Article 15 of Taiwan’s University Act stipulates that each university shall set up a university council to deliberate and make decisions regarding significant university matters. The university council shall comprise the university president, vice-president(s), teacher representatives, heads of academic affairs units and administrative units, representatives of research personnel, representatives of non-teaching staff, student representatives, and other personnel.

In accordance with the University Act, the National Changhua University of Education (NCUE) has set up the university council as the school’s principal management body. In addition to the heads of administrative units, all members of the university are fully represented in the university council by teacher representatives, student representatives (both undergraduates and graduates), faculty representatives, and non-faculty employee representatives. All council members have equal rights to propose and vote.

1. NCUE’s university council comprises nine personnel categories: the president, vice-president(s), the heads of first-level administrative units, the colleges’ deans, representatives of departments, teacher representatives, research personnel representatives, representatives of non-teaching staff, and student representatives.

2. The teacher representatives, research personnel representatives, representatives of non-teaching staff, and student representatives shall be elected in the following ways:

(1)There shall be 59 teacher representatives. According to Article 15 of the University Act, the teacher representatives shall comprise at least one-half of the university council. They shall be elected by the colleges and centers with full-time teachers, such as the general education center and the teacher training center.

(2)There shall be one research personnel representative elected from among all research personnel.

(3)There shall be two representatives of non-teaching staff elected from among all permanent non-teaching staff.

(4)There shall be 12 student representatives. According to Article 15 of the University Act, the student representatives shall comprise at least one-tenth of the university council. The student representative shall include the president of the student union, a representative of the student council, and a president of the graduate student union. In addition, two representatives of graduate students shall be elected, and seven representatives shall be elected from among the presidents of the student association of all departments.

3. The university council shall discuss and deliberate on the following matters:

(1)Plans and associated budgets for university development.

(2)The charters, by-laws, and important regulations.

(3)The establishment, alterations, and cessation of colleges, departments, graduate institutes, and affiliated organizations.

(4)Academic affairs, student affairs, general affairs, research, and other important internal matters.

(5)Regulations governing teaching evaluation.

(6)The resolutions proposed by the committees or the special task groups set up by the university council.

(7)Proposals put forward at council meetings or by the president.

4. The numbers of representatives of the NCUE’s university council from different categories in 2022 are as follows:

Annex 16.2.1A: University Council Representative Election Regulations of the National Changhua University of Education.