NCTU Europe

Moon Festival can also be called Mid-Autumn Festival or Zhongqiu Jie (Chinese), it's a very important event for Chinese people getting together to chat under the full moon and to eat something together. You can also look it up in the wikipedia here, Mid-Autumn_Festival.
On that day, we will teach you how to make the delicious "Moon Cakes", telling stories of this holiday, and playing some interesting little games in the NCTU Eruope office. Some drinks and moon cakes are aslo provided.

Hej~ Hej! We'll have NCTU Europe 7th Anniversary for all the people in Chalmers. Those who are intrested in Taiwan and Chinese culture or want to know about the exchange opportunity, we will have a short introduction to Taiwan and give some infromation about being an exchange student. What's more, we will offer FREE Chinese food and drinks! Welcome to join us! (The door is open at noon from Mon. to Fri., please feel free to drop by and ask questions.) Vi ses.

Here are a variety of interesting games waiting for you!
Mahjong, Karaoke, Ping-Pong, Dice Tossing, Poker games, and more.
These are some traditional things we usually do for recreation. The rules might be similar but different from what you know. But don't worry, we will teach you how to play. Furthermore, those who win most can get some free gifts. Don't miss this event!

Time: May.6 ( Thu.) 19:00
Place: NCTU Europe Office (ground floor of Physics Building)

Gong Xi Fa Cai!(We wish you prosperity and wealth!) Christmas and new year just passed, but another Chinese New Year is coming! This festival means new hope and new beginning, and we would like to share the joy with you. On this day, we will make Tong Yuan (stuffed rice dumplings with sweet soup), and have some traditional Chinese food. We'll also tell you some stories about this event.

Time: Feb.9 ( Tue.) 17:30
Place: NCTU Europe Office (ground floor of Physics Building)

In contrast to midsummer, midwinter is a day for Chinese to get together eating stuffed dumplings made of glutinous rice flour served in soup. It's a common dessert in Taiwan and it's sweet! We'll also show you how to make them by yourself. Don't miss it!

Time: Dec.4 ( Fri.) 17:30
Place: NCTU Europe Office (ground floor of Physics Building)

An organization reserves the whole student union and we can't get a place, so we apologize that the international is cancelled this year.

If you want to know more about us, just come to visit on weekdays from 12.00 to 13.00 at our office. See you there!

Hej~ Hej! We'll have NCTU Europe 6th Anniversary for all the people in Chalmers. Those who are intrested in Taiwan and Chinese culture or want to know about the exchange opportunity, we will have a short introduction to Taiwan and give some infromation about being an exchange student. What's more, we will offer FREE Chinese food and drinks! Welcome to join us! (The door is open at noon from Mon. to Fri., please feel free to drop by and ask questions.) Vi ses.

(In the PhysicsBuilding, ground floor)(Address: Skeppsgrand 3, ChalmersUniversity of Technology)

We'd like to invite you to join us with a little celebration of the Lantern Festival, which represents the end of the Chinese New Year holiday.We will have some traditional sticky rice balls and fun activities. Please come and join us !

Chinese New Year is undoubtedly the most important festival in Taiwan! People enjoy getting reunion with family and preparing special cuisine. In addition, there are various traditional events and rituals. We will give you a brief but interesting introduction of Chinese New Year! After the introduction, there will be a small quiz. If you hit the answer, you will receive a “red envelope” with some secret prize inside. Besides, you can learn how to make a real Chinese dumpling and taste some traditional food. So, don’t be hesitated and just come to join us. You will definitely get a special experience of Chinese New Year!

2008/12/06 - NCTU Information night 2008 Dec 8, Time: 18:00-20:00

Are you interested in experiencing new things from Asia?

Have you ever reckoned on studying in Asian countries?
Do you want to know more study information in Taiwan?!
NCTU Information night will provide you adequate information about studyingin NCTU.
If you want to experience a different life, you should not miss the chance to join this event!

Welcome to NCTU information night!

Food, Games, Film, Information will be provided:)

2008/11/01 - The date of Sushi Party for international students is decided: 17:00 Nov. 7

We invited our Japanese friend, Toru Nishioka, to teach us how to make traditional sushi. We will provide the ingredients for only 15 people, so please

drop by the NCTU Europe office to sign up on the list. Welcome to join us!

2008/09/07 - The date of NCTU Europe 5th Anniversary is decided: Sep. 15th - Sep. 17th

The celebration of NCTU Europe 5th Anniversary(Anniversary in 2007) will start on Sep. 15th. There will be totally three days activities.The first day is opening ceremony. We will invite the administrators from Chalmers and NCTU to join us. We will also tell you the information about exchange student in NCTU. Free lunch is offered. On the second day, we will introduce you to our Mid-Autumn Festival and teach you how to make a moon cake. The third day will be movie night. We will play a movie with English subtitle. Welcome to join us!

