In response to the increasingly competitive academic environment of Taiwan, as well as to Taiwan’s integration into the international community of universities, NCCU established its Office of Research and Development (ORD).  ORD had been preceded by the Committee for Academic Research and Cooperation. But as the scope of duties increased and as their urgency became more keenly felt, NCCU decided that a more robust entity was needed.  Hence, ORD was established, and given the missions of promoting research, enhancing the academic environment, and accelerating internationalization.
Additional duties that are handled by ORD include:  (a) planning, organizing, and implementing education reforms that are sponsored by the Ministry of Education or other government institutions; (b) organizing and promoting interdisciplinary, university-wide, inter-university, and international research projects; (c) organizing and promoting inter-university and international faculty exchanges and other sorts of cooperative projects; (d) planning, organizing, implementing, and enforcing the results of departmental, research center, and other forms of academic evaluation; (e) managing the distribution of responsibility for research projects that have been assigned to the university by  external agencies; (f) enhancing efficiency of  bureaucratic procedures as they pertain to university research projects; and, (g) proposing and promoting major reforms for the academic environment, in ways that are consistent with its mission for strategic planning.

In response to the increasingly competitive academic environment of Taiwan, as well as to Taiwan’s integration into the international community of universities, National Chengchi University (NCCU) established its Office of Research and Development (ORD). ORD had been preceded by the Committee for Academic Research and Cooperation. But as the scope of duties increased and as their urgency became more keenly felt, NCCU decided that a more robust entity was needed. Hence, ORD was established, and given the missions of promoting research, enhancing the academic environment, and accelerating internationalization.

ORD’s core duties include:  (a) promotion of academic research, (b) encouragement and sponsorship of scholarly conferences as well as related academic activities, and (c) strategic planning.  In order to promote academic activities, ORD (a) provides administrative support and various resources for scientific and scholarly research, (b) grants awards in recognition of outstanding research achievements, and (c) seeks innovative ways of attracting and holding talented scientists and scholars from all corners of the world.  ORD also drafts, implements, and administers multiple university projects, in particular those which are innovative, those which anticipate future trends, and those which can enhance our international competitiveness.

Additional duties that are handled by ORD include:  (a) planning, organizing, and implementing education reforms that are sponsored by the Ministry of Education or other government institutions; (b) organizing and promoting interdisciplinary, university-wide, inter-university, and international research projects; (c) organizing and promoting inter-university and international faculty exchanges and other sorts of cooperative projects; (d) planning, organizing, implementing, and enforcing the results of departmental, research center, and other forms of academic evaluation; (e) managing the distribution of responsibility for research projects that have been assigned to the university by external agencies; (f) enhancing efficiency of bureaucratic procedures as they pertain to university research projects; and, (g) proposing and promoting major reforms for the academic environment, in ways that are consistent with its mission for strategic planning.