UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

T he University was established by Parliament with the enactment of the University of Technology, Jamaica Act No. 27 of 1999. The Act is divided into two sections: 1. The Charter also called the First Schedule 2. The Statutes also called the Second Schedule The Act outlines the objects and functions of the University, ministerial policy directions, general provisions for staff, financial provisions, accounts and reports. The institution operates under a bicameral system of governance comprising a governing body, the University Council and the supreme academic arm, the Academic Board. Each body is supported by standing committees through which much of its work is expedited. The University is headed by the Chancellor who presides over the convocation and is supported by a Pro-Chancellor who is second in command. The President of the University is the chief aca- demic and administrative officer of the Univer- sity and presides over the meetings of the Academic Board. The President is supported by a Deputy President, Vice Presidents and other senior officers. The Council is the ultimate authority on matters of governance. However, the nature of the bicameral system requires much consultation between Council and the Academic Board. The documents of university governance are: 1. The University of Technology, Jamaica Act, No 27 of 1999, which contains the Charter and the Statutes 2. Ordinances – Rules made by the Council 3. Regulations – Rules as defined by the Academic Board 4. Policies – Administrative and Academic guidelines and procedures 5. Decisions of Council and Academic Board. The University as a public body is also subject to other legislations such as: 1. The Contractor General’s Act 2. Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act 3. Government Procurement Rules. U N I V E R S I T Y C O U N C I L The Constitution of the Council is outlined in Statute XII of the University of Technology, Jamaica Act No. 27 of 1999. Members are U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 26 G O V E R N A N C E