In the SATU General Assembly held in 2012, the amendment of constitution about the collection of an USD 600 biennial membership fee has been passed and the SATU constitution has been amended accordingly. All SATU members must remit 600 U.S. dollars（to be received in full amount）before October 15th, 2013 for an effective 2013-2014 SATU membership status. 

The Presidents’ Forum of Southeast and South Asia and Taiwan Universities (SATU) has, in year 2012 SATU general assembly, passed the amendment of constitution about the collection of an USD 600 biennial membership fee and accordingly amended the constitution. Every member university is required to remit 600 U.S. dollars for the 2013-2014 membership before October 15th, 2013 into “Taiwan Bank” in Taiwan (Swift Code: BKTWTWTP009), and the account number is 009007002599. If you need an official invoice issued by SATU International Secretariat, please send a request to satu@conf.ncku.edu.tw with title and mailing address so that we can send one to you promptly. Please let us know after you have made the payment to avoid any discrepancy and we will send you a receipt once your payment is confirmed by the bank. 

The entire membership fee collected will be categorized into a specified account and be used for necessary expenses of SATU events only. 


SATU Membership 

SATU_Membership.pdf 

Renowned universities of Southeast and South Asia countries and Taiwan who are interested in the development of building up the cooperation with other universities in these regions are eligible for membership in SATU Presidents’ Forum. The payment of biennial dues shall constitute formal recognition of membership. 

To Join SATU 
Send the request for membership of SATU to the International Secretariat. The annual steering committee meeting has full and final discretion to decide whether to admit a new member. Admission is approved upon the consent of the majority of steering committee members. When maters arise of necessity, the committee can vote their decision through circulation of formal document. 

Term of Membership 
Membership in SATU is biennial in its cycle, requiring payment of dues every other year. Membership term starts on January 1 of the year of renewing membership and expires on December 31 of the following year. 

Membership Fee Due 
The biennial membership fee is USD 600. The International Secretariat will send notification of membership fee dues biennially. 

Membership Benefits 

• Membership benefits include voting in elections at the general assembly or voting through correspondence.


• Members of SATU are entitled to be elected to serve on the steering committee.


• Members can participate in activities held by SATU without registration charges, including the SATU Intensive Program, Joint Research Scheme, fellowship programs, etc. Some activities are open to members only.


• Travel expenses and accommodations for participants of SATU General Assembly and Steering Committee Meeting will be partly covered by SATU International Secretariat.


• SATU International Secretariat also offers various forms of support to member school scholars who participate in major SATU events.

A list of all members on the SATU website shall be renewed annually. 

Membership Fee Announcement in Chinese 

1_2013-2014_SATU_Membership_Fee_Announcement_ZH-TW.pdf 

2_Account_Numbers_(Schools_in_Taiwan).pdf 

3_SATU_Membership.pdf