Taiwan students can earn dual master’s degree with NYCU-ASU partnership program

W. P. Carey collaborates with Taiwan's NYCU, offering students a unique opportunity to study business analytics while strengthening global academic ties.

In an exciting new chapter of international collaboration, the W. P. Carey School of Business and Taiwan's National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) are launching the NYCU-ASU International Academic Partnership Program. As a dual master's degree program for NYCU College of Management students who have completed their first year of a master's degree at NYCU, the program allows qualified students to apply for and complete the second year of their degree in W. P. Carey's Master of Science in Business Analytics (MS-BA) program for both degrees from NYCU and ASU.

"Our collaboration with NYCU is a wonderful example of W. P. Carey's commitment to increasing the school's global reach in Asia while facilitating international knowledge exchange through graduate programs," says Ohad Kadan, Charles J. Robel Dean and W. P. Carey Distinguished Chair.

Students accepted into the NYCU-ASU International Academic Partnership Program will complete their MS-BA degree requirements in person on the ASU Tempe campus. W. P. Carey's MS-BA program prepares students to be changemakers in their field by offering five tracks — big data, cloud computing and tech consulting, fintech, marketing analytics, and supply chain analytics — to educate students on how big data is transforming the global economy.

After completing both universities' degree requirements, graduates will be awarded an MS-BA from W. P. Carey and a master's degree from their NYCU College of Management program. As a STEM-designated program, international students who graduate from W. P. Carey's MS-BA program through NYCU may be eligible for an up to 36-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) visa extension.

"We are very pleased to establish and strengthen the academic collaboration between ASU and NYCU through the creation of this new dual master’s degree program. By fostering a partnership, we seek to facilitate the exchange of graduate students, learning, expertise, knowledge, and cultural understanding between ASU and Taiwan," says Benjamin Shao, professor of information systems, associate dean for Asia-Pacific programs and initiatives, and co-director of the Digital Society Initiative.

"This partnership is especially significant following the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's announcement earlier this year to build a third manufacturing fabrication facility in Phoenix," says Kadan.

NYCU students who meet academic qualifications and are enrolled in one of the College of Management's eight qualifying master's degree programs are encouraged to apply for the NYCU-ASU International Academic Partnership Program by Sept. 1 for admission to ASU's spring 2025 semester, or by March 1, 2025, for admission to the fall 2025 semester.

Learn more about the MS-BA program.