have been specially approved as international courses by the
Ministry of Education. |
| Article 12 |
The departments (colleges) are entitled to
admit overseas students with overseas compatriot residence certificates
as students of electives without influencing their teaching; for those
who fail to submit their overseas compatriot residence certificates
before January 31st in the first term and August 31st in second term,
shall have their enrollment cancelled, unless certified by an academic
cooperation agreement signed between the University and foreign
education providers. |
| Article 13 |
Elective students shall be granted a credit
hour certificate according to their qualified courses by the
University, as referred to in regulations for official enrollment. |
| Article 14 |
Article 5 of the Regulations shall apply to
elective students applying for official enrollment after completing
their course. |
| Article 15 |
Students officially enrolled in the
University taking electives, credit hours obtained shall be applied
pursuant to regulations on credit hours for the University. |
| Article 16 |
The Academic
Affairs Division is responsible for the enrollment application of
overseas students.
The Student Affairs Division is responsible for day to day life,
learning assistance and communication with overseas students, including
accommodation and assistance studying Chinese language and culture to
better understand the country; activities at regular intervals during
the year for overseas students will promote the internationalization of
the University to improve communication and interaction between local
and overseas students.
Top overseas students are entitled to apply for scholarships pursuant
to relevant scholarship regulations.
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| Article 17 |
Enrolled overseas students with poor Chinese
shall take remediation at their own cost to improve their Chinese
ability to the level of curriculum. |
| Article 18 |
Any suspension, withdrawal of study,
modification or loss of student identity of overseas students, shall be
reported to the National Police Agency, Ministry of the Interior,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the local
Municipality, County (City) Police Bureau, including a duplicate sent
to the Ministry of Education. |
| Article 19 |
Any matter not covered by this Regulation,
shall refer to the relevant regulations of the University. |
| Article 20 |
This Regulation shall be approved in the
administrative conference of the University and ratified by the
Ministry of Education before enforcement, the same shall be applied to
any revision. |
