Academic Council

The Academic Council is a collegial governing body of a higher education institution, established for a period of five years, the composition of which is approved by order of the rector of the higher education institution within five working days from the date of termination of the powers of the previous composition of the Academic Council.

The Academic Council of BSMU is headed by its chairman – Prof. Ihor GERUSH, the secretary of the Academic Council is the academic secretary of the University, Assoc. Prof. Maryana DIKAL.

The Academic Council of the university includes the rector of the higher education institution, vice-rectors, deans, academic secretary, chief accountant, director of the library, representatives of the university student self-government bodies, elected representatives who are elected from among the heads of departments, professors, doctors of sciences. The full composition of the Academic Council is approved by order of the rector of the university. The Academic Council of the university includes 79 people.

The composition of the Academic Council is formed by the members of the University administration, vice-rectors, deans, chief accountant, chief of the pedagogical department, library director and representatives of the student government of the University, elected representatives, who are elected among the heads of departments, professors and doctors.

University Academic Council:

• determines the strategy and promising directions for the development of educational, scientific and innovative activities of a higher education institution;
• develops and submits to the highest collegiate body of public self-government a draft charter of a higher education institution, as well as a decision on amendments and additions to it;
• approves the financial plan and annual financial report of a higher education institution;
• determines the system and approves the procedures for internal quality assurance of higher education;
• adopts a decision on the placement of own revenues in the territorial bodies of the central executive body in the field of treasury services of budget funds, or in banking institutions;
• adopts, upon the submission of the head of a higher education institution, a decision on the formation, reorganization and liquidation of structural units;
• approves educational programs and curricula for each level of higher education and specialty;
• adopts decisions on the organization of the educational process, determines the terms of study at the relevant levels;
• approves the sample and procedure for producing higher education documents, including joint and double diplomas;
• considers other issues of the activities of the higher education institution in accordance with its charter.

The Academic Council considers other issues of the University activities in accordance with its Statute.

The decisions of the Academic Council are advisory and come into effect by the Rector’s order.