Rules of Academic Council

1. Academic Council is founded by order of the President of IEC and is a collegial body of management. Staff of the Academic Council, its tasks, authorities and work schedule is determined by the Chapter of IEC, rules of organization of activities of higher educational establishments and given rule.

2. Terms of office of Academic Council are determined up to three years. The staff changes before appointed time is carried out on request not less than half of members. In the Academic Council replacement of its resigned members might be conducted as following:

replacement of resigned members of Academic Council submitted by the departments is conducted by the Board of departments.

replacement of resigned members who take positions at Academic Council or were appointed by the President of IEC is made according to the Board of Departments.

3. The President of IEC heads the Academic Council and is its Chairman. The staff of the Academic Council comprises of an odd number of members. Academic Council consists of the following positions: Vice-President, Vice-Chancellors, and Advisor of the President on Scientific methodological affairs, deans of the departments and heads of other additional educational and structural divisions.

At least 50% of general membership of Academic Council is elected by secret voting.

Norm for representation of each department and structural divisions are set by the President. The President enters candidatures of Academic Council, well-known scientists, state officials honored with titles of the Republic of Kazakhstan and award "Honoured professor”.

The personal staff of Academic Council is approved by the President.

4. Academic Council is responsible for:

· takes decisions on important issues regulating academic process.

· approves structure of IEC and proposals of the President concerning reorganization.

· makes proposals for changes and additions to the Chapter of IEC

· approves reports of vice-chancellors and office registrar

· considers and approves reports on usage of non budget funds, financial and economical activity of IEC, also perspective plans of development of corporation.

· approves themes of research of Master’s and PhD, makes decisions on their training.

· makes decisions on contingent of students

· approves decisions and makes appointments concerning scholarships and prizes.

· considers and recommends publishing of textbooks, books and methodical manuals.

· considers important issues related to regulating and maintaining the standards of teaching, methodical work, research of and infrastructure of IEC.

5. Decisions of Academic Council are made by open voting with majority of attending members. Decision of Academic Council can be made on qualifying affairs and on the individual matters, and in cases of established normative documents by secret voting. Decisions come into force after their approval by the President and are compulsory to implementation by all the structural divisions of IEC.

6. For achieved success in academic, methodological and scientific activities Academic Council is able to:

· approve the position of academic, associate professors and the award "Honoured professor” scientific-pedagogical staff of IEC, candidatures for getting positions and award according to the Regulation about replacement of pedagogical positions through Board of Departments.

· recommend candidatures for getting awards and prizes.

7. Vice-Chairman of Academic Council is Vice-Chancellor of IEC.

8. Academic Secretary is elected to organize preparation of questions for discussion, control over implementation of taken decisions.

9. Decisions of Academic Council are signed by the Chairman and Academic Secretary.

10. Regulations of Academic Council are adopted at the meeting and approved by the President.

Regulations of Academic Council

1. Activities of Academic Council are determined by the Regulations and according to the Rules of organization of activities of higher educational establishments and IEC Chapter.

2. Activities of Academic Council are carried out in accordance with its plan. Work plan of Academic Council is approved by the President at the first meeting at the beginning of each academic year.

3. Periodicity of meetings as a rule 2–3 times in a term, duration not more than three hours, time-limit for speakers not more than 15 minutes, for discussions not more than three minutes. Meeting is conducted on Friday, at 15.00 o’clock p.m.

4. Attestation cases of applicants and other documents of the staff are taken by Academic Secretary not late than a week before the meeting.

5. Academic Secretary informs members of Academic Council about agenda of the following meeting before five days. Announcement is put up in the foyer. Along with main issues, additional issues might be discussed.

6. Speaker must prepare project of a decision on his issue and submit it to the Academic Secretary not late than a week before the meeting, where this issue will be considered.

7. Coordination of considered issues at the meeting and projects of decisions are carried out by Academic Secretary.

8. Meeting of Academic Council is conducted by the President of IEC, in his absence by the first Vice-Chancellor of IEC.

9. Meeting of the Academic Council will be opened if 2/3 of listed members are presented.

10. Other teaching staff of the corporation, who is not members of Academic Council, can participate in voting in cases of their application concerning some issues. The Agenda and regulation are approved after<i> o</i>pening of meeting.

11. Attestation cases of applicants for getting positions of academic and associate professor or candidatures for taking part in awarding "Honoured professor” must meet requirements of the corporation.

12. By considering qualifying cases discussions of candidatures are made in advance. Applicants can attend the meeting in order to give necessary explanation related to their issue before making secret voting.

13. Decision about transfer to the position of academic and associate professors are made by secret voting, decisions on awarding "Honoured professor” are mane by open voting with majority.

14. Academic Council elects the Counting Board consisting of three members by open voting form the staff of participating members before the beginning of the meeting.

15. Members of the Academic Council, who are candidatures for getting position of academic and associate professor and seeking award "Honoured professor” don’t participate in voting and by determining quorum are not taken into consideration and are not included into the staff of the Counting Board. Counting Board announce results after voting on each applicant. Meeting minutes of the Counting Board are approved by Academic Council by open voting.

16. Appeal concerning decisions on election results and awarding honours are taken by the Academic Secretary during ten days after the meeting. Appeal is considered by the Commission appointed by the Chairman of the Academic Council. Conclusions of the Appeal commission are announced at the following meeting. Decisions of Academic Council on appeal results are final and taken by open voting of majority.

17. Decisions of Academic Council related to important issues on agenda are made by open voting and come into force after approval of the President. In controversial cases, final decision is made by the Chairman of Academic Council.

18. Meeting minutes are filled in accordance with requirements. Extract from the meeting minutes is worked out by Academic Secretary and for external organizations by the Chairman of Academic Council and Academic Secretary. Minutes of the Counting Board are included into the documents of applicants.

19. Members of Academic Council are ought to attend meetings, take active part in its activities, and inform beforehand Academic Secretary about the reason of their possible absence at the next meeting.

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