Transcript REPORT STATUTE Statute of Josip Juraj Strossmayer

REPORT
STATUTE
Statute of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, stipulated in Article
58, Paragraph 5, Subparagraph 3 of the Law on Scientific Activity and
Higher Education (Official Journal No. 123/03), is passed by the Senate of
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek on 13 February 2003 and it
became valid on 21 February 2004.
Organisational changes
University constitution
1. University – an institution of higher education establishing and
conducting university studies in at least two scientific and /or artistic
areas in larger number of fields and interdisciplinary studies as an
autonomous and integrated process. University conducts these studies
directly or by its faculties, artistic academies and departments
established in accordance with the Law, conducting scientific, artistic
and developmental research, too.
2. Constituent parts of the University – institutions, subsidiaries,
companies
University is consisted of scientific-educational and other constituent
parts.
3. Scientific-educational constituent parts of the University are:
▪ Faculty,
▪ Artistic Academy and
▪ University Department
4. The other University constituent parts are - institutions,
subsidiaries and companies
Institutions are:
▪ University Institute,
▪ University Library,
▪ University Clinic,
▪ University Centre,
▪ Student Centre.
Companies are :
▪ Scientific Technological Park
▪ Centre for Technological Development
Scientific-teaching constituent parts of Josip Juraj Strossmayer
University of Osijek are:
▪ Faculty of Economics in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Philosophy in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek
▪ Faculty of Medicine in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Law in Osijek,
▪ Faculty of Food Technology,
▪ Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod,
▪ Department of Mathematics
▪ Academy of Art,
▪ Teacher training college.
The other constituent parts are:
▪ City and University Library Osijek,
▪ Student Centre in Osijek,
▪ Student Centre in Slavonski Brod,
▪ Centre for Technological Development Osijek Ltd.
University integration – i.e. functional integration
University integrates functions of its constituent parts, especially faculties,
artistic academies and departments (so-called functional integration) and
through its bodies assures their integrated and harmonised activity in
accordance with strategic and developmental decisions on academic issues
and defining of scientific research, as well as integrated and harmonised
activity in financial management and legal proceedings, investments,
developmental plans and in appearing toward external partners in
scientific activities and higher education.
University Bodies
University bodies are: Rector, Senate and University Council.
Rector
Rector is the leader and the representative of the University.
In his/her activities, rector has rights and obligations of the Head of
institution.
Senate
Senate is an elective professional university body with balanced
representation of different scientific and artistic areas and specific
scientific-educational constituent parts of the University. Senate has more
members than the University Board (up to 25).
Senate structure:
At least 60% Senate members are employees in scientific-educational
profession (academic title). At least 10% of the Senate members are
undergraduate and graduate students representatives and at least 5% are
postgraduate students. At least 20% of Senate members are
representatives of other employees.
There are 13 Senate members representing the teaching staff with
academic title according to the scientific field and scientific-educational
university constituent parts.
Student representatives:
▪ 1 undergraduate students
▪ 1 graduate students
▪ 1 postgraduate student;
Representatives of other employees:
▪ 2 representatives of other employees.
Rector is the Senate member according to his/her position.
University Vice-Rectors, as well as the representative of the Union of
Science and Higher Education take part in Senate activities having no right
to vote.
University Council - supervising body
University Council is the University body responsible for carrying out of the
University activities according to the Act on University Founding and the
Statute. The Council takes care of the University development and its
interaction with the community, discusses and accepts strategic decisions
of the Senate. The Council supervises the fulfilment of the University
activities and the regularity of the performances, usage of human and
material resources, realization of decisions of the University senate and
University Board, as well as deals with other responsibilities imposed by
the Statute. The University Council consists of 12 members.
Financing of the University
Financing of the University and its members is based on the Law and the
Statute, and is in accordance with the regulations, which are accepted by
the Senate, on suggestion of Rektor.
University and its members are financed out of:
1. funds of the founders,
2. State budget of the Republic of Croatia,
3. budgets of the County, the City and communities,
4. National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological
Development of the Republic of Croatia,
5. own sources, such as income of tuition fees, research, artistic and
professional projects, expertise, publishing and other activities,
6. University and other foundations, return of commercial and other legal
entities,
7. direct investments of individuals, commercial and other legal entities,
8. donations, and
9. other sources.
University can be financed only out of sources, which do not affect its
independence and dignity. University’s own financial sources can be
acquired only through activities, which do not harm its basic activities.
University and its members are financed out of the State budget.
Financing is based on the capacities of the University and its particular
members, studies and their quality, as described in the Article 16 of the
Law on Scientific Activity and Higher Education.
Financial means from the State budget are remitted to the University as a
total amount.
Based on suggestion of Rektor, the Senate agrees on the University
budget, in which the total amount received out of State Budget is divided
as follows:
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wages and allowances of employees
material expenditures
international relations
publishing activity
capital investments
joint scientific programmes
developmental and advancement projects
partial coverage of student costs
other expenditures necessary for University functioning.
In the University Budget Plan, minimum 10% of the sources is allotted to
capital investments and advancement.
University members are obliged to allocate part of their own funds for the
University budget. These funds are used for capital investments and
developmental programmes, in accordance with the specific regulations.