1. 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 staff (non-faculty employee) representatives. All council members have equal rights to propose and vote. (Annex 16.2.1A National Changhua University of Education School Affairs Meeting Representative Election Guidelines)

(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:

(a) 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.

(b) One research personnel representative will be elected from among all research personnel.

(c) Two representatives of non-teaching staff will be elected from among all permanent non-teaching staff.

(d) 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:

(a) Plans and associated budgets for university development.

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

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

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

(e) Regulations governing teaching evaluation.

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

(g) 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 2023 are as follows:

2. To protect the rights of employees with worker status within the university, NCUE has established a Labor-Management Meeting in full compliance with the Labor Standards Act and the regulations for implementing for Labor-Management Meeting.

(1) Meeting Composition: The Labor-Management Conference consists of 12 members: six management representatives selected by the university and six labor representatives elected by the workers. The list of representatives from both l parties is submitted to the Labor Affairs Department of Changhua County Government for recordkeeping. (Annex 16.2.1B List of Labor and Management Representatives for the 4th Labor-Management Conference of National Changhua University of Education)

(2) Meeting Schedule: The university convenes the Labor-Management Conference every three months to deliberate on the following matters:

(a) Coordination of labor-management relations and promotion of cooperation between both parties.

(b) Issues concerning labor conditions.

(c) Planning and enhancement of employee welfare.

(d) Measures to improve work efficiency.

(e) Procedures for the selection and dismissal of labor-management representatives.

(f) Guidelines for the Labor-Management Conference.

(g) Other matters for further discussion.