Administration and Organization of the Department

The Administrative bodies of the Department of Food Science and Technology, according to the Internal Regulations of the University, are the General Assembly, the Administrative Council, and the Head of Department.

Department Assembly

The Department Assembly consists of:

1. a) The faculty members of the Department
2. b) The Head and Vice-Head of the Department
3. c) Three (3) representatives, one (1) from each category, among the members of E.E.P, E.DI.P. and E.TE.P of the Department
4. d) Student representatives

The Department Assembly primarily has the following responsibilities (paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Law 4485/2017):

1. a) it formulates the general educational and research policy of the Department and its development within the framework of the School’s and the Institution’s policies,
2. b) it proposes the developmental plan of the Department to the Senate, including the elements of Paragraph 3 of Article 27,
3. c) it drafts the Department’s Internal Regulations and submits it for approval to the Senate of the University,
4. d) it compiles the register of academic subjects of the Department in accordance with Article 144,
5. e) it compiles the register of internal and external electors for the election and promotion of members of the faculty members in accordance with Article 145,
6. f) It provides opinions on the establishment, merger, division, renaming, change of scientific field, or abolishment of Sections of the Department,
7. g) It drafts and submits for approval to the Senate the annual hiring plan for Special Educational Staff (E.E.P.), Laboratory Teaching Staff (E.DI.P) and Special Technical Laboratory Staff (E.T.E.P.) members according to the educational and research needs of the Department, ranking academic subjects in descending order of priority,
8. h) it drafts and submits for approval to the Senate the annual hiring plan for faculty members (D.E.P.), Laboratory Teaching Staff (E.DI.P), and Special Technical Laboratory Staff (E.TE.P) according to the needs of the Department.
9. i) it proposes changes in the academic field of a D.E.P. member in accordance with Article 152, following the opinion of the General Assembly of the Sector to which they belong,
10. j) it proposes to the Senate the establishment of university laboratories, clinics, and museums located within the Department or its Sections,
11. ja) it assigns teaching duties to faculty members, E.E.P., E.DI.P. or E.TE.P. members of the Department and additional teaching and research personnel of Chapter K for the first and second-cycle programs of the Department,
12. jb) it proposes to the Senate the members of the program study committees referred to in Paragraph 8 of Article 74 and appoints a coordinator for each first-cycle program if the Department organizes more than one,
13. jc) it proposes the establishment, modification, or abolition of first, second, and third-cycle study programs of the Department, as well as foreign language study programs of Chapter IA,
14. jd) it drafts the guide for each first-cycle study program and the internal regulations for second and third-cycle study programs and submits them for approval to the Senate of the University,
15. je) it approves the list of textbooks distributed for each educational activity of the study program,
16. jf) it proposes to the Senate the appointment of Department Heads, university laboratories, university clinics, and museums when there are no candidates,
17. jg) it confers degrees for the study programs organized by the Department,
18. jh) it proposes to the Senate the awarding of the titles of Honorary Professor and Honorary Doctor,
19. ji) it approves the part-time employment and scientific leave of absence, allowances without remuneration, and simultaneous employment in foreign Universities of faculty members, E.E.P., E.DI.P or E.TE.P members of the Department,
20. k) it provides an opinion to the Senate regarding the transfer of faculty members, E.E.P., E.DI.P or E.TE.P members from and to another Department of the same or another University in accordance with Article 153,
21. ka) it proposes to the Quality Assurance Committee the formation of groups for the internal evaluation of the Department, the individual academic units operating within it, and its study programs,
22. kb) it proposes to the Senate regarding the Department’s needs for additional teaching staff,
23. kc) it invites and selects Visiting Professors as mentioned in Article 171,
24. kd) It announces positions for adjunct teaching staff and establishes committees for their evaluation in accordance with Article 173,
25. ke) it assigns postgraduate students to carry out auxiliary teaching work in first-cycle study programs and to prospective doctoral candidates for auxiliary teaching work in first and second-cycle study programs of the Department,
26. kf) it grants excellence scholarships and reciprocal scholarships to students of the Department’s study programs,
27. kg) it seeks funding, donations, financial support, and grants of any kind to support the educational, research, and overall activities of the Department and to enhance its infrastructure,
28. kh) it proposes to the Senate, regarding the Department’s needs, for the smooth conduct of its educational and research work and the execution of maintenance or upgrade projects for the facilities and equipment allocated to the Department,
29. ki) it establishes committees for the study or handling of specific matters falling within its jurisdiction,
30. l) it grants permission for the exercise of teaching, research, laboratory, or clinical and overall scientific work by a faculty member, E.E.P., E.DI.P or E.TE.P. member of the Department in more than one Section of the same Department, following their request and the opinion of the Section or Department where the work is to be carried out,
31. la) it decides on the allocation of staff serving in the Department or its Sections,
32. lb) it approves the transfer of a staff member from one Section to another within the same Department, following the request of the interested party and the opinion of the Sections,
33. lc) it exercises any authority related to the members of the E.E.P., E.DI.P and E.TE.P. of the Department, unless it is specifically assigned to another body of the University under a special provision,
34. ld) it exercises any other authority provided for in the internal regulation of the University.

Administrative Structure and Composition of the Department of Food Science and Technology (for the academic year 2023-2024)

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