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Date: 2018/07/17
By: International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT)
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New Education Minister Yeh Jiunn-rong (葉俊榮) says he hopes to settle the dispute over the selection of a new National Taiwan University (NTU) president over the next one to two months.
Speaking to reporters following his swearing-in ceremony, Yeh described the timeframe as a “golden period for handling the dispute” and said he is seeking talks with the university on the matter.
According to Yeh, although NTU has retained a lawyer to settle the dispute surrounding the education ministry’s refusal to approve the appointment of Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔), he believes legal proceedings could be time-consuming and should be avoided.
The minister says the education ministry has requested that NTU restart the process to select a new president, citing flaws in Kuan’s selection and leaving the vacancy unfilled for too long will harm the university’s development.
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