Junior College Act Article 7

When either of the two situations listed out immediately below pertain to a junior college which has been converted to an institute of technology, or to an institute of technology which has been renamed a university of science and technology, in the case of a public institution, it shall be converted to a junior college after review and approval by the Ministry of Education; in the case of a private institution it shall be converted to a junior college after the school legal person under which the educational institution is registered submits details to the Ministry of Education and receives approval:1.When further development of the educational institution requires it.2.When the educational institution has encountered some significant difficulty, making it unable to continue its operations, and requiring such an alteration.If the operational performance of the technical college or university of science and technology referred to in the preceding paragraph is unsatisfactory, the Ministry of Education may order it to become a junior college.If the operational performance of a junior college is unsatisfactory and corrective action is not fully undertaken within a specified time, the Ministry of Education may order its closure.The provisions of Paragraphs 1 and 2 may apply mutatis mutandis to a junior college converted from a skills-based senior high school in accordance with the provisions of Article 5.The regulations governing the terms and conditions, procedures, and other associated matters to be observed in conjunction with the said conversion referred to in the four preceding paragraphs shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Education.