Dr. Chin-shing Huang, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of History and Philology, has been reappointed Director of the Institute, effective from October 13, 2015 to October 12, 2018.

Dr. Gwo-Shyong Shieh, Research Fellow of the Institute of Sociology, has been appointed Director of the Institute, effective from July 10, 2015 to July 9, 2018.

Dr. Keh-Jiann Chen has been appointed Adjunct Research Fellow of the Institute of Information Science, effective from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.

Dr. Nien-Chung Chang Liao has been appointed Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute of Political Science, effective from July 1, 2015 to July 31, 2020.