1. The personnel office of NCUE has allocated officers to handle ethics issues, including matters relating to property declaration by public servants, and irregularly return to the Ministry of Education for training. (See Annexes 16.2.5A(PDF) and 16.2.5B(PDF) for details)

2. All NCUE faculty members and staff shall abide by the Criminal Code of the Republic of China, Anti-Corruption Act, Government Procurement Act, Act on Property-Declaration by Public Servants, Act on Recusal of Public Servants Due to Conflicts of Interest, and Integrity and Ethics Direction for Public Servants. To implement the policy of corruption-free, efficient politics and publicly support its administrative decrees, NCUE established an “Integrity Promotion Zone” on the school website, which is divided into four major categories, including “Small Purchase Promotion, Conflict Avoidance Promotion, Property Declaration Promotion, and Integrity and Ethics Promotion,” and publicity matters such as government regulations, QA and practical cases, etc. (website: https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1001-3228.php?Lang=zh-tw). The university actively guides the obligors to make complete and truthful declarations, implements the annual property declaration by public servants, and ensures the integrity of public servants to achieve a corruption-free, open, efficient, and high-quality school. The university provides public access channels for monitoring the government’s administration through information disclosures and administrative transparency to ensure the integrity of the public servants and improve administrative operations.

3. NCUE completed a website dedicated to the promotion plan for the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). The website shows interpretations of ICERD articles, relevant legal regulations, and educational materials. The university is committed to strictly adhering to these principles. The relevant website can be accessed at: https://personnelweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1001-3360.php?Lang=zh-tw

4. To establish a healthy and friendly workplace environment and implement Article 19 of the Civil Service Protection Act, Article 3 of the Civil Service Safety and Health Protection Regulations, the Gender Equality in Employment Act, and workplace bullying and sexual harassment prevention mechanisms established by various institutions and schools, NCUE will strictly comply with the aforementioned regulations when handling cases, follow standard operating procedures, and appropriately plan processing schedules and time management. All units are requested to care for colleagues in a timely manner, emphasize school harmony and mutual respect, and prevent workplace bullying or sexual harassment incidents from occurring.

In addition to the above, NCUE has established the "Guidelines for Handling Workplace Bullying Appeals by Faculty and Staff of National Changhua University of Education," "Guidelines for Prevention and Handling of Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in the Workplace at National Changhua University of Education," and "Guidelines for Prevention and Handling of Sexual Harassment at National Changhua University of Education." All units are respectfully requested to refer to these guidelines to jointly create a healthy and friendly workplace environment at our university. https://apss.ncue.edu.tw/odedi/doc_page.php?id=.0-4--30336150

5. To effectively manage and use the R&D results of faculty members, staff, and researchers, NCUE has formulated such regulations as the Management Measures on the R&D Results and Technology Transfer of the National Changhua University of Education and the Guidelines for Avoidance of Conflicts of Interest and Information Disclosure Concerning the Use of the R&D Results of the National Changhua University of Education. Regulating the management and use of NCUE personnel’s R&D results enhances the university’s innovation atmosphere and increases its income. (See Annexes 16.2.5C(PDF) and 16.2.5D(PDF) for details.)

6. To enhance the culture of research integrity and maintain high-quality research standards, as well as to prevent faculty, researchers, and students from violating academic ethics, NCUE has established the following regulations:

(1) "National Changhua University of Education Academic Ethics Management Regulations" (Appendix 16.2.5E(PDF))

(2) "Handling Guidelines for Cases Involving Violations of Teacher Qualification Review and Academic Ethics by Faculty Members at National Changhua University of Education" (Appendix 16.2.5F(PDF))

(3) "National Changhua University of Education Guidelines for Handling Academic Ethics Violations in Doctoral and Master’s Theses" (Appendix 16.2.5G(PDF))

(4) Furthermore, we have formulated the “National Changhua University of Education Implementation Guidelines for Academic Ethics Education” (Appendix 16.2.5H(PDF)) to strengthen academic ethics education. Regular training sessions are conducted to ensure faculty and students become familiar with these regulations.

