Regulations Governing the Establishment, Alterations, and Cessation of Operations of Junior Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education and of Their Branch Campuses and Divisions including Skills-based Senior High School Divisions Article 16
A university or tertiary college being renamed shall meet the following criteria:1. An independent college that is applying to be renamed an ordinary university or an institute of technology that is applying to be renamed a university of science and technology shall meet the following criteria:(1) It has had excellent educational results and has tangible evidence of its performance.(2) Administration of the independent college’s recruiting and enrolment, student status, personnel affairs, accounting, finance, courses, and computerization of administrative matters are all functioning normally, and it has established a soundly operating institutional system, and the MOE does not have any instance of major administrative error or negligence on record.(3) It shall be operating in compliance with MOE policy goals and associated regulations.(4) For a private independent college, its board of directors’ registration as a legal person, updates made and operations are normal, and it has established a soundly operating institutional system.2. When the educational institution in question is operating in compliance with the previous subparagraph and the special circumstances set out below pertain, an institute of technology may be renamed an ordinary university, and vice versa; an independent college may be renamed a university of science and technology, and vice versa; an institute of technology may be renamed an independent college, and vice versa; and an ordinary university may be renamed a university of science and technology, and vice versa.(1) Education policy and national requirements.(2) It is considered a definite necessity following an MOE examination and consideration of the current distribution of universities in each region.(3) The municipality or county (city) where the educational institution applying to be renamed is located does not have an ordinary university, a university of science and technology, or an independent college, or institute of technology in the same educational institution name category as the proposed name.
中文原文 專科以上學校及其分校分部專科部技術型高級中等學校部設立變更停辦辦法第16條
大學校院改名應符合下列條件：
一、獨立學院申請改名為一般大學或技術學院申請改名為科技大學，應具備下列條件：
（一）辦學成效良好，並有具體績效證明。
（二）學校招生、學籍、人事、會計、財務、課程、行政電腦化等校務行政運作正常，並已建立健全制度，且未經本部列有重大行政疏失。
（三）應符合本部政策目標及相關規定。
（四）私立者，其董事會及法人登記及變更事項運作正常，並已建立健全制度。
二、技術學院與一般大學、獨立學院與科技大學、技術學院與獨立學院、一般大學與科技大學符合前款規定，及符合下列各目之特殊情形者，得申請互為改名：
（一）教育政策及國家需要。
（二）經本部審酌各地區大學設立情形後，認為確有必要。
（三）申請改名學校之所在直轄市、縣（市）未設有擬改名之一般大學、科技大學、獨立學院或技術學院。
一、獨立學院申請改名為一般大學或技術學院申請改名為科技大學，應具備下列條件：
（一）辦學成效良好，並有具體績效證明。
（二）學校招生、學籍、人事、會計、財務、課程、行政電腦化等校務行政運作正常，並已建立健全制度，且未經本部列有重大行政疏失。
（三）應符合本部政策目標及相關規定。
（四）私立者，其董事會及法人登記及變更事項運作正常，並已建立健全制度。
二、技術學院與一般大學、獨立學院與科技大學、技術學院與獨立學院、一般大學與科技大學符合前款規定，及符合下列各目之特殊情形者，得申請互為改名：
（一）教育政策及國家需要。
（二）經本部審酌各地區大學設立情形後，認為確有必要。
（三）申請改名學校之所在直轄市、縣（市）未設有擬改名之一般大學、科技大學、獨立學院或技術學院。