STATUTE FOR THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.436

STATUTE FOR THE SCHOOL

OF PERFORMING ARTS

23rd November, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 405 of 2012.

The title of this Statute is the Statute for the School of

Performing Arts.

In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires

"the Board" shall mean the Board of the School of Performing

"the School" shall mean the School of Performing Arts.

The School of Performing Arts is hereby established as an

institution within the University of Malta.

The aims of the School shall be

(a) to provide a comprehensive grounding in performance

theory and practice through undergraduate and

postgraduate courses;

(b) to promote and develop interdisciplinary and

intradisciplinary research in the field of the

performing arts and link the arts to other disciplines in

the humanities and sciences;

(c) to enable students to successfully assume responsible

positions within the arts and cultural sectors;

(d) to support Maltese cultural entities through the

School’s teaching and research programmes and

encourage the arts in Malta to improve and enhance

professional standards;

(e) to foster exchange and collaboration with other

University institutions as well as governmental and

non-governmental institutions; and

(f)

to integrate contemporary European and Western

developments in the performing arts with research and

performance capabilities found in the Mediterranean

and beyond.

The School shall be governed by a Board that shall consist

of the following

(i)

Chairman: Rector or his delegate;

(ii)

Vice-Chairman: Director of the School;

(iii)

the heads of all the departments in the School;

(iv)

a person appointed by the Council of the

University;

(v)

a person appointed by the Senate of the

University;

(vi)

up to three representatives of the academic staff

lecturing or conducting research within the

School;

(vii)

up to three representatives of the students

registered with the School; and

(viii) up to three 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 three representatives of the academic staff and the three

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 functions of the Board shall be

(a) to govern the affairs of the School, subject to the

provisions of this statute and of such regulations,

policies or directions as may from time to time be

approved by the Council and the Senate;

(b) to decide the policy of the School, to supervise its

activities and administration, and without prejudice to

the generality of the foregoing, the Board may

(i)

approve business plans and annual estimates of

revenue and expenditure of the School for

consideration and approval by the Council;

(ii) with the written concurrence of the Rector, enter

into agreements with third parties for funding of

the School or of particular activities;

(iii) publish an annual report;

(iv) enrol the School in associations or institutions

sharing similar aims and interests;

(v) propose Regulations and Bye-Laws to the

Senate;

(vi) require from staff members of the School the

production of reports on academic matters,

including the curricula of courses of study,

qualifications for admission to courses,

examinations, and certificates of attendance or

qualification;

(vii)

recommend to the Council the creation or

abolition of academic and non-academic posts in

the School;

(viii) propose for approval to the Senate, Boards of

Studies and Examiners for undergraduate and

postgraduate courses.

The School shall have a Director and staff as follows

(a) the Director of the School shall be appointed

according to the procedure for the appointment of

Directors of Institutes 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

School and the needs of the University, for a total

period not exceeding four (4) years; and

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

University according to usual practice.

The duties of the Vice-Chairman/Director shall include

(a) promoting the development and implementation of the

School’s curricula and research programmes,

including the School’s internal management and

research structures as approved by the Board;

(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 School as per

guidelines established by the Programme Validation

Committee;

(c) ensuring that the study-units offered by the staff

members of the School are delivered in accordance

with the advertised programme of studies; the Director

must ensure that lecturing staff under his remit deliver

all lectures, seminars and tutorials 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

School;

(e) administering the School in full consultation with the

members; monitoring and approving requests for leave

of absence of members of the School; 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 firstline support to students with any

difficulties they may encounter during their studies

related to the activities of the School;

(g) monitoring the running of examinations in the School

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

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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 School 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

School for the outgoing year, which should include,

amongst others, information that may be requested by

the Secretary: a comprehensive list of recent

publications of all members of the School; a synopsis

of all projects involving members of the School which

are wholly or partially externally funded; a list of all

conferences/seminars/meetings attended abroad by

members of the School during term time; and an

outline of the School’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 School, to

cover the projected teaching, research and

administration workload of the School, and based on

the projected workload for each Resident Academic

member of the School and Visiting Teaching Staff;

(o) monitoring the performance of the non-academic staff

attached to the School;

(p) authorising the School’s procurement of equipment;

ensuring that the resources assigned to the School -

whether human or other - are utilized fully and

efficiently; and

(q) 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 School 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 School is engaged in

undergraduate or postgraduate taught 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/her from, his/her 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 School;

(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

approval of the University of Malta; all work carried

out within the School must be treated according to

Maltese data protection legislation; and

(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 School.