Organizational Regulations for Faculty Review Committee of College of Electrical and Communication, Yuan Ze University

Organizational Regulations for Faculty Review Committee of 

College of Electrical and Communication, Yuan Ze University

Amended at the 2nd college affairs meeting of the 2020 academic year on Oct.20, 2020
Approved by the 4th university faculty review meeting of 2020 academic year on Dec.23, 2020

Article I    The College Faculty Review Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of the Organizational Regulations for Faculty Review Committee of the University.


Article II    The duties of the Committee shall be as follows:

  1. To evaluate the appointment, tenure, suspension, termination, and non-renewal of employment of teachers.
  2. To evaluate teachers’ promotion, professorship and research leave, and extension of service.
  3. To evaluate teachers’ academic research and publications.
  4. To evaluate teachers’ violation of the obligations of teachers stipulated in the Teachers’ Act.
  5. Determination of reasons for teacher layoff.
  6. Other matters that should be reviewed (evaluated) according to the law.


Article III    The Committee shall have nine to fifteen teacher representatives, with the head of the college/department (at the same level) as an ex-officio member, and two to three professors or senior associate professors (including degree program or classroom supervisors) elected by each departmental group as members. The term of office of members shall be for one academic year, and members shall be eligible for reelection. Those who have been absent from the University for a prolonged period of time due to secondment, sabbatical study, retirement, personal or sick leave with or without pay, or other reasons shall not be eligible to serve as members of the Faculty Review Committee. Members of the Committee shall attend meetings in person and shall not be represented by any other person.


Article IV    A meeting of the Committee shall be convened with the presence of at least two-thirds of the members. The dean of the College shall be the convener of the meeting, and the convener shall be the chairman of the meeting. If the convener is unable to preside over the meeting for any reason, the other members of the faculty shall elect the chairman from among themselves to preside over the meeting.


Article V    The Committee shall meet at least once every semester, and when necessary, an interim meeting may be convened by the convener. When deliberating on the new appointment, promotion, extension of service, new (renewal) appointment of visiting professors, and evaluation of six-year renewal of appointment, the Committee shall observe the principle of “those with lower positions being not allowed to review those with higher positions”. If the number of professors is less than five, the Committee shall propose a list of less than twice the number of members and send it to the chairman of the Committee for selection.


Article VI    Procedures for the review of new appointments and promotions of full-time faculty members:

  1. Newly appointed full-time faculty members are recommended by the faculty review committee of the Department (same level) and are required to provide relevant academic information and external review opinions, which will be reviewed and approved by the Committee members present before they are sent to the faculty review committee of the University for consideration.
  2. The review procedure for promotion cases will be handled in accordance with the Faculty Promotion Review Regulations of the College.


Article VII    Procedures for review of suspension, termination, and non-renewal of employment: If a full-time faculty member of the College has any of the conditions listed in Article 14 of the the Rules for Teacher Appointment,Treatment and Service of the University during the period of his/her employment, he/she may be proposed by the faculty review committee of the Department (or same level), and the resolution of suspension, termination, or non-renewal of employment shall be sent to the University Faculty Review Committee of the for review with the approval of the members of the Committee in attendance. The ratio of the number of members present and the number of those present and approved shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Teachers’ Act. If a part-time teacher has any of the circumstances stipulated in Article 14 of the Regulations for Appointment of Part-Time Teachers of the University, he/she may be dismissed early after confirmation.


Article VIII    Resolutions of the Committee are voted by secret ballot. Except for cases of suspension, termination and non-renewal of employment, all other motions are passed with the consent of more than two-thirds of the members present.


Article IX    In order to safeguard the basic rights and interests of teachers and to respect the principle of balance of university autonomy, if the case of dismissal, suspension, or non-renewal of a teacher's employment is clearly established and the resolution made by the Department Faculty Review Committee (or same level) is obviously not in accordance with the law, the College Faculty Review Committee can review and change it directly according to the regulations.


Article X    In order to protect the rights and interests of teachers, teachers who believe that any of the resolutions made by the Committee are illegal or improper may file an appeal with the Teacher Grievance Committee of the University, with specific information attached.


Article XI    These regulations will be implemented after it has been approved by the college affairs meeting and sent to the University Faculty Review Committee for approval, and the same applies to any amendments.


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