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, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | First Semester Begins |
| Aug 4 ~ 10 | First-Semester Course Enrollment for Undergraduates (Excluding Freshmen) and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Aug 5 | 2026~2027 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Aug 12 | 2026~2027 Academic Year New Departmental Supervisor Seminar |
| Aug 13 ~ Oct 2 | Enrollment Information Available Online |
| Aug 25 | 2026~2027 Academic Year Incoming Staff Orientation Total Quality Management Training |
| Aug 26 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 1 ~ 3 | Courses Enrollment for Undergraduate Freshmen, Transferred New Students, and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Sep 1 ~ 30 | Application for Credit Program Certificate |
| Sep 5 | New Student & Parent Meeting |
| Sep 5 ~ 6 | Dormitory Check-in & Move-in on Tamsui Campus |
| Sep 8 | 2026~2027 Academic Year Incoming Faculty Seminar |
| Sep 9 | Incoming Overseas Student Orientation 2026~2027 Academic Year Incoming Faculty Teaching Workshop |
| Sep 10 | Freshmen Orientation and the Slope of Overcoming Difficulty Tour for Colleges 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 11 | 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 14 | Class Begins |
| Sep 14 ~ 22 | Drop/Add week |
| Sep 14 ~ 24 | Application to Drop Minor, Double Major, Minor Specialty |
| Sep 14 ~ Oct 16 | Application to Waive "National Defense Military Training/ Nursing Courses" |
| Sep 16 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 18 | The 210th Administrative Meeting TKU Anniversary Celebration Preparation Meeting |
| Sep 23 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) |
| Sep 24 ~ Oct 8 | Application for the Tamkang University QCC Competition |
| Sep 25 | Mid-Autumn Festival (No Class) |
| Sep 28 | Teachers' Day (No Class) |
| Sep 29 | Teachers' Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Oct 9 | National Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Oct 10 | National Day (No Class) |
| Oct 21 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| Oct 23 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Oct 26 | Taiwan Retrocession Day (No Class) |
| Oct 27 | Completion of 1/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 2/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinued Study) |
| Oct 27 ~ Nov 8 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Oct 28 | Academic Affairs Meeting Educational Quality Management Committee Meeting |
| Oct 31 | Teaching and Administration Innovation Seminar |
| Nov 2 ~ 20 | Minor Specialty Application |
| Nov 2 ~ Dec 11 | Application for Graduate Degree Examination |
| Nov 4 | Student Affairs Meeting Sports Day |
| Nov 6 | The 96th School Affairs Meeting (Final Account Review) |
| Nov 7 | TKU 76th Anniversary Celebration, Alumni Homecoming Day Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Feb 1, 2027) |
| Nov 8 | TKU 76th Anniversary |
| Nov 9 ~ 30 | Midterm Grade Submission |
| Nov 11 | 2026~2027 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Nov 16 ~ Dec 11 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in Credit Programs |
| Nov 19 | 1st, 4th, and 5th-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Nov 24 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Promotions of Disaster Prevention Activities at the Teaching Building on Taipei Campus |
| Nov 27 | The 211st Administrative Meeting |
| Dec 7 | Completion of 2/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 1/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinue Study |
| Dec 7 ~ 11 | Midterm course-drop period |
| Dec 7 ~ Jan 17, 2027 | Graduate Degree Examination |
| Dec 9 | New Faculty Allotment Meeting |
| Dec 14 ~ 27 | Teaching Evaluation Week |
| Dec 16 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Dec 18 | The 212th Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Dec 23 | Student Off-Campus Internship Committee Meeting |
| Dec 24 | Application Deadline for Deferred Study |
| Dec 25 | Constitution Day (No Class) |
| Dec 28 ~ Jan 3, 2027 | Final Multiple Assessment Week |
| Dec 30 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) |
| Jan 1, 2027 | Founding Day of the Republic of China (No class) |
| Jan 4 ~ 10 | Final Multiple Assessment Week/ Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jan 4 ~ 20 | Final Grade Submission |
| Jan 4 ~ 31 | Final Grades of the First Semester Available Online |
| Jan 8 | Tamkang University QCC Competition Final Review |
| Jan 11 ~ 17 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jan 11 ~ 19 | Preliminary Course Enrollment for the Second Semester |
| Jan 12 | Military Training Office Year-end Performance Review Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee Meeting (Moved to the 15th when conflicting with Taiwan University/College President Meeting) |
| Jan 13 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jan 16 ~ 17 | Dormitory Check-out on Tamsui Campus |
| Jan 18 ~ Feb 21 | Winter Vacation |
| Jan 22 | General Affairs Performance Evaluation Meeting |
| Jan 31 ~ Feb 22 | First Semester Ends |
| Second Semester, 2027 | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Second Semester Begins Compensatory Day Off (for the Make-up Workday of Nov 7, 2026) |
| Feb 2 ~ 15 | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| Feb 4 | Chinese New Year's Eve (National Chinese New Year Holiday from Feb 4 to 10) |
| Feb 16 | Staff & FacultyResume Work Enquiry Deadline for the First-Semester Grades |
