Faculty authorities

The Director is the manager and legal representative of the faculty.

The Director, under the direction of the Chairperson of the Board of Management, shall execute the decisions of the Board of Management and, on that basis, shall perform the following duties: 

1. signs contracts that refer to financial and other burdens,
2. represents the Faculty in legal transactions,
3. implement the decisions of the Board of Management concerning changes in the status, organisation and institutions of the Faculty and its organisational units,
4. implement the decisions of the Governing Board on employment relations and other staff and personnel matters,
5. be responsible for monitoring the registry of contracts and acts and other documents of the Faculty, the decisions of the Management Board and the Dean,
6. give instructions to other bodies of the Faculty within the competence of the Management Board as to the legally correct application and interpretation of the Faculty’s Act of Foundation and Statutes and other legal bases for the Faculty’s activities,
7. have other powers and responsibilities in accordance with the Act of Foundation, these Statutes and the decisions of the Board of Management of the Faculty.

DIRECTOR: mag. Olga Jambrek

The head of the Secretariat of the faculty is the Secretary appointed by the Governing Board for the term of two (2) years and can be reappointed.

The requirements for the appointment of the Secretary are as follows:

• at least level 8 of education (Slovenian Qualifications Framework – SQF),
• a statement of management and organisation skills,
• at least 2 years of work experience in comparable positions,
• fluency in at least one of the world languages.

The Secretary’s work is directly monitored, led and directed by the president of the Governing Board and the Director. The Dean monitors, leads and directs the Secretary’s work within their competency in accordance with the directions of the Governing Board.

The Governing Board can dismiss the Secretary prior to the expiry of their term or can temporarily suspend the implementation of their term of office if:

• they operate unlawfully and irregularly,
• they break the acts of the faculty,
• they do not operate in accordance with the decisions and instructions of the Governing Board,
• any of the reasons for termination of employment relationship in accordance with the law arises,
• they lose trust of the Governing Board,
• they propose their own dismissal.

The Main Secretary of the Faculty: Nika Blaznik, mag. prav.

The Academic Assembly is composed of all higher education teachers, researchers and higher education associates who, during the current academic year, are engaged in teaching or scientific research activities on the basis of a valid contractual or employment relationship with the Faculty. Student representatives shall also participate in the work of the Academic Assembly, their number being at least one fifth of the members of the Academic Assembly. 

The Academic Assembly:

1. elects members of the Senate in accordance with the provisions of the Founding Act of the faculty and this Statute,
2. give the Senate general orientations concerning the study programmes and their implementation, and other proposals and initiativese,
3. consider reports on the work of the Faculty and make proposals and initiatives to the Senate,
4. performs other tasks determined with this Statute and other general acts of the faculty.

The Academic Assembly rules at meetings, which can also be correspondence meetings. The Academic Assembly meets when necessary but at least once in a current academic year. The Secretary of the faculty convenes the Academic Assembly meetings at the Governing Board’s or Dean’s request.

The Academic Assembly elects a president from among its members. The president chairs meetings, formulates minutes of the meetings and monitors the execution of the decisions until the next Academic Assembly meeting is convened.

President of  The Academic Assembly:

• Prof. Dr. Arne Marjan Mavčič

The Senate is an academic body of the faculty responsible for higher education scientific, academic and professional matters. It consists of at least nine (9) and no more than thirteen (13) members. The members are elected by the Academic Assembly from among the higher education lecturers who are holders of at least one of the pedagogically implemented courses, and from among the students. All fields of study, scientific disciplines and study programmes of the faculty are equally represented in the Senate. The number of Senate members is determined by the decision of the Governing Board.

With regard to their function, the Dean and the Student Council representatives are members of the Senate. Students shall constitute at least one fifth of the members of the Senate. The members of the Senate shall be elected by the Academic Assembly. The term of office of the members of the Senate shall be two years, after which they may be re-elected.

The Senate decides on all matters regarding the implementation of the study programmes of the faculty as well as on new programmes and changes to the existing programmes.

The decisions of the Senate, to be adopted following prior consent from the Governing Board of the faculty, are those that have financial and business consequences, those regarding the number of admission places and limited enrolment, passing general and individual acts, decisions on new or changed existing study and scientific programmes as well as other programmes and projects of the faculty, personnel, personal and all other decisions that require the allocation and use of financial funds. The Governing Board decides which matter has financial consequences.

The Senate performs the following tasks:

