» Calendar National Taiwan University 2008 Academic Year's Calendar of Events
Approved by the 2528th Administrative Affairs Meeting
1st Semester
| Year | Month | Day | Day of the Week |
Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Aug | 1 | Fri | Semester begins |
| 2008 | Aug | 1 | Fri | Semester begins |
| 2008 | Aug | 18 | Mon | First day of online application for credit transfer¡]transfer students, freshmen and graduate students¡^ |
| 2008 | Aug | 21 | Thu | Last day of online application for credit transfer¡]transfer students, freshmen and graduate students¡^ |
| 2008 | Sep | 1 | Mon | Freshmen learning orientation and registration begin (the first workshop) |
| 2008 | Sep | 1 | Mon | Online course selection phase I begins |
| 2008 | Sep | 1 | Mon | Health check for freshmen and transfer students begins |
| 2008 | Sep | 1 | Mon | New faculty orientation begins |
| 2008 | Sep | 2 | Tue | Registration begins (transfer students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3 | Wed | Application for exemption from the second foreign language begins (graduate students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3 | Wed | Freshmen learning orientation and registration end (the first workshop) |
| 2008 | Sep | 3 | Wed | New faculty orientation ends |
| 2008 | Sep | 4 | Thu | Freshmen learning orientation and registration begin (the second workshop) |
| 2008 | Sep | 4 | Thu | Online course selection phase I ends |
| 2008 | Sep | 4 | Thu | Registration begins (1st year graduate students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 6 | Sat | Freshmen learning orientation and registration end (the second workshop) |
| 2008 | Sep | 6 | Sat | Registration ends (transfer students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 8 | Mon | Registration ends (1st year graduate students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 8 | Mon | Online course selection phase II begins |
| 2008 | Sep | 9 | Tue | Application for exemption from the second foreign language ends (graduate students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 9 | Tue | Health check for freshmen and transfer students ends |
| 2008 | Sep | 9 | Tue | Orientation for international students |
| 2008 | Sep | 10 | Wed | Online course selection phase II ends |
| 2008 | Sep | 10 | Wed | Registration begins (new international students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 11 | Thu | Registration ends (new international students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 12 | Fri | Orientation Ceremony |
| 2008 | Sep | 12 | Fri | Deadline for current students to pay the tuition fees |
| 2008 | Sep | 12 | Fri | The first teaching assistant workshop |
| 2008 | Sep | 12 | Fri | Summer vacation ends |
| 2008 | Sep | 13 | Sat | Chinese language proficiency test for overseas Chinese students and international students |
| 2008 | Sep | 13 | Sat | Parents day for freshmen |
| 2008 | Sep | 14 | Sun | Mid-Autumn Festival (holiday) |
| 2008 | Sep | 15 | Mon | Classes begin |
| 2008 | Sep | 15 | Mon | Application for degree examination begins (graduate students) |
| 2008 | Sep | 15 | Mon | First day for undergraduate graduating students to apply for direct admission to doctoral program |
| 2008 | Sep | 16 | Tue | Military officer examination |
| 2008 | Sep | 17 | Wed | Make-up examinations begin (Only for those with authorized leaves from last semester's final examinations) |
| 2008 | Sep | 19 | Fri | Make-up examinations end |
| 2008 | Sep | 26 | Fri | Exam for exemption from the second foreign language for graduate students |
