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; and representatives of research personnel, non-teaching staff, students, 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 non-faculty employee representatives. All council members have equal rights to propose and vote.

1. NCUE’s university council comprises nine personnel categories: the president, vice-president(s), the heads of first-level administrative units, the colleges’ deans, department head representatives, teacher representatives, research personnel representatives, non-teaching staff representatives, and student representatives.

2. The teacher representatives, research personnel representatives, non-teaching staff representatives, and student representatives shall be elected in the following ways:

2.1 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.
2.2 There shall be one research personnel representative elected from among all research personnel.
2.3 There shall be two non-teaching staff representatives elected from among all permanent non-teaching staff.
2.4 There shall be 11 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 student union president, a Student Council representative, and a representative from the Union of Graduate Students. In addition, two graduate student representatives shall be elected, and seven representatives shall be elected from among the presidents of the department societies.

3. The university council shall discuss and deliberate on the following matters:

3.1 Plans and associated budgets for university development;
3.2 The charters, by-laws, and important regulations;
3.3 The establishment of, alterations to, and cessation of operations of colleges, departments, graduate institutes, and affiliated organizations;
3.4 Academic affairs, student affairs, general affairs, research, and other important internal matters;
3.5 Regulations governing teaching evaluations;
3.6 The resolutions of committees and special task groups set up by the university council; and
3.7 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 2020 shall be as follows:
 

 
Attached (including supporting evidence) information: No.: 16.2.1A—University Council Representative Election Regulations of the National Changhua University of Education