Accreditation Council Bylaws

 
 
Article1 Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) established the Accreditation Council Bylaws in accordance with Article 24 of the IEET Constitution for the purpose of execution of accreditation.
Article2 The mission of the Accreditation Council, hereafter called the Council, is as follows:
  • To hold regular meetings to promote and govern the accreditation affairs.
  • To approve accreditation criteria.
  • To approve accreditation policies and related procedures.
Article3 The Council shall have one chair, two vice chairs and twelve to twenty-two additional Council members, and of which, members from the industry must account for over one-third of the total number (including the chair and vice chairs) in principle. Composition and nomination of the Council members are as follows:
  • Chair: Nominated by the IEET President and appointed after approval of the Board of Directors with a term of contract for two years.
  • Vice Chair: Nominated by the Chair and appointed after approval of the IEET Board of Directors with the same term of contract as the Chair.
  • Council members:
    • Distinguished and senior members of the engineering and technology community: Nominated by the Chair and appointed after approval of the IEET Board of Directors with the same term of contract as the Chair.
    • Representatives of engineering and technology associations: The Chair shall nominate, from the IEET group membership, representatives of engineering and technology associations followed by approval of the IEET Board of Directors with the same term of contract as the Chair. Should any personnel change at the associations occur, a replacement shall be named to serve for the remaining term of office with proper notification to the Chair.
  • Appointment of the aforementioned personnel shall commence on August 1st. New appointments shall not, in principle, exceed one half of the total number of members.
Article4 The Council establishes the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC), the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC), the Architecture Accreditation Commission (AAC), the Design Accreditation Commission (DAC), the Appeal and Review Committee (ARC), and the Office of the Executive Director (OED), to be in charge of the various aspects of accreditation affairs
Article5 Duties of each of the accreditation commissions are as follows:
  • To enact accreditation criteria.
  • To execute accreditation.
  • To ensure consistency of accreditation actions.
Article6

Each of the accreditation commissions shall have one convener and a number of commissioners, and when necessary one to three vice conveners. Structure of the accreditation commissions and appointment of their members are as follows:

  • Convener and vice conveners: Nominated by the Council Chair and appointed after approval of the Council with the same term of contract as the Council Chair.
  • Commissioners:
    • Executive Director of the Council is the sitting member of each accreditation commission.
    • Distinguished and senior member of the industry and academia: Nominated by accreditation commission convener and appointed after approval of the Council Chair with the same term of contract as the Council Chair.
Article7 Each of the accreditation commission establishes editor system to ensure consistency of the accreditation actions. Editors are accreditation commission members, and they are assigned to edit accreditation statements of programs based on their professional expertise.
Article8 In order to carry out accreditation, the accreditation commission convener shall nominate appropriate individuals, and upon approval of the Council Chair, for the appointment of the accreditation team conveners, team chairs and program evaluators. Team conveners and team chairs are required to attend the accreditation action meeting of the captioned year.
Article9 The accreditation commissions co-establish the Criteria and Procedures Committee (CPC) with a convener and several committee members, and when necessary one to three vice conveners. Structure of the CPC and appointment of its members are as follows:
  • The convener is the Executive Director, and the vice convener is nominated by the convener upon approval of the Council Chair with the same term of contract as the Council Chair.
  • Each of the accreditation commission conveners shall select a number of its members as CPC members upon request and nomination by the CPC convener upon approval of the Council Chair.
  • CPC is responsible for drafting accreditation criteria and policies and procedures, which are subject to the reviews and editing of the accreditation commissions and approval of the Council.
Article10 The ARC shall have one convener, when necessary a vice convener, and several committee members:
  • The convener and vice convener are nominated by the Council Chair upon approval of the Council; members of the ARC are nominated by the convener upon approval of the Council Chair. Above appointments have the same term of contract as the Council Chair.
  • The ARC is responsible for establishing policies and procedures for appeal and for enacting on appeal cases.
Article11 The Executive Director and one to two Deputy Executive Directors are nominated by the Council Chair, upon approval of the Council, for the same term of contract as the Council Chair. Under the OED, there shall be the International Affairs Department (IAD), the Accreditation Affairs Department (AAD), the Strategic Planning and Development Department (SPD), and the Administration and Management Department (AMD). Responsibility and composition of the departments are as follows:
  • The International Affairs Department (IAD) is responsible for accreditation related international liaison and exchanges.
  • The Accreditation Affairs Department (AAD) is responsible for accreditation related planning, communication, and execution.
  • The Strategic Planning and Development Department (SPD) is responsible for research, development, training, and government affairs.
  • The Administration and Management Department (AMD) is responsible for administrative support and management of the Institute.
  • Each department is headed by a manager, who is nominated by the Executive Director and upon approval of the Council Chair. The Executive Director may appoint deputy manager and additional staff member upon the approval of the Council Chair.
Article12 This document and any revisions thereto shall be approved by the IEET Board of Directors for implementation upon ratification of the IEET President.