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Senate

Governance

Article 86 of the UdG articles of association: “The University Senate is the highest governing body for the representation and participation of the university community”.

Structure of the University Teaching Staff

Article 88
Competences
The University Senate has the following competences:

  1. Preparing, approving, and amending the statutes of the University of Girona, as well as the general regulations of the centres and other structures, and the rules in which it has competence according to these statutes and the legislation in force.
  2. Approving the rector’s annual report, which must include a summary of the teaching and research activity, the general lines of the budget, the multi-annual programmes and the economic report.
  3. Discussing and making proposals for university policy, especially in the areas of education, research and administration, so that they can be submitted to the Governing team.When these proposals may have a regulatory character, they will be submitted to the Governing Council.
  4. Convening extraordinary elections for the rector, under the procedure established in the following article.
  5. Creating the committees it deems fit and electing their members.
  6. Drawing up and amending its operating regulations and electoral regulations.
  7. Analysing, debating and, if necessary, speaking about matters affecting the university community and other issues of special importance.
  8. Choosing the representatives of the University Senate in other bodies of the University of Girona.
  9. All other powers that are attributed by these statutes or current legislation

Article 87
Composition

  • The maximum number of members of the University Senate, excluding those mentioned in the sections a), b) and c) below, is set at two hundred.It will be formed by:
    • The rector, who will chair it.
    • The person occupying the post of secretary-general, who will act as the Senate’s secretary.
    • The manager.
    • The faculty deans and school directors.
    • The department directors.
    • The directors of university research institutes.
    • The director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
    • The directors of doctoral degree schools.
    • The rector immediately preceding.
    • A representation chosen by and among the university teaching staff sector and permanent teaching staff of up to 102 members.
    • A representation elected by and among the sector of non-permanent teaching staff of up to 8 members, of non-permanent research staff of up to 8 members, and of associated teaching staff of up to 8 members.
    • A representation chosen by and among the student sector of up to 50 members.
    • A representation chosen by and among the technical, management, administrative and service staff sector with a maximum of 24 members.
  • The members established in letters d) a i) of the previous section shall be subtracted from the number of representatives corresponding to the sector to which they belong so that it does not exceed the specific number.
  • For the purpose of their choice, the representatives of the different sectors will be distributed proportionally in the respective districts.
  • For the sectors of the university teaching staff and permanent teaching staff, the respective departments will be for non-permanent teaching and research staff, non-permanent research staff, and associated teaching staff, the entire University of Girona; for the student sector, the respective faculties and schools and doctoral schools, and for the sector of technical, management, and administrative and service staff, the entire University of Girona.
  • They will be able to attend the University Senate sessions, with a voice but without a vote,
    • The chair of the Board of Trustees.
    • The University of Girona’s ombudsman:

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