| 2008 | Sep | 27 | Sat | Online course add ends at 12:00 noon |
| 2008 | Sep | 28 | Sun | Online course drop ends at 12:00 midnight |
| 2008 | Oct | 4 | Sat | The second teaching assistant workshop |
| 2008 | Oct | 5 | Sun | Confirmation of selected courses begins |
| 2008 | Oct | 6 | Mon | Application for withdrawal begins |
| 2008 | Oct | 10 | Fri | Double-Tenth Day (holiday) |
| 2008 | Oct | 13 | Mon | Confirmation of selected courses ends |
| 2008 | Oct | 17 | Fri | First application for exemption from advanced English program begins |
| 2008 | Oct | 17 | Fri | First Academic Affairs meeting (afternoon) |
| 2008 | Oct | 18 | Sat | First University Affairs meeting |
| 2008 | Oct | 24 | Fri | Last day to apply for 2/3 tuition refund for discontinued and dropout students |
| 2008 | Oct | 24 | Fri | First application for exemption from advanced English program ends |
| 2008 | Nov | 1 | Sat | Payment for the credit hours (the second stage) begins to accept |
| 2008 | Nov | 4 | Tue | Mid-term course evaluation begins |
| 2008 | Nov | 8 | Sat | Campus marathon |
| 2008 | Nov | 10 | Mon | Mid-term course evaluation ends |
| 2008 | Nov | 10 | Mon | Mid-term examinations begin |
| 2008 | Nov | 14 | Fri | Mid-term examinations ends |
| 2008 | Nov | 14 | Fri | Payment due for the credit hours (the second stage) |
| 2008 | Nov | 14 | Fri | Online application for the first stage of GEPT high-intermediate level begins |
| 2008 | Nov | 15 | Sat | University anniversary |
| 2008 | Nov | 27 | Thu | Online application for the first stage of GEPT high-intermediate level ends |
| 2008 | Dec | 1 | Mon | Application for degree examination ends (graduate students) |
| 2008 | Dec | 12 | Fri | Last day to apply for 1/3 tuition refund for discontinued and dropout students |
| 2008 | Dec | 12 | Fri | Application for withdrawal ends |
| 2008 | Dec | 25 | Thu | Application for English diploma ends (for Bachelor¡¦s degrees to be conferred in the first semester) |
| 2008 | Dec | 26 | Fri | Final course evaluation begins |
| 2009 | Jan | 1 | Thu | New Year¡¦s Day (holiday) |
| 2009 | Jan | 1 | Thu | Application for admission (international students) begins |
| 2009 | Jan | 2 | Fri | Second Academic Affairs meeting (afternoon) |
| 2009 | Jan | 9 | Fri | Final course evaluation ends |
| 2009 | Jan | 9 | Fri | Classes end |
| 2009 | Jan | 10 | Sat | Second University Affairs meeting |
| 2009 | Jan | 12 | Mon | Final examinations begin |
| 2009 | Jan | 16 | Fri | Final examinations end |
| 2009 | Jan | 16 | Fri | New faculty Party |
| 2009 | Jan | 18 | Sun | Online course selection phase I begins |
| 2009 | Jan | 19 | Mon | First day for master¡¦s students to apply for direct admission to doctoral program (2nd semester) |
| 2009 | Jan | 19 | Mon | Winter vacation begins |
| 2009 | Jan | 21 | Wed | Online course selection phase I ends |
| 2009 | Jan | 22 | Thu | Semester-end presentation for teaching assistants |
| 2009 | Jan | 25 | Sun | Chinese New Year¡¦s Eve (holiday) |
| 2009 | Jan | 26 | Mon | Chinese New Year Holiday begins |
| 2009 | Jan | 30 | Fri | Chinese New Year Holiday ends |
| 2009 | Jan | 31 | Sat | Semester ends |
2nd Semester
| Year | Month | Day | Day of the Week |
Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Feb | 1 | Sun | Semester begins |
| 2009 | Feb | 2 | Mon | Faculty members turning in grades of the term |
| 2009 | Feb | 2 | Mon | Degree examination ends (graduate students) |
| 2009 | Feb | 2 | Mon | Last day for master¡¦s students to apply for direct admission to doctoral program (2nd semester) |
