SDG16.2.6 Academic freedom policy-2020
1. Article 1 of the University Act stipulates that universities shall be guaranteed academic freedom and enjoy autonomy within the scope of the laws and regulations. The NCUE administration abides by the law. All faculty members are free to choose their research fields and publicly discuss and teach the knowledge in their fields. The regulations guarantee academic freedom. In addition to supporting academic freedom, the university encourages and rewards teachers for publishing diverse research results.
2. The 2020 statistics on the publication of papers and implementation of relevant plans by NCUE faculty members reflecting the university’s policy follow:
2.1 The NCUE reward system encourages faculty members to publish their research results. In 2020, they published 115 SCI papers and 28 SSCI papers.
2.2 NCUE’s departments and faculty members strive to implement projects for external parties. In 2020, they implemented the following: 148 projects entrusted by the Ministry of Science and Technology totalling 146,782,458 NTD; 176 projects not entrusted by the Ministry of Science and Technology totalling 267,761,080 NTD; and 57 industry–university cooperation projects totalling 43,154,640 NTD.
3. Faculty members are rewarded according to their research results. NCUE faculty members who have published papers in domestic or foreign journals, patented an invention, or published research-oriented academic books that have been reviewed receive rewards. In 2020, 87 people received rewards totalling 1.344 million NTD. In addition, NCUE awards such trophies as the Top Research Award, the Exquisite Research Award, the Best Newcomer Award, and the Research Newcomer Model Award for scholars with distinguished achievements.
- Website: https://rnd.ncue.edu.tw/files/90-1002-23.php
- Annex 16.2.6A—The University Act
SDG16.2.5 University principles on corruption and bribery