In accordance with the government’s policy to expand the recruitment of overseas Chinese students, students from Hong Kong and Macao, and international students in key industrial sectors, the University established the “International Foundation Program” as a first-level administrative unit, as approved at the 3rd University Affairs Council Meeting of the first semester of the 2022 academic year on January 17, 2023. The establishment of the program was approved by the Ministry of Education on August 10, 2023, under Official Letter No. MOE Technical Education Division II, Letter No. 1120072355. Furthermore, according to Official Letter No. MOE Technical Education Division II, Letter No. 1140123461, issued by the Ministry of Education on December 23, 2025, the University was approved to reorganize the “International Foundation Program” as a second-level administrative unit.
The 1+4 Program of the International Foundation Program consists of one year of preparatory Chinese language study followed by four years of bachelor’s degree study. During the one-year Chinese language preparatory period, students are required to pass the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) at Level A2. Only students who meet the required Chinese language proficiency standard may proceed to the first year of study in the department to which they have been admitted.
The departments currently offered under the University’s International Foundation Program are the Department of Hospitality Management, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Chen Yen-Chun
Dean of International Affairs
