Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) established the Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship in 2021 to encourage European students to undertake short-term studies in Taiwan and enhance Mandarin Chinese proficiency. National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) is one of the major universities to receive a comprehensive grant to provide scholarships to students of European universities. 

Conditions for Receiving the Full Scholarship

• Students must take and pass the Chinese course NSYSU offers for exchange students (4 hours per week, 3 credits).
• Students should fully cooperate with the regulations and measures at NSYSU and in Taiwan.
•  MOFA and NSYSU might ask the recipients to take interviews or participate in surveys about their experience in Taiwan.
•  Recipients are encouraged to participate in English immersion activities designed and conducted by NSYSU at local elementary and high schools.

Eligibility

Students (without a Chinese or Taiwanese nationality) enrolling at a university in the below-mentioned countries are eligible for the TEC scholarship:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., Ukraine.

Documents: 

• Latest Academic Transcript (English version)
• Copy of ID Photo (a headshot with the size of 3.5x4.5cm / plain background)
• Copy of Passport (Valid for at least 6 months beyond the intended period of stay in Taiwan.) 

Selection Process

• In the exchange program nomination process, partners from eligible countries should nominate students for the TEC scholarship at the same time. They are asked to put priority numbers for eligible students as a way of nomination. The measurements for the priority numbers shall be decided by our partners. 
•  NSYSU will distribute the scholarship slots to each institution as evenly as possible. The priority numbers help us decide who shall receive the scholarship.
• NSYSU will send terms and conditions to the selected students and ask them to sign them back in time. Students are considered to be awarded the scholarship once they fulfill this.

For more information, visit the factsheet and detailed information about the student exchange program: https://oia.nsysu.edu.tw/p/404-1308-268466.php?Lang=en

Application: Send your documents to this email: [email protected].

Deadline: March 21, 2025