A Brief Introduction of the Office of the Secretariat
Paragraph 8, Section 1, Article 21 of the University Organization Statutes stipulates that: “The Office of the Secretariat shall have a Secretary-General. The Office is responsible for the calling of meetings, public relations, alumni liaison, and assorted matters.” And, in accordance with the 10th point of the Operation Guidelines for the Administrative Units of the University: “The Office of the Secretariat shall have a Conference Service Division, and a Secretariat Affairs Division, with respective directors and clerks subsumed under them.” In addition, to cater to business needs, the Office of the Secretariat shall have an Alumni Liaison Office, a Press Room, and a Visitors’ Center.
The Office of the Secretariat is responsible for the convening of all kinds of meetings, the proceedings of committees, media liaison, public relations and publicity, alumni services, campus tours, school anniversary celebrations, the organization of the Azalea Festival, various seminars and other integrated services. The assigned task of the Office of the Secretariat is to help promote University development and to strengthen service quality, while at the same time enhancing the public image of National Taiwan University.
The existing staff of the Office of the Secretariat include: a Secretary-General (this post in currently held by Professor Pei-Zen Chang, who also teaches at the Institute of Applied Mechanics), a senior administrative officer (who is also a director), three administrative assistants, one associate manager, eight senior clerks, one senior technician, one clerk, and one messenger.