Director Siao-chen Hu, Research Fellow of the Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, is going to China for academic affairs from November 4-14, 2014. During her absence, Deputy Director Chen-te Yang is the acting director.

Director Wen-Lian Hsu, Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Information Science, is going to India for academic affairs from November 5-8, 2014. During his absence, Deputy Director Tyng-Luh Liu is the acting director.