Junior College Act Article 15

For the appointment of a new president of a public junior college, the Ministry of Education or the government of special municipality shall organize a selection committee ten months prior to the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent president, or within two months after the post becomes vacant through some other cause. After being selected through an open selection procedure, the new president shall be officially appointed by the Ministry of Education or the government of special municipality. The members of the selection committee shall include at least one representative of the Ministry of Education or the municipal government, teacher representatives of the junior college, and impartial upright members of the community. The number of the impartial upright members of the community shall comprise at least one half of that of the committee members.The regulations governing its organization and operation, and other associated matters to be observed regarding the selection committee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Education in the case of national junior colleges, and by the municipal government in the case of municipal junior colleges.For the appointment of the president of a private junior college, the board of directors of the college foundation/legal person of that junior college shall organize a selection committee to identify a number of appropriate candidates, and the board of directors shall select one of those candidates. The candidate that is selected shall be appointed after their selection is approved by the Ministry of Education.People of each gender shall make up one third or more of the total number of members of the selection committee referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 3.The Ministry of Education or the government of special municipality shall conduct a performance evaluation one year before the end of a junior college president’s term of office. The evaluation results shall be used for reference on considering whether to reappoint that president for a further term.A public junior college president who either expresses their intention not to be reappointed during a performance evaluation by the Ministry of Education or the government of special municipality mentioned in the preceding paragraph, or fails to pass the reappointment evaluation, shall be ineligible to participate in the selection process for the next president at their current junior college.