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4. GOVERNANCE AND ACTIVITIES
4.1. Governance and management
The effective organization of the governance and activities of USAMV Cluj-Napoca took into consideration the
norms and values mentioned above, related to the university strategy, vision and objectives, and were based
on the main strategic decisions made during the last 10 years (see: Appendix – Strategic decisions in the last
decade):
� 2004 – First implementation of Quality assurance system in the university, by a SWOT analysis and
academic process evaluation
� Since 2004 - Restructuring the educational offer of bachelor diploma, adapted to the society needs, and
implementation for ECTS system according to Bologna system
� Since 2005 - Research infrastructure development and implementation of research projects by promoting
excellence
� 2009 – Institutional Evaluation and recognition of university to have a “High confidence” for the
educational quality, by ARACIS
� 2009 – Management Evaluation, implementation and accreditation of system ISO 9001:2008 by TUV
Austria
� 2011 – National classification and recognition of the university to be as an “Advanced research and
education“ of first class ( ranked 5/12)
Analysis of management practice. The USAMV Cluj-Napoca governance and management are formulated
according to the strategic goals and objectives, fully respecting the university vision and mission, the
specificity of each faculty, and the national and international general context.
Starting with 2011, the new Law of Education empowered the entire academic community in electing the top
management structure. The actual management structures of USAMV Cluj-Napoca at the different levels are
presented in the Appendices of the Self-evaluation Report (see: Appendix – Management and organizational
chart and Appendix – Faculties chart). The members in the university’s management structures were elected
through a bottom-up process (successive elections at department/faculty council, and university’s Senate,
according to the legal provisions of the Education Law No. 1/2011 and the methodology for university’s
elections approved by the university’s Senate). The Faculty councils validated at least two candidates for the
dean position. The Senate elected its president and the coordinators of Senate commissions.
According to this methodology and to a Referendum among all staff members from the university, the rector
was elected by all university’s academic staff and then, by a top-down system, the rector nominated the vicerectors
and selected, upon a public competition, the dean of each faculty from the candidates validated by the
faculties councils. Subsequently, the deans nominated the vice-deans.
The University Senate, with democratically elected representatives from each faculty and department
(academic staff 75% and students 25%), is the decision making body of USAMV Cluj-Napoca. It also includes, as
invited member, the representative of the labor syndicates. The University Senate itself, or by its operative
structure - the Senate Board, decides upon the major issues concerning USAMV Cluj-Napoca academic
activities and policies, funding issues, the selection and promotion of academic and administrative staff,
students admission, development of services towards society.
The operative management structure (Council of Administration) includes the rector, six vice-rectors, the
university administrative general manager and the students’ representative (prefect), each member being
responsible for specific management activities according to the university strategy and organizational chart.
For teaching activities, e.g. curricula development and revision, selection and promotion of academic staff,
students’ admission, the vice-rector for education is responsible. For research related activities, policies,
strategies and quality standards, the proposals come from the departments, the research centers and
laboratories, and the Scientific Council is proposing the decisions, which have to be validated by the
Administration Council.
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