The faculty deans and school directors are responsible for the general management and running of their centre, of which they are representatives. They are elected for a three-year period and can only be re-elected once.
They are elected by the Faculty Board or School Board from among the academic staff holding a doctoral degree that are assigned to the centre; they are appointed by the rector.
In university schools, they may be chosen from among non-doctorate staff employed as officials and contract staff that hold a doctoral degree. A management team, which includes a secretary, assists the dean or director of each centre.
The main responsibilities of the faculty deans and school directors are:
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representing the Faculty or School;
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managing, coordinating and supervising activities at the Faculty or School, particularly the organisation of educational activities;
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managing the Faculty or School services and ensuring they have sufficient resources;
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approving the allocation of budget resources between the departments and services in the Faculty or School and distributing these funds;
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ensuring the provisions applicable to the Faculty or School are observed, especially those aimed at providing good-quality teaching and services;
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proposing, to the rector, the appointment and dismissal of the vice-dean or assistant-director, the Faculty secretary or School secretary, and the course coordinator;
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summoning and presiding the Faculty Board or School Board and implementing decisions made by the Board;
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ensuring that members of the Faculty or School fulfil their duties and that their rights are respected according to the regulations that apply to those members;
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resolve any problems that the course coordinator encounters when validating previous courses taken by students.
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Ana Ripoll Aracil
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