Office of the Dean

Educational Philosophy & Strategic Objectives

1. Student-Centered Education: Establish a student-centered educational philosophy to cultivate outstanding talents. Strengthen basic discipline training for students, enhance the depth and diversity of general education courses, and establish interdisciplinary programs to broaden students' horizons. Dedicate efforts to enriching course content and laboratory facilities while integrating curriculum structures. Enhance students' foreign language proficiency, appropriately increase the enrollment of graduate and international students to foster campus internationalization, and systematically evaluate learning outcomes with a gradual increase in academic standard criteria.
2. Faculty-Core Excellence: Establish a faculty-core educational philosophy to elevate academic standards. Recruit exceptional new faculty members, encourage innovation in teaching methods and instructional content, and support faculty in academic research based on the synergy between research and teaching. Conduct appropriate performance evaluations to pursue excellence in both academic research and instruction.
3. Quality Learning & Research Environment: Provide a high-quality teaching and research environment, apply Internet and information technologies to academic affairs, appropriately adjust university regulations, and reinforce teaching- and research-related software and hardware infrastructure to improve administrative efficiency and educational effectiveness.
4. Field Leadership & Innovation: Advance academic research and talent cultivation in marine-related fields while expanding into key emerging technological domains—including life sciences, biotechnology, mechatronics, computer science, communications, mechanical engineering, optoelectronics, and materials science—to actively respond to global trends.

Division of Registration & Curriculum

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Academic Records Management: Managing student records, status updates, withdrawals, transfers, department changes, leaves of absence, and enrollment verifications.
2. Student ID Cards: Processing student ID card applications and re-issuances.
3. Grade Affairs: Recording, maintaining, and issuing academic transcripts.
4. Graduation Audit: Reviewing graduation eligibility, issuing, and re-issuing degree diplomas.
5. Program Certificates: Reviewing certificate program qualifications and issuing program certificates.
6. Official Reporting: Reporting rosters of new students, graduates, withdrawals, transfer students, and statistical data to governing authorities.
7. Regulations & Revisions: Amending academic rules and curriculum regulations, and submitting them to the Ministry of Education.
8. Summer Session Affairs: Managing undergraduate summer courses and grade entry.
9. Degree Defense Applications: Handling applications for graduate degree examinations.
10. Thesis & Dissertation Submission: Archiving, verifying, and transferring graduate thesis and dissertation topics.
11. Course Offering & Registration: Managing course offerings across departments and overseeing student course registration.
12. Inter-Collegiate & Distance Learning: Coordinating cross-institutional course enrollment, academic counseling for overseas Chinese students, and distance education courses.
13. Faculty Hourly Pay Calculations: Calculating teaching hour compensation and overtime pay for full-time and adjunct faculty.
14. Committee & Event Organization: Organizing and convening university-level committees and meetings (including Curriculum Committees, Ph.D. Qualification & Defense Committees, Direct Ph.D. Admission Audits, Early Graduation Reviews, Degree Conferral Committees, Transfer Reviews, Tuition Adjustment Reviews, and Freshman Course Registration Orientations).

Division of Admissions

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Graduate Admissions: Managing admission affairs for Master's, Ph.D., and In-Service Master's programs.
2. Quota Allocation: Handling the allocation and adjustment of admission quotas across various entry channels.
3. Regulations & Policies: Drafting, revising, and amending admission-related rules and regulations.
4. Data & Analytics: Conducting statistical analysis and reporting on admissions data.
5. Undergraduate Admissions: Managing undergraduate admissions, including Application-Based Admission, Star Recommendation, and Examination-Based Placement.
6. Specialized Entry Programs: Overseas admission affairs for 4-year / 2-year technical college recommendation, skill-based placement, and admissions for students with disabilities.
7. Exam Center Administration: Administering national examination affairs in the Keelung test area (including TELC, GSAT, and AST).
8. Promotional Campaign Planning: Designing and planning promotional campaigns and recruitment media.
9. University Expo Affairs: Planning, organizing, and executing university fair exhibitions.
10. High School Campus Visits: Coordinating and hosting visits for high school students and faculty.
11. Freshman Orientation Events: Organizing and hosting orientation sessions for prospective freshmen.

Division of Academic Services

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Faculty Handbook: Compiling and editing the online version of the Faculty Handbook.
2. Exam Paper Printing: Assisting with the printing of midterm and final examination papers (including joint exams for Calculus, Chemistry, and Biology).
3. Joint Exam Administration: Assisting in examination affairs related to joint tests in Calculus and Chemistry.
4. Institutional Evaluation: Handling institutional, college, and departmental academic evaluations, along with follow-up tracking and management.
5. Evaluation Meetings: Convening meetings for the Teaching Evaluation Committee, Outstanding Teaching Award Selection Committee, Self-Evaluation Workgroup, and Institutional Self-Evaluation Steering Committee.
6. IEET Accreditation: Serving as the university liaison for IEET engineering accreditation, integrating accreditation affairs, and convening work meetings.
7. Excellence in Teaching Awards: Managing the selection of Excellent and Outstanding Teaching Teachers, and publishing experience-sharing monographs.
8. Online Course Evaluation: Managing online teaching evaluations and related administrative tasks.
9. Faculty Promotion: Assisting faculty members with academic promotion affairs.
10. Lecture Notes & Printing: Overseeing the printing and management of university course materials and official documents.
11. IR Platform Development: Managing the Institutional Research (IR) platform, module development, and user interface web design.
12. Institutional Research: Establishing and analyzing key institutional research topics.
13. Data Visualization Training: Assisting the office with data visualization software usage and conducting training sessions (Tableau).
14. National Database Uploads: Assisting with data uploads to the Ministry of Education's national database.

Career Placement & Internship Division

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Student Internship Affairs: Managing student internship operations in accordance with academic curriculum regulations.
2. Internship Partnership Negotiation: Visiting various partner institutions and enterprises to negotiate internship quotas.
3. Internship Administration & Procedures: Handling administrative procedures and operational tasks related to internships.
4. Career Planning & Counseling: Providing career development guidance and counseling services.
5. Job-Hunting Skills Guidance: Advising students on resume writing, interview techniques, and job-search skills.
6. Study Abroad Consultation: Offering informational resources and guidance for studying and exchange programs abroad.
7. Civil Service Exam Information: Providing information and guidance regarding national competitive examinations.

Division of Extension Education

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Curriculum & Registration: Managing course registration and academic affairs for extension education programs.
2. Credit & Non-Credit Programs: Administering credit-bearing and non-credit extension education courses and training programs.
3. Adjunct Faculty Records: Managing and updating basic profile records of adjunct faculty for continuing education programs.
4. Budgeting & Financial Management: Preparing budget plans, revenue, and expenditure statements for extension education programs.
5. Admissions Examination Affairs: Handling examination administration for continuing and extension education admissions.
6. Examination Administration: Issuing midterm and final exam submission notices and handling test paper printing.
7. Committee Operations: Organizing and convening the Extension Education Committee meetings.

Center for Teaching and Learning Development

Responsibilities & Key Services

1. Faculty Development: Faculty Teaching Development and Professional Enhancement.
2. Digital Learning: Promotion of Digital Learning and Innovative Teaching.
3. Autonomous Learning: Student Self-Directed Learning and Academic Support.
4. Grants & Scholarships: Teaching Assistant Stipends and Graduate Student Scholarships.
5. Special Projects: Management and Evaluation of Ministry of Education Projects and Center Administration.