Please read through the following TKU academic calendar and note down important dates and events for foreign students. The academic calendar is a vital point of reference for your future studies at TKU.
| First Semester, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | First Semester Begins |
| Aug 5 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Aug 6 ~ 12 | First Semester course enrollment for undergraduates (Excluding Freshmen) and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Aug 7 ~ 8 | 2024~2025 Academic Year New Departmental Supervisor Seminar |
| Aug 12 | Application Deadline for the PhD. Program |
| Aug 15 ~ Sep 26 | Enrollment information available online |
| Aug 20 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Incoming Staff Orientation |
| Aug 24 | New Student & Parent Meeting |
| Aug 27 ~ 29 | Courses enrollment for Undergraduate Freshmen, Transferred New Students, and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Aug 28 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Aug 29 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Seminar for Incoming Faculty Seminar |
| Aug 31 ~ Sep 1 | Dormitory Check-in & Move-in on Tamsui Campus |
| Sep 2 ~ 30 | Application for "Certificate of Credit Programs" |
| Sep 3 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Incoming Faculty Teaching Workshop |
| Sep 4 | Incoming Overseas Student Orientation |
| Sep 5 | Freshmen Orientation and the Slope of Overcoming Difficulty Tour for all departments in College of Liberal Arts, Engineering, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Education, and Artificial Innovation Intelligence. Medical Check-ups for Colleges of Science, Business and Management, International Affairs, and Precision Healthcare. Participants: 1st-year Students of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Extension Education Programs, and Transfer Students. |
| Sep 6 | Freshmen Orientation and the Slope of Overcoming Difficulty Tour for Colleges of Science, Business and Management, International Affairs, and Precision Healthcare. Medical Check-ups for Colleges of Liberal Arts, Engineering, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Education, and Artificial Innovative Intelligence. Participants: 1st-year Students of Undergraduate, Graduate, and Extension Education Programs, and Transfer Students. Deadline for Registration and Payment |
| Sep 9 | Class Begins |
| Sep 9 ~ 20 | Application to Waive "National Defense Military Training/ Nursing Courses" |
| Sep 10 ~ 18 | Drop/Add week |
| Sep 10 ~ 20 | Application to Drop Minor/ Double Major |
| Sep 17 | Mid-Autumn Festival (No Class) |
| Sep 18 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 20 | TKU Anniversary Celebration Preparation Meeting |
| Sep 23 ~ Oct 7 | Application for the Tamkang University Quality Award |
| Sep 27 | The 198th Administrative Meeting |
| Oct 10 | National Day of the Republic of China (No Class) |
| Oct 16 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| Oct 18 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Oct 19 | Teaching and Administration Innovation Seminar |
| Oct 21 | Completion of 1/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 2/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinued Study) |
| Oct 21 ~ Nov 3 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Oct 23 | Educational Quality Management Committee Meeting |
| Oct 25 | Academic Affairs Meeting |
| Oct 28 ~ Nov 15 | Minor Specialty Application and Review |
| Oct 28 ~ Dec 6 | Application for Graduate Degree Exams |
| Oct 30 | Sports Day |
| Nov 1 | The 92nd School Affairs Meeting (Final Account Review) |
| Nov 2 | TKU Anniversary Celebration, Alumni Homecoming Day, Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Jan 23, 2025) |
| Nov 4 ~ 10 | Midterm Exams Week |
| Nov 8 | TKU 74th Anniversary |
| Nov 11 ~ Dec 6 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in the Credited Programs |
| Nov 13 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Nov 14 | 1st, 4th, and 5th-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Nov 15 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| Nov 22 | The 199th Administrative Meeting |
| Dec 2 | Completion of 2/3 of the semester (Application Deadline for 1/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinue Study) |
| Dec 2 ~ 6 | Midterm course-drop period |
| Dec 2 ~ Jan 12, 2025 | Graduate degree examinations |
| Dec 5 ~ 6 | 2-Day Site Visit for 2024~2025 Academic Year Third Cycle of University Institutional Accreditation |
| Dec 12 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Promotions of Disaster Prevention Activities at Teaching Building on Tamsui Campus |
| Dec 16 ~ 29 | Teaching Evaluation Week |
| Dec 18 | New Faculty Allotment Meeting |
| Dec 20 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Dec 27 | Application deadline for deferred study The 200th Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Dec 30 ~ Jan 5 | Final Exams Week |
| Jan 1, 2025 | Founding Day of the Republic of China (No class) |
| Jan 3 | Final Review of Tamkang University Quality Award |
| Jan 6 ~ 12 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jan 6 ~ 14 | Preliminary Course Enrollment for the Second Semester |
| Jan 6 ~ Feb 16 | Final Grades of First Semester Available Online |
| Jan 9 | General Affairs Performance Evaluation Meeting |
| Jan 10 | Total Quality Management Training |
| Jan 13 ~ Feb 16 | Winter Vacation |
| Jan 14 | Military Training Office year-end performance review & Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee Meeting (Move to the 15th when conflicting with the Taiwan's President of University/College Meeting) |
