About the Academic Senate of the FH CU ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** • The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University is a representati governing academic body of the Faculty, which decides or co-decides on the organisation of the Faculty in accordance with the Higher Education Act and in accordance with the in regulations of the University [ URL "http://internal regulations of the University"] and regulations of the Faculty [ URL "http://internal regulations of the Faculty"] . The Sen by the academic community of the Faculty. The Senate shall be accountable for its activi academic community of the Faculty. • The Academic Senate of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University consists of 15 me "http://15 members"] elected in direct and secret elections by the academic community of of Humanities of Charles University. Of these, 9 members are elected from among academic academic staff and 6 members are elected from among students only by students. The term of office of the academic staff is three years, with one third of them being re periodically every year. The term of office of the student members shall be two years an them shall be replaced periodically each year. Membership of the Academic Senate of the incompatible with the office of Rector, Vice-Rector, Bursar, Dean, Vice-Dean, Secretary and Director of a university institute. The dean, vice-deans and the secretary of the fa right to participate in the meetings of the senate with an advisory vote. The terms of o senators and senators shall normally begin on 1 February. • All members of the academic community of the Faculty shall have the right to vote. Only the academic community of the Faculty may be nominated as a candidate for membership of member of the academic community of the Faculty may nominate candidates. • The Senate shall be headed by a Bureau consisting of a President and two Vice-Presidents be elected annually at the first ordinary meeting of the Senate held after 1 February. M Bureau shall be elected by secret ballot for a term of one year and may be removed by se Members of the Bureau shall remain in office after the end of their term of office as a Senate until a new President of the Senate is elected. The members of the Bureau shall i one member from among the academic staff and at least one member from among the student The President of the Senate shall convene the meetings of the Senate and shall speak for externally. The Vice-Chairman of the Senate shall represent the Senate. The Bureau shall meetings of the Senate and carry out the tasks laid down in the Senate Electoral Regulat Rules of Procedure of the Senate. • Meetings of the Academic Senate shall be open to the public. Meetings of the Senate shal least eight times per academic year. Meetings of the Senate shall be convened by its Pre the request of a quarter of the members of the Senate, the Dean or the Rector, the Presi Senate shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the Senate without delay, but no later after receipt of the request, unless the request implies a longer period. The date and p ordinary meeting must be published in the public section of the Faculty's website at lea advance. The date and place of the extraordinary session shall be published and announce days in advance. The meeting may be opened if a majority of all members of the Senate ar Chairperson or a member of the Bureau designated by the Chairperson shall preside over t of the Senate. The agenda shall be proposed by the Bureau of the Senate. After the openi sitting, the President shall give the members of the Senate the opportunity to submit su amending proposals to the agenda. The Senate shall take a decision on the proposed agend supplementary or amending proposals. • Voting shall be open to the public, unless the Higher Education Act indicates otherwise. members of the Senate propose a secret ballot, the vote shall be held by secret ballot. named persons shall always be by secret ballot; this shall not apply to the appointment commissions. A separate vote shall be taken on each motion submitted to the Senate, unle who submitted the motion withdraws it before the voting begins. • The Senate shall express its will by resolution. The Senate shall be competent to act if of its members are present. Unless otherwise provided by the Higher Education Act, a res be adopted if an absolute majority of those present are in favour of it. Resolutions con internal regulations of the Faculty shall require the affirmative vote of at least two-t members of the Senate. The full text of the resolution shall be reproduced verbatim in t the resolution needs to be drawn up separately in writing, the President of the Senate o the Bureau designated by him/her shall sign the document. • Minutes shall be taken of each meeting of the Senate. The minutes shall be drawn up by t minutes shall be reviewed by the Board at its next meeting as a separate agenda item. On a member of the Senate, the necessary corrections shall be made. If the matter is disput shall decide on the correction of the minutes. After the review, the minutes shall be pu Faculty's website. *========================================================================================= * Useful links *========================================================================================= Code of Electoral Procedure for the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Humanities of Charle [ URL "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1135.html"] Code of Procedure for the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles Universi "https://fhs.cuni.cz/FHSENG-1136.html"] Code of Electoral Procedure for the Academic Senate of Charles University [ URL "http://ww UKEN-660.html"] Code of Procedure for the Academic Senate of Charles University [ URL "http://www.cuni.cz/ Internal Regulations of the Faculty of Humanities of Charles University [ URL "FHSENG-922. Internal Regulations of Charles University [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-121.html"] Higher Education Act [ URL "http://www.msmt.cz/vzdelavani/vysoke-skolstvi/legislativa"] (o