University Act Article 13
This English translation was last updated on 2019-12-11, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Each college of a university shall appoint a Dean to be responsible for the overall management of that college. Each department shall appoint a Chairperson to be responsible for the affairs of the department, and each independent graduate institute shall appoint a Director to be responsible for the affairs of the graduate institute. The university may also appoint a degree programs Director to be responsible for dealing with matters related to their respective programs.The supervisory academic posts of Dean, Chairperson, graduate institute director, and degree programs Director shall be for a fixed term and filled as set out below:1.The Dean of a college shall be selected from among the professors in that college following the procedure set out in the charter and by-laws of the university and shall be appointed by the president to serve concurrently.2.Department Chairperson, graduate institute Directors, and degree programs Directors shall be selected from among the teachers at the rank of or above associate professorship, following the procedure set out in the charter and by-laws of the university and shall be appointed by the president to serve concurrently. If a department, graduate institute, or degree program provides art-related or technology-related education, then the university may appoint professional technicians of or above associate professorship to serve in the posts of department Chairperson, graduate institute Directors, and degree programs Directors in a concurrent capacity.To assist a university to meet its further development requirements, when a college, department, graduate institute, or program reaches a certain scale thereby creating an onerous burden of academic responsibilities, the university may create a deputy supervisory position to assist the academic supervisor of that college, department, graduate institute, or program undertake and promote those academic affairs.The terms of office, and procedures for the reappointment, and dismissal of Deans, department Chairperson, graduate institute Directors, and degree programs Directors, and for their deputies, and other matters to be observed shall be stipulated in the charter and by-laws of the university.The academic supervisor posts referred to in Paragraph 2 may be filled by foreign teachers in a concurrent capacity.
中文原文 大學法第13條
大學各學院置院長一人，綜理院務；各學系置主任一人，單獨設立之研究所置所長一人，辦理系、所務。
大學並得置學位學程主任，辦理學程事務。
院長、系主任、所長及學位學程主任等學術主管，採任期制，其產生方式如下：
一、院長，依該校組織規程規定之程序，就教授中選出，報請校長聘請兼任之。
二、系主任、所長及學位學程主任，依該校組織規程規定之程序，就副教授以上之教師中選出，報請校長聘請兼任之。
但藝術類與技術類之系、所及學位學程之主任、所長，得聘請副教授級以上之專業技術人員兼任之。
大學為因應校務發展之需要，達一定規模、學務繁重之學院、系、所及學程，得置副主管，以輔佐主管推動學務。
院長、系主任、所長、學位學程主任與副主管之任期、續聘、解聘之程序及其他應遵行事項，於大學組織規程定之。
第二項之學術主管職務，得由外國籍教師兼任。
大學並得置學位學程主任，辦理學程事務。
院長、系主任、所長及學位學程主任等學術主管，採任期制，其產生方式如下：
一、院長，依該校組織規程規定之程序，就教授中選出，報請校長聘請兼任之。
二、系主任、所長及學位學程主任，依該校組織規程規定之程序，就副教授以上之教師中選出，報請校長聘請兼任之。
但藝術類與技術類之系、所及學位學程之主任、所長，得聘請副教授級以上之專業技術人員兼任之。
大學為因應校務發展之需要，達一定規模、學務繁重之學院、系、所及學程，得置副主管，以輔佐主管推動學務。
院長、系主任、所長、學位學程主任與副主管之任期、續聘、解聘之程序及其他應遵行事項，於大學組織規程定之。
第二項之學術主管職務，得由外國籍教師兼任。