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Academia Sinica’s General Assembly is comprised of the following members: President and Vice-Presidents; Directors of Academia Sinica’s Research Institutes, Preparatory Offices, and Research Centers; Executive Secretary of the Central Academic Advisory Committee; Secretary General; and 21 research fellow representatives (seven representatives from each of the following three Divisions: Mathematics and Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences).

In principle, meetings of the General Assembly are held once every three months. Interim meetings may be held when necessary.

The General Assembly enacts the following regulations:

1. Operational Regulations for Academia Sinica Administrative Units.

2. Guidelines for the Review of Initial Appointment, Renewed Appointment, Promotion, or Appointment as Distinguished Research Fellow.

3. All regulations required to be passed by the General Assembly.

The following matters must be brought before the General Assembly for deliberation, examination and approval:

1. The Organization Act of Academia Sinica, as well as preliminary review of all amendments to regulations therein.

2. The establishment of Research Institutes and Research Centers, as well as the preliminary review of their organization and reform.

3. The establishment of buildings, offices, technology centers, research stations and thematic research centers belonging to Academia Sinica’s Research Institutes, Preparatory Offices and Research Centers.

4. Approval of appointments for Distinguished Research Fellows.

5. Approval of eligibility criteria and qualifications for all research staff above the position of Assistant Research Fellow.

6. All committees established for the operational needs of the General Assembly.

7. Important matters that impact the rights and privileges of all individuals employed at Academia Sinica.

8. Matters delegated by the President of Academia Sinica. 

• Meeting Schedule for 2025

List of New Research Fellow Representatives to Academia Sinica’s 12th General Assembly  (April 18, 2025 – April 17, 2027)

Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences:
1. Shih-Hsien Yu (Institute of Mathematics)
2. Yu Tsao (Research Center for Information Technology Innovation)
3. Shih-Chun Candice Lung (Research Center for Environmental Changes)
4. Jer-Lai Kuo (Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences)
5. Bor-Shouh Huang (Institute of Earth Science)
6. Peilin Chen (Research Center for Applied Sciences)
7. Shang-Fan Lee (Institute of Physics)

Division of Life Sciences:
1. Yi-Fang Tsay (Institute of Molecular Biology)
2. Che-Ming (Jack) Hu (Institute of Biomedical Sciences)
3. Yi-Hsien Su (Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology)
4. Shih-Long Tu (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology)
5. Sen-Lin Tang (Biodiversity Research Center)
6. Chi-Kuang Yao (Institute of Biological Chemistry)
7. Hsin-Hung Yeh (Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center)

Division of Humanities and Social Sciences:
1. Jeng-guo Chen (Institute of History and Philology)
2. Paul R. Katz (Institute of Modern History)
3. Carl K.Y. Shaw (Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences)
4. Yen-Tu Su (Institutum Iurisprudentiae)
5. Wei-hsian Chi (Institute of Sociology)
6. Tzu-Ting Yang (Institute of Economics)
7. Pin-Tsang Tseng (Institute of Taiwan History)

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• The Organization Act of Academia Sinica
• The Organization Regulations of the Research Institutes of Academia Sinica
• The Organization Regulations of the Research Centers of Academia Sinica
• The Guidelines for the Review of Initial Employment, Renewed Employment, Promotion or Distinguished Employment of Research Fellows of Academia Sinica
• Operational Regulations for Academia Sinica Administrative Units
   

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