| 2009 | Feb | 2 | Mon | Deadline for submitting master¡¦s theses and doctoral dissertations |
| 2009 | Feb | 4 | Wed | Online course selection phase II begins |
| 2009 | Feb | 6 | Fri | Online course selection phase II ends |
| 2009 | Feb | 13 | Fri | Tuition for the second semester of the 2008 academic year due |
| 2009 | Feb | 16 | Mon | Classes begin |
| 2009 | Feb | 16 | Mon | Online course add/drop begins |
| 2009 | Feb | 16 | Mon | Application for degree examination begins (graduate students) |
| 2009 | Feb | 18 | Wed | Make-up examinations begin (Only for those with authorized leaves from last semester's final examinations) |
| 2009 | Feb | 20 | Fri | Make-up examinations ends |
| 2009 | Feb | 27 | Fri | Examination site preparation for the graduate entrance exam of the 2009 academic year (no classes in the afternoon for the NTU main campus, College of Social Sciences, and College of Law) |
| 2009 | Feb | 28 | Sat | 228 Peace Memorial Day (holiday) |
| 2009 | Feb | 28 | Sat | Online course add ends at 12:00 Noon |
| 2009 | Feb | 28 | Sat | The graduate entrance exam of the 2009 academic year |
| 2009 | Mar | 1 | Sun | the graduate entrance exam of the 2009 academic year |
| 2009 | Mar | 1 | Sun | Online course drop ends at 12:00 midnight |
| 2009 | Mar | 5 | Thu | Military officer examination |
| 2009 | Mar | 7 | Sat | Job fair |
| 2009 | Mar | 7 | Sat | Rhododendron Festival¡]NTU department and club fair¡^begins |
| 2009 | Mar | 8 | Sun | Rhododendron Festival¡]NTU department and club fair¡^ends |
| 2009 | Mar | 8 | Sun | The confirmation of selected courses begins |
| 2009 | Mar | 9 | Mon | Application for withdrawal begins |
| 2009 | Mar | 13 | Fri | Confirmation of selected courses ends |
| 2009 | Mar | 13 | Fri | First Academic Affairs meeting (afternoon) |
| 2009 | Mar | 13 | Fri | Application for admission (international students) ends |
| 2009 | Mar | 14 | Sat | Teaching assistant workshop |
| 2009 | Mar | 14 | Sat | First university affairs meeting |
| 2009 | Mar | 21 | Sat | Intramural Athletic Games |
| 2009 | Mar | 22 | Sun | Intramural Athletic Games |
| 2009 | Mar | 23 | Mon | Second application for exemption from advanced English program begins |
| 2009 | Mar | 27 | Fri | Second application for exemption from advanced English program ends |
| 2009 | Mar | 27 | Fri | Last day to apply for 2/3 tuition refund for discontinued and dropout students |
| 2009 | Apr | 1 | Wed | Payment for the credit hours (the second stage) begins to accept |
| 2009 | Apr | 2 | Thu | Exam preparation break |
| 2009 | Apr | 3 | Fri | Exam preparation break |
| 2009 | Apr | 4 | Sat | Tomb Sweeping Day (holiday) |
| 2009 | Apr | 7 | Tue | Mid-term course evaluation begins |
| 2009 | Apr | 13 | Mon | Mid-term course evaluation ends |
| 2009 | Apr | 13 | Mon | Mid-term exam begins |
| 2009 | Apr | 17 | Fri | Mid-term exam ends |
| 2009 | Apr | 17 | Fri | Payment due for the credit hours (the second stage) |
| 2009 | Apr | 30 | Thu | Application for degree examination ends (graduate students) |
| 2009 | May | 1 | Fri | NTU Art Festival begins |
| 2009 | May | 15 | Fri | Last day to apply for 1/3 tuition refund for discontinued and dropout students |
| 2009 | May | 15 | Fri | Application for withdrawal ends |
| 2009 | May | 19 | Tue | The first workshop for admission to the secondary school teacher education program (the exact schedule is subject to the public announcement) |
| 2009 | May | 23 | Sat | Working day to make-up May 29 for the long dragon boat weekend. |