9/15(Mon.) 12:00 Opening Ceremony

9/16(Tue.) 17:30 Moon Festival-Let's make Moon Cakes

9/17(Wed.) 18:00 Movie Night-The Secret

Place: NCTU Europe Office (In the Physics Building, ground floor)

(Address: Skeppsgrand 3, Chalmers University of Technology)

2008/03/20 - Schedule of 2008 Summer Mandarin Program is now available for downlaod

The schedule of 2008 Summer Mandarin Program at NCTU is now available for download in the Student Exchange page. It is a five week intensive course which will teach you basic Mandarin as well as give you a feel of Chinese Culture. Students interested in the course can find details about the course in the document provided. We look forward to seeing you in Taiwan!

2008/02/03 - Chinese New Year Celebration date decided: Feb.07 12:00

The date for the Chinese New Year Celebration has been decided, it will be during lunch time on Feb.07(Thu). Welcome to join us with a light meal in our office. We will tell you about the Chinese New Year and traditions. We also have a special gift for everyone who comes! So don't miss the fun!

Time: Feb.07 (Thu) 12:00

Place: NCTU Europe Office (In the Physics Building, ground floor)

(Address: Skeppsgrand 3, Chalmers University of Technology)

2008/01/29 - Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year to Taiwanese is like Christmas to the Swedes! Chinese New Years' Eve is on Feb.06 and we would like to invite you to share the joy of this important Chinese event! A small celebration will take place in our office, so keep an eye on our website for further information. Happy Chinese New Year!

2007/12/24 - Bulletin Vol.6 is now available

Bulletin Vol.6 is now available on the website. This bulletin is written by the members of 2007 NCTU Europe. We are pleased to share experiences and information about Europe with you!

2007/11/01 - Information evening on Nov.07

If you are interested in exchanging or taking Mandarin Courses in NCTU, join us in our office on Nov.07. We are going to introduce Taiwan, NCTU, and the exchange programs. Anyone who is interested in Taiwanese culture is welcome to come! The activities start at pm6:30 and we will also provide traditional Chinese snacks.

Place: NCTU Europe office (Address: Skeppsgrand 3, Chalmers University of Technology)

2007/03/05 - NCTU Summer Mandarin Courses information

Welcome to NCTU to learn Mandarin during summer! Here is the information about the 2007 Summer Mandarin Courses in NCTU, with the application form. The course is for 6 weeks starting in July 2007, and the deadline to apply is in June 2007. It is suitable for beginners, provides instruction in Chinese pronunciation, Chinese characters, speech and communication skills. If you're interested or have any problems, please visit Here or contact us for more information.
Information & application form

2007/01/26 - Celebration of Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is around the corner, and we would like to wish you all a happy Chinese New Year! Although we had our opening of our office postponed, but we'd like to invite you to join us with a little celebration of the Chinese New Year and the moving of our office. We will offer light meal and a special gift for everyone who come. Please come and join us and have fun! Don't forget our new office is in the ground floor of the physics building! Date: Friday February 2nd, 12:00 ~ 13:00 Place: NCTU Europe office (Address: Skeppsgrand 3, Chalmers University of Technology)

2007/01/23 - NCTU Europe new office reopening postponed

We originally planned a new opening for the new office in the end of January, but we recently got a message from NCTU asking us to postpone the reopening so that the new president of NCTU can come and host the reopening. Therefore the original plan will be postponed and the reopening will take place around the end of March or beginning of April. We are sorry for this, and we will put the information on the website when the date is decided. Everyone is welcomed to join the party at that time!

2006/12/23 - Bulletin Vol.5 is now available

Bulletin Vol.5 is now available on the website. This bulletin is written by the 2006 members of NCTU Europe to spread information about Europe and NCTU Europe. Enjoy!

2006/12/10 - Move of office location in Chalmers

NCTU Europe has recently moved to a new location in Chalmers. The new location is in the ground floor of the Physics Building, near the Mathematics Building. You cen enter from the door near the Mathematics Building, just walk by and you should be able to see some flags of Taiwan of NCTU on the windows. Our office will be closed for the Christmas holidays and will start opening again in January 22, 2007. We will hold a new opening of the office in the end of January, and please come and join us at that time!

New address of NCTU Europe: Skeppsgrand 3, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
Office hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-13:00

2006/12/01 - Important news for application for Chinese Courses in NCTU

We have recently been notified by Chalmers that if one is interested in the Chinese Courses, no matter if it is Chinese courses followed by one-year of exchange student program or just Chinese courses in summer vacation, one have to give the personal information (Name, Personal Number, Department, Phone Number, Email) to Dr. Jorgen Sjoberg who is in charge with office in the Administration Building. Please do it ASAP!

Email of Jorgen Sjoberg: josj@chalmers.se

2006/11/01 - Q&A for NCTU students is now updated

We have updated the Q&A for NCTU students in the Student Exchange page. Hope it can be helpful for NCTU students that are going to apply for Chalmers to study.

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