Boards and Committees

Composed of 36 members—24 of whom are elected by direct vote through a proportional representation list system by the university community—the board of trustees sets the institution’s policy.

In that sense, he:

• in particular, provides input on the broad guidelines of the five-year contract,
• votes on the budget and approves the financial statements for all components of the University (faculties, institutes, schools),
• also decides on the allocation of jobs,
• establishes the procedures for assessing knowledge for the various degrees awarded,
• approves the bylaws of the constituent units and their internal structures,
• exercises disciplinary authority over the “ Professors ” and users,
• make the final decision on the proposals submitted by the Committee on Research s and the Committee on Education and Campus Life in their respective areas.

Board Calendar – Board Composition

Board of Directors' Deliberations: Public Access – Personal Access UM

Composed of 80 elected members divided into two committees of 40 members each (the Research Committee and the Committee on Education and Academic Life), the Academic Council ensures consistency and coordination between educational and research policies.

The Academic Council now has decision-making authority in certain areas. The same applies to the Committee on Ac Research , Education, and Campus Life.

In a plenary session, the Academic Council:

• is consulted or may make recommendations regarding the direction of policies on education, research, the dissemination of scientific, technical, and industrial knowledge, and scientific and technical documentation; regarding the qualifications required for vacant or requested positions asProfessor , and researchers; regarding the application for accreditation referred to in Article L. 613-1; and regarding the institutional contract;
• submits to the Board of Directors a multi-year master plan for disability policy that covers all areas related to disability;
• is consulted on all measures aimed at ensuring the exercise of academic freedom and students’ union and political freedoms.

In 2016, disciplinary authority over Professors, teachers, and service users will be exercised in the first instance by the Academic Council, acting as a disciplinary panel. (L. 712-6-2).

When meeting in a restricted session, the Academic Council serves as the competent body for:

• the review of individual matters related to the recruitment, assignment, and career development of Professors.
• to deliberate on the integration of civil servants from other departments into the Department of Higher Education and Research ( Professors ) and on the recruitment or reappointment of temporary teaching and research assistants.

In this context, it is composed of an equal number of men and women and an equal number of representatives from university professors and other Professors.

CAC Calendar – CAC Membership

CAC Deliberations: Public Access – Personal Access UM

Committee on Education and Campus Life

The Academic Council’s Committee on Education and University Life (CFVU) adopts:

• the allocation of training resources as approved and defined by the Board of Directors;
• the rules regarding exams;
• the rules for evaluating courses;
• measures aimed at ensuring the success of as many students as possible;
• measures designed to enable student counseling and the recognition of prior learning, to facilitate students’ transition into the workforce, and to promote cultural, athletic, social, and community activities;
• measures designed to improve living and working conditions, including measures related to support services, university and school programs, medical and social services, libraries and resource centers, and access to digital resources;
• initiatives aimed at promoting and fostering interactions between science and society, initiated and led by students or Professors ;
• the measures necessary to ensure the inclusion and success of students with a disability or a disabling health condition, in accordance with the obligations incumbent upon institutions of higher education.

It is consulted on the training programs of the various units.

CFVU Calendar – CFVU Membership

CFVU Deliberations: Public Access – Personal Access UM

Commission on the Research

His role consists of:

• allocate the research budget approved by the board of directors, subject to the strategic framework for its allocation (which is also defined by the board of directors);
• establish rules for the operation of laboratories;

It is consulted on agreements with research organizations.

It adopts measures designed to enable students to engage in activities that promote scientific, technical, and industrial culture.

CR Schedules – CR Composition

CR Deliberations: Public Access – Personal Access UM

CSA Schedule

The Joint Workplace Committee is consulted on individual decisions concerning BIATS staff members.

It prepares the work of the joint administrative committees that concern these employees.

The Specialized Training Program in Health, Safety, and Working Conditions (F3SCT) helps protect the health and safety of employees and improve their working conditions.

The Specialized Training Program in Health, Safety, and Working Conditions (F3SCT) is tasked with helping to improve working conditions, ensure the safety of employees on the job, and protect their physical and mental health. As part of the duties entrusted to them, F3SCT members have the right to access premises within their jurisdiction.

The F3SCT may also be consulted on any matter within its jurisdiction.

The University of Montpellier’s Research Ethics Committee, established on February 8, 2022, is an independent and impartial forum for discussion, open to a variety of disciplines. It offers re Professors s the opportunity to submit their research projects and protocols involving human subjects—particularly those addressing issues related to personal data and privacy—to obtain an ethical review.

Since the University of Montpellier became an experimental public institution and established this committee, Philippe Augé, the university’s president, has demonstrated theUM ’s commitment to research that is honest, ethical, and responsible.

The creation of this Research Ethics Committee reinforces the measures put in place by the University of Montpellier to raise awareness of the importance of ethical and professional principles in light of the questions raised by scientific advances and their contemporary societal implications, regardless of the field of research. Project leaders may now submit matters to the Research Ethics Committee for:

• an ethical review of the development of new protocols;
• an ethics opinion in support of funding requests;
• an ethical opinion to support responses to internal calls for proposals, but also—and above all—to regional, national, and international calls for proposals;
• an ethical review at the request of scientific journals.

However, this committee does not deal with the field of interventional (or biomedical) research, which is in fact governed by the so-called Jardé Act and its implementing decree, and thus by specific bodies.

All practical information is posted on theintranet site of theUM. TheDirectorate of Research and Doctoral Studies (DRED) serves as the secretariat for this body.