http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/07/how-does-nccu-rank/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/07/how-does-nccu-rank/comment-page-1/#comment-84323 David Reid Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:03:59 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=1378#comment-84323 Glen, thanks for sharing your experience even if it wasn't a positive one. Glen, thanks for sharing your experience even if it wasn’t a positive one.

]]> http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2008/07/how-does-nccu-rank/comment-page-1/#comment-84319 Glen Clifford Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:53:22 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/?p=1378#comment-84319 This is interesting... Although my following comments may sound like a personal gripe, I believe, my story has total relevance to the NCCU poor rank on various surveys. I was a student at NCCU between Sep 07 and Jan 08. The application process was hideous and the moral of foreign students was very low. It was common knowledge that despite NCCU's boasting about being an international University, their attitude to foreign students was kind-of 'complete LACK-OF support.' People had come half way round the world to study at NCCU, gone through grueling visa applications, health checks, getting used to new cultures, new food, new everything. Yet the Professors had no idea about how to be 'nice' - They have this very old manner, something like ‘you are a student so suffer’ (all this after they took my money...) This is NOT the case over at NTU, which has a great reputation with foreign students. As an example, I became very sick with the flu epidemics of Nov/Dec 2007, and missed between 3-5 sessions in three of my subjects.. There was absolutely NO MERCY on the part of the Professors or the Program Director. Any help was ALL lip-service… Despite showing medical certificates and other evidence, they made my life hell. Even though policy was on my side and I should have got an extension and other benefits, the Professors TOTALLY FROZE ME, not bothering to answer my emails or enter into any other correspondence. Further, when I took it up with the University President (visiting him in person and hading him all documentation), he also NEVER did a thing about it. SHAME ON HIM. ... A person from the MOE also said to me (via telephone) that NCCU has a bad reputation in 'dealing with foreign students.' I would not recommend NCCU to any foreign student in any fashion whatsoever (and am happy to go on record on this). Glen Clifford ... www.oodio.net This is interesting… Although my following comments may sound like a personal gripe, I believe, my story has total relevance to the NCCU poor rank on various surveys. I was a student at NCCU between Sep 07 and Jan 08. The application process was hideous and the moral of foreign students was very low. It was common knowledge that despite NCCU’s boasting about being an international University, their attitude to foreign students was kind-of ‘complete LACK-OF support.’ People had come half way round the world to study at NCCU, gone through grueling visa applications, health checks, getting used to new cultures, new food, new everything. Yet the Professors had no idea about how to be ‘nice’ – They have this very old manner, something like ‘you are a student so suffer’ (all this after they took my money…) This is NOT the case over at NTU, which has a great reputation with foreign students. As an example, I became very sick with the flu epidemics of Nov/Dec 2007, and missed between 3-5 sessions in three of my subjects.. There was absolutely NO MERCY on the part of the Professors or the Program Director. Any help was ALL lip-service… Despite showing medical certificates and other evidence, they made my life hell. Even though policy was on my side and I should have got an extension and other benefits, the Professors TOTALLY FROZE ME, not bothering to answer my emails or enter into any other correspondence. Further, when I took it up with the University President (visiting him in person and hading him all documentation), he also NEVER did a thing about it. SHAME ON HIM. … A person from the MOE also said to me (via telephone) that NCCU has a bad reputation in ‘dealing with foreign students.’ I would not recommend NCCU to any foreign student in any fashion whatsoever (and am happy to go on record on this). Glen Clifford … http://www.oodio.net

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