為了使學術不受到國家的任意干擾,大學享有自治的權限。但是,自治不代表不受任何拘束。因此,《憲法》第162條授權國家得以法律監督大學自治,《大學法》第5條第2項的規定讓教育部得以對大學進行評鑑。雖然大學評鑑的實施,能夠讓大學明白其問題所在,並因而達到評鑑乃是為了追求學術的目的。然而,不可否認地,大學評鑑與大學自治之間有一緊張關係。因此,本文透過大學自治與大學評鑑關係的釐清、大學評鑑制度的檢討,以檢討我國的大學評鑑法制。簡單來說,本文的主要目的即在於調和大學自治與大學評鑑之間的衝突關係,並為我國的大學評鑑法制,提供改善的建議。
In order to promote academic freedom and academic development, it is a generally accepted principle that universities should be autonomous and free from arbitrary governmental interference. However, to say universities enjoy the right of autonomy does not necessarily imply that universities are free from restrictions. Article 162 of the Constitution empowers the state to prescribe laws to supervise university autonomy. Of all the relevant laws, Article 5, Paragraph 2, of the University Act authorizes the Ministry of Education to accredit universities. Although the intended purpose of university accreditation is to enable individual universities to discover their deficiencies and make improvements, there is a tension between university accreditation and university autonomy. This paper will describe a critical analysis of the university accreditation process in Taiwan via the clarification of the relationship between university autonomy and university accreditation, and via a review of the current university accreditation system. Some suggestions will be made concerning how to bridge the gap between the university accreditation process and university autonomy, and to offer some suggestions for improving the regulations concerning university accreditation.