| 2009 | May | 25 | Mon | Application for English diploma ends (for Bachelor¡¦s degrees to be conferred in the second semester) |
| 2009 | May | 27 | Web | Final course evaluation begins |
| 2009 | May | 28 | Thu | Dragon boat festival (holiday) |
| 2009 | May | 29 | Fri | Dragon boat festival (extended holiday) |
| 2009 | May | 29 | Fri | The second workshop for admission to the secondary school teacher education program (the exact schedule is subject to the public announcement) |
| 2009 | Jun | 3 | Web | Accept applications for admission to teacher education program of secondary schools |
| 2009 | Jun | 4 | Thu | Accept applications for admission to teacher education program of secondary schools |
| 2009 | Jun | 5 | Fri | Second Academic Affairs meeting (afternoon) |
| 2009 | Jun | 6 | Sat | Graduation ceremony |
| 2009 | Jun | 9 | Tue | Final course evaluation ends |
| 2009 | Jun | 12 | Fri | Classes end |
| 2009 | Jun | 13 | Sat | Second University Affairs meeting |
| 2009 | Jun | 15 | Mon | Final examinations begin |
| 2009 | Jun | 19 | Fri | Final examinations end |
| 2009 | Jun | 22 | Mon | Summer vacation begins |
| 2009 | Jun | 22 | Mon | Application for change of the major, a minor or a second major begins¡]undergraduate students¡^ |
| 2009 | Jun | 22 | Mon | Make-up examinations for graduating students begin |
| 2009 | Jun | 23 | Tue | Make-up examinations for graduating students end |
| 2009 | Jun | 23 | Tue | The exam for admission to the secondary school teacher education program |
| 2009 | Jun | 29 | Mon | Faculty members turning in grades of the term |
| 2009 | Jul | 3 | Fri | Application for the change of the major, a minor or a second major ends¡]undergraduate students¡^ |
| 2009 | Jul | 20 | Mon | First day for master¡¦s students to apply for direct admission to doctoral program (1st semester) |
| 2009 | Jul | 31 | Fri | Last day for master¡¦s students to apply for direct admission to doctoral program (1st semester) |
| 2009 | Jul | 31 | Fri | Degree examination ends (graduate students) |
| 2009 | Jul | 31 | Fri | Deadline for submitting master¡¦s theses and doctoral dissertations |
| 2009 | Jul | 31 | Fri | Semester ends |
Weekly Class Schedule for the 1st semester of 2008 academic year
|
Week no. |
Year | Begins | Ends | Week no. |
Year | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Sep 14 | Sep 20 | 10 | 2008 | Nov 16 | Nov 22 |
| 2 | 2008 | Sep 21 | Sep 27 | 11 | 2008 | Nov 23 | Nov 29 |
| 3 | 2008 | Sep 28 | Oct 04 | 12 | 2008 | Nov 30 | Dec 06 |
| 4 | 2008 | Oct 05 | Oct 11 | 13 | 2008 | Dec 07 | Dec 13 |
| 5 | 2008 | Oct 12 | Oct 18 | 14 | 2008 | Dec 14 | Dec 20 |
| 6 | 2008 | Oct 19 | Oct 25 | 15 | 2008 | Dec 21 | Dec 27 |
| 7 | 2008 | Oct 26 | Nov 01 | 16 | 2008/2009 | Dec 28 | Jan 03 |
| 8 | 2008 | Nov 02 | Nov 08 | 17 | 2009 | Jan 04 | Jan 10 |
| 9 | 2008 | Nov 09 | Nov 15 | 18 | 2009 | Jan 11 | Jan 17 |
Weekly Class Schedule for the 2nd semester of 2008 academic year
|
Week no. |
Year | Begins | Ends | Week no. |
Year | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Feb 15 | Feb 21 | 10 | 2009 | Apr19 | Apr 25 |
| 2 | 2009 | Feb 22 | Feb 28 | 11 | 2009 | Apr 26 | May 02 |
| 3 | 2009 | Mar 01 | Mar 07 | 12 | 2009 | May 03 | May 09 |
| 4 | 2009 | Mar 08 | Mar 14 | 13 | 2009 | May 10 | May 16 |
| 5 | 2009 | Mar 15 | Mar 21 | 14 | 2009 | May 17 | May 23 |
| 6 | 2009 | Mar 22 | Mar 28 | 15 | 2009 | May 24 | May 30 |
| 7 | 2009 | Mar 29 | Apr 04 | 16 | 2009 | May 31 | Jun 06 |
| 8 | 2009 | Apr 05 | Apr 11 | 17 | 2009 | Jun 07 | Jun 13 |
| 9 | 2009 | Apr 12 | Apr 18 | 18 | 2009 | Jun 14 | Jun 20 |