Missions
The UC's missions are to:
- promote and maintain high standards of education and research within the University in accordance with its mission;
- propose student eligibility requirements, teaching and research programmes, the nature of the degrees to be awarded and the conditions for obtaining these degrees;
- Use the University budget to award scholarships and grants for Master, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral students as well as prizes;
- decide on the opening of training programmes;
- set registration and tuition fees;
- Propose to the Board of Directors the awarding of honorary degrees and titles, including honorary doctorates.
On the proposal of the Degrees Committee, the President confers, on students who have satisfied the academic requirements, the Bachelor, Engineer, Master and Doctorate degrees, as well as any other degree prepared within the University.
The diplomas referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall be signed jointly by the President of the University and the Dean of the Faculty or the Director of the Institution, Programme, Institute or Centre.
UC Members
- The University Council is chaired by the President of the University. It is composed of :
- the Vice-Presidents of the University;
- the dean or director of each institution and entity of the University;
- three full professors from the University's institutions elected by their peers for a renewable three-year term;
- a representative of the administrative and technical staff of each institution of the University elected by their peers for a renewable term of three years;
- a student representative from each cycle of studies of Bachelor, Master, Engineer and Doctorate for a non-renewable period of two years;
- possibly, external members from the academic, socio-economic and political world.
The President of the University may call, in an advisory capacity, on any person of great renown from the scientific and business world, to participate in the meetings of the said Council, in particular for questions relating to the significant strategic lines in the areas of teaching, research and development, reference partnerships, and the introduction of the University into national and international networks of the sectors related to the missions of the University.