CIEE Program in Taiwan

Vanderbilt University is a sponsoring institution, through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), at the National Chengchi University in Taipei. Located thirteen kilometers from Taipei, the university is situated on 236 acres in the southeast suburb of Mucha, at the foot of picturesque Mount Chinan.

CIEE study abroad programs are organized in cooperation with predominantly U.S. colleges and universities that form the Academic Consortium. CIEE has been administering study abroad programs on behalf of consortium colleges and universities for almost thirty years.

Programs
The programs offer intermediate and advanced students the opportunity to improve their fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

Asia and Pacific Rim Studies: For one academic year, students study the economic growth that Asia and the Pacific Rim are currently experiencing. First-semester course work begins at the CIEE study site at Murdoch University in Australia. The second semester is spent at National Chengchi University. Areas of study include international relations, political science, history, economics, cultural studies, and the languages of Asia and the Pacific Rim.

National Chengchi University: Students can choose to study abroad for one semester or the entire academic year at National Chengchi University. The university offers selected courses taught in the areas of Asian Studies, history, art, political science, and business/economics. Participants are placed in appropriate language levels after taking a language exam upon arrival.

Living Arrangements
Program participants share rooms with Chinese students in the dormitories. Meals are taken in the dormitory dining hall or local restaurants.

Application Requirements
Vanderbilt Students only. For application deadlines, click here. A 2.75 GPA and at least one year of Chinese language are required. See the CIEE website for more details.