Scientific Council

The Scientific Council of the AGU is the highest collegiate body of government at the university, and members of the Scientific Council of the AGU have the right to make proposals on the plan and content of the work of the Scientific Council of the AGU, and to make requests to the officials of the AGU who are required to respond to them within a month.

Charter

The structure of the Academic Council of ASU includes

а) by position - Rector (Chairman), Vice-Rectors, Chief Scientific Secretary, Deans of Faculties (branches, institutes), Scientific LibraryDirector, Director of the Republican Center for Advanced Studies and Retraining of Specialists, Head of ASU Academic Department.
b) by elections –professor and lecturer staff on the proposal of the Faculty Academic Council (by secret ballot) at the rate of one representative from fifteen people.
The composition of ASU Academic Council is approved by the Rector’s Order. The term of ASU Academic Council mandate is five years.


Decisions of the ASU Academic Council

are considered accepted if at least 2/3 of the list of ASU Academic Council members participated in the meeting, and the majority of those present at the meeting voted for the decision (50% + 1 vote).
Decisions of the ASU Academic Council are obligatory for all Structural Divisions and all University Staff.
Meetings of the ASU Academic Council are held at least once every two months during the academic year.

The Academic Council of ASU

-addresses the most important issues related to the development of ASU, its Educational, Scientific, International, Financial and Economic activities;
- approves the ASU Charter, makes additions and amendments to it;
-approves the anthem and symbolics of ASU;
-addresses issues of changing the ASU structure,
including the creation, reorganization or liquidation of Faculties and other Departments of ASU;
-approves Regulations on ASU Structural Units and other provisions on the University activities;
-conducts elections by competition for the posts of: Department Heads, Lecturers of different University Departments;
-approves the candidatures of Faculty Deans according to election results at Faculty Expanded Academic Councils;
-forms and approves the Library Council composition;
-makes decisions on assignment the Academic Title of Associate
Professors and Professors;
-adopts the ASU Applicant Admission Rules and Plan;
-approves the Research Thematic Plan, the Annual Plan of Scientific Events;
-holds hearings of Vice-Rectors Annual Reports
on Academic, Scientific, Educational and Economic activities;
-annually holds hearings and approves the ASU Financial Report;
-confers the title of Honorary Doctor and Honorary Professor of Abkhaz State University;
- nominates candidates for the award of State Prizes of the Republic of Abkhazia, submits, in the
established manner, proposals on rewarding Lecturers and staff with Industry and State Awards and on conferring Honorary Titles of the Republic of Abkhazia;
-makes decisions on granting
Lecturers and other staff with Creative Leaves
(sabbatical) and (or) on sending them for Internships;
- approves students' nominations for Personal Scholarships;
- decides on the creation or participation in Commercial and Non-profit Organizations;
-makes other decisions aimed at improving the training quality and the level of Scientific Research.

WORK PLAN OF THE ASU ACADEMIC COUNCIL FOR THE 2018–2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

Agenda item
Results of interim assessments and preparation for the summer examination session

Presented by
- Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Malandzia V.I.

Prepared by
- Academic Affairs Office; - faculty deans

Agenda item
Fulfilment of the teaching workload for the 2nd semester of the 2018–2019 academic year

Presented by
- Head of the Academic Affairs Office Kharazia N.A.

Prepared by
- Academic Affairs Office; - faculty deans

Agenda item
Report on the work of the University Academic Council for the 2018–2019 academic year

Presented by
- Rector of ASU, Academician Gvaramia A.A.

Prepared by
- Academic Secretary

May–June

Agenda item
Report on student development work for the 2017–2018 academic year and approval of the student development plan for 2018–2019.

Presented by
Vice-Rector for Student Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Chegia M.N.

Agenda item
Report on the work of the Republican Centre for Professional Development

Presented by
Acting Director of the Republican Centre for Professional Development, Assoc. Prof. Pozdnyakov V.I.

Agenda item
Results of students’ teaching and work placements.

Presented by
Head of teaching placements Gergia Zh.Ch., head of work placements Kiut G.K.

Prepared by
- placement supervisors

Agenda item
Report on the work of the Postgraduate Office

Presented by
Head of the Office Smyr N.Kh.

November–December

Agenda item
Report on the work of the Academic and Methodological Office

Presented by
Head of the Office Skovin E.V.

Prepared by
- ASU Academic and Methodological Office

Agenda item
Results of interim assessments and preparation for the winter session

Presented by
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Malandzia V.I.

Prepared by
- Head of the Academic Affairs Office; - faculty deans

November–December

Agenda item
Approval of the ASU Academic Council work plan for the 2018–2019 academic year.

Presented by
Rector, Academician Gvaramia A.A.

Prepared by
- vice-rectors; - Head of the Academic Affairs Office; - Chief Academic Secretary

Agenda item
Results of the 2018 entrance examinations

Presented by
Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee, Assoc. Prof. Ozgan E.K.

Prepared by
- Admissions Committee

Agenda item
Results of the summer session and the state final assessment of 2018 graduates

Presented by
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Malandzia V.I.

Prepared by
- Head of the Academic Affairs Office; - faculty deans

September–October

Agenda item
On the career guidance work of the Admissions Committee and preparation for admitting applicants for the new academic year

Presented by
Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee

Prepared by
- heads of departments; - faculty deans

Agenda item
Report on the work of NOSAMU

Presented by
- Chairman of NOSAMU

Prepared by
- chairmen of the faculty NOSAMU branches

March–April

Agenda item
On the fulfilment of the teaching staff workload for the 1st semester of the 2018–2019 academic year

Presented by
Head of the Academic Affairs Office Kharazia N.A.

Prepared by
- Academic Affairs Office; - faculty deans

Agenda item
On the results of the winter examination session of the 2018–2019 academic year

Presented by
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Assoc. Prof. Malandzia V.I.

Prepared by
- Academic Affairs Office

Agenda item
State and prospects of research at the university. Research report for 2018 and approval of the 2019 research and student research plans.

Presented by
Vice-Rector for Research, Prof. Adleiba J.Ya.

Prepared by
- Head of the Research and Postgraduate Office

Agenda item
Results of the university’s financial, economic and business activities for 2018 and the main parameters of the 2019 budget.

Presented by
Vice-Rectors Assoc. Prof. Delba V.V., Kortua A.I.; Chief Accountant Bartsits A.L.

January–February