Application Documents

1. The application form should be completed online, and there are no application fees.
2. A copy of your passport is required.
3. Photocopies of your highest degree and transcripts for all years are needed. If the original transcripts are in a language other than Chinese or English, you must provide an additional notarized copy translated into either Chinese or English by a Taiwan Overseas Mission. Depending on your degree level, you should provide the following documents:
   • For Bachelor's program: High school diploma and transcripts for every semester.
   • For Master's program: Undergraduate diploma and transcripts for every semester.
   • For Transfer Students: Original diploma and transcripts for every semester from the previous university.
   Note 1

   If STUST has doubts about the authenticity of the diploma or transcript for your highest degree or its equivalent after you submit it, we may request you to re-submit the authenticated documents through the Taiwan Embassy.

   Note 2

   When applying, you can initially scan and upload the documents. However, upon registration at STUST, you must submit the diploma and transcripts authenticated by a Taiwan Embassy or overseas mission. Language proficiency certificates should be issued by the following institutions: TOEFL and TOEIC scores from ETS, IELTS scores from an official testing center, and TOCFL certificates from the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. If the submitted documents are found to be forged, altered, fraudulent, or untrue, accepted students who haven't registered yet will be disqualified, and enrolled students will be expelled from the university and may face legal consequences.
4. A study plan or statement of purpose in English or Chinese.
5. Two recommendation letters (please complete online).
6. Resume (if applicants have work experience).
7. Any other relevant certificates or awards.
Note 1
Applicants may upload their portfolio or relevant certificates under the “Resume” or “Study Plan” sections in the application system. Please note that portfolio files must be submitted in PDF format.
8. If you hold foreign nationality at the time of application and have had nationality in the Republic of China, you must submit documents for continuous residence overseas. (At the time of application, you must have been staying overseas for more than six years.)
9. If you hold foreign nationality at the time of application, previously held citizenship in the Republic of China, and have a registered residence in Taiwan, you must submit proof of the loss of Republic of China citizenship for more than eight years, along with the confirmation certificate from the Ministry of the Interior.
10. Provide financial proof sufficient for studying in Taiwan, verified by an overseas embassy or issued by a financial institution. If the document is issued by a Taiwanese agency, verification is not required. Whether or not you receive a government scholarship, please provide a financial statement from a bank showing an amount exceeding USD 4,000 or TWD 120,000. Otherwise, you may face difficulties in obtaining a visa to enter Taiwan. If the financial proof is not from the applicant's account, the relationship between the sponsor and the applicant must be specified.
11. Malaysian students applying for bachelor's programs should submit SPM, STPM, or UEC transcripts.
12. A health certificate issued by a hospital within the last 3 months, including the test report for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This should be done after receiving the Acceptance Letter from STUST.