At the end of 2021, NTU OIA launched the first-ever mentorship program tailor-made for international degree students at NTU, sending 58 students from 22 countries to 40 different organizations to do the summer internship. During the matchmaking, we found that many students faced some challenges and questions that many young adults may face at such a pivotal point in their life, relating to their respective career goals and self-discovery process.

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For example, NTU OIA received questions from students about if they can change their industry from education to other industries. Some of these questions included:

Is learning Chinese useful for obtaining employment after I return to Japan?

Should I focus on pursuing companies with prestigious reputations, or smaller companies that better fit my interests?

Should I aim for obtaining employment in a multinational company, or a local Taiwanese company?

Is learning Chinese useful for obtaining employment after I return to Japan?

Should I focus on pursuing companies with prestigious reputations, or smaller companies that better fit my interests?

Should I aim for obtaining employment in a multinational company, or a local Taiwanese company?

After receiving these wide-ranging questions, we realized these questions would best be answered by professionals with a wealth of life and leadership experience (hereby called “masters”). Thus, we launched this whole-new Master Talk, whereby we invite masters to engage with students in 1-on-1 consultations to answer students' deepest and most complicated questions. We believe Master Talk will be the beacon for students who are seeking guidance and advice regarding their future career and life goals.

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Consultation Process

Appointment Request

Please fill out the consultation application, indicating questions you would like to discuss and the Masters you would like to consult with. You will also have to provide your resumé for reference.

Eligibility: Overseas students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s or doctor’s degree at NTU are welcome to join Master Talk.

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Application Review

The Office of International Affairs will review the student’s application. If there is sufficient reason for the consultation, OIA will help schedule the talk between you and the Master.

The Consultation

Time: Each consultation will be 1-1.5 hours

Place: NTU OIA can provide the space for the consultation, or the Master can decide where is best to meet.

Consultation Content: Discuss the basic skills and career paths for different fields and industries, provide you with advice about courses, extracurriculars, resume writing, interviewing and/or internships, etc. based on your personal experience, and also share their personal learning and career journeys.

You may have one-on-one or one-on-many consultation which depends on whether your questions are similar to the other applicants' or not.

Post-Consult

In order to keep track of the Master Talk process and effectiveness, you and the Master will be asked to complete a simple evaluation form after each consultation. Following the consultation, OIA will either arrange a follow-up meeting or close the case depending on the situation.

If you have further concerns or more topics you would like to discuss, OIA can arrange another consultation session with the consent of the Master. You and the Master can also stay in touch via email or other forms of communication agreed upon by the Master.

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大師領航對談

1-on-1 consultation

our masters

Lynn L. H. Shih

Anne Chen

Michelle Hsu

Jessie Chan

Stephen Chiming Ho

Consultation Process

Appointment Request

Application Review

The Consultation

Post-Consult