Innovation Act for Industry-Academia Collaboration and Talent Cultivation in National Key Fields Article 18

A key research institute shall set up a management committee with between nine and fifteen members, each of whom may not serve on the committee for more than four years. Apart from the dean of the key research institute and government representatives, the members shall be nominated by the president of the national university and appointed by the university after the supervisory committee has given approval. The members shall mutually elect one person to be the convener from among all the members with the exception of the dean of the key research institute.The management committee shall comprise the dean of the key research institute as an ex-officio member, and government representatives, representatives of full-time teaching and non-teaching personnel, representatives of the key research institute graduate students, and industry representatives. The number of government representatives and that of industry representatives shall each comprise one third of the the number of the committee members.The government representatives referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be appointed or assigned by the competent authority after being approved by the innovation steering committee; and the competent authority may appoint or assign replacements on a needs basis.Any member of the supervisory committee or their spouse, or any blood relatives and in-laws within the third degree of kinship may not serve as a member of the management committee. If such a person is appointed in breach of this provision, the national university shall immediately remove that person from the management committee.