Organizational Charter of International Master Program in Marine Biotechnology and Environmental Ecology Sustainability, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University

Approved  by the Program Preparatory Committee on May 05, 2023

Amended by the College Affairs Meeting on May 23, 2023

Article 1 For organizing and handling the affairs of the Program, the Organizational Charter of International Master Program in Marine Biotechnology and Environmental Ecology Sustainability, College of Life Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University (hereinafter referred to as the Charter) is formulated.

Article 2 The Program has (1) Program Meeting, (2) Faculty Evaluation Committee, (3) Curriculum Committee, (4) Admissions Committee, and (5) Master Degree Exam Qualifications and Exam Member Qualifications Evaluation Committee.

Article 3 The Program Meeting is composed of full-time Program faculty and joint School faculty, with the Program Director as the convener and chairman, and it is held at least once a semester.

Article 4 The Program Meeting must be attended by a majority, and can only be resolved with the consent of the majority of attendees.

Article 5 The following matters shall be resolved at the Program meeting:

1. Changes to the name, purpose, and organization of the Program.

2. Enrollment and student graduation matters of the Program.

3. Representatives election for School Affairs Meeting, College Affairs Meeting, and other school meetings.

4. Planning for the Program funds.

5. Other matters stipulated by laws and charters.

The matters in Subparagraph 1 of this Article must be attended by at least two-thirds of the members before the meeting can be started, and the resolution can only be made with the consent of two-thirds of member attendees.

Article 6 The Program Director shall be selected by the Principal from full-time faculty or supervisors who are associate professors or higher in the relevant fields of the university. The term of appointment is three years and can be re-elected once, and the appointment letter is sent annually. During the term of office, he/she may resign or be terminated part-time and shall resign part-time in accordance with the replacement of the Principal.

The Program Director shall implement the resolutions of the Program Meeting.

Article 7 The following matters shall be reported by Program Director at the Program Meeting:

1. Expenditure of Program funds.

2. A research project undertaken in the name of the Program.

3. Changes in Program personnel.

4. Reports of other meetings attended by the Program Director.

5. Other administrative business.

Article 8 Staff and student representatives may be invited to attend the Program Meeting.

Article 9 The establishment of the related Program committees shall be stipulated separately.

Article 10 The Charter is approved by the Program Meeting, and then issued and implemented after being approved by the College Affairs Meeting.

(In case of any discrepancy between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese language version shall prevail.)