Enterprise Visit

1. Introduction：
CTCI Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was established in 1959. For years, CTCI Foundation has committed itself to developing technological talents for Taiwan. In order to enhance willingness of international graduate students having their careers in Taiwan, CTCI Foundation has been arranging visiting tours of Taiwan’s high-tech companies and green enterprises for international graduate students to have more understandings about Taiwan’s business and working environment.
2.Host：CTCI Foundation
3.Activities (see appendix 1-A and 1-B for travel schedule)：
(1)Visit “InvesTaiwan Service Center (ITSC)”, established by Executive Yuan in 2015. ITSC has been offering international “one-stop” recruitment services and interactive job-matchmaking platform. During our visit, ITCS will introduce you with the relative issues about residence and work in Taiwan.
(2)Visit five selected corporations in Taiwan, learn how the real business operates, have face to face discussion with managers, and understand the development and prospects of Taiwan's high-tech and green industry.
(3)Unique tour of local culture and attractions.
4.Group Schedule [1]：
(1)Group 1：2016/06/22 (Wednesday) - 2016/06/24 (Friday) (appendix 1-A)
(2)Group 2：2016/09/08 (Thursday) - 2016/09/10 (Saturday) (appendix 1-B)
5.Free of charge：
CTCI Foundation will cover all the relative expenses during the trip, including transportation, accommodation, travel insurance, attraction tickets and other expenses to visit.
6.Limited number of attendees：30 students for each group.
7.Eligible applicants：
International students, overseas Chinese students, students from Mainland China (including Hong Kong and Macao) or exchange students studying Master or PhD program in the related fields of science, engineering or technology in eligible universities and colleges (see appendix 2 for the list of eligible universities).
8.Application documents：
(1)Application form (see appendix 3)
(2)Copy of student ID (front side and back side)
(3)Copy of photo page of Passport and copy of ROC (Taiwan) Resident Certificate.
(4)Autobiography
(5)Health Declaration (see appendix 4)
(6)Research abstract (500 words) or study plan (500 words)
(7)Other support documents, such as academic transcript, recommendation letter, copies of personal honor and so on.
9.Application can be sent to：
(1)By Mail：8F, No. 97, Sec. 2, Dun-Hua South Rd., Taipei, Taiwan (Postmarked overdue will not be accepted)
(2)By E-Mail：cliu@email.ctci.org.tw
(3)Whether admitted or not, the application materials will not be returned to the applicant in any circumstances.
10.Application due date：2016/05/20 (Friday)
11.Acceptance notification：
(1)The review panel will review all applications, and notify the accepted applicants individually by email in the early June.
(2)Once accepted applicants cannot be notified or reply their agreement to attend within three working days from notification date, they will be disqualified, and vacancy will be filled by others.
12.Participant responsibilities：
(1)Unless special circumstances occur, participants should stay in the group in the whole visiting tour.
(2)For safety reasons, participants should follow the instructions during the whole visiting tour.
(3)A short report (300 words) of individual thoughts on this trip should be submitted to the host organization (either in English or Chinese).
13.Contact information：
(1)Mr. Liu：02-2704-9805 (#53); cliu@email.ctci.org.tw
(2)Address：8F, No. 97, Sec. 2, Dun-Hua South Rd., Taipei, Taiwan