S.L. 327.569 Art. 8Proceedings of the Honours Committee 

(1) All members of the Committee shall keep the proceedings of the meetings of the Committee in the strictest confidence and the names of the proposed recipients shall not be disclosed to any person outside the Committee.

(2) The Committee shall consider all nominations proposed to it according to the criteria stipulated in these regulations. The Committee shall ensure that the number of awards is kept restricted and that the selected individuals are of a truly high calibre.

(3) The Committee shall make its recommendations to Senate and Council at their next scheduled meetings. Once the individual proposed is approved, the Rector shall write formally to the recipient about the University’s wish to confer an honoris causa degree.

(4) The name of the person proposed for an Award shall remain confidential until the intended recipient accepts the offer of the Award. In cases where the proposed recipient is not approved by the Committee, the nominee shall not be informed. No written communication shall be provided by the Committee except to positively recommend to Senate.