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, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 1 | First Semester Begins |
| Aug 5 ~ 11 | First-Semester Course Enrollment for Undergraduates (Excluding Freshmen) and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Aug 6 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Aug 13 | 2025~2026 Academic Year New Departmental Supervisor Seminar |
| Aug 14 ~ Oct 3 | Enrollment Information Available Online |
| Aug 26 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Incoming Staff Orientation Total Quality Management Training |
| Aug 28 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 1 ~ 30 | Application for Credit Program Certificate |
| Sep 2 ~ 4 | Courses Enrollment for Undergraduate Freshmen, Transferred New Students, and 1st-year Graduate Students |
| Sep 6 | New Student & Parent Meeting |
| Sep 6 ~ 7 | Dormitory Check-in & Move-in on Tamsui Campus |
| Sep 9 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Incoming Faculty Seminar |
| Sep 10 | Incoming Overseas Student Orientation 2025~2026 Academic Year Incoming Faculty Teaching Workshop |
| Sep 11 | 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 12 | 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 15 | Class Begins |
| Sep 15 ~ 23 | Drop/Add week |
| Sep 15 ~ 26 | Application to Drop Minor, Double Major, Minor Specialty Application to Waive "National Defense Military Training/ Nursing Courses" |
| Sep 17 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Sep 19 | TKU Anniversary Celebration Preparation Meeting |
| Sep 20 | Teaching and Administration Innovation Seminar |
| Sep 22 ~ 30 | Application for the Tamkang University QCC Competition |
| Sep 24 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) |
| Sep 26 | The 204th Administrative Meeting |
| Sep 28 | Teachers' Day (No Class) |
| Sep 29 | Teachers' Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Oct 6 | Mid-Autumn Festival (No Class) |
| Oct 10 | National Day of the Republic of China (No Class) |
| Oct 22 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| Oct 24 | Taiwan Retrocession Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Oct 25 | 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 9 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Oct 29 | Academic Affairs Meeting Educational Quality Management Committee Meeting |
| Oct 31 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Nov 3 ~ 21 | Minor Specialty Application |
| Nov 3 ~ Dec 12 | Application for Graduate Degree Examination |
| Nov 5 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| Nov 7 | The 94th School Affairs Meeting (Final Account Review) |
| Nov 8 | TKU 75th Anniversary Celebration, Alumni Homecoming Day Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Feb 5, 2026) Sports Day |
| Nov 10 ~ Dec 1 | Midterm Grade Submission |
| Nov 12 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting |
| Nov 13 | 1st, 4th, and 5th-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Nov 17 ~ Dec 12 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in Credit Programs |
| Nov 28 | The 205th Administrative Meeting |
| Dec 2 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Promotions of Disaster Prevention Activities at the Teaching Building on Tamsui Campus |
| Dec 8 | Completion of 2/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 1/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinue Study |
| Dec 8 ~ 12 | Midterm course-drop period |
| Dec 8 ~ Jan 18, 2026 | Graduate Degree Examination |
| Dec 10 | New Faculty Allotment Meeting |
| Dec 17 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Dec 19 | Student Off-Campus Internship Committee Meeting |
| Dec 22 ~ Jan 4, 2026 | Teaching Evaluation Week |
| Dec 25 | Constitution Day (No Class) |
| Dec 26 | Application Deadline for Deferred Study The 206th Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Dec 29 ~ Jan 4 | Final Multiple Assessment Week |
| Jan 1, 2026 | Founding Day of the Republic of China (No class) |
| Jan 5 ~ 11 | Final Multiple Assessment Week/ Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jan 12 ~ 18 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jan 12 ~ 20 | Preliminary Course Enrollment for the Second Semester |
| Jan 12 ~ 21 | Final Grade Submission |
| Jan 12 ~ 31 | Final Grades of the First Semester Available Online |
| Jan 13 | 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 14 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jan 19 ~ Feb 22 | Winter Vacation |
| Jan 21 | General Affairs Performance Evaluation Meeting |
| Jan 31 ~ Feb 22 | First Semester Ends |
| Second Semester, 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | Second Semester Begins |
| Feb 2 ~ Mar 13 | Enrollment Information Available Online |
| Feb 5 | Compensatory Day Off (for the Make-up Workday of Nov 8, 2025) |
| Feb 6 ~ 19 | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| Feb 15 | Chinese New Year's Eve (National Chinese New Year Holiday from Feb 15 to 19, Compensatory Day Off for Chinese New Year's Eve on 2/20) |
| Feb 23 | Classes Begin, Staff & Faculty Resume Work Deadline for Registration and Payment Enquiry Deadline for the First-Semester Grades |
| Feb 23 ~ Mar 3 | Add/Drop Week |
| Feb 23 ~ Mar 6 | Application to Drop Minor, Double Major, Minor Specialty Program |
