The Academy for the Judiciary, Ministry of Justice（AJMJ）, to enhance the knowledge of law undergraduates and the graduate students on the work of prosecutorial practice, to promote practical and academic exchange and in response to the resolution of the National Conference on Judicial Reform for governmental pre-employment testing of law practitioners, training of law professionals, appointment and reform of legal personnel, has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the College of Law of National Chengchi University last year (2019) and established a Prosecutor Practical Curriculum at the College of Law of the same university. This year, we had continued negotiation with the National Taiwan University (NTU) College of Law on matters related to cooperation in practical curriculum and academic exchanges. On November 16th, 2020, the two parties signed an agreement on practical curriculum cooperation and academic exchange. The signing ceremony which was attended by the Dean of the NTU College of Law, Tsung-Fu CHEN and President Pi-Yu TSAI of the AJMJ, representing their respective institutions, was held at noon on the AJMJ premises. Present at the ceremony were Huang-Yu WANG, Vice-Dean of NTU College of Law and the future participating lecturers of the prosecution practical curriculum, namely Tzung-Chih LIN, Prosecutor of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, Head Prosecutor Shu-Yi CHEN from the Ministry of Justice, Head Prosecutors Yuan-Shih TSAI and from Hui-Ching CHANG from the Taiwan Shilin District Prosecutors Office. Representing the AJMJ were Chief-Secretary Hai-Lung LI, Academic Affairs Department Chief, Yi-Fen KO, Student Affairs Department Chief, Lin-Ta CHIANG, and mentors from the Academic Affairs Department.
Based on the contents of this agreement on cooperation and academic exchange, the AJMJ will assist the NTU College of Law in conducting a Prosecutor Practical Curriculum on prosecution starting in the second semester of 2020. The Academy will plan the course content and recommend the lectures. It is expected that through the implementation of this exchange agreement, law students will have a real understanding of the work of a prosecutor, and will be able to provide an early orientation for future career planning during their studies and learn about the operation of judicial practice. Both, AJMJ President TSAI and Dean CHEN of the NTU College of Law are eagerly awaiting the prospects of practical and academic exchanges between both sides.