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Provision of Student Self-Government of New Higher Education Institution General Provisions Chapter I Article 1.

1.

Student Self-Government of the new Higher Education Institution (hereinafter Student Self-Governance) is a representative body of students in the institute, which carries out the authorities determined by the Georgian Law on Higher Education, Internal Regulations of the Institute and this provision.

2.

Student self-governance is not a legal entity.

Article 2.
Article 2.

Student self-governance is made up with the members, who are elected for 2 years on the base of universal, equal and direct election, with a secret ballot.

Elections are held in an autumn semester, on the Last Friday of October.

Article 3.

Student self-government in exercising the authority is independent and interference in its activities or any other kind of impact on it by the institute’s administration or by the other people is unacceptable, except for the cases prescribed by the law.
Article 4.

Student self-government is not allowed to publish or disseminate Statements at the higher educational institute or outside, without permission of the institute’s administration.

Otherwise, this action will be discussed as Discipline violation.

Article 5.

Student self-government cannot take part in political events.

it is not allowed to do an action that will have a negative influence on the institute’s name and prestige.
Otherwise, this action will be discussed as Discipline violation and the authority of the self-government will be suspended during the period determined by the institute.

Article 6.

The location of student self-government is Tbilisi, Chkondideli St. N26 Chapter II Objectives and rights and responsibilities of student self-government Article 7.
The goals of the student self-government are: a) Within the framework of its authority, to protect and represent the rights and legal interests of the students as in the institute, as outside the institution; b) Within the framework of its authority, to support students to realize their rights and freedom in practice; c) To help the students to get qualified education, to form self-realization and independent thinking.
d) To promote the level of legal self-consciousness and respect for law in students; e) To diversify the student life; f) To provide the process of student mobility; g) To make and deepen the contacts to the self-governances of the other HEIs and the other student organizations; h) To provide students with all the necessary information and make an important role in the process of socialization of new students.

Article 8.
Article 8.

Student self-governance, within the its authority: a) Protects and represents the rights and legal interests of the institute’s students; b) Provides implementation of rights and legal interests of the institute’s students; c) Plans, organizes and carries out meetings, intellectual games, discussions, debates, trainings, educational-scientific, sport, entertaining and the other kind of legal events.

d) Periodically, evaluates the work of academic personnel with the quality assurance service.
Article 9.

The sources of financing of student self-government are: a) Budget of higher education institute b) Voluntary donations; c) the other sources of income allowed by the law.

Chapter III Member of Student Self-Government Article 10.

1.

Member of Student Self-Government is a person elected according to the rule, determined by this provision; 2.

Member of Student Self-Government may be only the institute’s student, who, at the same time is not on any administrative position.

Article 11.
Article 11.

The authority of a member of student self-governance is 2 year.

Article 12.

1.

Member of Student Self-Government is authorized from the moment of being elected.

his/her authority ends from the first meeting of new members.

2.
2.

The foundation of early termination of the authority of a student self-government member may be: a) Personal Statement; b) To hold an administrative position in the institute; c) Termination of student status; d) Violation of the rules determined by the provision of Student Self-Government or the statute of institute; e) Invalid participation in the activities of Student Self-Government for 3 months, on the base of nonacceptable reason.

Article 13.
Article 13.

In case of early termination of a student self-government member, this place is taken by a person who did not receive enough votes during the election.

Article 14.

1.
The student self-government member is entitled to: a) take part in working of the Student Self-Governance Management body; b) have the right of deliberative vote; c) elect the Student Self-Governance Management body and to be in it; d) Apply to the student self-governance management body for implementation the goals determined by the provision; e) take part in the events organized by the student self-governance; f) receive all the information from the student self-governance bodies about their activities; g) carry out the other rights determined by the Georgian Active Legislation and this provision.
2.

The member of the student self-government is obliged to: a) fulfill his/her obligations under the provision of student self-government; b) protect the name, authority and property of the institute and the student self- governance; c) promote establishing of healthy relationships between the students and the management bodies of the institution; d) take part in the activities of the student self-government; e) attend the general meetings of the student self-government.
Chapter IV Structure of the student self-government Article 15.