| Feb 27 | Peace Memorial Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Feb 28 | Peace Memorial Day (No class) |
| Mar 6 | The 207th Administrative Meeting |
| Mar 6 ~ 19 | Application for Teacher Education Program |
| Mar 10 ~ 16 | Department/Graduate Institute Transfer Application for the 2026~2027 Academic Year |
| Mar 14 | Spring Feast - Alumni Association of Departments, Graduate Institutes, and the University Invite Alumni for Homecoming Activities |
| Mar 18 | QCC Competition Final Review |
| Mar 20 ~ 22 | 2026~2027 Academic Year College Entrance Interviews for Applicants with Disabilities |
| Mar 23 ~ Apr 12 | Midterm Teaching Performance Evaluation Week |
| Mar 23 ~ May 15 | Application for Graduate Degree Examinations |
| Mar 25 | Students Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Mar 27 | Total Quality Management Seminar |
| Mar 31 ~ Apr 2 | Teaching Administration Observation |
| Apr 3 | Children's Day Holiday (No Class) |
| Apr 4 | Children's Day (No Class) |
| Apr 5 | Tomb Sweeping Day (No Class) |
| Apr 6 | Tomb Sweeping Day Holiday (No Class) Completion of 1/3 of the Semester |
| Apr 7 | Application Deadline for 2/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Deferred and Discontinued Study |
| Apr 10 | The 208th Administrative Meeting (Participants: Department Supervisors and Student Representatives) |
| Apr 13 ~ May 1 | Minor Specialty Application |
| Apr 15 | Graduation Ceremony Preparation Meeting |
| Apr 17 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) |
| Apr 20 ~ May 11 | Midterm Grade Submission |
| Apr 22 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Apr 23 | 2nd-, and 3rd-Grade Class Representative Forum |
| Apr 24 | Educational Quality Management Committee Meeting |
| Apr 27 | Tuition and Fees Deliberation Committee Meeting |
| Apr 27 ~ May 22 | Submission of the List of Students Enrolled in Credit Programs |
| Apr 29 | Curriculum Committee Meeting |
| May 1 | Labor Day (No Class) |
| May 4 ~ Jul 5 | Graduate Degree Examinations |
| May 6 | Student Affairs Meeting |
| May 7 | Earthquake Evacuation Drills and Disaster Prevention Activities for Teaching Buildings on Tamsui Campus |
| May 8 | Academic Affairs Meeting |
| May 11 ~ 29 | Double Major, Minor, Minor Specialty, and Second Major Application for the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| May 13 | Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| May 15 | Final Selection Meeting of Candidates for Teacher Education Program |
| May 15 ~ 17 | Provisional Second-Stage Interview of College Entrance Application |
| May 18 | Completion of 2/3 of the Semester (Application Deadline for 1/3 of Refunds on Tuition Payment for Defer and Discontinue Study) |
| May 18 ~ 22 | Midterm Course-Drop |
| May 20 | Final Review of Departmental Development Award Water Sports Day Organizing and Training of the Protection/Rescue Team of Tamsui Campus |
| May 22 | Graduating Student Application Deadline for Deferred Study (Including Students with Extended Study) The 209th Administrative Meeting (Preliminary Budget Review) |
| May 25 ~ 31 | Examinations for Graduating Seniors (Undergraduates and Five-Year Architecture Program) Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects Offered to Graduating Students) |
| May 27 | Provisional Student Recruitment Committee Meeting (Set by the Schedule of the Second-Stage Application) |
| May 28 | General Affairs Meeting 2nd Meeting of the Disaster Rescue and Prevention Committee |
| May 29 | Faculty Evaluation Committee Meeting for the 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Jun 1 ~ 10 | Submission of Final Grades of Graduating Seniors |
| Jun 1 ~ 14 | Teaching Performance Evaluation Week (Subjects Offered to Non-Graduating Students) |
| Jun 1 ~ 19 | Final Grades of Graduating Seniors Available Online |
| Jun 1 ~ 30 | Application for Credit Program Certificates |
| Jun 3 | Total Admission Quota Meeting (Tentative) |
| Jun 5 | Application Deadline for Deferring or Discontinuing Study (Non-Graduating Students) The 95th School Affairs Meeting |
| Jun 6 | TKU Graduation Ceremony, Make-up Workday (Compensatory Day Off on Jul 9, 2026) |
| Jun 8 ~ 14 | Final Multiple Assessment Week |
| Jun 10 | Student Off-Campus Internship Committee Meeting |
| Jun 15 ~ 21 | Final Multiple Assessment Week/ Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jun 16 | Transportation Safety Committee Meeting Campus Bullying Prevention Committee Meeting |
| Jun 19 | Dragon Boat Festival (No Class) |
| Jun 22 ~ 28 | Flexible Teaching Week |
| Jun 22 ~ Jul 1 | Submission of Final Grades |
| Jun 22 ~ Jul 25 | Final Grades of the Second Semester Available Online |
| Jun 24 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jun 27 ~ 28 | Dormitory Check-out on Tamsui Campus |
| Jun 29 | Summer Vacation Begins |
| Jun 29 ~ Jul 3 | 2026~2027 Academic Year Student Club Leader Seminar |
| Jun 30 | TKU Flag Awarding Ceremony for Students Going Abroad for Study in 2026~2027 Academic Year |
| Jul 1 ~ Aug 31 | Staff Summer Break (All Fridays Off, 4 Rotational Days Off) |
| Jul 9 | Compensatory Day Off (Make-up Workday on Jun 6) |
| Jul 13 ~ 16 | (Week Off from Jul 13 till Jul 16) |
| Jul 27 | Enquiry Deadline for the Second-Semester Grades |
| Jul 29 | Student Recruitment Committee Meeting |
| Jul 30 | Application Deadline for Doctoral Programs |
| Jul 31 | 2025~2026 Academic Year Ends |