htmlOn October 23, Guan Zhongmin, President of Taiwan University of Taiwan Province, China, suddenly announced that his term of office would not be renewed after the school affairs meeting expired. Both the school teachers and the higher education circle expressed regret for Guan Zhongmin's announcement that he would not renew his post.
Taiwan University held a presidential selection in 2018. On January 5 of that year, Guan Zhongmin was elected as the 12th principal of the National Taiwan University. But he officially took office on January 8, 2019, 354 days before the school announced the results of the principal selection.
Taiwan University should form a selection committee before March 2022 to select new principals. Guan Zhongmin's term of office will last until January 7, 2023, and there are still 14 months left. The outside world is curious whether the sudden announcement of the resumption of the term is related to the appointment storm during his inauguration.
Guan Zhongmin announced that he would not renew his post, which immediately attracted attention from all parties. Regarding the reasons for not renewing his post as principal, Guan Zhongmin said that he was 66 years old when his first term as principal expired. National Taiwan University needs a younger principal to lead the development of the school affairs, and hopes to be able to change generations. Guan Zhongmin said, "I am very honored to serve this great school." If it were not for the support of supervisors at all levels in the school, it would not be possible that today. The term of office is still more than one year, and I can do a lot of things, but I will ask the secretary to start the selection of new principals. In the past two years of term, I have seen many teachers' abilities and creativity, and believe that NTU should alternate from generation to generation and lead the school forward to the 100th anniversary of its founding.
