Section 11: Academic Committee

11. Academic Committee (1) There shall be for the purposes of this Act an Academic Committee, which shall consist of— (a) the Director; (b) the Permanent Secretary or his representative; (c) the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius or his representative; (d) the Director of the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development or his representative; (e) the Chief Executive of Enterprise Mauritius or his representative; (f) the Director of the Human Resource Development Council or his representative; (g) every Professor and Head of Department of the Institute; F4A – 5 [Issue 7] Fashion and Design Institute Act (h) 3 persons who have experience in the field of fashion and design technology, to be appointed by the Board; (i) one member of the Board, other than the Chairperson, to be appointed by the Board; (j) one person elected by and from the academic staff; and (k) one student representative elected by and from the students. (2) The Academic Committee may co-opt up to 3 persons who shall have no right to vote. (3) The Director shall be the Chairperson of the Academic Committee. (4) The term of office of the members of the Academic Committee referred to in subsection (1) (h) to (k) shall be for a period of 2 years and every such member shall be eligible for reappointment. (5) A person shall cease to be a member of the Academic Committee on— (a) the completion of his term of office; (b) his resignation; or (c) his ceasing to be a member of the academic staff, a student or a member of the Board, as the case may be. (6) Where a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Academic Committee, the vacancy shall be filled by a person appointed by the Board, who shall hold office for the remainder of the term of office of that member. (7) At any meeting of the Academic Committee, 7 members shall constitute a quorum. (8) No student representative shall participate in the deliberations of the Academic Committee in any matter relating to— (a) examinations; or (b) conditions of service and discipline of staff.