STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE FOR

TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.520

STATUTE FOR THE CENTRE

FOR TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

2nd October, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE 314 of 2015.

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

Traditional Chinese Medicine.

This statute shall be applicable from 13 July 2015 onwards.

In this Statute, unless the context otherwise requires

"the Board" shall mean the Board of the Centre for Traditional

Chinese Medicine;

"the Centre" shall mean the Centre for Traditional Chinese

Medicine; and

"the Clinic" shall mean the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic.

The Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine is hereby

established as an institution of the University of Malta.

The aims of the Centre shall be

(a) to stimulate and support the growth and development

of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Malta on practical,

educational, and research levels;

(b) to deliver a world-class, postgraduate education and

training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, through,

inter alia, a practical hands-on approach;

(c) to participate in local and international collaborations

and research, funded and otherwise, with leading

institutions in the field; and

(d) to contribute to the development of local and

international Traditional Chinese Medicine through

participation in networking events, conference

organization, chairing and reviewing committees of

such conferences, journals and books.

The Centre shall be governed by a Board that shall consist

of the following

(i) Chairman: Rector or his delegate;

(ii) Vice-Chairman: Director of the Centre;

(iii) a member appointed by the University of Malta

Council;

(iv) two members appointed by the University of Malta

Senate;

(v) two members appointed by the Shanghai University of

Traditional Chinese Medicine;

(vi) one student representative registered on a course

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offered by the Centre; and

(vii) up to two scholars of repute proposed by the Shanghai

University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

The Registrar or his/her delegate shall act as Secretary to the

All members of the Board, other than those appointed ex

officio, and the student representative 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 govern the affairs of the Centre, subject to the

provisions of these statutes 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 Centre, 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 Centre 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 Centre or of particular activities;

(iii) publish an annual report;

(iv) enrol the Centre 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 Centre 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

removal of academic and non-academic posts in

the Centre;

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

Studies and Examiners for postgraduate degree

programmes;

(c) to oversee the strategy and policy of the Centre, 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, setting targets to be

achieved by this resource;

(ii) analyse periodic management accounts.

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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

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 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) general responsibility for the running of the Centre and

the Clinic in terms of the aims listed in clause 5(a) to

(d) outlined above;

(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 Centre as per

guidelines established by the Programme Validation

Committee;

(c) promoting the development and implementation of the

Centre’s curricula, and research programmes;

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

members of the Centre 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;

(e) delivering and implementing the strategic plan of the

Centre and the Clinic under the guidance of the Board;

(f) promoting students’ academic and personal welfare

and providing first-line support to students with any

difficulties they may encounter during their studies in

academic programmes offered by the Centre;

(g) monitoring the running of examinations at the Centre

and ensuring that all assessment and examination

results are submitted to the Registrar by not later than

the end of March, July and September, provided that

the results are submitted to the respective Chairman of

the Board of Examiners within following deadlines

•

January session - by the end of the third week 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 the third week of July, other

results as early as possible but not later than the

end of the third week of July;

•

September session - by the end of the third week

of September;

(h) administering the Centre in full consultation with the

members; monitoring and approving requests for leave

of absence of members of the Centre; maintaining

records of all leave taken by members and passing on

these records to the Director of Human Resources

Management and Development upon request;

(i) encouraging and facilitating co-operation with other

universities and other institutions;

(j) chairing meetings of the Board in the absence and with

the permission of the Chairman;

(k) ensuring and facilitating the further development and

training of academic and non-academic staff;

(l) participating at any meeting of the University

congruent with the post;

(m) representing the Centre during official functions of the

University;

(n) compiling and submitting to the Secretary of the

University by the end of September of each academic

year, an annual report approved by the Board,

outlining the activities of the Centre 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 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;

(o) compiling and submitting to the Director of Finance of

the University, by not later than end of May of each

academic year budgetary estimates approved by the

Board 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;

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

attached to the Centre;

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

ensuring that the resources assigned to the Centre -

whether human or other - are utilized fully and

efficiently;

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(r) 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 be a Resident Academic engaged with the

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

tenure as Director;

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

University which may be in conflict with, or distract

him/her 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

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.