The primary purpose of the Division is to provide adults with life-time learning opportunities. The predecessor of the Division consisted of the Center of Extension Education and the Evening School. The Evening School was established in 1960 and the Center of Extension Education was set in 1987.

With the permission of the Ministry of Educati

on, the two units were merged to form the Division of Continuing Education and professional Development.

The primary responsibilities of the Division are as follows:

(1) Conduct on-the-job training on the contract basis for business and government.

(2) Plan, coordinate and develop adult life-time learning programs.

(3) Coordinate international affairs regarding continuing education and professional development.

(4) Manage other matters pertaining to continuing education and professional development.

 

The Division has five academic departments responsible for continuing education, including

Department of Chinese Literature

Foreign Languages and Literatures

History Department

Department of Law

Department of Business Administration (Chinese Version)

In addition, the Division has five administrative subdivision, including

Professional Development (Chinese Version)

Academic Affairs (Chinese Version)

Business Affairs (Chinese Version)

Distance Learning (Chinese Version)

 

Continuing education at the Division was transformed form the Evening School and currently has five programs leading toward a Bachelor degree.

Applicants have to hold a high school diploma, or equivalent, and have a least one-year postgraduate experience.

Students are expected to finish the program in five years but no more than 7 years.

Upon graduation, students will be awarded a Bachelor degree either in literature, commerce, or law.

Except for summer and winter breaks, all classes are held after 6:25 p.m. Monday through Friday.

All continuing education programs are consistence with their counterparts in the regular academic program.

Courses are arranged over a five-year period.

Students should take at least 6 credits but no more than 20 credits per semester.

In the spring semester 2002, the Division has 1,431 students in five continuing education programs.

Including the Evening School, the Division has graduated 8,980 students since its inception.

This Program Academic Affairs (Chinese Version)

The five Departments of Division of Continuing Education and Professional Development agree to admit none foreign students in the academic year of 2006

 

 

Professional development programs encompass both credit and non-credit courses and contractual and enrollment programs.

(1) Enrollment Programs

1. Executive program of Management:
   A newly consolidated program including subject areas of Business Administration, Finance Management, Information Management, International Business and Investment Banking. The applicants must have at least three years working experience and pass the entrance examination before they are admitted to the program. Students in the these programs have to take 24 credits in a four-year period.
2. Hospital Human Resource Development programs:
   Students have to take 12 credits in 18 months.
3. Genomic Medicine Programs:
   Students should take at least one course in one year.
4. Non-credits Programs:
   Legal courses for continuing education, Senimars on Hi-tech industry, Sensitive Marketing Program, and Business Administration Program. At least a high school diploma is required to apply for non-credit programs.
5. This Program Professional Development (Chinese Version)

(2) Contractual Programs :

The Division also, under contracts form business and government, offers credit and non-credit programs. The contractor selects those students who meet the entrance qualifications to join the program. Credit-awarding programs include Administration Leadership, Public Administration, Government Management, and Business Administration. These programs typically take one to three years to complete. Credit and certificates will be awarded to students who meet all requirements of the course-work. Non-credit programs include Business Skills Development, and other short-term executive development programs contracted by companies in Taiwan. The length of non-credit programs ranges from two months to a year.

(3) Distance learning Programs:

1. Distance learning division offers non-credit courses. Starting from the Spring semester 2000, ecommerce and knowledge management programs have been offered to executives and managers.
2. Starting from the Spring semester 2002, the division also offers distance learning credit programs under contracts from government agents.
3. This Program Distance Learning (Chinese Version)
   

 

Colleges at National Taiwan University can develop their own programs.

Other non-credit programs include

English Enhancement

Medical Personnel Training

Information System Design and Application (Chinese Version)

Computer Applications (Chinese Version)