Article 33 of Taiwan’s University Act stipulates that each university shall advise and assist its students in forming a student association by holding elections in which all the university’s students have a vote, and set up other associated self-governing organisations to enhance the effectiveness of students’ on-campus learning and their ability to act autonomously.

Therefore, NCUE actively assists and advises its students in establishing a student union. It has also set up the NCUE Student Union Statute (Annex 16.2.2A) to enable students to participate in student affairs, promote democratic literacy, maintain campus harmony, and enhance students’ well-being’. The NCUE Students’ Union, which has been in existence for about 28 years, actively encourages students to participate in student affairs based on the democratic spirit and the goals of maintaining campus harmony and enhancing students’ well-being. The President and Vice President of the Student Union are elected by the entire body of undergraduate student. NCUE recognizes the Student Union as an independent and self-governing association. Its primary function is to serve as a liaison between students and the university. The Student Union is responsible for conveying student opinions and electing representatives to participate in various university meetings, including the University Affairs Meeting, Administrative Meeting, Academic Affairs Meeting, Curriculum Meeting, and Student Affairs Meeting. In these forums, they provide opinions and engage in constructive dialogue with the university administration.

Furthermore, the Student Union convenes university-wide club meetings to promote initiatives and collaborate with other specialized student club. The Union also combines its operation with online communication platforms to convey student opinions and advocate for student rights and interests.

NCUE's Measures to Support the Student Union's Self-Governance:

1. The Student Union’s website provides details on its structure, and this information is available in the “Campus Life” section on NCUE’s homepage.
https://ncuesa.ncue.edu.tw/bin/home.php

2. The Student Election Committee partner with the university to organize the election of the Student Union President and Vice President (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Election of Student Union President and Vice President

3. The Student Union proposes the mental health day and survey student opinions. Additionally, it assists the university in holding a public hearing (Figure 2).

Figure 2: Public Hearing on Mental Health Day

4. The university encourages students to attend the exhibition of the student union’s achievements, co-organized by the Youth Development of the Ministry of Education. The exhibition provides students with an opportunity to learn from the experiences of student self-governance (Figure 3).

Figure 3: Exhibition of the Student Union’s Achievements

5. The Student Union calls for the planning and making of pedestrian walkways outside the Jinde Campus, promoting the safety of both the faculty and students through the “Safety Awareness Rally” (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Safety Awareness Rally

6. The student union assists student clubs in preparing the club exposition, arranging club performances, and onboarding members. All this creates a vivid and warm atmosphere on campus (Figure 5, Figure 6).

Figure 5: Club Exposition - Performance Area

Figure 6: Club Exposition - Recruitment Area

Enclosed are the details, including the supporting information:

The student union’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ncuesa/