European University Association
A key figure in the university leadership is the Bursar, who is in charge of the financial management and internal administration of the university. He is appointed and dismissed by the Rector, who also defines his duties and responsibilities. The work of the individuals and bodies just described is supplemented by other institutions, or mechanisms, that are of great importance for the management of the university. One is the Rector’s Board – the Rector, Vice-Rectors, Bursar, all the Deans, the head of the Academic Senate and any other members the Rector wishes to appoint. This is the advisory body to the Rector; it meets on average twice a month to deal with major issues facing the university and to discuss policy. Another important body of a similar nature is not mentioned in the Statute – the Bursar’s Wider Secretariat. This group, which is headed by the university Bursar and includes all the faculty Bursars and representatives from financially independent units, meets frequently to discuss financial questions. Finally, the Rector can set up special committees to deal with specific issues: this was the case with the present committee established to oversee the EUA evaluation process. In general, the university structure just described is paralleled at the faculty level, though without the Board of Trustees. The Dean and Vice-Deans correspond to the Rector and Vice- Rectors, the faculty Senate (which has similar strong student representation) has powers like those of the university Senate, and the Bursar plays the same role at the faculty as his counterpart at the university level. Each faculty also has a Disciplinary Committee; this body is required by the Higher Education Act. Its members, who are appointed by the faculty Dean, come from the academic community, with students representing one half of the Committee members. Its task is to discuss disciplinary misdemeanours of students The Disciplinary Committee presents the Dean with its proposal for the resolution of the situation that has arisen. Yüklə 2,04 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş: |