Section 12: Functions of Academic Committee
consolidated text (as at 2012, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
12. Functions of Academic Committee
(1) The Academic Committee shall—
(a) act as the academic body of the Institute in preparing academic,
professional, vocational and training programmes and courses,
and where necessary, jointly with any other institution;
(b) be responsible for the general regulation of teaching,
examinations, research and training;
(c) advise and make recommendations to the Board on—
(i) all academic matters, including the control, general
direction and management of any teaching, research or
training facility;
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(ii) the institution, alteration, suspension or suppression of
teaching posts and the qualifications and scheme of service
of the teaching and training staff;
(iii) the conferment of honorary degrees or other distinctions;
(iv) the institution and award of fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, prizes and medals;
(d) formulate, modify or revise schemes for the constitution or
reconstitution of departments;
(e) formulate rules and introduce new programmes and courses and
modify existing ones;
(f) assess and make recommendations relating to standards of
facilities, equipment, apparatus and maintenance required for
each department;
(g) report to the Board on any matter referred to it by the Board.
(2) The Academic Committee shall, in consultation with the University of
Mauritius and such other institution as it thinks fit, make recommendations
to the University of Mauritius or any other institution for the award of certificates, diplomas, degrees, honorary degrees and other academic, professional
or vocational qualifications.