Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Chinese: 大學儲備軍官訓練團) in the Republic of China (Taiwan) was first proposed by the Ministry of National Defense for the ROC Armed Forces in September 1995[1] and has been in operation since 1997[2] or 1999.
[1][3] The proposed training regimen consisted of three to four additional hours of military courses each week aside from university classes.
During the winter vacation, students were to attend a one or two-week boot camp and in the summer, they would undergo six weeks of military training.
[1] The Ministry of National Defense provides three years of financial aid for the students' university studies, as well as stipends.
[2] By 2009, the Ministry of Education has reduced the number of ROTC courses at National Taiwan University, considering the program a symbol of autocracy.