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STIPT Program Information
General Program Information
STIPT combines a study program and a practical training, offering students a unique opportunity to learn and gain experience at some of the world’s leading semiconductor hubs in Taiwan.
Students receive a living and travel allowance. Every summer and winter semester, cohorts from all over Germany begin their stay at a Taiwanese partner university. Detailed information is available on the program’s ➚announcement page.
Target Group
Students who are enrolled at one of the participating universities listed below and studying subjects in these specific disciplines are eligible to apply:
- Electrical Engineering
- Microelectronics
- Nanoelectronics
- Materials Science
- Mechatronics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Equipment Engineering
- Automation Technology / Automation Engineering
- Robotics
- Sensor Technology
- Physics
- Chemistry
If you have completed a relevant module, gained internship experience, or possess specialized expertise in the semiconductor industry, we encourage you to apply.
In addition:
- You must be enrolled in a full-time program and remain so for the entire duration of participation (= degree orientation).
- Bachelor and Diploma students can apply from the 2nd semester onwards.
- Master students can apply from the 1st semester onwards.
- You have a grade average of at least 2.3 on your current transcript of records (TOR) or on your Bachelor certificate (when your most recent document) from your German university. ➚Guideline to calculate the grade average
- In case you obtain an international bachelor certificate as your most recent proof of 2,3 you may hand in equivalents such as Uni Assist document or the approval of your German university.
List of Participating Universities
Eligible German Universities:
Students from the following German state-funded higher education institutions are eligible to apply for this program:
From Saxony:
➚Duale Hochschule Sachsen (DHSN), all 7 locations
➚Dresden International University (DIU)
➚FH Dresden – University of Applied Sciences
➚HTW Dresden – University of Applied Sciences
➚HTWK Leipzig – University of Applied Sciences Leipzig
➚University of Applied Sciences Mittweida (HSMW)
➚Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (HSZG)
➚International Institute (IHI) Zittau
➚Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF)
➚University of Technology Chemnitz (TUC)
➚Dresden University of Technology (TUD)
➚Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau – University of Applied Sciences (WHZ)
ForLab universities:
➚Technical University of Munich (TUM)
➚Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg (OVGU)
➚Kiel University – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)
➚Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)
➚Technische Universität Ilmenau
➚Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JG)
➚KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
➚Dresden University of Technology (TUD)
HAWtech universities:
➚FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences
➚HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences
➚Hochschule Darmstadt – University of Applied Sciences
➚HTW Dresden – University of Applied Sciences
➚Hochschule Karlsruhe – University of Applied Sciences
TU9 Alliance:
Partner Universities in Taiwan
The study modules in the STIPT program take place, depending on the announcement, at one of the following partner universities:
- ➚National Taiwan University (NTU)
- ➚National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST or Taiwan Tech)
- ➚National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
- ➚National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Financial Support
Selected students will receive the following financial support for their stay abroad through STIPT:
- EUR 700 per month as a subsidy for living expenses
- EUR 1.500 lump sum for travel expenses
The funding will be paid out in two installments: 90% before your stay in Taiwan (after signing the funding agreement) and 10% after your return and after submitting all final documents (Transcript of Records from Taiwanese universities and participation in our monitorings and surveys).
Please note:
- Double funding from German public sources is not permitted; for example, PROMOS scholarships cannot be combined with the financial support provided through STIPT.
- Certain expenses (such as service fee of the Taiwanese university, rent, visa, insurance, travel expenses) may need to be paid before the funding is disbursed and must initially be covered by the students themselves.
- Accommodation will be provided by the Taiwanese host institutions but must be paid by the participants themselves.
Selection Process
- Application Review: The Leonardo-Sachsen team reviews your submitted applications for eligibility for funding.
- Selection Committee and Final List: An independent international selection committee ranks all candidates and drafts a final list in consultation with TSMC.
Contact:
Juan Manuel Barragan &
Pauline Fiore
STIPT Team
Email: international.leosachsen@tu-dresden.de
Tel.: +49 351 463 37688
Feel free to connect with us online through ➚LinkedIn.
May 19 at 9 a.m.
Online Information Event with Taiwanese Universities and Alumni for interested students
(➚Please, register here!)
April 28, May 5 & May 22 at 3 p.m.
Online consultation hours for students regarding application documents
Please submit your questions here before the information sessions: ➚menti.com, code: 6411 9340.
➚Link for participation
