Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-02

Over 100 students and faculty members at National Taiwan University have protested

Protesters gathered on NTU’s campus Tuesday. (Photo by CNA)

against the government’s recent interference in the selection of the university’s president.

More than 100 students and faculty members of National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei held a press conference on Tuesday to voice their protest against the government’s decision not to allow the university’s president-elect Kuan Chung-ming to take office.

Kuan was officially selected as the next president of NTU in January. However, the education ministry, citing a potential conflict of interest, has withheld their approval, preventing Kuan from taking office. Members of NTU and of the public have demonstrated against the government’s interference. At the end of April, the education ministry chose not to approve Kuan’s selection, sparking further protests.
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