Ministry of Education’s Regulations Governing the Establishment of the National Professorship Article 8

If any of the following circumstances occur, a National Chair Professor’s personal grant shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:1.If a National Chair Professor leaves the university where they have a position as a fulltime professor, their grant shall be terminated from the next semester. If, however, the university where the person newly takes up an appointment may continue providing similar administrative resources, and a similar research environment, and offer National Chair Professorship related courses, then that person may continue to receive the grant.2.If a National Chair Professor takes research leave, they shall report this to the Ministry, and the Ministry shall suspend their grant from the month following the start of their leave. Grant payments shall be resumed when their research leave ends and continue until the expiration of the term of the National Chair Professorship.3.If a National Chair Professor is seconded in accordance with regulations for a period not exceeding two years, their grant shall be suspended from the month following the start of the secondment. The grant payments shall be resumed when the secondment period ends and continue until the expiration of the term of the National Chair Professorship.4.If a National Chair Professor assumes the office of university president during the grant period, they shall report this to the Ministry, and their grant shall be suspended from the month following the start of their presidency. The grant payments shall be resumed after the person completes their presidential term and then continue until the term of their National Chair Professorship ends.The provisions of Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph shall apply to National Chair Professors selected in and after 2026.