S.L. 327.367 Art. 7

The duties of the Vice-Chairman/Director shall include:

(a) promoting the development and implementation of the Institute’s curricula and research programmes;

(b) compiling and submitting to the Registrar of the University by not later than January of each academic year, an updated comprehensive prospectus of the content descriptions of all current and projected study-units offered by members of the Institute as per guidelines established by the Programme Validation Committee;

(c) ensuring that the study-units offered by the staff members of the Institute are delivered in accordance with the advertised programme of studies; the Director must ensure that lecturing staff under his remit deliver all lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory sessions assigned to them respectively, at the time and venue advertised in the official timetable, and that any deviations thereof are formally registered, and the students duly notified in good time;

(d) delivering and implementing the strategic plan of the Institute;

(e) administering the Institute in full consultation with the members; monitoring and approving requests for leave of absence of members of the Institute; the Director is expected to maintain records of all leave taken by members and to pass on these records to the Director of Human Resources Management and Development upon request;

(f) promoting students’ academic and personal welfare, providing first-line support to students with any difficulties they may encounter during their studies related to the activities of the Institute;

(g) monitoring the running of tests and examinations in the Institute and ensuring that all assessment and examination results are submitted to the Registrar’s office as follows: • January session - by the end of March; • May/June session - final year results by not later than two working days prior the final year degree classification board but in any case not later than end of July, other results as early as possible but not later than the end of July; • September session - by the end of September;

(h) encouraging and facilitating co-operation with other universities and other institutions;

(i) chairing meetings of the Board in the absence and with the permission of the Chairman;

(j) ensuring and facilitating the further development and training of academic and non-academic staff;

(k) participating at any meeting of the University congruent with the post;

(l) representing the Institute during official functions of the University;

(m) compiling and submitting to the Secretary of the University by the end of September of each academic year, an annual report outlining the activities of the Institute for the outgoing year, which should include amongst other information that may be requested by the Secretary: a comprehensive list of recent publications of all members of the Institute; a synopsis of all projects involving members of the Institute which are wholly or partially externally funded; a list of all conferences/seminars/meetings attended abroad by members of the Institute during term time; and an outline of the Institute’s collaboration with third parties including local industry, Government or civil society at large;

(n) compiling and submitting to the Director of Finance of the University by not later than end of May of each academic year budgetary estimates for the following year including a manpower plan for the Institute, to cover the projected teaching, research and administration workload of the Institute and based on the projected workload for each Resident Academic member of the Institute and Visiting Teaching Staff;

(o) monitoring the performance of the non-academic staff attached to the Institute;

(p) authorising the Institute’s procurement of equipment; ensuring that the resources assigned to the Institute -whether human or other - are utilized fully and efficiently;

(q) performing other duties which may be assigned by the University from time to time.