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, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | First Semester Begins |
| Aug 1 ~ 7 | First Semester course enrollment for undergraduates (Including 1st year graduate students) |
| Aug 2 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Aug 9 ~ 10 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Seminar for New Department Supervisors |
| Aug 10 | Application Deadline for the PhD. Program |
| Aug 15 ~ Sep 28 | Enrollment information available online |
| Aug 22 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Incoming Staff Orientation |
| Aug 29 ~ 31 | Courses enrollment for undergraduate freshmen, transfer students, and 1st year graduate students |
| Aug 30 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Aug 31 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Seminar for Incoming Faculty |
| Sep 1 ~ 28 | Application period for "Certificate of Credit Programs" |
| Sep 2 ~ 3 | New Student PTA Meeting Dormitory Check-in & Move-in on Tamsui Campus |
| Sep 5 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Teaching Workshop for Incoming Faculty Dormitory Students Orientation |
| Sep 6 | Incoming Overseas Student Orientation |
| Sep 7 | 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 all departments in College of Science, Business and Management, and International Affairs. Participants: undergraduates, graduates, extension education, transfers. |
| Sep 7 ~ 8 | Make-up final exams for the Second Semester of 2022~2023 Academic Year (Including classes from the bachelor program of extension education) |
| Sep 8 | Freshmen Orientation and the Slope of Overcoming Difficulty Tour for all departments in College of Science, Business and Management, International Affairs. Medical check-ups for all departments in College of Liberal Arts, Engineering, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Education and Artificial Innovation Intelligence. Participants: undergraduates, graduates, extension education, transfers. Deadline for registration and payment |
| Sep 11 | Class Begins |
| Sep 15 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 18 ~ 22 | Application to waive "National Defense Military Training / Nursing Courses" |
| Sep 18 ~ 26 | Drop/Add week |
| Sep 18 ~ 28 | Application to drop Minor/ Double Major Curriculum (till Sep 28) Application for the Tamkang University Quality Award Competition (till Sep 28) |
| Sep 20 | TKU Anniversary Celebration Preparation Meeting |
| Sep 22 | The 192th Administrative Meeting |
| Sep 29 | Mid-Autumn Festival (No class) |
| Oct 9 | Make-up Holiday (No Class) |
| Oct 10 | National Day of the Republic of China (No class) |
| Oct 13 | Campus Security Maintenance Meeting |
| Oct 18 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| Oct 20 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Oct 21 | Teaching and Administration Innovation Seminar |
| Oct 23 | Completion of 1/3 of the semester (Deadline to apply for 2/3 of refunds on tuition payment for deferred and discontinued study) |
| Oct 23 ~ Nov 5 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (till Nov 5) |
| Oct 25 | Academic Affairs Meeting |
| Oct 27 | Educational Quality Management Meeting |
| Oct 30 ~ Dec 8 | Application for Graduate Degree Exams |
| Nov 3 | The 90th School Affairs Meeting (Final Account Review) |
| Nov 4 | TKU Anniversary Celebration, Alumni Homecoming Day, Make-up Workday (Adjusted Holiday on Oct 9) |
| Nov 6 ~ 12 | Midterm Exams Week |
| Nov 8 | TKU 73rd Anniversary |
| Nov 9 | Earthquake evacuation drills and promotions of disaster prevention activities at teaching building on Tamsui Campus |
| Nov 13 ~ Dec 8 | Roster submission for students who have elected in the credited curriculum |
| Nov 15 | 2023~2024 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Nov 16 | Representative Symposium for the 1st, 4th, and 5th-Grade Classes |
| Nov 17 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| Nov 24 | The 193rd Administrative Meeting |
| Dec 4 | Completion of 2/3 of the semester (Deadline to apply for 1/3 of refunds on tuition payment for deferred and discontinue study) |
| Dec 4 ~ 8 | Midterm course-drop period |
| Dec 4 ~ Jan 14, 2024 | Graduate degree examinations |
| Dec 13 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Dec 18 ~ 31 | Teaching Evaluation Week |
| Dec 20 | Meeting on Allocation of New Faculty Positions |
| Dec 29 | Application deadline for deferred study The 194th Administrative Meeting (Participants:supervisors of all departments and student representatives) |
| Jan 1, 2024 | Founding Day of the Republic of China (No class) |
| Jan 2 ~ 8 | Final Exams Week |
| Jan 3 | Total Quality Management Training |
| Jan 8 ~ 14 | Flexible Teaching Week for Faculty |
| Jan 8 ~ Feb 18 | Final Grades of First Semester Available Online |
| Jan 9 ~ 17 | Preliminary course enrollment period for second semester |
| Jan 12 | General Affairs Performance Evaluation Meeting |
| Jan 16 | Military Training Office year-end performance review & Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee Meeting (Move to the 17th when conflicting with the Taiwan’s President of University/College Meeting) |
| Jan 24 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jan 31 | First Semester Ends (Chinese New Year Holiday from Jan 31 till Feb 15) |
| Second Semester, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Second Semester Begins |
| Feb 9 | Chinese New Year's Eve (Feb 8 till Feb 14 national Chinese New Year Holiday) |
