Section 10: Faculties

10. Faculties (1) The Board may, on the recommendation of the Academic Council, set up such Faculties or other academic units as it may determine in addition to those provided for in this Act. (2) Every Faculty or other academic unit referred to in subparagraph (1) shall comprise of such Departments or other units as the Faculty Board may determine to which such courses of study as may be deemed appropriate shall be allocated. (3) Every Faculty Board shall consist of— (a) the Dean; U6A – 21 [Issue 4] Université des Mascareignes Act (b) the Head of Information Services or a person nominated by him; (c) the Head of Quality Assurance or a person nominated by him; (d) the Heads of Departments of the Faculty; (e) such other members of the academic staff as may be co-opted for such period as the Faculty Board may in each case determine; (f) one person elected by and from the students of the Faculty; (g) 3 persons appointed by the Board from outside the Université des Mascareignes with experience in the areas of operation of the Faculty. (4) The functions of a Faculty Board shall be to— (a) coordinate the teaching and research work in the Faculty; (b) recommend to the Academic Council— (i) regulations for schemes of instruction, study and research allocated to the Faculty; (ii) names of external examiners; (iii) students for the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions in the subjects of the Faculty; (c) consider schemes for the advancement of the standards of teaching and research, and submit such proposals to the Academic Council; (d) promote research within the Faculty and submit reports on research to the Academic Council; (e) perform such other functions which may be provided for in this Act, the Statutes or the regulations and consider all such matters as may be referred to it by the Academic Council or the Director-General. (5) Half the members of the Faculty Board shall form a quorum. (6) (a) Meetings of a Faculty Board shall be Ordinary or Special. (b) Ordinary meetings shall be held at least once monthly. (c) Special meetings may be called by the Dean or shall be called at the suggestion of the Director-General or on a written request from at least one-fifth of the members of the Faculty Board. (7) The minutes of proceedings of each Faculty Board shall be circulated to the members of the Academic Council for information.