The Taiwan government is keen to attract more international students, and has set the ambitious target of reaching 150,000 international students by 2020. To try and hit this target, many universities in Taiwan are increasing the number of degree courses taught partly or entirely in English. Furthermore, Taiwan government also offering a series of scholarships for international students. Many of Taiwan’s top universities also offer their own international scholarships.
The most frequently asked questions coming up are mostly about “how can I choose among hundreds of universities in Taiwan?”, “what is the most suitable university in Taiwan for me?”, and also “can you recommend me a good university for me to continue my study”. Well, my dear brothers and sisters, actually what is best for you can only known by yourself. But no worries, because we are going to give a several tips for you on how to choose Taiwan University to continue your study. Here we go!
Know your reason and a basic information about the Country!
The first step is about knowing the reason about why you continue study in Taiwan. Are you about to focus on your continuing study? Is it the demand from your company? Or do you wish to continue study while working?
After figuring those things out, knowing the basic information about the country would be good to choose your ideal university. Here is some fast information:

• Island located 120km off the east coast of China
• Capital city: Taipei (largest city is New Taipei City)
• Currency: New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
• Official language: Traditional Mandarin Chinese (Minnan and Hakka are also spoken, and English is widely studied and understood)
• The north has mild winters and a hot, rainy summer; the south is generally warm and relatively dry
• Nearly 60% of the island is covered by forest
• International companies headquartered in Taiwan include Acer, HTC, and Giant (the world’s largest bike manufacturerby revenue).
• Taiwan was the world’s fourth biggest holder of nanotechnology patents in 2012.
• Popular snacks include oyster vermicelli, Taiwanese meatballs, pearl milk tea and the strangely named ‘coffin sandwich’ and ‘stinky tofu’.

Universities in Taiwan? What are they?
A good place to start looking for universities are through the rankings. You should always aim high because you will probably do better if you overshoot, than if you just settled for what you thought you were capable of. That advice goes for the rest of your life and it’s free.
You could simply check our prior article Top 10 Universities in Taiwan | Taiwan Education Center (umy.ac.id)  for Taiwan universities with their rankings and the city they’re in. You can check them out further by clicking on them to see what their international department offer international students.
Anyway, you will find international departments are your best bet for finding out relevant information on programs and what universities have to offer.
Look for the International Program
There are a lot of international programs in Taiwan and once you find one, the next task that must be done is find out how long the program has been running for, how the university ranks in Taiwan, and if the university is known for the area that you want to major in. You don’t want to major in business studies if your university is known for agriculture after all! National Taiwan Normal University places much emphasis on language learning and training of teachers, while China Medical University is likely a better choice for students pursuing degrees in medicine.
Luckily, StudyInTaiwan.org has a handy tool to help you determine what program would be right for you. You can search based on university, degree program, short-term program, or scholarship, and you can control for degree level, major, language of study (or how much of the program is taught in English), region, and city. Here is a list of every English-taught program in Taiwan (at least 90 percent English), also known as “international programs.” Study in Taiwan Learning plus Adventure
The problem you might be facing now is that you aren’t sure about what is a good university in Taiwan. You might just want to settle for the first thing that makes sense to you, and rightly so. Universities in Taiwan don’t make the process of finding out information on their programs easy, and applying isn’t much easier either, but you absolutely need to take the time to research universities before you make a commitment to apply. There comes another obstacle, trying to figure out the process of applying to a university. Information on university websites is rarely straight-forward and it looks like it was written without the person applying in mind.
So, you better call the international department of the school and nail down the process.
Locations! Cause you don’t want to be unknown…
Find the locations in Taiwan which is suitable for your lifestyle and current financial and also to figure out where the suitable place for you to live in among many kinds of surroundings in Taiwan. For International students, it would be better to find a place with a good public transportation system. Make sure about the area that you will be living in and if it has all the amendments you need.
So, look at the rankings of universities in Taiwan, find one that has international programs, find all the information you can about the courses, make a decision based on your needs (what city, what course, and your future prospects) and go for it!
 
Source: Study in Taiwan | Top Universities
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