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Department of German
Department Introduction
This department was founded in 1997 and is the first department in
Taiwan’s national colleges and universities. It is also the only applied
German department in Taiwan. A master program was established in
2000, focusing on “translation” and “German teaching”.
Educational Purpose
In order to achieve more outstanding achievements in Taiwan's economic development, the government
actively promotes the Asia-Pacific Operations Center project. In addition to the need for professional talents,
foreign language talents are indispensable for the promotion of internationalization and the arrival of
multinational companies in Taiwan. German is an important international language in Europe and plays a key
role in economics, trade, politics and negotiation. At the time of today's demand for German talents, the
foreign literature departments of domestic universities and colleges are oriented towards literature or
linguistics. The courses of this department are specifically aimed at practicality, planning translation, business
and teaching courses, etc. German professionals required by all walks of life in China.
Department features
The department's educational purpose is to cultivate application and practical foreign language talents.
The curriculum planning features a three-in-one curriculum design that combines German, business
management and language and cultural capabilities, and provides an informational and digital teaching and
learning environment in order to train students to become professional German talents with knowledge
management skills.
The master program provides students with intensive, systematic training in German interpreting and
translation, and teacher training programs. In conjunction with the Ministry of Education ’s Second Foreign
Language Education Program, it actively arranges students of the Institute for internships in high schools to
increase practical teaching experience.
The rich German-style cultural classroom "Leibniz Cultural Space-Treffpunkt Kultur" provides students with
German-style learning environment to shorten the space-time distance between students and German culture
and helps cross-cultural communication.
Future Careers
ü International trade practice, international enterprise
marketing and management in the business sector
ü German teaching and German cultural communication
ü Government international education, business personnel
ü Editors and translators in the mass media industry
ü International tour guide
Contact
TEL:07-601-1000#35201.35202.35204
FAX:07-601-1065
Website:http://ifad.nkust.edu.tw
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