BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ULK Polytechnic Institute

The Board of Directors/Governors is the governing and decision making organ of the Institute. Members of the Board of Directors of the ULK Polytechnic Institute are appointed by the Founder (owner) of the Institute.

Members of Board of Directors

It is composed of the following members:

The Chairman	Prof. Dr Rwanyindo Ruzirabwoba Pierre
The Vice Chancellor of ULK	Dr. SEKIBIBI Ezechiel
Principal	Dr KARAMBIZI Sylvestre
Four experts in Education, Science & Technology appointed by the Owner and Founder of the University	–
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A Representative of the Deans elected by his/her pairs	–

Below are the attributions of the ULK Board of Directors/Governors:

To provide points of view and suggestions concerning the Institute education policies and strategies and assure the follow up of their execution;
To approve the designation of the Chancellor;
To approve the selection of the Members of Senior Management;
To approve Internal Regulations of the Institute;
To approve the Institute budget;
To approve the Annual Activity Plan of the Institute and the related budget;
To approve the conclusions and decisions submitted by the Academic Senate, including particularly the academic awards, recruitment, promotions for lecturers and researchers of higher learning institutions;
To make a follow-up of activities which allow the University to fulfill its mission;
Etc.

The Board of Directors meets once in three months upon the request of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson in case of the Chairperson’s absence or unavailability while the quorum of 2/3 of its members are present.

In case of emergency and impossibility for the Board of Directors to sit, the Senior Management of the University can urgently decide in order that the Institute fulfils its mission. In this case, the Vice Chancellor shall communicate the decision in writing to the chairperson of Board of Directors not later than three (3) working days starting from the day on which the decision was taken.
The Board of Directors shall examine the urgent decision taken by the Senior Management during its next meeting.