Schools and their administrative bodies

The School is the basic academic unit of the University. A school cultivates and advances a particular discipline and the associated technology and arts; it organizes its programmes of studies and the relevant research, and awards its own Degree. The academic personnel of a School consist of its Professors (DEP), the members of the Special Teaching Staff (EEP), the Laboratory Teaching Staff (EDIP), and the Special Technical Laboratory Staff (ETEP).  

The administrative bodies of a School are:

a) the Assembly,

b) the Administrative Board,

c) the President.

d) the Vice-president.

 

The Assembly of a School is made up of:

a) the professors of the School, 

b) the President, the Vice-president, the Heads of the Departments,

c) the representatives of the students,

d) the representatives of the special categories of teaching staff.

The Assembly of a School has the following duties, specified by Greek Law, the University Charter, and the Internal Regulation:

a) it decides the School’s educational and research policy and its course of development;

b) it writes the School’s Internal Regulation;

c) it specifies the academic field of each of the School’s Departments; it also approves any change of academic specialization of its professors; 

d) it appoints a Head of Department in case of lack of candidates;

e) it requests the Faculty Deanship’s approval of joint courses with other Schools;

f) it writes the School’s Guide of Studies;

g) it awards the School’s degrees and diplomas; 

h) it allocates the teaching of the School’s courses to the teaching personnel; 

j) it approves the teaching manuals for the School’s courses;

k) it appoints committees for the internal evaluation of the School and for other projects;

l) it requests from the Faculty Deanship the creation of new positions for teaching personnel;  

m) it composes and updates the official lists of internal and external electors;

n) it oversees the procedures for appointments and promotions of teaching personnel;  

o) it invites visiting professors and post-doctoral researchers and fully supports their work;

p) it requests the Senate’s approval for the conferment of honorary titles;

q) it allocates the available funds to the School’s various activities.

 

The President of a School 

1. Eligible candidates for the positions of President and Vice-president are full Professors and Associate Professors of the School. Presidents serve for two years and may run for a second (continuous) term. Re-election is permitted two years after the end of their first 4-year term.

2. The President of a School has the following duties:

a) he[1] is the head of all the services of the School and supervises their proper operation according to the laws and regulations;

b) he convenes and presides over the School’s Assembly and supervises the execution of its resolutions;

c) he convenes and presides over the School’s Administrative Board and supervises the execution of its resolutions;

d) he supervises the execution of the School’s Programme of Studies;

e) he supervises the School’s register of scientific publications;

f) he issues acts of classification of professors to part-time status;

j) he forwards the resolutions of the School’s Assembly to the competent authorities;

k) he appoints committees for the execution of particular projects;

m) he writes the School’s annual report of activities and submits it to the Deanship; 

n) he is the School’s representative to the Senate; he informs the School’s Assembly of the deliberations and resolutions of the Senate.

3. The Vice-president performs the duties of the President whenever the latter is absent for whatever reason.