(I) Education: Applicants must have obtained a doctoral degree from a Taiwanese university or independent college, whether public or private, recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China and have a field of study relevant to the industry that applicants wish to engage in.
(II)Participation limit: Each doctorate holder can only enroll in the program once.
Yes. The program is equivalent to a postdoctoral fellowship and each accepted applicant will receive NT$60,000 in training remuneration each month regardless of seniority. However, doctoral candidates must complete their dissertation (graduation) in order to receive the remuneration.
Yes. The program is equivalent to a postdoctoral fellowship and each accepted applicant will receive NT$60,000 in training remuneration each month regardless of seniority. However, accepted applicants who are already engaged in a job have to complete the relevant resignation procedure in order to receive the remuneration.
There is no age limit. However, the training units and partner companies are ultimately entitled to choose the applicants they deem most adequate based on a case-by-case consideration.
Those who do not have R.O.C. citizenship but have obtained a doctoral degree from an educational institution in Taiwan may apply for the program, except for citizens of the People's Republic of China.
Foreign doctoral talents can actively contact training units during the selection stage to learn about the job location(s). During the training period, those who are required to leave the country for work reasons shall be governed by the training unit's corporate travel policy and the foreign travel expenses shall be covered by the partner company. Those who decide to leave the country for personal reasons shall follow the training unit's leave policy.
Internships last for at least 6 months but the training cannot consist only of an internship at the partner company. Applicants should actively contact training units to learn about the contents of on-the-job training and industry internship duration. The requirement for a 6-month internship can be waived if the trainee starts the job at the partner company early.
The program is equivalent to a postdoctoral fellowship and each accepted applicant will receive NT$60,000 in training remuneration each month regardless of their citizenship.
This is necessary. Training units will apply with the Ministry of Labor (MOL) for a work permit on foreign citizen trainees' behalf. Foreign citizen trainees must then submit the MOL's work permit approval letter and other relevant documents to the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior to apply for an ARC.
Foreign citizen trainees will be covered under the labor insurance and national health insurance.
(I)Labor insurance: foreign doctoral talent employed by a training unit shall be covered under the labor insurance without exception, as per Article 6 of the Labor Insurance Act.
(II) National health insurance (NHI): Once the foreign citizen trainee has obtained the work permit approval letter from the Ministry of Labor and the Alien Resident Certificate from the National Immigration Agency, Ministry of the Interior, the training unit will apply for NHI enrollment with the National Health Insurance Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare on behalf of the foreign citizen trainee.
Trainees shall be regarded as employees of the training unit and must comply with relevant managerial regulations, e.g., its attendance policy, corporate travel policy, confidentiality policy, employee code of conduct, occupational safety policy, employee welfare measures, etc. However, when doing the internship, trainees must comply with managerial regulations and performance assessments of the partner company, e.g., its attendance policy, employee code of conduct, etc.
This will depend on the circumstances. The training unit will organize, implement and oversee the business internship arrangements. Trainees can contact the training unit and partner company to discuss and reach an agreement. Trainees can apply for reimbursement of commuting or travel expenses based on the training unit's corporate travel policy if business travel is required by the training unit.
This will depend on the circumstances. The training unit will organize, implement and oversee the business internship arrangements. Trainees can contact the training unit and partner company to discuss and reach an agreement.
Any intellectual property, such as patents, created by trainees during their internship at the partner company shall belong to the training unit, unless otherwise agreed. The partner company can sign an intellectual property rights agreement with the training unit on an individual basis, where necessary. The trainee will be the creator of the intellectual property in principle.