Regulations Governing Accreditation of Teacher Qualifications at Junior Colleges and Institutions of Higher Education Article 32

The following provisions govern the operation of reviews by the Ministry:1. If an applicant submits any degree or diploma for an accreditation review, the documentary evidence of their academic and professional qualifications is handled in accordance with the provisions of the Act, these Regulations, and other relevant regulations. If it is determined that some aspect（s）of a degree raises doubts, or if the institution did not carry out a review of submitted degree（s）or diploma（s）, the Ministry may then review the degree（s）and/or diploma（s）and make a determination. If necessary, the Ministry may have an applicant’s academic writing, creative works, evidence of achievement, or technical reports reviewed.2. For academic writing submitted for an accreditation review, after categorizing the writing into its appropriate academic field（s）, the Ministry will engage a consultant in that academic field（s）to recommend scholars and/or experts to evaluate it.3. For creative works, evidence of achievement, or technical reports submitted for an accreditation review, after categorizing the submitted material into its appropriate academic field（s）, the Ministry will engage a consultant with practical experience in the field（s）to recommend teachers who have practical experience or experts who are experienced practitioners in the field（s）and who also have teaching qualifications to evaluate the submitted material.The Ministry may commission a different educational institution, a professional academic institution, or an organization（hereunder referred to as an “external review body”）which has a well-established review system to undertake an external review of submitted academic writing, creative works, evidence of achievement, or technical reports.