| Feb 19 | Deadline for Registration and Payment |
| Feb 20 ~ 21 | Dormitory Move-in on Tamsui Campus |
| Feb 22 | Classes Begin |
| Feb 22 ~ Mar 2 | Add/Drop Week |
| Feb 22 ~ Mar 5 | Application to Drop Minor, Double Major, Minor Specialty Program |
| Feb 22 ~ Mar 12 | Enrollment Information Available Online |
| Feb 28 | Peace Memorial Day (No class) |
| Mar 1 | Peace Memorial Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Mar 2 ~ 18 | Application for Teacher Education Program |
| Mar 5 | The 213th Administrative Meeting |
| Mar 6 | Department Expo |
| Mar 9 ~ 15 | Department/Graduate Institute Transfer Application for the 2027~2028 Academic Year |
| Mar 13 | Spring Feast - Alumni Association of Departments, Graduate Institutes, and the University Invite Alumni for Homecoming Activities |
| Mar 19 ~ 21 | 2027~2028 Academic Year College Entrance Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities |
| Mar 22 ~ Apr 11 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Mar 22 ~ May 14 | Application for Graduate Degree Examinations |
| Mar 24 | Students Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Mar 26 | Total Quality Management Seminar |
| Apr 4 | Children's Day (No Class) |
| Apr 5 | Completion of 1/3 of the Semester Tomb Sweeping Day (No Class) |
| Apr 6 | Children's Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Apr 7 ~ 9 | Teaching Administration Observation |
| Apr 12 | Application Deadline for 2/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinued Study |
| Apr 12 ~ 30 | Minor Specialty Application |
| Apr 14 | Graduation Ceremony Preparation Meeting |
| Apr 16 | The 214th Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Apr 19 ~ May 10 | Midterm Grade Submission |
| Apr 21 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Apr 23 | Educational Quality Management Committee Meeting |
| Apr 26 | Tuition and Fees Deliberation Committee Meeting |
| Apr 26 ~ May 21 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in Credit Programs |
| Apr 28 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| Apr 29 | 2nd-, and 3rd-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Apr 30 | Labor Day Holiday (No Class) |
| May 1 | Labor Day (No Class) |
| May 3 ~ Jul 4 | Graduate Degree Examinations |
| May 5 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| May 7 | Academic Affairs Meeting Final Selection Meeting of Candidates for Teacher Education Program |
| May 10 ~ 31 | Double Major, Minor, Minor Specialty, and Second Major Application for the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| May 12 | Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2027-2028 Academic Year |
| May 14 ~ 16 | Provisional Second-Stage Interview of College Entrance Application |
| May 17 | Completion of 2/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 1/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Defer and Discontinue Study) |
| May 17 ~ 21 | Midterm Course-Drop |
| May 19 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) Water Sports Day |
| May 20 | Organizing and Training of the Protection/Rescue Team of Tamsui Campus |
| May 21 | The 215th Administrative Meeting (Preliminary Budget Review) |
| May 24 ~ 30 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects Offered to Graduating Students) |
| May 24 ~ Jun 6 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week ((Subjects Offered to Non-Graduating Students) |
| May 26 | Provisional Student Recruitment Committee Meeting (Set by the Schedule of the Second-Stage Application) |
| May 28 | Graduating Student Application Deadline for Deferred Study (Including Students with Extended Study) Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| May 31 ~ Jun 6 | Examinations for Graduating Seniors (Undergraduates and Five-Year Architecture Program) |
| May 31 ~ Jun 10 | Submission of Final Grades of Graduating Seniors |
| May 31 ~ Jun 13 | Final Grades of Graduating Seniors Available Online |
| Jun 1 ~ 30 | Application for Credit Program Certificates |
| Jun 2 | General Affairs Meeting Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee 2nd Meeting |
| Jun 4 | Application Deadline for Deferring or Discontinuing Study (Non-Graduating Students) The 97th School Affairs Meeting (Budget Deliberation) |
| Jun 5 | TKU Graduation Ceremony, Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Jul 8, 2027) |
| Jun 7 ~ 13 | Final Multiple Assessment Week |
| Jun 9 | Dragon Boat Festival (No Class) |
| Jun 11 | Student Off-Campus Internship Committee Meeting |
| Jun 14 ~ 20 | Final Multiple Assessment Week/ Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jun 14 ~ 30 | Submission of Final Grades |
| Jun 14 ~ Jul 31 | Final Grades of the Second Semester Available Online |
| Jun 17 | Campus Security Maintenance Meeting |
| Jun 21 ~ 27 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jun 23 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jun 26 ~ 27 | Dormitory Check-out on Tamsui Campus |
| Jun 28 | Summer Vacation Begins |
| Jun 29 | TKU Flag Awarding Ceremony for Students Going Abroad for Study in 2027~2028 Academic Year |
| Jul 1 ~ Aug 31 | Staff Summer Break (All Fridays Off, 4 Rotational Days Off) |
| Jul 8 | Compensatory Day Off (Make-up Workday on Jun 5, 2026) |
| Jul 12 ~ 15 | (Week Off from Jul 13 till Jul 16) |
| Jul 26 | Enquiry Deadline for the Second-Semester Grades |
| Jul 28 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 31 | Application Deadline for Doctoral Programs 2026~2027 Academic Year Ends |