7. NCUE has established the “National Changhua University of Education Research Ethics Committee” following approval from the Ministry of Education and formulated the Research Ethics Governance Framework Regulations (Appendix 16.2.5I(PDF)). This helps faculty and students conform to research ethics standards and protect research participants. Website: https://rec.ncue.edu.tw/

8. To ensure workplace safety, NCUE has formulated the Prevention Plan for illegal infringement in the Execution of Duties (Appendix 16.2.5J(PDF)) in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. This plan aims to prevent physical and mental infringement during duties by implementing necessary safety measures. The President has also issued a Written Statement Prohibiting Workplace Illegal Infringement (Appendix 16.2.5K(PDF)). Relevant website: https://saftyweb.ncue.edu.tw/p/412-1010-3550.php?Lang=zh-tw

9. In response to the national administrative neutrality policy and to strengthen civil servants' awareness of integrity ethics, the Personnel Office held the 2024 Faculty and Staff Training Course - Integrity Ethics Seminar" on April 24, 2024. This seminar specifically selected topics such as "Integrity Law and Discipline" and "Administrative Neutrality," and invited Prosecutor Ding-Wen Chen, who was then stationed at the Central Taiwan Regional Investigation Group of the Agency Against Corruption, Ministry of Justice from the Changhua District Prosecutors Office, to deliver a lecture at NCUE. The aim was to help colleagues deepen their understanding of relevant regulations and internalize them as standards for daily official duties, with a total of 80 participants. The core objective of this course was to enhance civil servants' awareness of administrative neutrality to ensure that the operations of central and local governments can implement law-based administration, fair law enforcement, and strictly comply with relevant political activity regulations. NCUE conducts administrative neutrality training to cultivate civil servants with the concept of administrative neutrality and enhance their ability to handle administrative neutrality incidents. This seminar was not only part of the annual training curriculum but also a concrete action to jointly maintain a clean and honest civil service environment. Through in-depth case analysis and regulatory explanations, we hope to assist colleagues in adhering to the principles of objectivity, fairness, and professionalism when performing their duties, establishing a more trustworthy civil service culture for the university and society (Figure 1).

Figure 1. 2024 Faculty and Staff Training Course - Integrity Ethics Seminar

10. NCUE's Research Ethics Governance Center organized a series of research ethics education and training as follows:

(1) The 2024 Research Ethics Workshop-Part 1 was held on Thursday, March 28, 2024, sharing ethical issues in sports science and human factors engineering research. Professor Hsiu-Hua Tsai from Department of Physical Education of National Taiwan University was invited to give a lecture titled "Dynamic Aspects of Sports Science and Human Factors Engineering Research." (Figure 2)

Figure 2. The 2024 Research Ethics Workshop -part 1 on Thursday, March 28, 2024

(2) The 2024 Research Ethics Workshop-part 2 was held on Monday, May 6, 2024, sharing ethical, legal, and conflict of interest issues involved in research. Professor Min-Hui Chiu from Department of Law of Soochow University was invited to give a lecture titled "Legal Issues to Note in Research Ethics, Conflicts of Interest and Information Disclosure in Research Teams." (Figure 3)

Figure 3. The 2024 "Research Ethics Workshop-part 2 on Monday, May 6, 2024

(3) The 2024 "Research Ethics Workshop-part 3 was held on Thursday, December 19, 2024, sharing issues of gender, subject protection, and conflict of interest management in research. Assistant Professor Shu-Yu Chen from the Department of Healthy Aging of National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences was invited to give a lecture titled "Gender, Ethics and Subject Protection Issues in Research, Clinical Research Ethics, and Conflict of Interest Management." (Figure 4)

Figure 4. The 2024 Research Ethics Workshop -part 3 on Thursday, December 19, 2024

11. NCUE attaches great importance to gender equality issues and organizes various gender equality training courses. Course information is as follows:

(1) NCUE's Secretariat held a thematic course on May 14, 2024, with the topic: "Briefing on Professional Ethics Regulations Related to Sex or Gender for Presidents and Faculty and Staff." (Figure 5)

Figure 5. Photo of "The Seminar of Professional Ethics Regulations Related to Sex or Gender for Presidents and Faculty and Staff"

(2) NCUE's Secretariat Office held a course on May 16, 2024, with the topic: " Gender Incident Prevention Guidelines Legal Briefing on Campus." (Figure 6)

Figure 6. Photo of "Campus Gender Incident Prevention Guidelines Legal Briefing"

(3) NCUE held professional training for counseling personnel on "Gender Equality Friendly Campus" for colleges and universities on October 25, 2024. (Figure 7)

Figure 7. Photo of "Gender Equal and Friendly Campus" professional trainingfor counseling personnel