Executive Commitee
The Executive Committee is the School’s highest governing body and is composed of the statutory members of the following bodies:
- Three representatives of the UAB, one of whom shall be the Vice-Rector with responsibility for academic affairs or academic organisation, and another the Vice-Rector with responsibility for the FUAB and the UAB Corporation. One of these members shall serve as the Director of the School and shall chair the Committee.
- One member appointed by the Board of Trustees of the FUAB.
- The Executive Vice-President of the FUAB, or a person delegated by him or her.
- The Technical Director of the School, who shall act as Secretary of the Committee.
| Full name | Position | Position in the school | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Vilanova Arbós | Vice Rector for Studies and Quality | Director and member of the Management Committee, representative of the UAB | Ramon.Vilanova@uab.cat |
| Mari Luz Pacheco Pérez | Director of Teaching Services of the FUAB | Technical Director of the School and member of the Management Committee | Mariluz.Pacheco@uab.cat |
| Xavier Ramos Morilla | Vice Rector for Finance | Member of the Management Committee, representative of the UAB | Xavi.Ramos@uab.cat |
| Paqui Blánquez Cano | Director od UAB Postgraduate School | Member of the Management Committee, representative of the UAB | Paqui.Blanquez@uab.cat |
| Montserrat Masoliver Puig | Deputy Executive Administrator for Academic Planning | Member of the Management Committee, person nominated by the FUAB Board | Montserrat.Masoliver@uab.cat |
| Teresa Armengol Vallès | Management Team Manager | Member of the Management Committee by delegation of the executive vice president | Teresa.Armengol@uab.cat |
Functions
The functions of the Executive Committee shall be those assigned to it under Decree 390/1996 regulating the affiliation of centres, together with those attributed to it by the Statutes of the UAB and those assigned to the UAB Joint Council, in relation to the supervision of teaching and academic activity and the economic aspects of affiliated centres. These shall include, at a minimum, the following:
- Approval of the School’s annual budget
- Drafting and approval of the general guidelines for the recruitment of academic staff
- Appointment of the School’s management positions, at the proposal of its governing body, with the exception of the post of Director
- Approval of the School’s Quality Policy and objectives
- Approval and monitoring of the Internal Quality Assurance System
- Review and approval of the verification reports for official programmes prior to submission to the competent UAB bodies
- Review and approval of proposals for modifications to official programmes
- Review and approval of monitoring and accreditation reports for official programmes
- Approval of new academic programmes
- Approval of tuition fees and programme prices
- Approval and coordination of research plans and the dissemination of the specialisations taught at the School
- Approval of any other teaching, research or cultural activities promoted by the UAB in which the participation of the School is deemed appropriate
- Ensuring compliance with agreements signed with other institutions
- Fostering the greatest possible institutional coordination with the UAB
- Analysis and resolution of issues arising from the implementation of the affiliation agreement between the School and the UAB
- Review of the School’s regulations and any amendments thereto, for submission to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees
- Resolution of disciplinary proceedings
- Any other matters related to the governance of the School not expressly assigned to other bodies
The Executive Committee shall ordinarily meet three times a year and extraordinarily at the initiative of the Director or at the request of at least three of its members. Meetings shall be convened by the Secretary at the instruction of the Chair, with a minimum notice period of six calendar days prior to the scheduled date. In urgent cases, meetings may be convened with forty-eight hours’ notice.
The Executive Committee may adopt resolutions through the casting of votes by any non-face-to-face means, provided that the rights to information and voting are guaranteed, receipt of the vote is recorded, and its authenticity is ensured. Such resolutions shall be deemed to have been adopted at the registered office of the legal entity and on the date of receipt of the last valid vote. Exceptionally, resolutions may also be adopted without a meeting through the casting of votes by any non-face-to-face means, subject to the same guarantees of information, voting rights, receipt and authenticity.
