Organization and tasks of legal affairs department of the University of Banja Luka

Maribor, October 2009

MODERNISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE

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UNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKAUNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKA

UNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKA

University of Banja Luka has been founded in 1975, and since 2008 after the Law on Amendments to the Law on Higher Education entered into force, the University has the status of legal entity. Today, the University of Banja Luka integrates 15 faculties, the Academy of Art and the Institute for genetical resources.

The Steering Board is the University managerial body.

The Senate is the highest academic body of the University.

The Rector is managing the University.

University of Banja Luka

SenateSteering Board

Rector

SecretariatSecretary General

Office for Administrative Support for

Management Bodies and Senate

Office for General and Personal Issues

Dean

Secretary of Faculty/Academy

of Art

UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT

Secretary General manages administrative services of the Secretariat, and he/she is responsible to the University Steering Board and to the Rector.

Offices of the Secretariat: Office for General and Personal Issues Office for Administrative Support for Management

Bodies and Senate Library Centers for Support of Extracurriculum Activities

SECRETARY GENERAL

Secretary General manages administrative services of the Secretariat

Participates in the preparations and work of sessions of the Senate, Steering Board, Rector’s Collegium and other bodies of the University

Gives legal opinions and interpretations Organizes expert and consultant

appointments with secretaries of the organizational units and managers of services and centers

OFFICE FOR GENERAL AND PERSONAL ISSUES

Monitoring and applying rules and regulations from the University scope of work

Initiating adoption of new and amendments of existing acts of the University

Issues decisions, prepares contracts and other acts concerning general and personal issues

OFFICE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR MANAGEMENT BODIES AND SENATE

Preparing sessions of the Senate and Steering Board

Issuing decisions, and other acts in the competence of the Steering Board, Senate and Councils

Correspondence with organizational units with the objective of realization of decisions and conclusions of the Steering Board, Senate and Councils

SECRETARY OF FACULTY/ACADEMY OF ART

Collaboration with Secretary General Managing the administrative work at the

organizational unit level Preparing decisions of the organizational unit

council Preparation and sending competition

propositions on the basis of organizational unit council proposals

Organization of enrollment, transfer and withdrawal of students

Composing contracts and agreements at the faculty/Academy of Art level

THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARIAT IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BANJA LUKA

Preparation of draft proposals, as well as final versions, of decisions and conclusions for sessions of the Senate, Steering Board and Collegium

Monitoring the realization of decisions and conclusions and preparation for the realization of decisions and conclusions

Giving instructions for making decisions concerning rights, obligations and material responsibility of employees and students issued by rector

PROBLEMS IN FUNCTIONING OF THE UNIVERSITY SECRETARIAT

Transitional period of integration

Issuing of internal procedures concerning assignment of competence

Staff

Provide of adequate working conditions (rooms and equipment)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATENTION

Duško LazićDirector-manager of the University of Banja LukaE-mail: dlazic@urc.sr.bawww.unibl.org+387 65 885 806

Vanja TodorovićOffice for administrative support for management bodies and Senatewww.unibl.org+387 65 284 392