Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- All-Pass Candy
- Snacks given by seniors to juniors before finals week to wish them luck in passing all courses.
B
- Beigang
- The Beigang Campus dormitory where almost all freshmen spend their first year of study.
- Beigang-er
- A term for freshmen currently stationed at the remote Beigang campus before moving to the Taichung main campus.
C
- CMU-OS
- The Office of Student Affairs, which handles most administrative logistics for student life.
- CMUSA
- China Medical University Student Association, the primary student government body.
D
- Dapeng Road
- The main area for food and student hangouts near the new Shuinan campus.
- Department Association
- Commonly referred to by the department name + 'Xi Xue Hui', these are the core social units for students.
G
- Gongbi
- Collaborative lecture notes meticulously transcribed and edited by students, essential for passing medical exams.
M
- Meide Street
- The primary food street adjacent to the Yingcai campus, serving as the unofficial dining hall for students.
P
- Paotai
- Bell-ringing practical exams (OSCE or anatomy) where students rotate through stations under strict time limits.
S
- Shuinan Dorm
- The new residential facilities located at the main Shuinan campus.
X
- Xue Can
- The official student cafeteria (Xuesheng Canting) located within the campus buildings.
Y
- Yingcai Dorm
- The dormitory located at the older Yingcai campus, typically for upperclassmen or medical interns.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Critical Care Building
- The main hospital building often used by clinical students for rotations.
- E-Learning
- The Moodle-based platform where professors upload slides and 'Gongbi' groups coordinate.
- EasyCard ID
- The student ID card which doubles as an EasyCard for local transit and small purchases.
- Lifu
- The Lifu Teaching Building, the central academic hub of the Yingcai campus named after founder Chen Li-fu.
- Portal
- The Student Information System used for course registration, checking grades, and official announcements.
- School Bus
- The essential shuttle service connecting the Shuinan, Yingcai, and Beigang campuses.
- shenbei_campus_student_canteen
- Shenbei Campus Student Canteen
- Xinyi
- The Xinyi Building, a major academic and administrative facility at the Shuinan campus.
- Zhuoyue
- The Excellence Building (Zhuoyue Dalou), the landmark main building of the Shuinan campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Jan 10, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.