The President of the College is the legal representative of the College with respect to matters lying beyond the jurisdiction of the Rettore; the President is in charge of relations with the “United World Colleges (International)”, with the other Colleges within the Organisation, with the UWC National Committees, as well as with the Governments involved in the operation and development of UWC Adriatic.
The President convenes and chairs the Management Board and the Steering Committee meetings; concludes the contracts and agreements decided upon by the Steering Committee; executes any other function indicated by the Statute and by College Regulations.
To appoint the President of the College the Steering Committee compiles a shortlist of three possible candidates via an internal ad-hoc Search Committee. Among these, the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Government, upon proposal by the regional Councillor of Education and upon the approval of the “United World Colleges (International)”, deliberates on the appointment of the President. The term of office of the President of the College is five years from the date of appointment and can be reconfirmed.
In all matters within his/her jurisdiction, the Rettore fulfils all deeds of ordinary and extraordinary administration required for the proper functioning of the College that do not expressly fall within the jurisdiction of the Steering Committee, the Management Board or the President. Furthermore, in such matters the Rettore is the legal representative of the College and can therefore sign all relevant deeds and rightfully manifest the intentions of the College before third parties.
The Rettore, for example, selects and employs members of faculty and administrative staff, purchases movable properties and services required for the operation of the College, regulates CAS activities, as well as any other activity pertaining to academic, cultural and educational programmes, and is also the only person accountable for and representing the College as far as safety and hygiene within the work, school and residential environments are concerned.
The Rettore is appointed through an international selection process run by a Search Committee consisting of 5 members, following the selection procedures regulated through a dedicated Regulation by the Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee appoints upon the President’s proposal an Deputy President, who shall replace the President in the case of his/her absence or impediment. The Deputy President has the same powers as the President.
The College is run by a Management Board, which is composed by the President, the Rettore, the Acting Deputy President, the regional Councillor for Education and the Executive Director of the United World Colleges (International).
Within the criteria established by the Steering Committee, the Management Board shall:
Every member of the Management Board has the right to examine the books of the College, the financial statement and the social report at any time.
The meetings of the Management Board are convened by the President of the College at least twice a year and can be convened upon request by at least 2/5 of its members or by the Board of Statutory Auditors.
The Steering Committee is composed by:
The Steering Committee approves the budget, the final accounts and the social report, determines the implementation of the provisions of the Statute or any amendments to the Statute, decides upon the purchase and conveyance of immovable assets required for the operation of the College, compiles a shortlist of three candidates to be appointed as President of the College to be proposed to the regional Councillor of Education.
Meetings of the Committee are convened by the President at least once a year. Furthermore, meetings may be convened whenever the President considers it necessary or upon request by one third of its members or by the Board of Statutory Auditors.
The Board shall be established for a five year period. Steering Committee members not appointed by virtue of their office may be reconfirmed. The five year term shall run from the date of the first meeting.
The Board of Statutory Auditors is the supervisory body of UWC Adriatic and consists of three members appointed by the Steering Committee.
The Board of Statutory Auditors shall be established for a period of five financial years and it supervises the compliance with the law and with the principles of proper administration. Furthermore, the College supervises the adequacy of the organisational, administrative and accounting setup of the College as well as its actual functioning.
It is also in charge of the accounting control in accordance with the procedures laid down by the existing legislation and it monitors the compliance with the non-profit-making pursuit of civic, solidarity-related and social purposes and testifies that the social budget has been drawn up in accordance with the ministerial guidelines. The members of the Board of Statutory Auditors can carry out inspections and checks at any time, even individually. To this purpose, they can ask the administrators for information about the status of social activities and specific projects.
The Board of Statutory Auditors may also be assigned the task of conducting legal auditing of the college’s accounts in accordance with the procedures and the deadlines established by existing legislation, provided that all of its members be statutory auditors entitled to practice. Otherwise the task of conducting legal auditing of the college’s accounts is assigned to an individual who is entitled to practise or to a legal audit firm.
The positions of President, Vice-President, Member of the Management Board, Member of the Steering Committee are non-remunerated. However, costs incurred in performing these roles are reimbursed. The positions of President, Vice-President, Member of the Management Board, Member of the Steering Committee are incompatible with any form of employment within the College, be it subordinate or autonomous, with the sole exception of the Rettore.
