STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.355

STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE

AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

3rd November, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 322 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notices 200 of 2012,

244 of 2014, 142 of 2016 and 353 of 2022.

The title of this statute is the Statute for the Centre for

Resilience and Socio-Economic Health.

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The Centre for Resilience and Socio-emotional Health is

hereby established as a research institution at the University of

Malta.

The aim of the Centre is to develop and promote the

science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional health,

well-being and resilience in children and young persons, providing

a regional research base for the advancement of children and young

people’s healthy development and resilience. It follows the

establishment of a European network for researchers and

practitioners working in the area of social and emotional

competence (ENSEC) and the Centre will act as a regional base for

ENSEC in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. The main goals

of the Centre include the following

(a) to establish collaborative partnerships with local,

European

and

international

researchers

and

practitioners in the promotion of socio-emotional

health and resilience in children and young persons;

(b) to conduct and publish local, European and

international research in the promotion of social and

emotional health and resilience and in the prevention

of social, emotional and behaviour difficulties in

school children and young persons;

(c) to develop and promote empirically-grounded and

theoretically-sound intervention and prevention

strategies in socio-emotional health and resilience in

children and young persons;

(d) to disseminate knowledge and promote learning and

teaching about best practices and relevant research in

socio-emotional health and resilience;

(e) to provide consultation and engage in developmental

work in various educational, clinical and social

settings in the promotion of socio-emotional health

and resilience and the prevention of social, emotional

and behaviour difficulties in children and young

people;

(f)

to provide education and training, including postgraduate

programmes of study, to practitioners, educators and other

prospective candidates at local, national and cross-

European levels; and

(g) to serve as a local and regional base for the European

Network in Social and Emotional Competence.

The Centre shall be governed by a Board consisting of

(i)

Chairman: Rector or his delegate;

(ii)

Vice-Chairman: Director of the Centre;

(iii)

a person appointed by the Council of the University;

(iv)

a person appointed by the Senate of the University;

(v)

up to two representatives of the academic staff from

the Faculty of Education and, or Faculty for Social

Wellbeing associated with the Centre’s activities;

(vi)

a person appointed by the Education Directorate;

(vii)

up to two representatives of the students registered

with the Centre;

(viii)

a researcher appointed by the European Network for

Social and Emotional Competence; and

(ix)

up to two scholars of repute to be recommended by the

Board and approved by Senate.

The Registrar or his delegate shall act as Secretary to the Board.

All members of the Board, other than those appointed ex

officio, the two representatives of the academic staff and the two

representatives of the students shall be appointed for a period of

one year, renewable for up to four years. A retiring member will be

eligible for re-appointment.

The function of the Board shall be

(a) to determine the policy of the Centre with regard to the

aims as stated in this statute, and to supervise its

activities and administration, and without prejudice of

the foregoing, the Board may

(i)

approve business plans and annual estimates of

revenue and expenditure of the Centre for

consideration and approval by the Council;

(ii) enter into agreements with third parties for

funding of the Centre or of particular activities,

with the written approval of Rector;

(iii) ensure collaboration with other institutions,

local and foreign, necessary for achieving the

aims of the Centre;

(iv) require from staff members of the Centre the

production of reports on academic matters;

(v) propose Regulations and Bye-Laws to the

Senate;

(vi) recommend to the Council the creation or

abolition of academic and non-academic posts in

the Centre;

(vii)

propose for approval to the Senate, Board of

Studies and Examiners for academic courses.

The Centre shall have a Director and Staff

(a) the Director of the Centre shall be appointed according

to the procedure for the appointment of Directors of

Centres and Centres as approved by the Council of the

University, for a duration of one year, with the

possibility of renewal annually subject to established

performance criteria, the needs of the Centre and the

needs of the University, for a total period not

exceeding four (4) years; and

(b) the staff of the Centre shall be appointed by the

University according to the usual practice.

The duties of the Vice-Chairman/Director shall include

(a) promoting the development and implementation of the

Centre’s curricula and research programmes;

(b) delivering and implementing the strategic plan of the

Centre;

(c) administering the Centre in full consultation with the

members; monitoring and approving requests for leave

of absence of members of the Centre; 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;

(d) 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 Centre;

(e) encouraging and facilitating co-operation with other

universities and other institutions;

(f)

calling and chairing (in lieu of the Rector) meetings of

the Board of the Centre and ensuring that follow-up

action is taken;

(g) ensuring and facilitating the further development and

training of academic and non-academic staff;

(h) participating at any meeting of the University

congruent with the post;

(i)

representing the Centre during official functions of the

University;

(j)

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

Centre for the outgoing year, which should include

amongst other information that may be requested by

the Secretary: a comprehensive list of recent

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publications of all members of the Centre; a synopsis

of all projects involving members of the Centre which

are wholly or partially externally funded; a list of all

conferences/seminars/meetings attended abroad by

members of the Centre during term time; and an

outline of the Centre’s collaboration with third parties

including local industry, Government or civil society

at large;

(k) 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 Centre, to

cover the projected teaching, research and

administration workload of the Centre, and based on

the projected workload for each Resident Academic

member of the Centre and Visiting Teaching Staff;

(l)

monitoring the performance of the non-academic staff

attached to the Centre;

(m) authorising the Centre’s procurement of equipment;

ensuring that the resources assigned to the Centre -

whether human or other - are utilized fully and

efficiently;

(n) performing other duties which may be assigned by the

University from time to time.

The Director moreover

(a) is to report directly to the Chairman of the Board

governing the Centre and shall collaborate with all

senior administrative officers of the University;

(b) shall normally be a Resident Academic engaged with

the University on a full-time basis for the duration of

his tenure as Director. If the Centre is engaged in

normal teaching programmes of study then the

Director must be engaged with the University as a

Resident Academic on a full-time basis;

(c) should not be engaged in any other activity outside the

University which may be in conflict with, or distract

him from, his duties at the University;

(d) is expected to be present on campus or any designated

University of Malta site at least during normal office

hours from Monday to Friday throughout the year

subject to the exigencies of an academic in accordance

with the University’s practices and needs and subject

to normal leave entitlement and public holidays as

provided for at law; should his absence be necessary

and justified he must ensure that he is immediately

contactable through the secretarial staff of the Centre;

(e) shall not give access to any information to any third

party that is not associated with the University of

Malta, about any work or data that relates to tasks

conducted at the University of Malta without the prior

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approval of the University of Malta; all work carried

out within the Centre must be treated according to

Maltese data protection legislation;

(f)

is to abide with the statutes, regulations and policies of

the University of Malta, which are in force now or will

become effective in the duration of his tenure.

The Director of Finance of the University shall be the

Treasurer of the Centre.