NCUE organizes various activities and courses without restrictions based on race, religion, disability, immigration status, or gender. Furthermore, to ensure fair learning opportunities for relatively disadvantaged students, including those who are economically disadvantaged, indigenous people, new immigrants, and students of different genders, NCUE has established multiple relevant regulations and policies to protect students’ learning rights.

1. Gender Equality:

In 2000, NCUE established the “National Changhua University of Education Gender Equality Education Implementation Regulations,” and in 2004, NCUE set up the “Regulations for the Establishment of Gender Equality Education Committee of National Changhua University of Education.” Through these regulations, NCUE actively builds an educational environment free from gender discrimination and assists to improve the situation of students who are disadvantaged due to their gender or sexual orientation. We also protect the right to education for pregnant students and offer necessary assistance. Additionally, NCUE offers gender equality-related courses open to all students, fostering a gender-equal learning environment on campus through collaborative efforts of faculty and students.

NCUE Gender Equity Education Committee Website: https://genderweb.ncue.edu.tw/files/11-1016-83.php?Lang=zh-tw

Please refer to the attachment for NCUE’s gender equality education policy and specifications: 4.3.5A- Regulations on Gender Equity Education.

2. Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees Reduction for Students with Disabilities, Low-Income Households, Indigenous Identity, and Families in Hardship:

To ensure students can pursue their studies smoothly and alleviate their financial burden, NCUE implements reduction measures for tuition and fees in accordance with the following regulations set by the Ministry of Education:

(1) “Regulation on Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees for Students of Low-Income and Middle-Low-Income Households Attending Senior Secondary Schools and Above”

(2) “Regulations on Tuition and Miscellaneous Fee Exemption for Students with Disabilities and Children of Persons with Disabilities”

(3) “Regulation on Tuition and Miscellaneous Fee Exemption for Indigenous Students Enrolled in Junior Colleges and Universities”

(4) “Regulations on Tuition and Fees Miscellaneous Fee Exemption for Children and Grandchildren from Families in Hardship Attending Senior High Schools and Above”

(5) “Act Governing Preferential Treatment on Educational Expense for the Survivors of Military and Civil Servants and School Educators”

(6) “Regulations on Tuition Exemption for Children of Active-Duty Military Personnel Attending Secondary Schools and Above”

Students who qualify as low-income, middle-low-income, students with disabilities, children of persons with disabilities, indigenous people, children or grandchildren from families in hardship, dependents of military personnel, civil servants, and educators, or children of active-duty military personnel can apply for partial or full tuition and miscellaneous fee exemption. These regulations ensure they have a fair opportunity to pursue their education without financial concerns.

3. Indigenous students:

(1) In 2017, NCUE established the Indigenous Student Resource Center to provide services for indigenous students in areas such as daily life, academics, cultural cultivation, and personal development. This center supports indigenous students in developing diverse knowledge and talents related to their ethnic groups. Each academic year, NCUE offers nearly 100 additional admission quotas for indigenous students. After enrollment, we provide tuition and miscellaneous fee exemptions to alleviate their financial burden. We also design comprehensive learning mechanisms and counseling services to reduce the dropout and withdrawal rates of indigenous students, ensuring equal educational opportunities. In addition to providing necessary services for indigenous students, the Indigenous Student Resource Center offers indigenous culture-related courses annually, which are open to all students on campus, to preserve and promote indigenous cultures.

https://studentweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1003-2282.php?Lang=zh-tw

(2) In March 2023, NCUE established the “Admission Regulations for Indigenous-Only Program and launched the “Indigenous-Only Program for Health Promotion and Care Management for the Elderly.” In its inaugural year, we successfully enrolled 28 indigenous students, with enrollment increasing to 35 students in 2023 and 2024. Through interdisciplinary courses and professional practice activities, we guide students in obtaining certifications. NCUE also provides dedicated activity spaces and excellent faculty to help students gain in-depth knowledge of indigenous cultures. Additionally, we ensure that students’ learning rights are fully protected by collecting and acting on student feedback.

https://acadaff.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/2/1002/img/827/168864090.pdf

Aboriginal class: https://coe.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1033-1648.php?Lang=zh-tw

4. Economically or Culturally Disadvantaged Students:

Each academic year, economically or culturally disadvantaged students account for approximately 10% of the total student population in NCUE. In 2018, NCUE established the “National Changhua University of Education Eagle Rising Project Incentive Guidelines” (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aCNX2yA3TEaXrzBD3vgZMDuo7JCkLhko/view), with continuous updates, most recently revised on January 18, 2023. These guidelines clearly state our commitment to assisting economically disadvantaged students so that their learning is not affected by financial factors.

