University Act Article 7
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.
Universities may draw up a amalgamation plan. Before being submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval after which the amalgamation may proceed, the plan for an amalgamation of national universities must be approved by the respective university councils; the amalgamation plan for an amalgamation of universities established by special municipalities, counties, or cities must be approved by the respective local governments that have jurisdiction over them; and the amalgamation plan for an amalgamation of private universities must be approved by their respective boards of directors.The Ministry of Education may draw up a plan for the amalgamation of national universities and facilitate it with subsidies for expenses and administrative assistance after carefully considering the overall development of higher education, the distribution of educational resources, and the geographical location of the national universities potentially involved, which shall then proceed to implement the plan after its submission to and with the approval of the Executive Yuan.The regulations governing the preconditions, procedures, forms of subsidies for expenses and administrative assistance, the content of amalgamation plans, the rights and obligations of national universities involved in amalgamations, and other related matters, for the amalgamation referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Education.
中文原文 大學法第7條
大學得擬訂合併計畫，國立大學經校務會議同意，直轄市立、縣（市）立大學經所屬地方政府同意，私立大學經董事會同意，報教育部核定後執行。
教育部得衡酌高等教育整體發展、教育資源分布、學校地緣位置等條件，並輔以經費補助及行政協助方式，擬訂國立大學合併計畫報行政院核定後，由各該國立大學執行。
前項合併之條件、程序、經費補助與行政協助方式、合併計畫內容、合併國立大學之權利與義務及其他相關事項之辦法，由教育部定之。
教育部得衡酌高等教育整體發展、教育資源分布、學校地緣位置等條件，並輔以經費補助及行政協助方式，擬訂國立大學合併計畫報行政院核定後，由各該國立大學執行。
前項合併之條件、程序、經費補助與行政協助方式、合併計畫內容、合併國立大學之權利與義務及其他相關事項之辦法，由教育部定之。