The Disarmament and Disarmament Office challenged the Ministry of Education’s request for restoration first. Shih Hsin University: After careful evaluation, it will make an explanation to the public.

The abolition of departments and related administrative measures at Shih Hsin University caused dissatisfaction among students. The Ministry of Education said today that it had set up a task force on October 20. After inspection by an expert group, it was determined that the school had indeed made mistakes in communication procedures and supporting measures. On November 5, it formally issued a letter requiring the school to make improvements within one month. The school responded that it will carefully review and evaluate the situation and will explain it to the outside world after confirming the direction of follow-up treatment.

Shih Hsin University has been promoting the merger of department offices and department secretaries for three months since the beginning of the semester. However, it is suspected that proper communication has not been conducted, which has aroused dissatisfaction among students. The Forward Front for Academic Rights of Shi Hsin University has launched multiple protests, demanding that the school respond to students’ concerns, make public explanations, and even threaten to expand the scale of the protest.

In this regard, the Director of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education, Liao Gaoxian, pointed out today that the relevant administrative measures of the school have not been properly communicated to teachers and students. They have only notified students through emails, online communities and related messages. They have not been able to fully understand the response measures after the department office has been abolished, nor have they properly responded to students' needs. There are major oversights in relevant procedures. Therefore, the Ministry of Education requires the school to suspend the current measures and restore the original department structure. After full communication with teachers and students and specific replacement and supporting measures are proposed, the Ministry of Education will review the improvement report.

Liao Gaoxian emphasized that the university's autonomy and the school's administrative reform plan are respected, but the school must still take into account the rights and interests of teachers and students when promoting relevant measures, and implement communication procedures. If Shih Hsin University fails to complete improvements within the deadline, the Ministry of Education will take follow-up actions in accordance with the Private School Law and relevant regulations. It may adopt measures such as adjusting scholarships and subsidies and enrollment quotas to urge the school to implement improvements.

In response to the relevant improvement requirements from the Ministry of Education, Shih Hsin University responded that it has received the relevant letter and is currently discussing the content of the letter and related matters with relevant units within the school. The school upholds the spirit of university autonomy, respects the university’s rights and responsibilities to independently plan and promote school affairs in accordance with the law, and respects the Ministry of Education’s supervision and guidance of university affairs in accordance with the law. Opinions put forward by the Ministry of Education will be carefully reviewed and appropriately handled in accordance with relevant regulations. The operation of school affairs involves the overall administrative system, teaching needs and the rights and interests of teachers and students, and the school will carefully evaluate it. The follow-up related processing directions will be explained to the public in due course after internal discussion and confirmation.