According to Articles 8 and 9 of the EDUCA (University of Cádiz Doctorate School) Internal Regime Regulations:

• The Management Committee is the governing body responsible for the day-to-day management of the School. Its role includes enforcing the center’s regulations and ensuring adherence to the directives, guidelines, and instructions set forth by the Governing Council.

• The committee is composed of:

a) The Director of the School.

b) The Secretary of the School.

c) Coordinators of the Doctoral Programs affiliated with the School.

d) If needed, a representative from each collaborating entity, as per their agreements, may also join the School’s Management Committee.

e) Three representatives of the School’s doctoral students.

f) A representative of the School’s Administrative and Services Staff.

• Each member of the School Management Committee serves a four-year term, as determined by the School’s Governing Council. The School Director is not subject to this fixed term, and their appointment or removal is determined on a case-by-case basis by the Rector.

Responsabilities of the School’s Management Committee

• The School’s Management Committee is responsible for organizing and overseeing the School’s operations, following the guidelines provided by the Governing Council.

• In particular, the Management Committee has the following functions:

a)Assisting the Governing Council in tasks determined by the latter.

b) Coordination of programs and activities offered and managed by the Center.

c)Coordination of activities and responsibilities assigned to the Academic Committees of the Doctorate Programs or other qualifications, especially Master’s Degrees.

d) The submission of proposals for Doctoral Programs to the School’s Governing Council, for their subsequent presentation to the University of Cádiz Doctoral Commission, as well as the coordination of the administration of Doctoral Programs.

e) Reviewing the recommendations made by the coordinators of the School’s Doctoral Programs, making decisions regarding the drafting or modification of the corresponding reports, and presenting these reports to the School’s Governing Council for approval.

f) Preparing, on behalf of the School’s Governing Council, the suggested composition of the Academic Commissions for the School’s Doctoral Programs, submitting them to the University of Cádiz Doctoral Commission, and managing the removal and replacement of its members when necessary.

g) Approving the inclusion and removal of members in the School’s Doctoral Programs, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Academic Commissions’ reports.

h) Defining and regulating the cross-disciplinary training activities for doctoral students, outlining and overseeing activities that contribute to their educational development.

i) Proposing collaboration measures with other entities to the Governing Council, preparing agreement proposals for the Council’s approval, and managing the subsequent steps in the process.

j)Approving the annual report of the School Director, which should encompass a summary of the School’s activities and its Annual Strategic Plan.

k) Proposing and implementing the School Budget.

l) Performing tasks assigned to center commissions by any regulation when there is no specific commission in the School responsible for those tasks, and it is modified as a result of that regulation.

Link: Acts y Agreements