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Governance Structure
The University Affairs Meeting serves as the highest governance and decision-making body, connected with the University Development Committee and dedicated committees.
Governance procedures
University Governance｜Institutional Governance
Institutional Governance × Risk Control
Supporting Sustainable University Development through Transparency and Accountability
National University of Kaohsiung uses the University Affairs Meeting as its highest governance and decision-making body. Through the University Development Committee, Administrative Meeting, dedicated committees, sustainability promotion mechanisms, internal control, and institutional research analytics, NUK embeds SDGs-Inside into the core of institutional governance and advances sustainable university development through institutionalized, data-driven, and accountable management.
SDGs-Inside
NUK integrates sustainable development into its medium-term institutional development plan and Higher Education Sprout Project. Governance quality is supported by institutional governance, KPI-based performance management, regular monitoring, internal control, and sustainability disclosure.
2025 Governance Highlights
Annual Institutional Governance Highlights
NUK strengthens governance transparency and organizational resilience through a legally grounded governance structure, participatory decision-making, risk management, data analytics, and sustainability disclosure.
Highest Governance Body The University Affairs Meeting serves as NUK’s highest governance and decision-making body, reviewing institutional development, budgets, and major regulations. SDG 16
2 meetings University Affairs Meetings were convened in 2025 to review institutional governance and major policy matters. Governance Operations
11 units Administrative units jointly support institutional implementation, resource allocation, and administrative governance. Administrative Governance
6 academic units Academic units include five colleges and the General Education Center, supporting teaching and research development. Academic Governance
4 centers University-level centers promote distinctive research, industry-academia collaboration, and interdisciplinary development. University-level Centers
21 departments Twenty-one undergraduate departments support interdisciplinary teaching and talent cultivation. Talent Development
Consensus Camp In September 2025, the President chaired the Institutional Consensus Camp to align administrative and academic development directions. Strategic Alignment
Sustainability Disclosure NUK continues to prepare sustainability reports to strengthen transparency, stakeholder communication, and accountable management. Transparency and Accountability
Ensuring Strategic Direction through Systems and Improving Decision Quality through Data
NUK’s institutional governance begins with a legally grounded governance structure. The University Affairs Meeting, University Development Committee, and dedicated committees form the decision-making and review mechanism. The medium-term institutional development plan, KPIs, institutional research, internal control, risk management, and sustainability reporting further elevate governance from procedural compliance to strategic management.
Participatory Decision-making The University Affairs Meeting includes the President, Vice Presidents, administrative leaders, academic leaders, faculty representatives, staff representatives, student representatives, and other relevant members to ensure diverse participation.
Strategy-oriented Governance With SDGs-Inside as the core, NUK links its medium-term institutional development plan, Higher Education Sprout Project, and four major institutional development goals.
Risk and Internal Control Risk management is embedded into daily operations and decision-making, while internal control mechanisms provide reasonable assurance for achieving institutional objectives.
Transparent Disclosure Sustainability reports, institutional information, financial information, and performance data are disclosed to enhance stakeholder trust and governance transparency.
Governance Framework
Five Management Dimensions of Institutional Governance
NUK organizes institutional governance into five dimensions: governance structure, strategic planning, risk and internal control, performance monitoring, and transparency and accountability.
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Strategic Planning
SDGs-Inside, the medium-term institutional development plan, and four major development goals guide resource allocation and institutional strategy.
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Risk and Internal Control
Risk identification, internal control, internal audit, and continuous improvement mechanisms enhance operational stability.
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Performance Monitoring
KPIs, institutional research analytics, and regular monitoring are used to improve decision quality and implementation efficiency.
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Transparency and Accountability
Sustainability reporting, financial information, material topics, and stakeholder communication strengthen information disclosure.
Governance Process
Institutional Governance Decision-making and Monitoring Process
Institutional governance follows a traceable, reviewable, and improvable cycle through issue identification, meeting review, decision approval, implementation monitoring, and information disclosure.
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Issue Identification
Responsible units propose issues based on policies, regulations, stakeholder input, and institutional needs.
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Meeting Review
Issues are discussed and reviewed through the University Affairs Meeting, University Development Committee, and dedicated committees.
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Decision Approval
Resolutions, approvals, role assignments, and resource allocation are carried out according to authority and governance level.
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Implementation Monitoring
Responsible units implement actions and monitor outcomes through KPIs, progress tracking, and internal control mechanisms.
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Disclosure and Improvement
Sustainability reports, institutional information, and performance disclosure are used to respond to stakeholders and support rolling improvements.
Governance Bodies
Governance Bodies and Operating Mechanisms
NUK’s institutional governance is jointly supported by legally required meetings, institutional development mechanisms, administrative systems, academic systems, and sustainability promotion structures.
University Affairs Meeting
The University Affairs Meeting is NUK’s highest governance and decision-making body, reviewing the University’s organizational regulations, major rules, institutional development plans, budgets, and matters involving major rights and obligations of faculty, staff, and students.
- Convened twice in 2025
- Includes faculty, staff, student, and relevant representatives
- Reviews major institutional policies and governance matters
University Development Committee
The University Development Committee discusses institutional development directions and priorities, establishment, adjustment, merger, or closure of units, teaching support, research development, and extension-related policy measures.
