Universidad San Francisco de Quito
PA-3: Inclusive and Participatory Governance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.88 / 3.00 |
Maria Jose
Ayala Innovation and Sustainability Officer Innovation and Sustainability Office |
Does the institution have formal participatory or shared governance bodies through which the following stakeholders can regularly participate in the governance of the institution?:
| 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 Student Government is elected yearly by the student population. The elected student president and vice-president are part of the University Council (Órgano Colegiado Superior - OCS).
The OCS is by statute, a co-participatory institutional governing body, conformed by 13 members. It is conformed by the Rector, who will preside; the Vice Rector; the Dean of Research; 3 members of the Academic Staff elected by their class; 2 student representatives elected by their class and who will be the president and vice-president of the Student Government; each of these will have one vote; 2 delegates of the Rector appointed from among the academic authorities, each with ninety percent of one vote; 1 representative of the Administrative and Support Staff. The Chancellor and the Chairman of the Board of Regents participate in a non-voting capacity.
These posts are elected through an electoral process, whose vote is universal, direct, secret and mandatory.
The University Council meets permanently to discuss a variety of topics, such as: student matters, approval of institutional documents related to the self-assessment and accreditation process, regulations and manuals of the University, tuition fees, tariffs and rights, projects to create master's and careers programs, financial topics, to name a few. The OCS legally is the university's highest governing body.
With the aim of incorporating external advisory, in 2018 the OCS approved the creation of a Board of Regents. The Board of Regents has the primary responsibility to ensure compliance with the mission, vision and founding principles of USFQ. In the event of any situation that violates these principles, the Board has the power to take binding action.To ensure the fulfillment of the functions of the Board of Regents, the Board appointed a Chancellor who represents it in the day-to-day activities of the University.
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Number of students representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of non-academic staff representing their peers as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Number of women serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body:
Percentage of official members of the highest governing body that are women:
Website URL where information about the institution’s highest governing body may be found:
Does the institution host or support one or more formal bodies through which external stakeholders have a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them?:
A brief description of the campus-community council or equivalent body that gives external stakeholders a regular voice in institutional decisions that affect them:
Number of people from underrepresented groups serving as official members of the institution’s highest governing body.:
Website URL where information about the institution’s governance structure is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The OCS legally is the university's highest governing body and as such is reported for parts 1-3.
The OCS legally is the university's highest governing body and as such is reported for parts 1-3.
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