Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan Article 7

International students applying for admission to a university or tertiary college shall submit the following documents and apply directly to the university or college during its designated application period, and applicants who pass the review or screening process will be issued an admission notice:1. An enrollment application form;2. Academic records:(1) Academic credentials from the Mainland Area shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Academic Credentials for Mainland Area.(2) Academic records from Hong Kong or Macao shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing the Examination and Recognition of Educational Qualifications from Hong Kong and Macao.(3) Academic records from other areas:A. Academic records issued by an Overseas Taiwan School or a school for Taiwan business people in the Mainland Area shall be regarded as equivalent to academic records issued by an educational institution of the same level in Taiwan.B. Academic records from overseas other than those referred to the preceding two items shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Regarding the Assessment and Recognition of Foreign Academic Records by Institutions of Higher Education. However, academic records issued by a campus or branch that a foreign educational institution has established in the Mainland Area by a foreign educational institution shall be notarized by a notary public there and authenticated by an agency established or designated by the Executive Yuan, or by a private organization commissioned by the Executive Yuan.3. Proof of the applicant’s having sufficient funds to live on while studying in Taiwan, or proof of having a full scholarship or grant provided by a government, university, college, or private organization;4. Other documents required by the educational institution being applied to.When an educational institution reviews an international student’s admission application, if any of the documents specified in Subparagraph 2 and Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph have not been authenticated by an overseas mission, or by an agency established or designated by the Executive Yuan, or by a private organization commissioned by the Executive Yuan, and the educational institution has any doubts about them, it may request authentication by an overseas agency. If documents that have already been authenticated raise any doubts, the educational institution may request assistance to investigate the matter.The admission notice referred to in Paragraph 1 shall set out in detail in both Chinese and English the name of the international student, the name of their program of study, the degree level, the language of instruction, the academic year of enrollment, the date the semester begins, the tuition and miscellaneous fee collection and refund criteria, any scholarship or grant awarded to the student, and any other pertinent information that international students must be notified of, and verify that international students studying in Taiwan understand their associated rights and obligations. A university or tertiary college institution may provide versions of these details in other mother languages of its international students.