Date: 2021-06-03
Academia Sinica’s 34th Convocation of Academicians and 33rd Election of Academicians and Honorary Academicians was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but had to be rescheduled to July 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, due to the ongoing severity of the pandemic in Taiwan, the Conveners for the Convocation of Academicians and the Preparatory Committee for the Election of Academicians jointly decided to postpone the Convocation again, until July 2022. All future plans will be made according to Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) policies.
Held on a biennial basis, the Convocation of Academicians includes the Election of Academicians and Honorary Academicians. The most recent such event was the 33rd Convocation of Academicians and 32nd Election of Academicians, which was staged in 2018. Originally scheduled for 2020, the 34th Convocation and the 33rd Election has now been rescheduled twice due to the impact of the pandemic, a first in the history of Academicians’ Elections.
Academia Sinica Academician is an honorary title. Academicians’ main functions include electing Academicians, Honorary Academicians, and Members to the Council of Academia Sinica; formulating national policies for academic research; and designing, investigating, reviewing, and undertaking scholarly research at the request of government and other relevant units. There are currently 274 Academicians: 68 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 55 from the Division of Engineering Sciences; 93 from the Division of Life Sciences; and 58 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.