Management bodies of the student self-government are: a) General Meeting of Student Self-Government; b) President and Vice-President of Student Self-Government; c) Committee of Culture and Foreign Relations; d) Committee of Tourism; e) Committee of Education; f) Committee of Internal Issues; g) Sports Committee.

Article 16.

1.

General Meeting of Student Self-Government is the representative body of the Student Self-Government; 2.
President of the Student Self-Government is the executive body of the Student Self- Government; Article 17.

1.

General Meeting of Student Self-Government is the supreme body of the Student Self- Government which consists of all the members elected in the student self-government; 2.

General Meeting of Student Self-Government Meets twice a year; 3.
The members of the student self-governance are informed about the date of conducting the general meeting and the necessary issues in no late than 2 days before conducting the meeting.

Article 18. extraordinary session of the general meeting of the student self-governance is invited: a) by the president of the student self-governance with his/her private initiative; b) by the president of the student self-governance on the base of request of ¼ of students.

Article 19.

1.
Article 19.

1.

The General Meeting of Student Self-Government is authorized if it is attended by more than half of the total number of the General Assembly; 2.

Chairperson of the General Meeting of Student Self-Government is the President of Student Self-Government.

Article 20.
Article 20.

The General Meeting of Student Self-Government: a) develops provision of Student Self-Government and make edition in it on the base of agreement of 2/3 of majority; b) Elects the president of the Student Self-Government with acceptance of majority of the members.
c) Approves the budget of the student self-government, presented by the President of the student self-government; d) With submission of the President of the student self-government, with acceptance of majority of attendance, approves Vice-president of student self-government; e) In the cases provided by this Regulation, terminates the issue of impeachment of the President of the self-government; f) By the majority of the composition of the attendees, adopts the resolutions about the issues related to its competences, which are signed by the president of the student self- governance; g) to achieve the goals of the student self-governance, carries out the other rights determined by Georgian Law on Higher Education, Statute of the institute and this provision.
Article 21.

The President of Student Self-Government is the highest official of the student self-government who presides over the general meeting sessions and represents a student self-government in relations with the third persons.

Article 22.

1.

The President of the Student Self-Government is elected by majority of students in the institute, for a two-year term, on the basis of a secret ballot.

2.
2.

The right of establishment of a candidate as a president of student self-government has 1/5 of members of the student self-government.

Article 23.

1.

If a candidate did not receive the enough number of votes, or there was not the majority of the institute’s students, there will be scheduled the second round in which In which the candidate with two best results will be elected; The second round will be considered as conducted if in it the majority of students will take part.

2.
2.

If one candidate participates in the elections, who will not be able to win a sufficient number of votes, the elections will be held again within 5 days.

Article 24.

Student Self-Government President may be a student, elected in the Student Self-Government who is a citizen of Georgia.

Article 25.

1.

The authority of the student self-government starts from the moment of its election and is terminated immediately after the election of a new president.

2.
2.

The authority of the previous student self-government is terminated after the election of a new president.

Article 26.

1.

The foundation of early termination of authority of the Student Self-Government President is: a) Private application; b) termination of a student status; c) Resign from the job due to impeachment.

2.

In case of early termination of authority of the Student Self-Government President his/her place is taken by a vice-president.

Article 27.
Article 27.

In case of violation of the statute of the institute, Georgian legislation and or this provision, no less than 1/3 of the student self-government members are able to start impeachment procedure and the facts of violation submits the general assembly, which in case of approval of the violation facts, will vote for the president dismissal issue.

The President shall be deemed dismissed if the issue is supported by at least 2/3 of the General Assembly.

Article 28.
President of the student self-government: a) Supervises student self-government; b) In the cases provided by the provision, invites General Assembly; c) Leads the general meeting sessions; d) Determines the date of the student self-government elections not later than one month before expiring of authority of the active student self-government; e) Submits the candidate of the vice-president to the general assembly for approval; f) Makes decisions within the framework of his/her competences; g) Implements the other events, determined by this provision, which are in compliance with the Georgian Legislation or/and the provision of the student self-governance.
Article 29.

The president of the student self-government is obliged to follow the necessary requirements of the student self-government.

Article 30.

The President of the Student Self-Government has a Vice-President to ensure better implementation of authority.

Article 31.

Final Provisions cancellation of the provision, making changes or additions in it is carried out by the charter of the institution and the rules established by the Georgian legislation.