Innovation Act for Industry-Academia Collaboration and Talent Cultivation in National Key Fields Article 20

A key research institute shall have one dean who has been nominated by the management committee and appointed by the national university after the supervisory committee has approved the nomination. The maximum term served by a dean shall be the same as the maximum term served by the members of the management committee.The dean shall oversee the overall management of the affairs of the institute in accordance with the laws and regulations and the provisions of the key research institute regulations, implement resolutions made by the management committee, be supervised and assessed by the supervisory committee, and represent the key research institute externally regarding matters within the scope of their position.The dean shall be a full-time teacher or concurrently served by a teacher in the staffing headcount of the national university or of the key research institute. The person shall not hold any full-time positions outside the university, in addition to teaching at the key research institute and/or the university.If the Dean is found to be unfit for the position, the following provisions shall apply:1.If found guilty of exploiting an opportunity provided by their position to commit a crime, the dean will be automatically dismissed.2.If the dean’s behavior is improper or is damaging the image of the key research institute to such an extent that the person is determined to be unfit for the position, or if the operating performance of the key research institute is poor, the management committee shall order the said dean to make improvements within a specified time limit. If there has been no improvement by the end of the specified time limit or if the improvements made have been ineffective, the national university shall dismiss the dean upon approval by the supervisory committee following the resolution to dismiss the dean made by at least half of the members of the management committee in attendance at a meeting of that committee attended by at least two-thirds of its members. If the management committee has been negligent handling this matter, the dean shall be dismissed by the national university if a meeting of the supervisory committee attended by at least two-thirds of its members is held and more than half of those attending support a resolution to do so.The qualifications, selection process, term of office, reappointment for a further term, and essential criteria for dismissal of the dean referred to in Paragraph 1 and other matters to be observed shall be formulated by the key research institute. After deliberation and approval by the management committee, they shall be submitted to the supervisory committee for reference, and they shall not be subject to the restrictions stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the University Act and Article 21 of the Public Functionaries Appointment Act.