S.L. 327.512 Art. 10Duties of the Director.

The duties of the Director/Vice-Chairman of the Centre shall include:

(a) promoting the development and implementation of the academic programmes of the Centre;

(b) compiling and submitting to the Registrar of the University by not later than the end of December of each academic year, an updated comprehensive prospectus of the content of descriptions of all current and projected study-units offered by members of the Centre as per guidelines established by the Programme Validation Committee;

(c) 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, tutorials and laboratory sessions 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 Centre under the guidance of the Board;

(e) administering the Centre in full consultation with the Management and Development upon request;

(f) 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;

(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 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) 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 Centre 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 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 including local industry, Government or civil society at large;

(n) compiling and submitting to the Director of Finance of administration workload of the Centre, and based on the projected workload for each Resident Academic member of staff of the Centre and Visiting Teaching Staff;

(o) monitoring the performance of the non-academic staff attached to the Centre;

(p) authorising the Centre’s procurement of equipment; ensuring that the resources assigned to the Centre -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.