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Orientation for International Students,

2012-2013 Academic Year

Date: 19th of Feb. (Tuesday)

Time: 09:30 ~ 15:30

Location: Seminar Room

2nd Floor of Library

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NSYSU Campus Map

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Mailing Address

Your Name (Exchange Student/degree student)

Office of International Affairs National Sun Yat-sen University Room 2004, Adm. Building 70 Lien Hai Road, Kaohsiung

804,Taiwan R.O.C.

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Contact Persons

Prof. Chih-wen Kuo Dean of Office of International Affairs

Tel: (+)886-7-5252000 ext. 2630

Prof. Chi-I Lin Division Head of Student Exchange Division Tel: (+)886-7-5252000 ext. 2631

Maggie Wang Program Coordinator, Division of Student

Exchange Tel: (+)886-7-5252000 ext. 2636 E-mail: oia.exchange.@staff.nsysu.edu.tw

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College Coordinators

College of Liberal Arts 8th floor Rm. 802 ( 文 802)

Annie Yang

College of Management 4th floor Rm. 4051 ( 管 4051)

Shuping Huang

College of Social Sciences 4th floor Rm. 4006 ( 社 4006)

Irene Cheng

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College Coordinators

College of Science 4th floor Rm. 4001 ( 理 4001) Yi Wen Wang

College of Engineering 4th floor Rm. 4048 ( 工 4048) Yu-Jeng Huang (Miss)

College of Marine Science 2nd floor Rm. 2016 ( 海 2016) Miss Chin Pei Lin

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Other Contact Persons

Chinese Language Center: College of Liberal Arts 3rd floor Rm. 321 ( 文 321) Tel: 525-2000 ext.3031 Dana Lee

Registrar Division: Adm. Building 6th floor Rm. 6008 ( 行政大樓 6 樓 行 6008) Mrs. Fenny Huang 黃藍儀

Student Life Advisor: Adm. Building 5th floor Rm. 5008 ( 行 5008) Wen-bin Lu 盧文斌組長 / 教官

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VISA

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs- apply for a resident visa with a visitor visa

National Immigration Agency, Kaohsiung City Service Station-

1. apply for an Alien Residence Certificate (ARC)

2. extend your visa

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Alien Resident Certificate

International students staying in Taiwan for more than 6 months will have to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate.

A. Student with a visitor visa will first need to apply for a

resident visa from the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kaohsiung Office. The visa will be issued within 15 days.

B. Student with a resident visa will need to apply for the

Alien Resident Certificate at the National Immigration Agency Kaohsiung City Service Center within 15 days.

(You can always pick up the application form at OIA)

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Extend your visa

International Exchange Students staying here for only one semester have no need to apply for an Alien Resident Certificate. With a visitor visa, you may stay here for 60 days and you can apply at National Immigration Agency Kaohsiung City Service Center for a maximum of 2 extensions, each for sixty days.

The applicants are required to apply for extension within 10 days prior to the expiration of a visitor visa.

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Reminders for extending your visa

Students holding multiple entry visa may re-enter Taiwan within the valid period stated on the visa. Students holding single entry visa and if he or she leaves Taiwan, he or she will need to apply for visa from overseas in order to re-enter Taiwan again.

If your visa expires, you will be deported and have to apply for visa from overseas in order to re-enter Taiwan again.

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Reminders regarding Entry for Aliens (foreign nationals) in Taiwan

Foreign nationals are required to apply for Resident Certificate within fifteen days after they are issued a Resident Visa. They will be fined if they violate the regulation set by the National Immigration Agency in Taiwan.

If foreign nationals stay in Taiwan after Visitor Visa or Resident Certificate expires, they will be fined according to the regulation set by National Immigration Agency in Taiwan.

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Map (Please refer to the Handbook for detailed information)

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General Codes of Conduct for Students of NSYSU

Students who violate regulations will be issued a written warning.

Students status at NSYSU will be cancelled A letter of notification will be sent to the home

institution of students who seriously and repeatedly violate NSYSU regulations.

