Source: China Taiwan Network
The new president of National Taiwan University has been announced. Chen Wenwen, dean of engineering, stood out after two rounds of voting. (Photo source: Taiwan's "China Times")
According to Taiwan's "China Times" report on October 8, the new president of National Taiwan University was announced, and Chen Wenwen, dean of engineering, emerged after two rounds of voting. It is understood that Chen Wenwen proposed a very specific fundraising plan and was able to secure external resources for National Taiwan University. He was favored by the selection committee and teachers at the school and was therefore elected as the 13th president of National Taiwan University. He will take office on January 8 next year.
National Taiwan University announced on January 5, 2018 that Guan Zhongmin was elected as the new president of National Taiwan University. Unexpectedly, the "extubation" crisis continued. Taiwan's education affairs department lost three so-called "deans" within a year, until December 2018. The department only "reluctantly agreed" on January 24, 2019, and Guan Zhongmin officially took office on January 8, 2019. Therefore, Guan Zhongmin is over 66 years old after completing his term. Due to age restrictions, he can only serve for one term and will step down on January 7 next year. National Taiwan University has therefore launched the selection process for a new president.
According to reports, the candidates participating in the selection of the president of National Taiwan University this year are all teachers on the school. A recommendation vote was held at the school meeting on September 6, and 3 of the 9 candidates failed to pass the test. Including Chen Wenwen, 6 people have entered the selection committee stage, and the other 5 are former acting president of National Taiwan University Guo Dawei , dean of the cancer clinic of National Taiwan University Hospital Yang Zhixin, director of research and development of National Taiwan University Li Baiqi, former dean of National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch Huang Ruiren, and professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering of National Taiwan University Ye Bingcheng.
Liang Gengyi, the convener of the National Taiwan University Selection Committee, said that yesterday's meeting started at 1:30 pm and spent an hour discussing the voting method. It was confirmed that in the first round, six candidates would be recommended and not recommended, and the two most recommended people would be selected. The second round was 1 to 1. Among the 21 selection committee members, Guo Dawei received 8 votes and Chen Wenwen was elected with 13 votes. The meeting ended at 5 pm.
It is understood that the two people selected in the first round are Guo Dawei and Chen Wenwen. Guo Dawei once led the National Taiwan University through the "extubation case" and was the most popular for being elected. However, on the eve of the vote, representatives of National Taiwan University students questioned his status as an independent director of the company. Guo Dawei responded that he would resign from his position to avoid interests, but in the end he still lost to Chen Wenwen.
As for the reason why Chen Wenwen won, a National Taiwan University teacher who is familiar with the operation of the selection committee revealed that the two candidates who entered the final selection stage were very good. Guo Dawei has the status of an independent director of the company, which does not affect his participation in the selection. However, Chen Wenwen proposed a very specific fundraising plan at the school governance philosophy conference. During his tenure as the dean of the School of Engineering, he successfully helped the school raise funds to build multiple buildings and provided clear explanations for recruiting teachers, so he was successfully selected. (Source: China Taiwan Net)
