International Programs

The Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering was founded in 1969, placing it among the earliest programs of computer science and engineering in Taiwan. This program covers all aspects of computer science, information engineering, software applications and computer theory. The department also offers elective courses in these areas that adapt to the continuing advances in technology, computer networking, multimedia computing and telecommunication. This English master program admits both domestic and international students with a desire to create an international learning environment.

The department offers academic degrees of BS, MS, and PhD in Computer Science and Information Engineering, and an MS degree in information networking and communication. Research labs have been established for faculty and graduate students involved in a wide range of research projects, supported by the university as well as government funding agencies. Located in Tamsui, the campus is only a 40-minute drive from downtown Taipei.

This dual Master degree program (English-taught) is collaboratively designed and taught by College of Business and Management, TKU, and the School of Economics and Finance, QUT Business School. This program offers qualified students a M.A. in Finance from TKU and a M.B. in Applied Finance from QUT. Faculty members consist of outstanding and experienced teachers from both schools to provide the best quality of teaching. The students of this program will study at TKU in the first year, and then study at QUT in the second year. Students will pay the relevant fee to each school over the time that they are enrolled with that school. QUT Business School is the first Australian business school to earn triple international accreditation (EQUIS、AACSB、AMBA). The M.B. in Applied Finance offered by QUT was ranked as the #1 finance degree in Austria by Financial Times in 2014。QUT also provides the Triple Crown scholarship to qualified students to get a 25 per cent deduction for all course fees.

The English Department is the oldest department of Tamkang University. It owes its origin to Tamkang English College established in 1950. The aim of the Department is to cultivate students’ English proficiency in language and literature. The Department will train students to be well-rounded English professionals with an international perspective for domestic and international institutions. The Department offers undergraduate, master’s, and Ph. D. programs, with practical courses taught by a variety of methods. The students can apply for pre-graduate admission to the master’s program.

The undergraduate English-Taught Program offers 3-All Policy: all residential college, all English teaching, and all junior abroad (students pay full tuition for sister schools and 1/4 of Tamkang University tuition during study abroad. Junior year abroad is optional for international and overseas students). Students must pass GEPT high-intermediate (Listening and Reading) or the equivalent thereof in order to graduate.

The Department of Diplomacy & International Relations inaugurated in August, 2015. All courses in this department are instructed in English. By offering intensive and relevant courses, this department aims to equip students with proficient knowledge and skills on diplomacy, international relations, regional political & economic development, and so on. Foreign Students are especially welcomed to join this department where good environment for learning Chinese Mandarin and a relevant program on international trade are also available. A friendly international learning environment is especially characterized in this department so that students from all over the world can properly evolve their professional competences together with global vision for their career development.

The department delivers professionalism in the management of tourism businesses. Our courses focus on two major fields: hotel management and travel management. Students are required to carry out 400-hour internship in the tourism industry and earn one tourism-related license before graduating. We firmly believe that our students will be capable of managing tourism businesses with excellent and a globalized view.

The program aims to develop critical reasoning skills for students while recognizing the importance of the development of political economy, and philosophical principles in the process of analyzing the global society. Students would gain a personal understanding of political economy principles within a broad domestic and global societal context. Furthermore, in order to broaden students' horizons, GPE provides both domestic and overseas internship opportunities. For international students, they are able to go deep into Taiwanese culture and society. For domestic students, they have an opportunity to go to Southeast Asian countries to gain valuable NGO experiences.