Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP)

Introduction

In 2015, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education launched the Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP) to encourage more international students to participate in short-term professional internship projects organized by Taiwanese universities and colleges. TEEP also allows international students to gain an in-depth educational experience in Taiwan, while also preparing themselves for the Asian job market.

An increasing number of outstanding universities and colleges in Taiwan now offer TEEP@AsiaPlus – short term professional and research internship programs for 500+ outstanding international youths to experience Taiwan’s quality higher education and make personal connections in the Asian job market.

TEEP programs are also available in emerging fields such as Information Communication Technology (ICT), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain Technology, Semiconductors, 5G Wireless Communications, Advanced Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, Robotics, Green Energy, Biosensors, Logistics Management, Molecular Biology and Smart Health Care, as well as Mandarin Language Training or Cultural Experience Courses.

Internship + Mandarin Learning

The wide range of programs under TEEP provides students from all backgrounds opportunities to immerse themselves in the operations of key Taiwan companies and industries. Moreover, TEEP helps students find relevant and useful job placements at various companies. In these positions, students will gain firsthand knowledge that will put them well on their way in the business world. To ease participants into their internships in Taiwan, TEEP also features cultural immersion activities to improve language and cultural fluency. All participants are provided with high-quality dormitory accommodations, as well as opportunities to learn to speak Mandarin Chinese.

Taiwan is an ideal place for international students who want to learn Mandarin Chinese, also called Mandarin, Huayu, Guoyu, Hanyu, Putonghua, and Zhongwen in Chinese-speaking communities around the world. Taiwan is also an ideal place for learning traditional Chinese characters, which allows you to better connect with classic Chinese literature and culture. Furthermore, learning Chinese will help you communicate with Chinese speakers around the world. There is a worldwide enthusiasm for learning Chinese, and Taiwan is already well established as one of the best places in the world to learn.

Project Funding

• Host professors receive funding to support student scholarships and research activities.
• Project duration and scholarship arrangements are subject to agreement with the host professor.

Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements：

1. With foreign nationality, High school graduate or above; who have obtained a doctorate degree is not eligibility
2. Who have studied in Taiwan, including exchange students and degree-seeking students, is not eligibility
3. Who is already in Taiwan is not eligibility, TEEP participants holding a foreign passport or dual nationality
4. Who have studied abroad (excluding Mainland China) since high school and are not enrolled at a university in Taiwan, are eligible to participate in the program in Taiwan.
5. To avoid conflicts of interest, TEEP participants and host professors must not be spouses or relatives within the third degree of kinship.

How to apply -Host professor

MOE will call for the proposal every year. OIA will foward the related information to faculty.

How to apply – Student

• Please check the detail of labs.(TEEP)
• Contact the host professor directly, the project period and scholarship need to be discussed with the host professor.

Please submit the following information to the Office of International Affairs (OIA). After obtaining the Ministry of Education (MOE) approval letter, participants may apply for a visa at the designated overseas mission.

• Project type
• Passport number (last three digits masked) and nationality
• Academic information:University name；Department/Major/Year of study
• Expected period of stay in Taiwan
• Country/City of the overseas mission for visa application
• Approved project number/host professor’s name/affiliated unit/and title

Scholarship Disbursement

• The scholarship will be processed and disbursed by the project host professor through the University’s internal system.
• If the participant opens a bank account in Taiwan, the scholarship will be transferred directly to the participant’s account. If the participant is unable to open a bank account in Taiwan, the scholarship will be issued by check.

Program Guidelines

• 114 TEEP Program Guidelines
• 115 TEEP Program Guidelines

Pre-Arrival Guidebook

• PRE-ARRIVAL GUIDEBOOK