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Rectors' office
The rector is the academic and professional head of the University. The rector shall manage, represent and act on behalf of the University in conducting its professional, educational, scientific and research and other higher education activities. The rector shall perform the following tasks:
1. convene and, as a rule, chair senate meetings,
2. coordinate the educational, scientific, research and artistic and other work of the University,
3. in cooperation with the management board ensure and be responsible for the lawfulness of the work of the University, for fulfilment of its obligations laid down by law, other regulations and general acts of the University,
4. together with the senate adopt criteria on the quality of the University, study programmes, scientific research and professional work,
5. be responsible for the monitoring, determination and assurance of quality in self-evaluation procedures,
6. report to the senate, management board and the founder of the University about the work of the University,
7. award doctorates,
8. confer University awards,
9. make proposals for the senate to decide on the matters within its powers and make sure that the decisions are implemented,
10. make proposals for obtaining consent from the management board in performing the tasks within its powers,
11. follow instructions by the management board concerning the correct application and interpretation of the Act of establishing, Statute, decisions by the management board and director’s decisions,
12. perform other tasks in compliance with the regulations and general acts of the University.
Senate
The senate shall be the academic and professional body of the University. The number of the members of the Senate shall ensure equal representation of all scientific and artistic disciplines and fields of the University. The University Senate shall have not fewer than 20 members.
The rector is a member of the Senate ex officio.
The University Student Council shall elect as many representatives of students so that they represent at least one fifth of the members.
The University senate shall:
1. create strategy of the University development and propose the founder to adopt certain measures, aimed at the achievement of the strategy,
2. deliver opinion to the annual work plan and University development plan,
3. approve the call for enrolment to study programmes,
4. determine conditions for creating programmes in higher education,
5. approve the single information library plan of the University,
6. adopt study programmes and interdisciplinary programmes on the proposal by the senates of the members,
7. adopt common grounds for reviewing and assessing knowledge in higher education,
8. deliver opinion to initiatives for the establishment of higher education and research institutions,
9. deliver opinion to initiatives about the transformation of professional colleges to faculties,
10. adopt self-evaluation reports,
11. adopt criteria and procedures for the elections to titles for teachers, scientific staff and higher education staff,
12. appoint members of commissions and working bodies of the University Senate,
13. adopt criteria for the recognition of significant artistic works when electing teachers of artistic disciplines,
14. connect and coordinate research work by the members of the University,
15. adopt criteria for assessing the quality and orientation aimed at improving scientific and research, artistic and educational work by the members,
16. adopt the University research work programme,
17. adopt study calendar,
18. on the proposal by a member senate elect higher education teachers and scientific staff to the titles of full professor, research counsellor and research and development counsellor,
19. give consent to the University members prior to the first election to title or election to a higher title for higher education teachers and scientific staff, save full professors, research counsellors and research and development counsellors; for the University Senate this task shall be performed by the commission for election to titles,
20. decide about awarding honorary doctorates and the title “distinguished professor”,
21. decide about the withdrawal of the academic title of the doctor of science,
22. deliver opinions concerning the candidates for rectors and prorectors,
23. appoint the commission and decide about the recognition of diplomas obtained abroad in cases, laid down by law,
24. discuss and decide about the opinions of the University student council within its sphere of competence,
25. perform other tasks when laid down by law, this Statute of Act or establishing the University. Decisions by the senate with financial or business consequences and all other business decisions are subject to previously obtained consent from the management board.
Management board
The management board shall decide on the matters of financial, business and property nature and take care about the material management and quality operation of the University:
1. adopt statute and other instruments, such as job classification act, rules, pricelists, criteria, and others,
2. decide about material, financial, business and organisational matters of operation,
3. adopt measures for the allocation of budgetary resources for study activity, received from the Republic of Slovenia,
4. determine the percentage of the compensation by the members for joint tasks and be informed about the use of those funds in the annual report,
5. after the preliminary opinion by the senate appoint the rector and prorectors,
6. appoint director and general secretary,
7. following the preliminary approval by the University Senate of the annual work programme, adopt the annual work and monitor its implementation,
8. adopt annual report,
9. decide about personnel matters,
10. decide about the establishment and position of independent organisations and organisational units and appoint their heads in accordance with this Act,
11. decide about the introduction of new programmes of University activity and modifications of the existing programmes in agreement with the founder,
12. decide about the contractual relationships and authorise the director to sign contracts on behalf of the University.
Student council
The student council shall ensure representation of students in the bodies of the University and their work.
The Student Council discusses and delivers opinions to the competent bodies on the statute of the University, on all issues pertaining to the rights and responsibilities of students, and shall adopt and implement a programme of extracurricular activities for students in cooperation with the student community.
Elections, functioning and the way of organisation of the University Student Council shall be defined by the Rules of procedure of the University Student Council.
The University Student Council shall act in meetings, convened by the chairman of the Council. At its first meeting, the members of the Student Council shall elect the president and one or more vice-presidents from among themselves.