David Emsweller, vice president of student services, DeBow Freed, Ph.D., president of UF, and Daniel May, Ph.D., vice president of academic affairs, sign the articulation agreement.

The University of Findlay recently signed an articulation agreement with the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung, Taiwan, allowing students from each institution to study at the other with assurance of college credit for the courses.
   
The University of Findlay has been a pioneer in international education, as a leader in welcoming international students through establishment of its Intensive English Language Institute in 1975 and in encouraging students to experience study abroad through its Kake Program exchange with Japan, among others.
    
An articulation agreement is an officially approved agreement that matches course work between colleges and universities. They are designed to help students make a smooth transition between institutions while expanding their academic horizons.
   
NCHU has established bachelor’s degree programs that are compatible with programs at UF. Credits earned by students in Taiwan will be fully transferable into undergraduate programs at Findlay. To transfer courses to the University, students from NCHU must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and the course must meet requirements for the intended major at UF.
   
Established in 1919 as an agricultural college, NCHU is known for its research in biotechnology and nanoscience as well as its education programs. With approximately 16,000 students in undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and continuing education programs, NCHU was the only university in central Taiwan to have been chosen by the country’s Ministry of Education as a World-Class University in its International ‘Advancement to the Top’ Project, with numerous papers published internationally in the research fields of zoology, botany, engineering, material science and chemistry.