Innovation Act for Industry-Academia Collaboration and Talent Cultivation in National Key Fields Article 34

A key research institute undertaking the matters referred to in Article 5 shall draw up personnel regulations regarding the associated employee age limits for appointing a professor or assistant professor included in the staffing headcount who has an international academic reputation or an understanding and mastery of international cutting-edge core technology and also has experience leading an academic or research team. The said regulations shall be submitted to the supervisory committee for reference after being deliberated on and approved by the management committee. These regulations shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 33 of the Act Governing the Appointment of Educators that stipulate age limits beyond which a person shall not be employed as a full time educator. However, individuals over age 70 during the semester of appointment may not be employed.