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 Faculty or School Board 
Department Councils
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Single-member bodies
What is it?
What is its role?
Who belongs to it?

The main responsibilities of the Faculty and School Boards are:

  • drawing up and approving the Faculty or School Regulations in accordance with the directives laid down by the Governing Council;
  • electing and dismissing the dean or director;
  • ensuring Faculty/School policies are implemented;
  • approving the teaching plan and overseeing the organisation of lectures;
  • drawing up syllabus projects;
  • contributing to propositions for new courses to be created or current courses to be terminated;
  • approving the annual budget and accountability for applying this budget;
  • providing information on the opening, modification or closure of departments that provide courses at the Faculty or School;
  • resolving conflicts related to the provision of teaching that may arise within departments, general subject areas and specialist subjects;
  • proposing the awarding of honorary doctorates; creating a permanent Faculty/School Board and creating Committees.
 

 

 

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