Application-preparation

Start your preparations in good time! When I started google for information about chinese-studies, I found rather limited opportunities. I wanted to study in Taiwan, but all I found was poor-looking websites with little information. I almost started to prepare for mainland China when I found www.studychineseintaiwan.com and heard of all the Taiwan-universities offering chinese courses.

It turned out there were endless opportunities for studying chinese in Taiwan. I fell for National Chengchi University and its nice surroundings, and moved on to the application form. I needed:

• An english-written proof for medical incurance (or get an incurance through nccu)
• Passport copy
• Several 1 inch photos
• A completed scholarship application form (or a english- or mandarin written bank statement of at least 3000USD)
• Everything scanned

A little bit of work, and the application was ready. I used a month since my first draft, but that's really not necesarry... Now I have to complete the scholarship app form, and if I'm lucky, I can get up to 25000 NTD every month for 12 months. The ministry of education may also pay my flight-tickets.. At the ministry of education-website, they had an outdatet app form. On the norwegian Taipei Representative Office-website the link was broken. But after mailing them, they sent me the correct form. Now I need:

• Copy of diplomas
• Official sealed Transcript
• Passport copy
• Study plan 300 words
• Copy of CLC application form
• Two reference letters in sealed and signed envelopes (only desirable)
• Certificate of enrollment (not needed until june)
• Signed HES agreement (not needed until june)

By now, I've got a nice reference letter from my current chief in the 138 Air Wing. Now I just need to collect the remaining documents and deliver them next time I'm in Oslo. I could post mail them, but I feel better delivering it personally.