University Senate

 

Powers, Duties & Responsibilities of the University Of Hargeisa Senate:

  1. Examine and approve the academic calendar of the University
  2. Approve the University’s various academic programs
  3. Decide on the conferring of degrees, diplomas and certificates as well as medal
  4. Approve criteria for admission and enrollment of students
  5. Set criteria for the determination of academic standards
  6. Oversee quality assurance and excellence of programs
  7. Provide governing guidelines for the settlement of disciplinary problems
  8. Determine criteria for graduation and its ceremony processions
  9. Formulate guidelines for determining student assessment methods and standards
  10.  Recommend to the Board the conferring of the rank of full Professorship and approve promotions to other academic ranks
  11. approve tuition fees to be charged by the University
  12. Issue guidelines on conditions and procedures of competitions for grants, fellowships, and scholarships
  13. Formulate policies and guidelines for planning and utilization of resources
  14. Formulate, modify and revise the organization of Colleges, schools, centres, institutes and departments of the University, and decide on the establishment of new units, merger or dissolution of existing ones.
  15. Establish committees, which may include persons who are not members of the Senate, to carry out and exercise any of the powers of the Senate
  16. Propose policies regarding employment, salaries, allowances and other benefits of the University staff to the board
  17. Formulate policy and devise mechanisms for staff requirement, retention and promotion
  18. Determine its own rules and procedures
  19. Set budgetary areas of priority, device mechanisms for generating and retaining internal financial resources for the university, and administer the same as well as revise plans and budgetary appropriation schemes
  20. provide an overall governing policy for external funding; and
  21. Perform such other duties as may be given to it by the President.

The Members Of The University Of Hargeisa Senate: 

  1. The President who shall be the Chairperson;
  2. The Vice-president for Academic and Research ;
  3. The Vice President for Administrative and Development
  4. University Registrar
  5. Deans of Colleges, Schools, institutes Directors, Center Directors of the university
  6. Student Service and Counseling Director
  7. Academic Program Development and Promotion Director
  8. Chief librarian;
  9. Examination Center Director
  10. Human Resource Management and Development Director,
  11. Finance and Planning Director.
  12. Research, Publication and Community Services Director
  13. Institutional Transformation and Quality Assurance Director
  14. Head of Laboratories
  15. Director of Corporate Communications
  16. Director of General Services and logistics