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The Enlightenment of Incorporation of National Universities in Japan and South Korea for Our Country's Legislation. Dung Bau-tscheng

The legislation of incorporation of national universities had once been foiled. However, recently there are efforts being made to stage a comeback. Following the footsteps of Japan and South Korea, the legislative opportunity is now muture. The experience of Japan and South Korea can not only offer a positive reference for our country's legislation but also provide us teachings just as stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade from this hill. It not only fit in with our country's academic environment, but is also useful for the improvement of the national competitiveness.
After comparing Japan's, Korea's, and Taiwan's current legal system and practical operation, this article puts forward ten points for deserve our country to consider and study while legislating: (1) Incorporation of national universities cannot deviate from the essence of autonomy of universities and academic freedom. (2) Increasing the authority and responsibility of Presidents to consolidate the leadership of academy and management. (3) Introducing the concept of enterprise management and establishing "Management Council Committee" to separate management, use of property, teaching and researching affairs. (4) Reviewing the need for the existence of the board of directors and the university affairs meeting. (5) Development trend of the differentiation between universities, colleges, and departments. (6) The law should explicitly ensure a fixed-ratio subvention for the basic and chronic research of the universities. (7) Any increase of student's tuition should be legalized. (8) The government should continuously be responsible for the teacher's pension annuity. (9) The Ministry of Education should pay for the transition expenses of the incorporation of national universities. (10) In order to strengthen the democratic process in the school, momentous decisions must be communicated in advance.