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the program committee, the school postgraduate committee, the postgraduate committee, the
academic council, and the university council, respectively. Then the Office of Higher Education

Commission must be notified of the appointment.
40.2 Doctoral programs
(1) For the lecturers in charge of the program and the program lecturers,

the following qualifications must be applied:
(1.1) Hold a doctorate degree or equivalent or a master's degree or
equivalent with the title of associate professor
(1.2) Have 3 pieces of academic work in the past 5 years that are not a part

of conferred degree titles. At least 1 piece of works must be research; the work must be published in
accordance with the criteria for the appointment of academic titles.

(2) For external experts, the following qualifications must be applied:
(2.1) Hold a doctorate degree or equivalent
(2.2) Have at least 5 pieces of academic work which have been published
in journals which are found in a internationally recognized database. The published works must be

directly related to or relevant to thesis or independent study topics
In case that external experts do not have the aforementioned degrees
and/or academic work, they must be highly knowledgeable and experienced in subjects
directly related to or relevant to thesis or independent study topics. They must be approved by
the program committee, the school postgraduate committee, the postgraduate committee, the
academic council, and the university council, respectively. Then the Office of Higher Education

Commission must be notified of the appointment.
41. The dissertation/thesis/independent study proposal defense examination
committee must consist of no less than 3 but no more than 5 members. The committee

members are as follows:
(1) At least 2 of the lecturers in charge of the program or the program lecturers
or the external experts. One member must be selected as a chairperson.

(2) The main advisor or co-advisor (if any)
42. The dissertation/thesis/independent study defense examination committee has the
following numbers and elements:

42.1 Master’s programs
The committee must consist of no less than 3 but no more than 5 members. The
committee members are as follows.

(1) At least 1 lecturer in charge of the program or the program lecturer
(2) The main advisor or co-advisor (if any)

(3) At least 1 external expert
The chairperson of the committee must not be an advisor.

42.2 Doctoral programs
The committee must consist of no less than 5 but no more than 7 members. The
committee members are as follows: