Associations, Clubs, and Extracurricular Activities
Participation in extracurricular clubs and activities is an essential part of a well-rounded university education. Extracurricular activities offer students the opportunity to develop various talents, help to enhance their physical and mental health, and train them to become responsible members of society. The university administration recognizes the vital role of extracurricular activities in a flourishing campus environment and renders active assistance and guidance to various student clubs and student-organized activities.
A wide range of student associations, clubs, and extracurricular activities are organized at NCTU each year. The largest of these is the campus-wide NCTU Student Association, which handles planning and promotion of large-scale student activities. The Student Association is organized into six committees, including the Administration, Finance, Academic, Activities, Student Welfare, and Information committees. The president of the association is elected by students in an annual general election.
In addition to the Student Association, a student center operated by the university administration coordinates the affairs of the many student clubs on campus. At present there are a total of eighty-two such clubs, including nineteen devoted to the arts, twenty-two to academic subjects, six to various recreational activities, seven to community service, fifteen to fellowship activities, and ten to sports. Other activities, such as seminars, shows, contests, panel discussions, lectures, musical performances, motion pictures, and the publication of journals are also frequently sponsored by NCTU.
Each year, a number of academic and athletic activities are organized by groups at NCTU in cooperation with other universities. In addition, a series of academic, arts, oriented and athletic activities are sponsored by NCTU and its neighbor and friendly rival, National Tsing Hua University, in an intercollegiate competition held each spring.
A bulletin of activities is published on campus each week to keep the university community informed of up-and-coming campus events. In addition, a special campus telephone hot-line (2300) and the Campus Data Processing System, on-line at several locations around NCTU, offer complete information regarding campus activities. These channels also serve as an electronic bulletin board for the Dean of Students to use in communicating various notices and bulletins to the NCTU student body.
