Принципите на изборност и мандатност като форми на академично самоуправление
The Principles of Election and Mandate as Forms of Academic Self-Governance

Author(s): Ivan Tsvetanov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Governance, Public Law, Higher Education , Administrative Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: academic autonomy; self-governance; election; mandate; governing bodies of a higher education institution
Summary/Abstract: The article examines election and mandate within the meaning of Art. 21, § 1, item 1 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) as forms of academic self-governance, examined as an element of academic autonomy. The analysis is focused on the election and mandate of several categories of bodies in the higher education institution: the general university management bodies (general meeting, academic council and rector), the management bodies of the main units of the higher education institution (faculties, departments, institutes and colleges) and its affiliates, the management bodies of the service units (sectors, centers, libraries, laboratories, experimental stations, etc.), as well as some other bodies, which do not have management functions (auxiliary advisory bodies, control board and board of trustees). According to the analysis of the relevant provisions applicable to the mentioned administrative bodies, the conclusion is reached that in the Higher Education Act have established and contains the necessary guarantees for the realization of the principles of election and mandate in the field of higher education in the Republic of Bulgaria.

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