| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.37 |
| Liaison | Raafat Kabbara |
| Submission Date | Nov. 15, 2022 |
Higher Colleges of Technology
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.12 / 3.00 |
Raafat
Kabbara Assistant Manager - Facilities Management General Services |
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Part 1. Shared governance bodies
| Yes or No | |
| Students | Yes |
| Academic staff | Yes |
| Non-academic staff | Yes |
A brief description of the institution’s formal participatory or shared governance bodies:
The Higher Colleges of Technology has formally formed the following councils:
1. Campus Councils: There are 16 campus councils across the HCT. Each council is the governing body of the campus and is chaired by the Campus Director. It has decision-making Authority over all campus's operational and administrative matters and works as the Campus Director's Cabinet. There are eight members of each council in addition to the chair.
2. Student Council ( 98 students on system level, 7 at each campus): is a student body comprising students of the Higher Colleges of Technology in each campus. There is also a system-wide student body comprising of student Presidents from all the campuses.
Student Council represents to campus administration in matters affecting their academic and extracurricular activities. They also help pass the student message and explain rules and ideas and rectify any misunderstanding by the student community. The Council also acts as a forum to freely express and communicate concerns, issues, and ideas the student body may have.
3. SHOREK: this is an annual forum organized by Student Engagement and Success Department on all campuses. The purpose of this forum is to collect student suggestions, proposals, and ideas that may help HCT departments enhance and improve their services. The forum is also attended by representatives from service departments, campus management teams, alumni, parents, and community representatives.
1. Campus Councils: There are 16 campus councils across the HCT. Each council is the governing body of the campus and is chaired by the Campus Director. It has decision-making Authority over all campus's operational and administrative matters and works as the Campus Director's Cabinet. There are eight members of each council in addition to the chair.
2. Student Council ( 98 students on system level, 7 at each campus): is a student body comprising students of the Higher Colleges of Technology in each campus. There is also a system-wide student body comprising of student Presidents from all the campuses.
Student Council represents to campus administration in matters affecting their academic and extracurricular activities. They also help pass the student message and explain rules and ideas and rectify any misunderstanding by the student community. The Council also acts as a forum to freely express and communicate concerns, issues, and ideas the student body may have.
3. SHOREK: this is an annual forum organized by Student Engagement and Success Department on all campuses. The purpose of this forum is to collect student suggestions, proposals, and ideas that may help HCT departments enhance and improve their services. The forum is also attended by representatives from service departments, campus management teams, alumni, parents, and community representatives.
Part 2. Campus stakeholder representation in governance
9
Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
0
Part 3. Gender equity in governance
3
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
33.33
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Part 4. Community engagement bodies
No
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
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