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 21
The process for any junior college changing its institutional status to become an institute of technology, or any junior college changing its institutional status to become an institute of technology with an affiliated junior college division, in principle, is only handled once each year. The base date for data calculations for all reviews of basic criteria is February 1 each year.The MOE procedures governing accepting an application for a change of institutional status and its approval are as follows:1. A junior college that meets the criteria for changing its institutional status set out in the previous article may draw up a change of institutional status plan; after the plan has been reviewed and given due deliberation by the junior college’s governing board, and in the case of a private junior college after the plan has also received mandatory approval from its board of directors, the junior college shall submit an application to the MOE before the designated deadline for the current year with its change of institutional status plan, minutes of the meetings at which it was deliberated, basic information indicating compliance with the requirements set out in the subparagraphs of the previous article, and associated forms attached.2. The MOE may form a case review panel to conduct the review. The review is divided into two stages, a preliminary review and a follow-up review; the documents submitted by each junior college are reviewed at the preliminary review stage.3. If a junior college passes the preliminary review, the MOE shall undertake an on-site inspection, and then, depending on the results of the on-site inspection, may convene a follow-up review meeting to discuss the case, and make specific recommendations regarding the junior college's future plans and long-term development. A junior college that has passed the follow-up review will be given approval to change its institutional status.A private educational institution that has received approval from the MOE to change its institutional status shall undertake an update of the registration of its school endowment corporation.
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21條
專科學校改制為技術學院，或專科學校改制為附設專科部之技術學院，每年以辦理一次為原則。
各項基本條件審核資料計算基準日為當年度二月一日。
本部受理申請改制及審核程序如下：
一、專科學校符合前條改制之條件者，得擬具改制計畫書，經校務會議審議，私立學校並應經董事會審議通過後，檢附改制計畫書、會議紀錄，連同符合前條各款條件之基本資料及相關表件，於當年度規定期限內向本部提出申請。
二、本部得組成專案審查小組進行審核，分初審、複審二階段；初審就各校所提資料進行審核。
三、初審通過之學校，本部辦理實地訪視，並根據實地訪視結果召開複審會議進行審議，就學校未來規劃及長遠發展提供具體建議；審核通過者，核定改制。
私立學校經本部核定改制者，應辦理學校法人變更登記。
各項基本條件審核資料計算基準日為當年度二月一日。
本部受理申請改制及審核程序如下：
一、專科學校符合前條改制之條件者，得擬具改制計畫書，經校務會議審議，私立學校並應經董事會審議通過後，檢附改制計畫書、會議紀錄，連同符合前條各款條件之基本資料及相關表件，於當年度規定期限內向本部提出申請。
二、本部得組成專案審查小組進行審核，分初審、複審二階段；初審就各校所提資料進行審核。
三、初審通過之學校，本部辦理實地訪視，並根據實地訪視結果召開複審會議進行審議，就學校未來規劃及長遠發展提供具體建議；審核通過者，核定改制。
私立學校經本部核定改制者，應辦理學校法人變更登記。