All applicants shall fulfill the following requirements:
- Students pursuing Undergraduate, Masters or Doctorates Programs at the College of Liberal Arts who have completed at least one full year of academic study (excluding students from the Continuing Education or Part-time programs)
- Satisfy the language proficiency requirements and other applicable admission criteria as required by partner universities.
- Mainland China students, Overseas Chinese students, and International Students are not allowed to apply to partner universities from their country of origin or residence.
- International students who have received Taiwan MOE scholarships are ineligible to apply; International students who have received NTNU scholarships will have their scholarships automatically suspended for the period on exchange.
Applicants shall submit the following documents and information to the College of Liberal Arts:
Section A: Documents required in Chinese or in Englsih
- Application Checklist
- Application Form
- Autobiography (1000 Words and above)
- Study Plan for Exchange Program (No required format, 1000 words and above; to include motivations for going on the exchange program, proposed course selection list and credit transfer plan when back in NTNU, etc.)
- Link to a 3-5 minute self-introduction video in the target language (if applying for the English group, please do it in English; for the Japanese group, in Japanese; for the European group, in German/French or English)
- Official Transcript from previous semesters and Overall Level and Class Ranking Slip from the Office of Academic Affairs.
- Photocopied documents of proof of club activities or outstanding performances in School activities.
- Satisfy all admission requirements of the applicable partner university, and shall provide photocopies of the required language proficiency certificates (To submit the original together for vetting purposes during submission).
- Public-funded students are to provide a copy of a “Letter of Guarantee”.
- All other required documents as stated in the notice for Exchange application.
- Application Fee of NTD 500 and a copy of the successful online payment receipt.
Section B:
Application documents shall be compiled in the following format: (2) Application Form; (5) Official Transcript from previous semesters and Overall Level and Class Ranking Slip from the Office of Academic Affairs; (8) Original copy of the required language proficiency certificate and (11) Copy of the proof of payment of the NTD 500, and shall all be submitted to the Vice Dean Office, Room Cin 304 文學院副院長室 文學院大樓勤304室.
Items listed 3 to 10 as above in section A to be compiled into a single digital file in PDF format and emailed to the following address: cla_vdo@ntnu.edu.tw by May 22nd, 2025 (Thursday). Please specify in the email subject: “College of Liberal Arts Exchange Program Selection (Name, Department)”
Section C:
Payment for Application Fees: Payment only accepted through Online Cash System (No Cash payment allowed): (線上金流系統,Route: NTNU front page/ Students/ IPortal ). Please print out the receipt through the university’s online system and submit the proof of payment along with your application.
Section D:
Application Due Date: 17:00, 2025/05/22 (Thu) . Applications received thereafter shall be null and void.
Section E:
Mode of Assessment and Selection Criteria:
- Submitted Documents: academic grades (35%), Study Plan (35%), Proof of Language Proficiency (15%), Other applicable documents (15%).
- Selected applicants will have to fulfill all the requirements as determined by the arrangements with the respective partner universities.
Section G:
The final list of nominees will be published on the College of Liberal Arts website after mid-June. Nominees will have to follow the timeline stated to respond and confirm their spot for the exchange.
Section H:
Partner Universities open for application for the Spring 2026 Semester are listed below:
Country | Partner Universities | Number Of Places | Application Requirements | Exchange Period | Note | |
Japan | Osaka University | School of Letters / Graduate School of Humanities | 2 | Regular Short-term Exchange Program: JLPT N2 | Regular Short-term Exchange Program: 1 Semester | Tuition Fees Waived、Free Language Courses、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. |
College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University | 2 | Should possess the relevant language competencies to complete Japanese and English courses by the applicable department | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
School of Arts and Letters, Meiji University | 2 | Japanese Proficiency Level depending on the faculty requirements (N4-N2) | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ibaraki University | 2 | JLPT N2 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
Hong Kong | Faculty of Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University | 2 | TOFEL ITP: 550/ iBT: 79/ IELTS: 6.0 | 1 semeste | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | |
School of Humanities and Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 2 | Students from Non-native English speaking countries should possess: TOEFL: IBT total 80 or combined score: 60 (paper delivered test) IELTS: overall band 6.0 GSAT: Top Percentile of the cohort | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
Finland | Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki | 2 | TOEFL iBT:79 IELTS 6.0 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | |
Germany | Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum | 2 | English Proficiency Level:CEFR: B2-C1 (TOFEL iBT 100/ IELTS:6.5) Or German Proficiency Level:CEFR: B2-C1 (Test DaF:4×4 DSH:2) | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | |
Faculty of Linguistics, Cultures, and Arts, Goethe University of Frankfurt | 2 | English Proficiency Level:CEFR: B2 Or | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、Free German Language Courses Provided、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
Modern East Asian Studies Program (only Masters students are eligible to apply): TOFEL iBT 84 | ||||||
Faculty of Philology, University of Münster | 2 | English Proficiency Level:TOFEL iBT: 95/ IELTS:6.0 Or German Proficiency Level:CEFR: B1 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bremen | 2 | English or German Proficiency Level:CEFR: B2-C1 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、Free German Language Courses Provided、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | ||
Indonesia | Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada | 2 | TOEFL: 550 (paper-based)/ iBT: 70/ IELTS: 5.5 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. | |
Czech Republic | Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University | 2 | English Proficiency CEFR B2 or IELTS: 5.5 | 1 semester | Tuition Fees Waived、All Other Fees to be borne by applicant. |
Please contact Mr. Chang if there are any questions regarding the exchange program:
Mr. Chun-Chuan Chang
02-7749-1396
ericchang@ntnu.edu.tw