Statute of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
TITLE III - University facilities
Art. 33 - University Schools
The University Schools are linking facilities between several Departments, grouped in relation to criteria of disciplinary affinity, in the context of teaching and services.
They can be established, on the proposal of the Departments concerned, with a resolution of the Board of Directors, subject to the opinion of the Academic Senate.
The University Schools do not have a specific territorial connotation. The establishment, activation and participation in a School commit the Departments involved to providing the necessary resources for the implementation of the training offer provided for in the School project, according to the methods proposed annually by the School and approved by the Departments concerned.
University Schools can be established in a number not exceeding six.
University Schools have the function of coordinating and rationalising teaching activities, including the proposal for the activation or suppression of Study Programmes, and for the management of common services.
University Schools to which Departments with assistance functions belong within the framework of the relevant state provisions, assume the consequent tasks according to the modalities and within the limits agreed with the Region, guaranteeing the inseparability of the assistance functions of the professors of clinical subjects from those of teaching and research pursuant to art. 44 of this Statute.
A Professor-Student Joint Commission is set up within each University School, pursuant to art. 32 of the present Statute, which replaces the Departmental Professor-Student Joint Commission.
The decision-making body of the University School is composed of the directors of the Departments grouped in it, by an elective representation of the students, as well as by professors elected from among the members of the Boards of the Departments, or among the coordinators of study or PhD programmes, or among the managers of the assistance activities falling within the competence of the structure, where foreseen (to an extent not exceeding ten percent of the members of the participating Department Councils).
The decision-making body of each University School is chaired by a full professor, known as the President of the University School, elected by the members of the participating Department Councils and appointed by Rector's Decree. The President remains in office for three years and is renewable consecutively only once.
As regards the connecting structure referred to as the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, please refer to the provisions in art. 44 of this Statute.
