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Faculty Appointments (for project-based teachers)

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  1. Full-time project researchers

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  2. Full-time project teachers

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  3. Full-time regular project teachers

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  4. Full-time clinical project teachers

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nAppointments and submission of review:nn1. The appointment, review, and promotion regulations for quota-based, full-time faculty members and researchers also apply to project teachers.nn2. Project teachers who do not require a qualifications review and project researchers who do not require a promotion must undergo a review conducted by a Project-Based Faculty Member and Researcher Appointment Review Committee set up by the appointing unit before referral to the University President for appointment. The committee will have at least five members, with the unit director serving as convener and the remaining seats filled by associate professors (or professors of a higher rank) specializing in a related field of studies.

Reimbursement

Reimbursements from the University are processed online. Users may log onto the online system through a web browser to handle matters related to procurement requests, reimbursement, procurement management, and budget inquiries. See below for more details:n1. Create an account: Log into the NCHU EZ-Come System > Online procurement requests > Check the functions you wish to enable > Automatic processing by the system > Procurement account created by the Office of Accounting.n2. Request a project number: You must request a project number in order to use any budget. All budget accounts are reserved for their intended use only and are identified by an internal project number. For example, NSTC project numbers are in the format of “111BXXXX”. Please have your project number ready when contacting the Office of Accounting in order to be referred to the competent case officer.n3. Procurement of property and reimbursement for travel expenses: NCHU Homepage > Office of Accounting website > Click on the application link (http://acc93.nchu.edu.tw/apswis_q/login_l_q.asp or http://acc95.nchu.edu.tw/apswis_q/login_l_q.asp ,for Academy of Circular Economy http://aceacc.nchu.edu.tw/APSWIS_Q/Login_L_Q.asp) > Log into the system with your credentials (your default password will be notified via email).n4. Print out the expenditure receipts form:n1) Prepare the form in the system, print it out, and attach invoices or receipts (original copies only) to the form.n2) The Division of Property Operation Management, General Affairs Office will be notified of procurements property and non-consumables. The NCHU Library will be notified of procurements of books. The Computer and Information Network Center will be notified of procurements of computer soft- and hardware. The Division of Procurement, General Affairs Office will be notified of centralized procurement cases.n3) Reimbursements with a value of NT$150,000 or less should be signed off on by the unit director, processed by the aforementioned units, and submitted to the Office of Accounting for approval. Cases with a value of over NT$150,000 must be approved by either the NCHU President or an authorized proxy.n5. Personnel salaries and subsidy filings: NCHU Homepage > Quick Links > Personal Income Reporting (via the NCHU Single Sign-On).

Sports Facilities

The NCHU Sports Facilities Management Regulations provide details (including application procedures and a fee schedule) for renting sports venues at the University (including the gym, sports field, rock-climbing wall, swimming pool, outdoor basketball courts, and outdoor volleyball courts) as well as usage guidelines and notices for each venue. The regulations also contain information on the available hours of all sports facilities during school semesters and summer/winter vacations.

Physical Education

Each student may take up to one physical education (PE) course of their choice per semester. Daytime undergraduate students may not select PE courses designated for continuing education undergraduate students, and vice versa. Please select PE courses via the academic system within the course selection period stipulated by the Division of Curriculum. Students admitted in or after Academic Year 2022–23 must take two semesters of PE courses before graduation, with up to two additional PE credits counting toward a student’s graduation credits (only if permitted by the student’s department). The University also offers Interaction Adjustment courses for students who are unable to take part in regular PE courses. Transfer students, readmitted students, and students who have been approved to take PE courses at another institution domestically or abroad, may apply to transfer PE credits within the application period stipulated by the University. Please refer to the course selection notice for matters related to clothing requirements for PE classes and other course-specific regulations.

NCHU Library

To support our faculty and students in teaching, research, and learning, the NCHU Library website offers a wide range of services, including resource inquiries, reader service, and the latest news. The Library currently has more than 2 million top-quality books, journals, and electronic/digital resources available for quick access by faculty members and students.