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Important General Codes

Students are not allowed entry into the dormitories of the opposite gender, nor have overnight guests. If found, you will be evicted from dormitories.

Students are not allowed to swim where prohibited and also where no lifeguards are on duty.

Students should not undertake actions off-campus which will in turn bring dishonor to NSYSU.

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Registration Procedures

1. Your Registration Form is inside your package.

2. Pick up the dormitory and insurance payment notice, and submit the medical insurance certificate at the Office of International Affairs. ( 9/17 ~ 9/21 at the Library)

3. Present your payment notice and pay fees at either Family Mart convenience store or post office.

Please make sure to keep your receipt after paying the fee.

4. Return the Registration Form to Registrar Division and pick up your Student ID Card. ( 9/17 ~ 9/21 at the Library)

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Fees

International exchange students from sister universities have tuition waiver.

Fees that exchange students need to pay include:

Student Union Group Insurance Fee:

NT$ 275 Computer facilities usage: NT$300 Health Insurance Fee: If you stay in

Taiwan for more than 4 months.

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Wireless access – EXCHANGE Student Step 1: Account number: 10 digits of student ID number, with lowercase of

first letter of student ID. Ex: i994000001

Step 2: Password: patty2636 Step 3: E-mail Address: (account number)+ @student.nsysu.edu.tw, Ex:

i994000001@student.nsysu.edu.tw Step 4: Shall you have any further questions regarding the set up

procedures, please call the following campus extension: 2511 or you can visit the 1st floor of the library for Wireless and Network Control Services with your student ID card.

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Diverse passwords to different WebPages

http://selcrs.nsysu.edu.tw/smain.asp?eng=1 (course selection webpage) http://cu.nsysu.edu.tw/ (cyber university webpage) http://wifi.nsysu.edu.tw/files/11-1171-99.php (wireless internet webpage)

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Leaving Procedures

1. Obtain the Procedure Sheet for Leaving NSYSU at Office of International Affairs before your leaving time.

2. Return room key & sensor to the Dorm Office.

3. Return borrowed books and pay back the overdue fines (if any) at the Library.

4. Pay off the fines of violating the rules (if any) at the Vehicle Regulation Office.

5. Fill out the questionnaire at the Office of International Affairs.

6. Fill out the address of your home and Institute on Leaving Procedure Sheet, and return this sheet to Registrar Division.

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Attendance

If the student’s total absent days exceeds that of 1/3 the total number of days the class is in session, the university will notify the student’s home institution by formal letter. Absence without proper documentation is considered the same as truancy. One truant hour is the equivalent of two hours of missed classes.

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National Health Insurance

All foreigners residing in Taiwan for more than 4 months, and holding an Alien Resident Certificate, are required to join the National Health Insurance Program. Premium is to be paid monthly (NT$749 per month). Students who are eligible to join the NHI have to pay the premium in full upon registration.

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Chinese Class

If you already have some basic knowledge of Chinese, please go to Room 203, 2nd Floor, Liberal Arts Building at 9:30 on 20th of Feb. for your placement test. You will all start your Chinese course on 26th of Feb. at 12:10.

如果你已經學過中文了 , 請記得在 2 月 20 日早上9:30 在文學院 2 樓的 203 教室參加中文考試。所有的學生將於 2 月 26 日中午 12 點 10 分開始上課。

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Chinese Class

Separate registration form for Chinese class.

Hand in the form on the first day of Chinese class.

To withdrawal from Chinese class, go to the Chinese Language Center to fill out the withdrawal form.

Deadline to sign up: March 5th Deadline to drop: March 5th

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Important Dates

Please be well aware that it is your responsibility to memorize all the important dates regarding your course selection and confirmation.

If you’re not clear with the course selection procedures, don’t forget that your buddy is a very good helper to assist you.