NCUE provides tuition and miscellaneous fee exemptions, educational fund subsidies, and related learning support for relatively disadvantaged groups. These ensure fair admission opportunities for disadvantaged students of various backgrounds. In addition to actively providing educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, we have comprehensively planned for their holistic care throughout their academic journeys. This allows students to focus on their studies and complete their education without financial worries.

These efforts aim to realize the core value and concept of promoting vertical social mobility through equal educational opportunities. The achievements are as follows:

(1) The number of economically disadvantaged students: The number of economically disadvantaged students in NCUE (including low-income households, middle-low-income households, students with disabilities and children of persons with disabilities, children and grandchildren from families in hardship, those eligible for subsidies under the University/College Financial Aid Program for Disadvantaged Students, indigenous students, and those whose families have suddenly encountered difficulties and been approved by the school) was 703 in 2019, 713 in 2020, 719 in 2021, 731 in 2022, and 749 in 2023, with an average of about 716 students per year. The number of students who receive subsidies has increased annually.

(2) To support disadvantaged students in their studies, NCUE actively raises educational funds and continuously revises various assistance measures to improve the support mechanism for disadvantaged students. Since 2018, we have invested over 63.9 million NTD in these efforts.

(3) To ensure students can study without worries, NCUE has implemented a guidance mechanism of “learning instead of part-time work,” allowing economically disadvantaged students to balance their studies and living needs simultaneously. From the first mile of enrollment to the last mile of graduation, we implement a “comprehensive care for students’ learning journey” approach, aiming to help students achieve their goals of “flying in their academic journeys and realizing their dreams.” The learning journey includes guidance for worry-free student life, professional psychological counseling, enhancement of self-directed learning, and career counseling to improve overall competencies. To date, over 11,300 student participants have benefited from these programs. (https://sites.google.com/gm.ncue.edu.tw/ncueeagle)

5. Admission and Entrance Examination Subsidies for Economically Disadvantaged Students:

(1) Since 2018, NCUE has added a “priority admission” mechanism to the university application admission channel, lowering admission standards to enhance admission opportunities for economically disadvantaged students. Furthermore, since 2019, we have established the admission mechanism of “Eagle Rising Groups and Priority Admission,” where certain departments allocate a portion of their admission quotas to various groups. The mechanism applies a comprehensive document review process to lower reliance on the standards in the General Scholastic Ability Test (GSAT), focusing primarily on students’ learning motivation and experiences of overcoming challenges in their educational journeys as the main evaluation criteria. The aim is to increase enrollment opportunities for economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

(2) To reduce the financial burden on economically disadvantaged students taking entrance examinations, NCUE exempts economically disadvantaged students (low-income and middle-low-income households) from registration fees for its self-administered admission examinations. Additionally, we provide subsidies for transportation and accommodation expenses required for entrance examinations, further alleviating students’ financial burden. In 2024, the subsidy amount totaled NTD 28,000.

6. New Immigrant Students (immigration status):

Considering that new immigrant students, before naturalization in our country, can enter universities through overseas Chinese or foreign student admission channels if they meet the relevant application requirements. However, after naturalization, they must apply as general students, competing under the same standards as local students, which increases the difficulty of their entrance examinations.

Therefore, in January 2021, NCUE established the “Regulations on Admission of New Immigrants to National Changhua University of Education.” Starting from 2021, we have been conducting independent admission examinations for new immigrants annually, separate from general student admissions. This approach ensures that new immigrant students have fair opportunities for competition and admission.

https://acadaff.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/2/1002/img/827/624446750.pdf

Please refer to the attachment for the application regulations for new residents: 4.3.5B- Regulations of New Immigrants.