Open University Establishment Act Article 6

An open university is divided into faculties, and if necessary may establish graduate schools offering master’s degree courses further to undergraduate programs; it may also establish its affiliated junior college division; the establishment, change, or discontinuance of its departments, graduate schools, and affiliated junior college division shall be reported to the central competent authority for approval in the case of National Open University, or reported to the competent authorities of the special municipalities to forward to the central competent authority for approval in the case of special municipal open universities.An open university may establish interdepartmental credit programs or degree programs. The definition, establishment conditions, procedures, and evaluation shall be governed by the relevant provisions of the University Act.The regulations governing the key criteria, approval procedures, and other mandatory requirements for the establishment, change, or closure of an open university and its departments, graduate schools, and its affiliated junior college division, shall be formulated by the central competent authority.