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Hospitals (Please refer to the Handbook for detailed information)

NSYSU Health Center

- The Family Medicine Clinic

- The Dental Clinic

Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital (Da-Tong Area)

Yuan’s General Hospital Kaohsiung Medicine University

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NSYSU Health Center Opening Hours

Clinic Center Dentist

08:30 ~ 12:00

13:30 ~ 15:30

9:30 ~ 12:00

14:30 ~ 17:30

17:30 ~ 20:30

Mon. O O O Appointment only

Tue. O O O O Appointment only

Wed. O O O Appointment only

Thu. O O O O Appointment only

Fri O O O Appointment only

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Accommodation

Hot Water Supply The hot water used in the dormitories’

shower facilities is provided by boilers and is readily available everyday between 5 p.m. to midnight. For the students’ convenience, it is recommended to use the shower facilities during these hours.

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Accommodation

Visitors of Opposite Gender If a student, for some reason such as

repairing a computer or carrying heavy objects, has a visitor of opposite gender, the visitor accompanied by the student needs to inform the residence manager or advisor and get an ID in exchange for a yellow vest to wear for identification. Visiting time is 10:00am to 8:00pm. The duration of stay may not last more than two hours.

Overnight visitors are prohibited. If found, students will be deported from dormitories.

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Telephone Service

Tsui-heng Villa Dormitory Building

- Tel : (07)5256069 H Building: ext 78 ＋ Rm. NO. (5 digitals) Wu-ling Villa Dormitory Building

- Tel : (07)5257021 Wu-ling II: ext 82 ＋ Rm. NO. (5 digitals)

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Application for Parking Permit

Students may obtain a scooter’s parking permit for parking space on campus. The cost of the permit is NT$300. An applicant needs to fill out an application form (at OIA) and attach a copy of scooter registration, driver’s license. student I.D and an emission test sheet of your scooter. Also the automobile liability insurance of your scooter needs to be prepared as the beneficial document for your permit.

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Traffic Regulations

It is required to wear helmets while riding a scooter for safety purpose.

It is against regulation to ride a scooter after drinking alcohol.

When parking scooters around the dormitory buildings or classroom area, please make sure scooters are parked WITHIN the white parking spaces. Scooters may be towed away by the Motor Vehicle Regulations Office.

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Other Information

Dialing ABROAD:

- 002 or 009 + country code + area code + telephone no.

For example:

- Tokyo: 002 – 81 – 3 – telephone no.

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Pre-paid Cell Phone Card

You need: - a GSM 2 or 3-band phone, which you can bring from your own country or buy locally. - 2 kinds of Identification Certificates. It can be your passport, ARC card and Student ID.

The card can be purchased at any Telecom outlet or service center, or Convenience Stores.

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Open a Bank Account

You need: - ID no. in Taiwan (Kaohsiung City Service Station of the National Immigration Agency )

 - 2 kinds of Identification Certificates. It can be your passport, ARC card and Student ID.

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Emergency and Important Telephone Information List

Fire, Ambulance:119 Police, Traffic Accident:110

外國人在台生活服務 Information for Foreigners: 0800-024-111 http://iff.npa.gov.tw

Emergency Contact : Open Office Hours:

Mon. to Fri.: 8:00-18:00, 07-525-2634 (Office of International Affairs)

Closed Hours: 0911-705-999

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Reminders

Tunnel and Rear Gate will be closed at night.

(From 00:00~5:00am) Please be very careful

about any body contacts while getting along with other students. We strongly suggest students to know more about local cultures before coming to Taiwan.

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Reminders

If you don’t feel comfortable while getting along with others or you need someone to talk to regarding your study or stay here, you’re more than welcomed to arrange an appointment with OIA first and we will refer you to the right office if you’re looking for further assistance.

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Activities for you (Degree + Chinese) to join!!!!

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Activities for you (exchange students) to join!!!! Trip to Sanling Farm, Meinung Folk Village, Cishan

Old Street and Purple Bamboo Temple

Date: 29th of September Time: 08:30 am Meeting Place:

In front of Administration Building Fee: NT500 (Including three meals a day, transportation,

insurance and entrance ticket fee) Registration deadline: 21st of September

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Enjoy your stay!