Nationally

  1. An individual of foreign nationality, who has never held a nationality status from the Republic of China and who does not possess an overseas Chinese student status at the time of his/her application, is qualified to apply for admission.
  2. An individual of foreign nationality who complies with the "Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan" of the Ministry of Education (MOE).
    • A person who at the time of their application also holds dual R.O.C. nationality shall have never had household registration in Taiwan, and in the immediate past has resided overseas continuously for at least six years.
    • A person who before the time of their application also held dual R.O.C. nationality but no longer does at the time of their application shall have renounced their R.O.C. nationality with the approval of the Ministry of the Interior on a date at least eight full years before making their application. And, in the immediate past, have resided overseas continuously for at least six years.

Educational qualifications

  1. An applicant with a high school diploma is eligible to apply for undergraduate programs (However, the applicant who has completed the courses of a study program in Taiwan as a foreign student is NOT eligible to apply for an undergraduate program); an applicant with a bachelor’s degree is eligible to apply for master’s degree programs; an applicant with a master’s degree is eligible to apply for doctoral programs at CGU.
  2. Applicants applying with a degree from Mainland China are subjected to the following regulations:
  3. Applicants applying with a degree from Hong Kong, or Macao are subjected to the following regulations:

Regulations Regarding International Students

The most up-to-date version of the "MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan" can be found on the Ministry of Education (MOE) website (https://edu.law.moe.gov.tw/EngLawContent.aspx?lan=E&id=288). Applicants are recommended to visit the website before submitting the application. If the MOE regulations are revised, the latest MOE regulations shall prevail. Regarding the calculation of the duration of overseas residence, CGU conforms to Articles 2 & 3 of the "Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan" formulated by the Ministry of Education. The term "reside overseas continuously" means that an individual may stay in Taiwan for no more than a total of 120 days per calendar year.