SDG 16.2.2
SDG 16.2.2 Students’ union
Article 33 of Taiwan’s University Act stipulates that each university shall advise and assist its students in forming a student council elected by the university’s entire student body and in establishing other related self-governing organizations to enhance students’ learning outcomes at the university and their capacity for self-governance.
Accordingly, NCUE actively assists and advises its students in establishing a Student Council. It has also adopted the NCUE Student Council Charter (Figure 1) which aims to encourage participation in the handling of student affairs, promote democratic literacy, maintain campus harmony, and enhance students' well-being.
Figure 1. Charter of the National Changhua University of Education Student Council
By 2025 the NCUE Student Council had reached its 29th term. Guided by democratic principles and the goals of maintaining campus harmony and enhancing student well-being, NCUE actively encourages students to take part in student affairs. The president and vice president of the Student Council are elected by the university’s entire undergraduate student body. NCUE recognizes the Student Council as a self-governing student organization. Its primary function is to serve as a liaison between students and the university. The Student Council is responsible for conveying student opinions and electing representatives to participate in various university meetings, including the University Council, Administrative Meeting, Academic Affairs Meeting, Curriculum Meeting, and Student Affairs Meeting. At these meetings, these representatives offer their views and engage in constructive dialogue with the university administration.
Furthermore, the Student Council convenes university-wide club meetings to share information about its activities and to interact with other types of student clubs. It also uses online communication platforms to relay student opinions and advocate for student rights and interests.
NCUE's Measures to Support the Student Council's Self-Governance:
The Student Council's website can be accessed through “Campus Life” section of NCUE’s homepage. It provides information on the Student Council’s organizational structure and other matters. The NCUE Student Council website (Figure 2): https://ncuesa.ncue.edu.tw/
Figure 2. Website of the National Changhua University of Education Student Council
The Student Election Committee organized the 2025 election for the president and vice president of the Student Council for its 29th term (Figure 3).
Figure 3. Election bulletin for the president and vice president of the Student Council for its 29th term, 9 May 2025
The Student Council hosted the 29th campus concert and outdoor market, which gave students a break from everyday pressure and brought a lively atmosphere to the campus (Figures 4 and 5).
Figure 4. The 29th campus concert and outdoor market: performance area
Figure 5. The 29th campus concert and outdoor market: market area
NCUE encourages students to take part in the 2026 Student Council Achievement Exhibition for colleges and universities, organized by the Youth Development Administration, Ministry of Education (Figure 6). Event website: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FHxdwWyS9/
Figure 6. Group photograph at the 2026 Student Council Achievement Exhibition for colleges and universities
On 17 December 2025, the Student Council handed out heartwarming red-bean tangyuan to faculty and students as a year-end gesture of care, strengthening its friendly relations with the university administration and among the student body (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Tangyuan being handed out at the year-end event
The Student Council helps organize the club fair by arranging club performances and planning club recruitment booths, creating a lively atmosphere on campus (Figure 8, Figure 9). Website: https://reurl.cc/0WQ4lK
Figure 8. Club Fair: Performance Area
Figure 9. Club Fair: Recruitment Area
The Student Council held a civic education lecture titled “Understanding Gender Diversity”. The speaker was Yang Shou-chang, Director of Community Resources at the Southern Office of the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association. The lecture aimed to enhance students' awareness and understanding of gender equality issues (Figure 10).
Figure 10. Civic education lecture: Understanding Gender Diversity
The Student Council hosted a performance of the 2025 campus stand-up comedy tour (Figure 11).
Figure 11. 2025 campus stand-up comedy tour
The Student Council held a fitness lecture titled “Muscle Matters: From Basic Nutrition to Practical Training”. Fitness coach Wang Chia-chin showed students how to train and eat properly to stay healthy (Figures 12 and 13).
Figure 12. The lecture in progress
Figure 13. Lecture poster, 20 November 2025
NCUE established the Student Congress in accordance with the Student Council’s Self-Governance Regulations on the Organization of the Student Congress (Figure 14). The Student Congress exercises the powers conferred by the Charter of the Student Council. The exercise of these powers and the conduct of its members are governed by a separate self-governance regulation. The Student Congress has one speaker and one deputy speaker, elected by and from among its members, and three committees: the Legal Affairs Committee, the Finance Committee and the Student Rights Committee. Their responsibilities are as follows:
(1) Legal Affairs Committee: reviews proposals referred to it by the Student Congress; reviews proposals concerning organizational matters and other matters that fall outside the remit of the other committees; and provides advice on legal matters.
(2) Finance Committee: reviews proposals referred to it by the Student Congress; reviews proposals concerning finance, budgets, final accounts, accounting, auditing and the financial affairs of the Executive Center; monitors each body’s budget execution; examines each body's income and expenditure and approves its budget; and investigates unlawful acts or breaches of duty in financial and fiscal matters by each body.
(3) Student Rights Committee: reviews proposals referred to it by the Student Congress; reviews proposals concerning matters handled by the Student Rights Department of the Executive Center; and monitors that department's work.
Student Congress contact: contact@sp.ncuesa.org.tw
Figure 14. NCUE Student Council’s Self-governance Regulation on the Organization of the Student Congress
The Student Congress and the Student Council jointly held a lecture in the Student Rights Debate series titled “Clash of Views”. Associate Professor Ci-Za Li of NCUE's Department of Public Affairs and Civic Education and Associate Professor Fang-yu Chen of Soochow University’s Department of Political Science engaged in debate and reasoned dialogue based on the cross-strait situation and the international framework (Figure 15).
Figure 15. Student Rights Debate series: Clash of Views, 21 April 2025
The Graduate Student Council serves as NCUE's self-governing organization for graduate students. It is composed of representatives selected by each graduate institute, with a president and officers responsible for managing the council’s affairs. Its functions include conveying graduate students' views, participating in meetings concerning university affairs, and facilitating communication between the university administration and students. It also helps advance initiatives and advocates for graduate students’ rights through meetings and LINE group. On 16 December 2025, the Graduate Student Council held the election for its 2026 president (Figure 16).
Figure 16. Poster for the Graduate Student Council election for president, 16 December 2025