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清華大學校長高為元赴美參加夏威夷大學校長遴選引發爭議,14名學界人士連署要求其即時引退
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清華大學校長高為元赴美參加夏威夷大學校長遴選引發爭議,14名學界人士連署要求其即時引退

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國立清華大學校長高為元在第二任續任後僅三天赴美參加夏威夷大學校長遴選決選,引發校內外爭議。曾任清大校長遴選委員會召集人的中研院院士梁賡義等14名學界及產業人士發起連署,指事件造成師生分歧並影響校聲譽,呼籲高為元即時引退以維護清華大學大局。

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高為元於2024年5月1日開始第二任清華大學校長任期,僅三天後即赴美國夏威夷參加該大學校長遴選決選,此舉被質疑為對清華大學的不忠誠行為,引發校內外廣泛討論與不滿。

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本報獨家揭露,國立清華大學校長高為元在第二任續任後,立即赴美參加夏威夷大學校長遴選,引發校內外爭議,風波延燒數月仍未平息。曾任清大校長遴選委員會召集人的中研院院士梁賡義、香港科技大學前校長史維等14名學界及產業人士發起連署,直指事件已造成清大師生、同仁及校友分歧日益表面化,也使外界對清大處理過程出現負面評價,呼籲高為元「即時引退」,讓清大重新往前邁進。

梁賡義今日接受本報記者訪問時表示,參與連署完全出於自由意願,沒有任何組織或強迫性,強調「都是希望為母校好」;之所以願意出面,「當然是為了清華大學好,不然做這個、做壞人幹嘛?是我們的母校。」不過,連署採串連方式,而非網上連署。

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連署聲明指出,過去幾個月,清大因高為元「個人行止」引發校內及社會關注,不同看法造成的分歧愈加明顯,連署人對此深感不安,更擔憂高為元在清大的領導地位持續受到質疑。基於學校大局,希望高為元即時引退,「高校長能繼續留下大家敬重的身影,清華也可減輕折損」。

連署名單包括多名清大校友及曾任大學校長、院長等重量級學者,包括哈佛大學講座教授孔祥重、香港科技大學前校長史維、香港城市大學前校長郭位、陽明大學前校長梁賡義、交通大學前校長張懋中,以及清大半導體研究學院院長林本堅等14人。

其中梁賡義曾任清大校長遴選委員會召集人,也是當初推薦高為元出任校長的委員之一。他認為,誠信是大學校長不可妥協的核心價值,若校長領導受到質疑,恐影響校務推動及外界對清大的信任。梁賡義與史維本月17日曾私下拜訪高為元,從「誠信」及「危機處理」兩方面交換意見,並建議主動引退,但等待一週未獲肯定答覆,因此決定公開連署。

高為元今年5月1日展開第二任期,3天後即赴美參加夏威夷大學馬諾阿分校校長遴選決選,事件曝光後曾公開致歉,坦承判斷錯誤並宣布捐出薪資,但爭議迄今仍未平息。

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  • 清華大學將在未來數週內召開董事會會議討論高為元的去留問題

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  • 高為元可能在壓力下選擇請辭或接受行政處分

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  • 高為元是否會接受連署人的引退要求?
  • 清華大學董事會對此事件的後續處理態度為何?
  • 此事件是否會影響清華大學的國際合作與聲譽?

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