NCHU Press – Regulations and Application Guide

Founded in 2012, the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) Press publishes works by NCHU faculty and students. By specializing in publishing academic monographs and scholarly journals, the NCHU Press promotes the production of scholarly works and strengthens the reputation of NCHU as a research university.

NCHU Library—Multimedia Center

To support faculty members’ and students’ teaching, research, learning, coursework, and recreational needs, the NCHU Library Multimedia Center has a wide collection of audiovisual media, tabletop games, and scientific exploration materials produced in Taiwan and abroad featuring educational and informative contents. The center also offers well-equipped spaces for faculties and students to use. The “Media Maker Space” is a public multimedia platform that supports mobile phones, desktops, and tablet computers. It provides open workspaces and discussion communities to allow readers to exchange ideas on audiovisual creations.

Emergency relief funds

1. Students who face any of the following emergencies during their period of study at the University may be eligible for emergency relief funds:n

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  • Hospitalization for an injury or illness when unable to pay for medical expenses due to financial hardship.

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  • A major familial incident resulting in financial hardship.

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  • Death.

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  • Other incidents that require emergency relief.

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n2. To apply for emergency relief funds, the affected student or their advisor should fill out the application form and submit it along with the necessary supporting documents to the department chair/institute director and college dean for signing. Applications will be reviewed by the Office of Student Affairs’ Division of Student Life, which shall then forward them to the University President for approval.nn3. Emergency relief funds of up to NT $30,000 may be released once per incident. The NCHU Student Emergency Relief Funds Application Guidelines and application form are available for download on the Division of Student Life website.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC research projects

1.  All principal investigators and co-investigators must be quota-based, full-time personnel of the University.nn2. The three types of research projects are as follows:n

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  • General research projects: The application period is in November–December each year. Exact dates will be announced by the NSTC.

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  • New personnel research projects: Projects led by a domestic/international teacher or researcher who has fewer than five years of teaching/research experience or who has graduated with a doctoral degree in the past five years are eligible. Applications for such projects should be made upon the initial appointment date or within three years of the conferral of the doctoral degree and will be reviewed on an ad hoc basis. Limit one project per person.

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  • Call-for-proposal projects: Please refer to announcements made by the NSTC.

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n3. Virement under an same approved budget may be processed in accordance with applicable regulations based on actual needs.nn4. All principal investigators and researchers must complete at least six hours of academic ethics training.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC Visiting Personnel Recruitment Project

Applicants must be teaching/research staff or first-level administrators at the University (including principal investigators of NSTC-funded projects).n

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  • The three types of recipients are:

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  1. Chair professors: Including Distinguished Chair Professors and Chair Professors (limited to international science and technology personnel)

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  2. Visiting scholars (limited to international science and technology personnel)

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  3. Doctoral level researchers: Exceptional domestic or international science and technology personnel holding a doctoral degree

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  • Application time frame: Applications are reviewed as they are received, but should be submitted one month before the initial date of appointment.

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  • Application method: Please apply online via the NSTC’s Academic Research and Development Service Portal.

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  1. Chair professors and visiting personnel: Recommended by the University following an internal review and approval process

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  2. Doctoral level researchers:

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n1) Those participating in an NSTC project: Applications may be submitted together with the NSTC project application, or separately following approval of the NSTC project.nn2) Those participating in an NCHU self-funded project or in charge of technology management: Applications may be submitted separately to the NSTC.n

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  • Funding period:

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  1. Chair professors: 1 month–1 year per term

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  2. Visiting personnel: 3 months–1 year per term

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  3. Doctoral level researchers: 3 months–1 year per term

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  • Funding items: Teaching and research expenses, airline tickets, insurance premiums, salary subsidies, labor insurance, separation pension, and R&D fees.

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  • Case conclusion and account settlement:

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  1. Applicants shall upload a work report to the NSTC system within two months of the project’s conclusion.

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  2. The University shall process the final account settlement with the NSTC within three months of the conclusion of the project.

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