| Feb 16 | Staff & faculty resume work Deadline for registration and payment Deadline for the review of the first-semester grades |
| Feb 19 | Class Begins |
| Feb 19 ~ Mar 8 | Enrollment information available online |
| Feb 24 ~ 25 | Make-up final exams for the First Semester of 2023~2024 Academic Year (Including classes from the bachelor program of extension education) |
| Feb 26 ~ Mar 5 | Add/Drop Week |
| Feb 26 ~ 29 | Application to waive "National Defense Military Training/Nursing Courses" |
| Feb 26 ~ Mar 8 | Application to drop Minor, Double Major Curriculum |
| Feb 28 | Peace Memorial Day (No class) |
| Mar 1 ~ 14 | Application Period for Teacher Education Program |
| Mar 8 ~ 14 | Application period to transfer major/department for the 2024~2025 Academic Year |
| Mar 8 | The 195th Administrative Meeting |
| Mar 13 | Final review of Tamkang University Quality Award Competition |
| Mar 15 | Campus Security Maintenance Meeting |
| Mar 16 | Spring Festival - Alumni Association of departments, graduate institutes and the university invite alumni for homecoming activities |
| Mar 18 ~ May 10 | Application Period for the Graduate Degree Exams |
| Mar 18 ~ 31 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Mar 20 | Students Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Mar 22 ~ 24 | 2024~2025 Academic Year College Entrance Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities |
| Mar 29 | Total Quality Management Seminar |
| Apr 1 | Completion of 1/3 of the semester |
| Apr 1 ~ 3 | Teaching administration observation period |
| Apr 4 ~ 7 | Children’s Day, Tomb Sweeping Day (No class) |
| Apr 8 | Deadline to apply for 2/3 of refunds on tuition payment for deferred and discontinued study |
| Apr 12 | The 196th Administrative Meeting (Participants: supervisors of all departments and student representatives) |
| Apr 15 ~ 21 | Midterm Exams Week |
| Apr 17 | Commencement Preparation Meeting |
| Apr 22 ~ May 17 | Roster submission for students who have elected in credited curriculum |
| Apr 24 | Provisional Students Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Apr 25 | Representative Symposium for the 2nd, and 3rd-Grade Classes |
| Apr 26 | Educational Quality Management Meeting |
| Apr 29 | Tuition and Fees Deliberation Committee Meeting | May 1 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| May 1 ~ Jul 7 | Graduate Degree Examinations |
| May 2 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Disaster Prevention Activities for Teaching Buildings on Tamsui Campus |
| May 3 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| May 8 | On-site Visit for the 3rd Cycle of University Recognition of Self-Accreditation |
| May 8 ~ 21 | Application for Double Major/Minor Curriculum for the 2024~2025 Academic Year Application for Specific Minor |
| May 10 | Academic Affairs Meeting |
| May 13 | Completion of 2/3 of the semester (Deadline to apply for 1/3 of refunds on tuition payment for defer and discontinue study) |
| May 13 ~17 | Midterm course-drop period |
| May 15 | Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2024~2025 Academic Year |
| May 17 | Final selection of candidates for Teacher Education Program |
| May 17 ~ 19 | Provisional Second-stage Interview of College Entrance Application |
| May 20 ~ 26 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects offered to graduating students) |
| May 22 | Organizing and training of the Protection/Rescue Team of Tamsui Campus Final Review of the Department Development Award |
| May 24 | Graduating seniors' application deadline for deferred study (Including students with extended study) The 197th Administrative Meeting (Preliminary budget review) |
| May 27 | Provisional Student Recruitment Committee Meeting (set by the date of the second stage application) |
| May 27 ~ Jun 2 | Examinations for graduating seniors (Undergraduates and Five-Year Architecture Program) |
| May 27 ~ Jun 9 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects offered to non-graduating students) |
| May 27 ~ Jun 14 | Final grades of graduating seniors available online |
| May 29 | Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2024~2025Academic Year |
| May 31 | General Affairs Meeting & 2nd Meeting of the Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee |
| Jun 3 ~ 28 | Application period for credited curriculum certificates |
| Jun 7 | Deadline to apply for deferring or discontinuing study (non-graduating students) The 91st School Affairs Meeting (Budget Review) |
| Jun 8 | TKU Commencement Ceremony, Make-up Workday (Adjusted Holiday on Jul 11) |
| Jun 10 | Dragon Boat Festival (No class) |
| Jun 11 ~ 17 | Final Exams Week |
| Jun 17 ~ 23 | Flexible Teaching Week for Faculty |
| Jun 17 ~ Jul 31 | Final grades of second semester available online |
| Jun 22 ~ 23 | Dormitory Closure Operation on Tamsui Campus |
| Jun 25 | TKU Flag Awarding Ceremony for Students Going Abroad for Study in 2024~2025 Academic Year |
| Jun 26 ~ 30 | The Symposium of Leaders in Students’ Association of TKU – The 2024~2025 Academic Year Association’s leader seminar |
| Jul 28 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 1 ~ Aug 31 | Summer Vacation (All Fridays Off, 4 days of rotational off for staff) |
| Jul 11 | Adjusted Holiday (Make-up Workday on Jun 8) |
| Jul 15 | (Jul 15~Jul 18 Off) |
| Jul 22 | Deadline for the review of the second-semester grades |
| Jul 30 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 31 | Second Semester Ends |