How Hong Kong students can apply to the Taiwan Institute

Going to graduate school is a very personal choice. Where to study and what to study depends on the applicant's own personality and aspirations. For questions such as "is it better to go to Taiwan or Europe and the United States to study for a master's degree?", it is recommended to discuss with your peers and elders. This article will not go into details, but only share technical information.

Before enrolling in the graduate school in Taiwan, prospective applicants can check the number of places on the website of the Haihua Joint Admissions Association . Most of the research institutes in Taiwan teach in Chinese. If you prefer English teaching, you can select "All English-taught Departments" when inquiring.

For questions about tuition and accommodation fees, please refer to here , or go to the websites of major Taiwan universities to inquire about the tuition and accommodation fees of the Institute.

After selecting the desired department, the prospective applicant should register an account in the application information reporting system and sort the four favorite departments. As overseas Chinese students apply for graduate schools in the JUPAS system, the department will not know the order in which overseas Chinese students are ranked, so there is no need to worry that listing a certain department as a lower priority will affect the admission of that department. See the picture below for details:

Similar to the master's application in Hong Kong and Europe and the United States, prospective applicants generally need to prepare and upload:

1. Research Proposal (similar to Research Proposal, including literature review, research question, purpose, and methods)
2. Advanced study/study plan (almost a Study Plan, you need to briefly describe your plan for the research career)
3. Autobiography (closer to the Personal Statement class)
4. University transcripts over the years
5. diploma
6. Two letters of recommendation (fill in the recommender and contact information in the reporting system, and submit it by the recommender)

The first to third items can all be shared by different people on Google. Let me google that for you! (Add the specified department as a keyword to find more accurate information)

Some people will upload their resumes, and when applying for admission to National Taiwan University (NTU), they need to pay an additional "individual application examination fee" (NT$1,500, about HK$420), and upload a "payment certificate", please complete here .

After filling in the information, the next step for applicants is to bring their "passport" and "ID card" to verify their academic qualifications at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office . Beforehand, they can download, print and fill in the document certification application form from the website . Field refill is also possible. The verification fee for each document is 120 Hong Kong dollars. Generally, the "Graduation Certificate" and "University Transcript" need to be verified, so it costs 240 Hong Kong dollars. After about a week, you need to go to this office to collect the "verified document" and "verified document approval".

After that, you need to download and print the "Application Form" and "Declaration Form" on the filling and reporting system, and bring along the "Verified Documents" and "Approval Documents for Verification", submit them to the office of the Haihua Service Foundation , and pay for it. registery fee. After payment, you will get a "registration fee receipt".

At this point, if the applied department does not have written or/and oral test requirements, the applicant will wait for the list to be released in March. You can pay attention to the post on the Facebook page of the Haihua Service Foundation, and check the list on the website of the Haihua Service Foundation after the list is released. About two weeks after the list is released, the foundation will also send an email to notify whether it is on the list or not.

Only a few departments require all written or/and oral examinations, such as the Department of Library and Information Science at National Taiwan University . Applicants will take the test by March, and if they pass the test, they are expected to be admitted.

If you are admitted and decide to study in Taiwan, here is what you need to prepare:

1. Pay attention to the email of Howard Service Foundation, and go to the office to get the "Distribution Notice" (i.e. admission notice) according to the allocated time slot
2. Go to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office to get the "No Criminal Record Certificate Recommendation Letter", you can get it on the same day without making an appointment (the function of this is to apply for the following item)
3. Go to Wan Chai Police Headquarters to apply for a "Certificate of No Criminal Record" (commonly known as a Good Citizen's Certificate), but don't do it too early, because the validity period is only three months, so apply within July; you need to print and fill out the following documents beforehand, and Ready to pay HKD 225
4. During the epidemic, you need to wait for the instructions of the Central Epidemic Command Center to apply for a "Taiwan Resident Visa"; documents and HKD 530 are required, please refer to
5. Prepare valid passport, tuition fee, ID photo, air ticket, accommodation in Taiwan, luggage , etc. before entering Taiwan

Yes, it is a little troublesome.