The ITRI Global Internship Program places international university students inside the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan’s largest applied-technology research organisation, in Hsinchu. ITRI has hosted around 35 international interns a year since 2006. Interns join one of ITRI’s research laboratories — covering semiconductors and EDA, robotics and autonomous vehicles, computer vision, AI chips and systems, and industry/international-strategy analysis — and work in English alongside ITRI’s researchers on real projects. Placements run either as a summer internship (minimum 10 weeks between May and September) or as an extended 4–6 month internship offered year-round.
Benefits & funding
- Monthly stipend of NT$30,000–NT$48,000 (pre-tax), depending on the intern’s experience and the host department.
- On-campus dormitory housing in ITRI’s residence, plus access to campus dining and recreational facilities.
- Free ITRI group accident insurance (interns are responsible for their own medical/health coverage).
- Working language is normally English, unless a specific posting requires Mandarin.
- Travel to and from Taiwan is at the intern’s own expense unless a posting states otherwise.
Eligibility
- Open to students of any nationality who hold a valid passport from a country/territory other than Taiwan (ROC); ROC citizens without a foreign passport must contact ITRI separately.
- Must hold valid university student status throughout the internship and be able to provide documentary evidence of it.
- Suited to enrolled bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students; matched to lab postings by technical field.
- Foreign males of Taiwanese descent (ages 18–40) holding a foreign passport are advised not to stay longer than four months because of military-conscription rules.
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Application process
- 1Review the open internship postings on ITRI’s application platform (itri.applytojob.com/apply) and identify a role that matches your field.
- 2Submit an application through the platform; summer roles are filled on a rolling basis and removed once filled, while non-summer internships should be applied for 3–4 months before the intended start date.
- 3If selected, agree the exact start/end dates case-by-case and provide proof of student status before the internship begins.
Program timeline
Rolling
Summer internship applications reviewed as received and closed once filled
Summer internship window (minimum 10 weeks)
May–September
Year-round
Extended 4–6 month internships; apply 3–4 months before the intended start