Organizational Act of the National Science and Technology Council Article 6

To meet service needs, the Council may, upon obtaining the consent of the Executive Yuan, send personnel to work abroad, and shall handle relevant matters in accordance with the Organization Act of Diplomatic Missions.When necessary, individuals at junior college or higher-level schools who are qualified professors may be appointed to join the personnel assigned to work at a diplomatic mission overseas referred to in the preceding paragraph and serve as the head of the science and technology division of an overseas agency. The period of appointment of such individuals may not exceed four years, and they shall return to their original post at the end of this period.