Wang-Ruu Tseng

  • Name: Wang-Ruu Tseng
  • Title: Distinguished Professor
  • Tel: 886-2-23366-8941
  • Research interests: Corporate Law, Securities Regulation, Financial Services Law, Conflict of Laws, Negotiable Instruments
  • Teaching Areas: Corporate Law, Conflict of Laws, Securities Regulation, Seminar on Capital Market Regulation, Seminar on Financial Services Regulation, Seminar on Securities Regulation, Negotiable Instruments
  • Office Hour: Thu. 16:30~18:00
  • Education: Ph.D., University of London ( England ), LL.M. (Harvard), LL.M. (NTU), LL.B. (NTU)

Profile

Professor Wang-Ruu Tseng is Distinguished Professor at the College of Law, National Taiwan University and currently serves as the Vice Executive President of the National Taiwan University. Professor Tseng received her Ph.D. from the University of London after completing her undergraduate studies at NTU and acquired her Master of Laws degrees at NTU and Harvard Law School. Professor Tseng is a qualified attorney in Taiwan, specializing in company law, securities regulation, financial services and markets regulations, negotiable instruments, and conflict of laws. She has published numerous books in the above-mentioned fields, such as “Corporate Governance and Capital Market (I)” (2002, 2007), “Corporate Governance and Capital Market (II)” (2008), “Corporate Management, Shareholders and Creditors” (2008), “Reconstructing the Fundamentals of Company Law” (latest edition in 2017), and “The Principles of Securities Regulation” (latest edition in 2020), and also authored books in collaboration with other reputable scholars. Her articles have been published by the academic journals of TSSCI as well.

Professor Tseng is a recipient of the prestigious National Excellent Teacher Award of Ministry of Education in 2021. In the past decade Professor Tseng’s articles and books have been awarded with NTU Excellent Journal and Outstanding Books prizes many times, and she also received Award of Excellent Scholar both in Teaching and Research. She participated in many government-sponsored corporate law and securities regulation projects; her research projects have been sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council (as it is now called). She has been honored as Excellent Teacher of NTU many times and Outstanding Teacher of NTU twice (2004, 2011). Professor Tseng was also appointed by the government as a director of the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2010.

Professor Tseng’s recent research and consulting focus on corporate governance, the division of powers among corporate organs, and articles of association, the protection of company creditors and civil liabilities as regards frauds in the securities market. Professor Tseng teaches several courses at NTU College of Law, including general principles on commercial law and corporation, securities and exchange law, seminar on the capital market regulations, seminar on the Financial Services and Markets regulations, seminar on the securities regulation, negotiable instruments law, and conflict of laws.

Education

Ph.D. in Law, University of London, United Kingdom (1996)

LL.M., Harvard Law School, USA (1992)

LL.M., National Taiwan University, Department of Law (1991)

LL.B., National Taiwan University, Department of Law (1989)

Current Positions

 Executive Vice President, National Taiwan University

Distinguished Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University

Experiences

Dean, College of Law, National Taiwan University (2017-2019)

Chair of the Department of Law, College of Law, National Taiwan University (2017-2019)

Vice Dean and Director of Graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, College of Law, National Taiwan University (2015-2017)

Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University (2008 to present)

Associate Professor (2002-2008) and Assistant Professor (1998-2002), College of Law, National Taiwan University

Chairwoman of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Republic of China (2012-2014)

Member, Ombudsman Committee, Financial Ombudsman Institution (2011-2020)

Director, Taiwan Stock Exchange (appointed by the Government) (2010-2015)

Professional Qualifications

1989/12   passing the Bar Examination in Taiwan

1989/10   passing the Special Examination for Judges and Prosecutors in Taiwan

Honors and Awards

National Excellent Teacher Award of Ministry of Education (2021)

Distinguished Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University (2017-2020 and 2021 to present)

Weng Yueh-Sheng Chair Professor of Law, National Taiwan University (2020)

NTU College of Law Excellent Research Contribution Award (2022)

NTU Outstanding Teaching Award (2004, 2011)

NTU Excellent Teaching Award (2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019)

NTU College of Law Teaching Excellence Award (2016, 2022)

NTU Outstanding Book Award (2009, 2010, 2012)

NTU Excellent Teacher and Researcher Award (2011-2013)

NTU Academic Research Performance Incentives (Journals)(2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

NTU Academic Research Performance Incentives (Book Chapters) (2015, 2021)