School RegulationsRegulations of the School of Architecture

Regulations of the School of Architecture

Article 1

(Definitions)

1. For the purposes of these Regulations:

a) “Statute” means the Statute of the University of Florence, issued by Rector’s Decree No. 329 of 6 April 2012 and published in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic – General Series – No. 95 of 23 April 2012;

b) “University Teaching Regulations” means the regulations issued by Rector’s Decree No. 518 of 6 May 2013 – Protocol No. 32434;

c) “University Regulations for Schools” means the regulations issued by Rector’s Decree No. 112263 of 16 October 2012, Protocol No. 952.

Article 2

(Scope of Application)

1. These Regulations are issued pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 3, and Article 50 of the Statute and pursuant to the University Regulations for Schools. They establish rules governing the organisation and operation of the School of Architecture, established by Resolution No. 82 at the joint meeting of the Academic Senate and the Board of Directors held on 30 January 2013, in compliance with the applicable legislation, as well as with the Statute, the University Teaching Regulations and the University Regulations for Schools.

Article 3

(Administrative Headquarters)

1. The administrative headquarters of the School of Architecture are located at Via della Mattonaia, 8.

Article 4

(Activities of the School)

1. The School carries out the activities provided for in Articles 30 and 31 of the Statute and Articles 7, 8 and 9 of the University Regulations for Schools.

Article 5

(Governing Bodies of the School)

1. The governing bodies of the School are the School Council, the President and the Joint Faculty-Student Committee.

Article 6

(School Council: Composition)

1. The composition of the School Council is governed by Article 31 of the Statute and Article 4 of the University Regulations for Schools.

Article 7

(School Council: Convening and Operation)

1. The School Council shall be convened by the President, either on the President’s own initiative or upon the written request of at least one-third of its members, at least seven days before the meeting.
2. In the event of an urgent meeting, Council members shall be notified at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting time.
3. For ordinary meetings, notice shall be given in writing and sent, including by email, to each person entitled to attend.
4. In the case referred to in paragraph 2, notice may be given by any means deemed most appropriate for reaching the persons concerned.
5. The notice convening the meeting, together with the relevant agenda, shall be made public by posting it on the official notice board and publishing it on the School’s website.
6. The items on the agenda shall be determined by the President. Any member of the School Council may request that the President include one or more items on the agenda. Where such a request is made by at least one-third of the Council members, the President shall include the requested items on the agenda, without prejudice to the possibility of postponing them until the following meeting.
7. The operation of the School Council shall be governed by Article 4 of the University Regulations for Schools.
8. Absence from Council meetings shall be permitted only for justified reasons or legitimate impediments.
9. Elected members of the School Council shall forfeit their mandate if, except in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 8, they fail to attend at least four consecutive meetings of the body. In such cases, Article 47, paragraph 8, of the Statute shall apply.
10. The order in which agenda items are considered may be changed during the meeting with the approval of the majority of the members.
11. The minutes shall contain the list of members present and absent, the agenda, the essential points of the discussion concerning each item and the text of the relevant resolutions.
12. The minutes of School Council meetings shall be approved during the same meeting or, in whole or with regard to those parts not already approved during the meeting, no later than the following meeting. In the latter case, the President shall provide the members of the School Council in advance with a copy of the minutes to be approved.
13. A copy of the approved and signed minutes shall be archived at the School Secretariat and made accessible on the School’s website in accordance with the procedures established by the University.

Article 8

(Internal Committees)

1. The School Council may make use of the preparatory work or advisory activities of specific Committees, including for the examination of specific matters identified by the Council on a case-by-case basis.
2. The composition and responsibilities of the Committees shall be established by the School Council through a specific resolution before the Committees take office. The resolution establishing a Committee may provide for the participation of members who do not belong to the School Council.

Article 9

(Delegates)

1. The School Council, upon the proposal of the President, shall appoint the School’s delegates in matters falling within its remit.
2. The delegates may be/are (editor’s note: at the discretion of the individual Schools) invited to participate, without voting rights, in Council meetings concerning matters falling within their respective areas of responsibility.

Article 10

(President of the School)

1. The President of the School shall exercise the powers and responsibilities assigned to the office by applicable laws, the Statute and University regulations.

Article 11

(Vice-President)

1. Pursuant to Article 5 of the University Regulations for Schools, the President may appoint a Vice-President from among the members of the Council.
2. The President shall inform the School Council of the appointment and any subsequent revocation of the Vice-President at the first available meeting.

Article 12

(Joint Faculty-Student Committee: Composition and Operation)

1. The Joint Faculty-Student Committee shall be established pursuant to Article 6, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the University Regulations for Schools.
2. Where the number of student representatives on the School Council is insufficient to ensure representation of all Degree Programmes coordinated by the School, the Committee shall be supplemented by the Coordinators of any Degree Programmes not represented and, for each such Programme, by one student representative elected by and from among the student representatives of the respective Degree Programme.
3. By an absolute majority of the members of the Joint Faculty-Student Committee, working groups may be established to perform preparatory or advisory tasks. Such groups shall consist of representatives of faculty members and students, elected respectively by the faculty members and students serving on the Committee in its expanded composition.
4. The Joint Faculty-Student Committee shall exercise the functions assigned to it by law, the Statute and University regulations.

Article 13

(Healthcare Functions)

Article 14

(Amendments to These Regulations)

1. These Regulations may be amended upon a proposal by the School Council adopted by an absolute majority of those entitled to vote. The meeting shall be convened at least seven days in advance, and the notice shall contain the explicit proposed amendment together with the relevant supporting documentation.
2. Pursuant to Article 4, paragraph 3, and Article 50 of the Statute, amendments shall be approved by the Academic Senate by an absolute majority of its members, following a favourable opinion of the Board of Directors, likewise expressed by an absolute majority, after consultation with the Technical-Administrative Committee.

Article 15

Article 16

(Publication; Entry into Force)

1. Pursuant to Article 50 of the Statute, these Regulations shall enter into force on the day following their publication in the Official Bulletin.