In order to promote and advance the academic level, to integrate the academic research and development, to strengthen the function of cooperation between the University and industries, to enhance the academic cooperation as well as to accommodate with long-term development plan, the University set up the Office of Research and Planning Division, Academic Research Division, and Promoted Cooperation Division in the Research and Development Office.The Office is expected to accomplish the intermediate and long-term plans of this University; that is, to expand and integrate research resources effectively and practically, and to restructure all academic research centers in order to develop integrative human and material resources.

I. Managerial affairs and objectives:

A. Planning Business:

  • To plan and advance the academic research and cooperation related by-laws and regulations.

  • To integrate and layout the intermediate and long-term academic development.

  • To plan, coordinate, and modify all academic schemes and units.

  • To collect, study, and analyze the information of academic development of each university.

  • To develop integrative development plan.

  • Academic Research Affairs:

    • To conduct the research grants sponsored by National Science Council, the Ministry of Education, and other academic research organizations (Non-National Science Council).

    • To collect the information about research subsidies from the National Science Council and Non-National Science Council.

  • To collect academic research information such as resources, bylaws, and regulations, and to assist the faculty members to apply for academic research subsidy.

  • To implement bylaws and regulations related to the academic research.

    • To assist all academic sections and faculty members of this school to organize the international or national academic activities.

  • Promoting Cooperation Affairs:

    • To promote the national and international academic cooperation.

    • To evaluate the needs for academic cooperation to promote and conduct national and international scholarly exchanges.

    • To draft the agreementsof exchanges for international academic cooperation.

    • To assist teachers and students with applications for national and international advancement, research, and lectures.

    • To enhance the cooperation of international and national academic exchanges.

II. Future Prospects:

    • To extend the cooperation and activities of national and international academic exchanges.

    • To integrate and layout the long-term academic development, so as to transfigure the University into a ComprehensionUniversity.

    • To updatethe regulations to enhance research environment for faculty and researchers.

    • To effectuate the funding sponsored by National Science Council and to encourage faculty to apply for grants and/or to participate in national and international academic programs.

    • To encourage professional faculty to collaborate with businesses or industries.

    • To helpdevelop in-service human resourcesforindustries.

    • To enhance academic systems and regulations to obtain the academic grants from other institutions.

    • To cooperate with Tainan Science and Industrial Park and Luchu Science Park to develop a regional network in Production Management among the universities insouthern Taiwan.