| Jan 15 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jan 23 | Compensatory day off (for Nov 2, 2024) |
| Jan 24 ~ Feb 7 | Chinese New Year holiday |
| Jan 28 | Chinese New Year’s Eve (Government agencies closed from Jan 25 till Feb 02 for Chinese New Year holiday) |
| Jan 31 ~ Feb 16 | First Semester Ends |
| Second Semester, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Second Semester Begins |
| Feb 10 | Staff & faculty resume work Enquiry Deadline for the First-semester Grades |
| Feb 13 ~ Mar 7 | Enrollment information available online |
| Feb 14 | Deadline for Registration and Payment |
| Feb 17 | Class Begins |
| Feb 17 ~ 25 | Add/Drop Week |
| Feb 17 ~ 27 | Application to Drop Minor/ Double Major Program |
| Feb 17 ~ Mar 3 | Application to waive "National Defense Military Training/Nursing Courses" |
| Feb 27 ~ Mar 13 | Application for Teacher Education Program |
| Feb 28 | Peace Memorial Day (No class) |
| Mar 5 ~ 11 | Department/Graduate Institute Transfer Application for the 2025~2026 Academic Year |
| Mar 7 | The 201st Administrative Meeting |
| Mar 14 | Campus Security Maintenance Meeting |
| Mar 15 | Spring Feast - Alumni Association of Departments, Graduate Institutes, and the University Invite Alumni for Homecoming Activities |
| Mar 17 ~ May 9 | Application for Graduate Degree Examinations |
| Mar 19 | Students Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Mar 21 ~ 23 | 2025~2026 Academic Year College Entrance Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities |
| Mar 24 ~ Apr 13 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Mar 28 | Total Quality Management Seminar |
| Mar 31 | Completion of 1/3 of the semester |
| Mar 31 ~ Apr 2 | Teaching Administration Observation |
| Apr 3 | Children’s Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Apr 4 | Children’s Day & Tomb Sweeping Day (No Class) |
| Apr 7 | Application Deadline for 2/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinued Study |
| Apr 7 ~ 25 | Minor Specialty Application and Review |
| Apr 11 | The 202nd Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Apr 14 ~ 20 | Midterm Exams Week |
| Apr 16 | Meeting on Total Admission Quota (Tentative) |
| Apr 18 | Commencement Preparation Meeting |
| Apr 21 ~ May 16 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in Credit Programs |
| Apr 23 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Apr 24 | 2nd-, and 3rd-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Apr 25 | Educational Quality Management Meeting |
| Apr 28 | Tuition and Fees Deliberation Committee Meeting | Apr 30 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| May 1 ~ Jul 6 | Graduate Degree Examinations |
| May 2 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| May 5 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Disaster Prevention Activities for Teaching Buildings on Tamsui Campus |
| May 7 ~ 20 | Double Major, Minor, and Minor Specialty Application for the 2025~2026 Academic Year |
| May 9 | Academic Affairs Meeting Final Selection Meeting of Candidates for Teacher Education Program |
| May 12 | Completion of 2/3 of the semester (Deadline to apply for 1/3 of refunds on tuition payment for defer and discontinue study) |
| May 12 ~16 | Midterm course-drop |
| May 14 | 2025-2026 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting Water Sports Day |
| May 16 ~ 18 | Provisional Second-stage Interview of College Entrance Application |
| May 19 ~ 25 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects offered to graduating students) |
| May 21 | Final Review of the Department Development Award |
| May 22 | Organizing and Training of the Protection/Rescue Team of Tamsui Campus |
| May 23 | Graduating seniors' application deadline for deferred study (Including students with extended study) The 203rd Administrative Meeting (Preliminary budget review) |
| May 26 ~ Jun 1 | Examinations for graduating seniors (Undergraduates and Five-Year Architecture Program) |
| May 26 ~ Jun 8 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects Offered to Non-graduating Students) |
| May 26 ~ Jun 13 | Final grades of graduating seniors available online |
| May 27 | Provisional Student Recruitment Committee Meeting (Set by the Schedule of the Second-Stage Application) |
| May 28 | 2025-2026 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| May 29 | General Affairs Meeting & 2nd Meeting of the Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee |
| May 30 | Dragon Boat Festival Holiday (No Class) |
| May 31 | Dragon Boat Festival (No Class) |
| Jun 2 ~ 30 | Application period for credited curriculum certificates |
| Jun 6 | The 93rd School Affairs Meeting (Budget Review) |
| Jun 7 | Application Deadline for Deferring or Discontinuing Study (Non-Graduating Students) TKU Commencement, Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Jul 10) |
| Jun 9 ~ 15 | Final Exams Week |
| Jun 16 ~ 22 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jun 16 ~ Jul 31 | Final grades of second semester available online |
| Jun 21 ~ 22 | Dormitory Check-out on Tamsui Campus |
| Jun 23 | Summer Vacation Begins |
| Jun 23 ~ 27 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Student Club Leader Seminar |
| Jun 24 | TKU Flag Awarding Ceremony for Students Going Abroad for Study in 2025~2026 Academic Year |
| Jun 25 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 1 ~ Aug 31 | Staff Summer Break (All Fridays Off, 4 Rotational Days Off) |
| Jul 10 | Compensatory Day Off (Make-up Workday on Jun 7) |
| Jul 14 ~ 17 | (Week Off from Jul 14 till Jul 17) |
| Jul 21 | Enquiry Deadline for the Second-Semester Grades |
| Jul 30 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 31 | 2024~2025 Academic Year Ends |