- Meets at least once each semester
- Reviews institutional development directions
- Handles matters assigned by the University Affairs Meeting
Administrative Meeting and Dedicated Committees
Administrative units implement academic affairs, student affairs, general affairs, research, international affairs, information services, and institutional operations according to their responsibilities, while dedicated committees handle specific tasks.
- Support daily institutional operations
- Strengthen cross-unit coordination
- Ensure policy implementation and follow-up
Sustainability Promotion Mechanism
Based on the regulations for the Sustainability Development Promotion Committee, relevant units integrate sustainability topics, report data, performance indicators, and annual action outcomes.
- Integrate E, S, and G sustainability data
- Strengthen cross-office sustainability collaboration
- Support annual sustainability disclosure
Institutional Research and KPI Management
Through institutional research analytics, KPI-based performance management, and regular monitoring, NUK tracks operational trends in students, faculty and staff, research, resources, and finance.
- Institutional data analytics
- Strategic objective tracking
- Support for evidence-based decision-making
Internal Control and Internal Audit
Through internal control, internal audit, risk analysis, and routine monitoring, NUK improves administrative quality, compliance, and achievement of institutional objectives.
- Identify institutional development risks
- Establish control procedures and improvement mechanisms
- Provide reasonable assurance for achieving institutional objectives
SDGs-Inside Strategy
SDGs-Inside and Four Institutional Development Goals
NUK uses localized interpretation of the SDGs as a core driving force, embedding sustainability goals into institutional development, curriculum and teaching, industry-academia collaboration, academic research, and social practice.
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Learning-Practice Integration and Interdisciplinary Teaching
Promote interdisciplinary learning, practice-oriented courses, innovative teaching, and connections with industry needs to cultivate talent with interdisciplinary capabilities.
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Distinctive Research and Industry Linkages
Deepen industry-government-academia collaboration, distinctive research, technology translation, and connections with regional industrial development.
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Sustainable University and Sustainability Literacy
Integrate sustainability into campus management, courses, research, energy, environment, and governance systems.
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Social Responsibility, Internationalization, and Local Linkages
Expand the University’s social impact through USR, international cooperation, local revitalization, and stakeholder communication.
Risk and Internal Control
Risk Management and Internal Control
NUK integrates institutional development strategies with the SDGs and conducts risk analysis from the perspectives of student characteristics, faculty and staff characteristics, research outcomes, institutional resources, and financial revenues and expenditures. Internal control mechanisms support stable institutional operations.
Integrated Risk Analysis
Through institutional research and SWOT analysis, NUK evaluates external factors such as higher education internationalization, declining birth rates, population aging, national technology policies, the Higher Education Sprout Project, and Kaohsiung’s industrial development trends.
- Analyze changes in student, faculty, and staff structures
- Track research outcomes and resource allocation
- Assess financial revenues, expenditures, and institutional resource risks
- Incorporate risks into institutional strategy discussions
Internal Control and Continuous Improvement
Centered on institutional governance, NUK embeds risk management into daily operations and decision-making. Through identification, assessment, control, and tracking mechanisms, the University provides reasonable assurance for achieving institutional development goals.
- Establish internal control operating procedures
- Improve administrative quality through internal audit
- Track major work events and improvement progress
- Strengthen compliance, transparency, and accountability management
Transparency and Accountability
Sustainability Reporting and Information Disclosure Process
NUK’s sustainability report is prepared through data provision by responsible units, consolidation by the campus environment team, review and approval, and public disclosure, thereby improving information quality and stakeholder trust.
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Data Collection
Responsible units provide data according to annual performance, regulatory requirements, and sustainability topics.
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Data Integration
The sustainability report working group consolidates, compares, and preliminarily reviews data quality.
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Management Review
Relevant supervisors and Vice Presidents review the information to confirm consistency and completeness of disclosure.
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Presidential Approval
The report is submitted to the President for approval and serves as the basis for annual sustainability disclosure.
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Public Disclosure
Institutional sustainability outcomes are publicly disclosed through the sustainability report and NUK Sustainability Website.
Governance Actions
Management Measures and Annual Outcomes
Institutional governance is managed through five main axes: institutional review, strategic development, risk management, data-based monitoring, and transparent disclosure.
| Management Topic | Management Measures | 2025 Outcomes | Relevant SDGs |
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| Governance Structure and University Affairs Meeting |
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SDG 16 GRI 2-9
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| Institutional Development and Strategic Governance |
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SDG 4 SDG 16 SDG 17
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| Risk Management and Internal Control |
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SDG 16 GRI 2-12 GRI 2-25
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| Performance Monitoring and Data Governance |
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SDG 4 SDG 16
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| Sustainability Information Disclosure |
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SDG 12 SDG 16 SDG 17
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Supporting Sustainable Development through Governance Systems and Enhancing Institutional Trust through Transparency and Accountability
NUK will continue to use SDGs-Inside as the core of governance, strengthening the operations of the University Affairs Meeting and committees at all levels, strategic monitoring, risk and internal control, institutional research analytics, and sustainability disclosure. Through these efforts, governance capacity becomes a critical foundation for advancing teaching innovation, industry linkages, social responsibility, and a sustainable campus.