Recommendation by Overseas High Schools

Application Procedures

Students that wish to apply through Recommendation by Overseas High Schools must first be recommended by their high school. Students will not be able to apply without a recommendation.

• Find a Recommender

  Students who wish to apply to NTU through Recommendation by Overseas High Schools should first look for a recommender. Your recommender may be your high school teacher, the school counselor or the headmaster/headmistress. We advise that you find someone that is familiar with you and your achievements, as they will be able to better portray your strengths and provide a stronger recommendation.

• Recommend Students

  Each school will need an account in order to recommend their students. For schools that do not have an account, a high school representative will have to register one. The school will have to be verified before the high school representative can log in to the system.

  Register (for schools that do not have an account)

  1. Click register
  2. Fill out school information
  3. Wait for verification (you will have to be verified before you can log in to the system to recommend your students)

  
  

  Recommend Students

  1. Log in to the high school representative system
  2. Recommend students (click“＋” on the upper left)
  3. Fill in students’ information
  4. Click “Save” to complete recommendation

• Applicants log in to the system

  After you have been recommended, you will be provided with an account and password via email, with which you can use to log in to the student application system and start your application.

• Fill in personal information

  Personal information required include your full name in English (and Chinese, if applicable), date of birth, country of birth, country of residence, e-mail, parents’ information, etc.

• Select departments

  Each applicant may apply to up to five departments per university. After applicants list their department preference, teachers can upload their recommendation letter for each department application.

• Upload documents

  Documents Required for Eligibility Check
  

  • Proof for Country of Overseas Residence
  • Academic credentials in Chinese or English
  • Affidavit for Eligibility of Overseas Chinese/Hong Kong & Macau Students
  • Non-Household Registration Declaration (Hong Kong and Macau students with Foreign Nationality
  • Photograph

  
  

  Documents for Academic Review
  

  • Teacher Recommendation Letters
  • Personal Statement
  • Study Plan
  • Language Proficiency Certificates
  • Transcript for National Entrance Examination or International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination (not mandatory)

  
  

  Other Required Documents

  You may also upload any other documents that may be beneficial for your application, including certificates of excellence, competition, community involvement, student leadership, etc.

  For further details regarding each required document, please refer to our admission guidelines.

• Upload recommendation letters

  The recommendation letters must be uploaded by the high school representative via the High School Representative system. Recommendation letters must written in either Mandarin Chinese or English. Teachers can choose to download the recommendation letter template on the system, or write their own.

  The recommendation letters are considered part of your application. You will only be able to submit your application after the your teacher has uploaded the recommendation letters for you. Please ensure that your teacher uploads the recommendation letters within the designated time frame.

• Application fee

  The application fee for each applicant is NTD 2,000 or USD 80.

  After the payment is completed, no refund will be given under any circumstances, including but not limited to the withdrawal of application, failure to meet requirements, mistake in the payment and/or double payment.