NCUE attaches importance to the participation of diverse members in handling various university affairs. NCUE also attaches importance to gender equality and the rights of multi-ethnicity students in the composition of committees concerning the rights and interests of faculty and staff, and encourages students to participate in the decision-making and discussion of university affairs. In addition, a gender equality committee has been set up to integrate relevant resources to promote gender equality education, planing to establish a safe campus space with gender equality, etc. It is described as follows:

1. Composition of committees related to the rights and interests of faculty and staff

The statistics on the composition of faculty and staff committees at NCUE in 2023 are as shown in Table 1. Committees at the university level, such as the Teacher Appraisal Committee, the Evaluation Committee, the Performance Appraisal Committee, the Teachers’ Complaints Review Committee, and the Principal Selection Committee, all meet the statutory requirement that the ratio of any gender should not be less than 1/3.

Table 1. Statistics on the composition of faculty and staff committees at NCUE in 2023

2. The formation of committees for the protection of the rights of multi-ethnic students

NCUE students come from diverse backgrounds. To protect underrepresented students’ right to study, the Special Education Counseling and Guidance Committee was established at the Special Education Centre, while the Advisory Committee for the Resource Center of Indigenous Students was established at the Resource Center of Indigenous Students, so as to integrate the university’s resources and provide students with services such as administrative support, learning guidance, and employment transition.

Please refer to Appendix 10.6.5A: Fundamentals for Establishing the Advisory Committee for the Resource Center of Indigenous Students, National Changhua University of Education

Please refer to Appendix 10.6.5B - Measures for the Establishment of the Special Education Centre, National Changhua University of Education

3. Encourage students to participate in university affairs

NCUE encourages students to participate in university affairs and make suugestions for university meetings.  In 2023, students actively participated in 25 of these  meetings.

Please refer to Annex 10.6.5C, Participation of student representatives in university affairs meetings in 2023.

In 2023, student council representatives proposed the establishment of a mental health adjustment leave through the administrative meeting. The university accepted this student-suggested measure. After joint discussions on the draft regulations between administrative units and student representatives, a coordination meeting was held on October 6, 2023, followed by a public hearing on January 4, 2024. The proposal was passed at the administrative meeting in March 2024 and implemented thereafter. It stipulates the relevant conditions for prioritized care by advisors or, when necessary, referral to the counseling center for guidance.

Please refer to Annex 10.6.5D, National Changhua University of Education Student Leave Regulations

4. NCUE has a Gender Equality Education Committee

According to the Gender Equity Education Act of the Ministry of Education, NCUE has a Gender Equality Education Committee. The committee’s task is to integrate relevant resources, draft the plan of gender equality education, implement the plan, and to examine the implementation results. Moreover, the committee has to plan or to hold activities related to gender equality education for students, faculty,staff, as well as parents. The committee also formulates regulations on the implementation of gender equality education as well as the prevention and handling of sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus, establishes mechanisms, and coordinates and integrate relevant resources,  planing and establishing a safe campus space with gender equality.

Please refer to Annex 10.6.5E, Gender Equality Education Act of the Ministry of Education.

Please refer to Annex 10.6.5F, Measures for Setting up the Gender Equality Education Committee of National Changhua University of Education.

Please refer to Appendix 10.6.5G: Gender equality activities conducted by the National Changhua University of Education