{"id":7758,"date":"2019-12-15T09:43:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T23:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2020-06-09T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T06:00:05","slug":"my-semester-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/12\/15\/my-semester-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"My semester in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bart – Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan<\/h3>\n

Semester 1, 2019
\nMaster of Business – International Business<\/h5>\n

Application process and language<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For my study exchange, I went to Taiwan. The application process is time-consuming, but, nothing which should keep you from going abroad. In my case, the host universities subject outlines were in Mandarin so I had to manually translate them in order to find matching units.<\/p>\n

Arriving in Taiwan and living on campus<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Upon arrival in Taiwan, I was welcomed by my buddy and guided to my accommodation on campus. It was a dorm, shared with another QUT student and an Italian student. It\u2019s a very interesting experience to stay on campus in a dormitory. The dormitory did not have a kitchen, but the campus had facilities where you could eat for a reasonable price. It was very nice not having to cook for a semester. However, you<\/u>\u2019re going to have to put in some effort to take in your daily amount of veggies.<\/p>\n

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Meeting new people<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Experience-wise, I\u2019ve had an amazing time. Taiwanese people are extremely friendly. Local students take the time to introduce you to their culture and are very proud of their cuisine. They will take you to local activities, take you to the best restaurants, and let you try all the local food. The language barrier with the younger generation isn\u2019t a big problem since most of them speak English. With older generations this might be a problem, but, they are extremely friendly and will put in 110% effort to help you out. E.g. if you\u2019re staring at a menu in Mandarin, it will on average not last longer than a couple of minutes before another customer will drop their chopsticks and help you out with the menu. Or if you look lost in the city, it won\u2019t be long before someone will ask you where you\u2019re going and if you need some help.<\/p>\n

For the ones who love nightlife, there are heaps of clubs in Taipei. It\u2019s very diverse but extremely spread out. Unfortunately, I found it more expensive than in Australia. The country is beautiful and very small, so you\u2019ll have plenty of time to see most of it during the semester. And for short day trips, if you\u2019re into hiking, you\u2019re sorted in Taipei. Taipei is surrounded by mountains and there are plenty of day hikes you can do.<\/p>\n

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Academic experience<\/strong><\/h4>\n

That said, academically, I did not have a good experience. The teacher\u2019s English is extremely poor, which drastically drops the level of the courses. Which might not be a big thing for you. For me, it was, because my master degree only has 4 semesters. Which means that I felt missing out on 25% of what I could have learned. To give an example, I had 85% on a test (with 1hr of study) and told the teacher that I deserved more points on some questions because of certain reasons. And without discussion, she increased my grade to 95%. It turns out, that the FJU is a good school for languages, fashion, and related studies.<\/p>\n

To round up, Taiwan is a great country, has amazing food and the friendliest people in Asia. However, keep in mind that academically it will be a disappointment (if you study business). So keep that in mind before applying, you might not mind studying a little less for a semester. If you\u2019ve got any questions, feel free to contact me through the exchange centre.<\/p>\n

Read more about Fu Jen Catholic University<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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