1. adopts proposals of study programmes,
2. appoint the members of the University Senate representing the scientific disciplines and fields of expertise cultivated by the Faculty,
3. appoints higher education lecturers, researchers and higher education associates to the titles, except Full Professors and Senior Researchers; it nominates a candidate for appointment to the title of Full Professor and Senior Researcher to the Senate of the university,
4. appoints three members of the University Habilitation Committee,,
5. decides on the withdrawal of the titles of a higher education lecturer, researcher and higher education associate,
6. decides on the withdrawal of the title of a graduate,
7. appoints a three-member committee which reports on the teaching and research qualifications of a candidate in the process of appointment to the title or withdrawal of the title,
8. adopts the research and development programme,
9. adopts the annual working plan of the faculty,
10. appoints a three-member committee for the defence of the dispositions of doctoral dissertations and the qualification of candidates for doctoral dissertations,
11. confirms the topics and mentors for doctoral dissertations,
12. appoints a three-member Evaluation Committee, confirms the evaluation of the Committee and appoints members to defend the submitted doctoral dissertations,
13. adopts professional opinion on young researchers and decides on their candidature,
14. discusses and decides on the opinion of the Student Council of the faculty regarding its competencies,
15. appoints its working bodies to carry out tasks in individual fields,
16. decides on a candidate’s appeal in the recognition procedure of education obtained abroad,
17. takes care of monitoring the quality of the educational and scientific research work,
18. is responsible for the implementation of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) as well as the coordination of related tasks,
19. decides on other matters in accordance with the law, this Statute, and other general acts of the faculty,
20. examines the students’ requests for faster advancement.

Senate members:

Prof. Dr. Peter Jambrek,

Prof. Dr. Ernest Petrič,

Prof. Dr. Arne Marjan Mavčič,

Prof. Dr. Andrej Anžič,

Prof. Dr. Bojan Grum,

Prof. Dr. Marko Novak,

Assist. Prof. dr. Katarina Vatovec.

Prof. Anže Erbežnik,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sara Ahlin Doljak,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anja Strojin Štampar,

Matic Grum, student,

Sebastjan Svete, student.

The Governing Board is the governing, operational and management body of the Faculty. It shall have at least two members. The number of members of the Governing Board shall be determined by the Founder. Each member shall have one vote. The founder shall appoint the members for two years. In addition to the tasks laid down by law, the Management Board shall decide on matters of a financial, business and property nature and shall be responsible for the material management of the Faculty.

The competencies of the Governing Board are:

1. decides on material, financial, business and organisational questions,
2. adopts the Statute and other faculty acts, such as the Act on the Systematization of Job Positions at the faculty as well as regulations, price lists, criteria and others,
3. appoints the Dean and Vice Deans, following prior opinion of the Senate,
4. appoints the Director and the Secretary,
5. appoint the Accounting Officer,
6. appoints the Disciplinary Committee,
7. propose to the Senate for adoption decisions within its competence concerning the disposition and use of financial resources,
8. adopts the decisions on tuition fees and the price list of other services,
9. adopts investment plans,
10. decides on personnel and personal issues,
11. decide on the establishment and status of the organisational units and appoint their heads in accordance with the Statutes,
12. decides on the introduction of new study programmes at the faculty as well as on changes to the existing study programmes,
13. decides on contractual relations and authorises the Director to sign contracts on behalf of the Faculty,
14. decides on all other programmes or projects of scientific, research, consultancy, publishing or any other nature in the fields of activity for which the Faculty is registered.

Members of Governing Board:

• Dr. Peter Jambrek, president and member,
• Mag. Olga Jambrek, assistant president, Member

The dean is the academic and professional head of the faculty.

He manages, represents and represents the Faculty in its professional, educational, scientific and research and other higher education activities.

The Dean’s Office consists of the Dean, the Vice-Deans and the Secretary of the Faculty. 

The Dean is appointed and dismissed by the Governing Board for the term of two years and can be reappointed. Before the appointment and dismissal, the Governing Board obtains prior opinion of the Senate and the founder’s consent. The Dean is appointed from among higher education lecturers who are holders of at least one of the pedagogical courses.

The Dean of the Faculty has the authorisations and responsibilities in accordance with the Founding Act of the faculty and this Statute. He perform the following tasks in particular:

1. convene and normally chair the meetings of the Senate of the Faculty,
2. coordinate educational, scientific research, and other work at the Faculty,
3. in cooperation with the Governing Board, they take care of and are responsible for the legality of the faculty’s operations and for the execution of its liabilities determined by the law, other regulations and general acts of the faculty,
4. in cooperation with the Senate they adopt the criteria for the quality of the faculty, study programmes, scientific research as well as professional work,
5. are responsible for monitoring, determining and ensuring the quality of the processes of self-evaluation,
6. regularly report to the Senate, the Governing Board and the founder about the work of the faculty on their own proposal or upon a proposal received from the Senate, the Governing Board or the founder,
7. promote doctors of science together with the rector,
8. present awards of the faculty,
9. submit proposals to the Senate for decisions within its competency, and monitors the execution of its decisions,
10. submit proposals to obtain consent of the Governing Board for implementation of tasks in their area of competency,
11. implement instructions of the Governing Board regarding legally correct use and interpretation of the Founding Act, the Statute, the decisions of the Governing Board and the Director,
12. perform other tasks in accordance with the regulations and general acts of the faculty.

Dean of New university, European Faculty o Law:

Assist. Prof. dr. Katarina Vatovec

The faculty has one or more Vice Deans.

The Faculty has one or more Vice Deans. The Vice Deans shall assist the Dean in the performance of the tasks assigned by the Dean and shall replace the Dean in the latter’s absence. 

Vice Deans are appointed and dismissed by the Governing Board.

The Vice Dean is appointed and dismissed by the Governing Board for the term of two years and can be reappointed. Before the appointment and dismissal, the Governing Board obtains prior opinion of the Senate and the founder’s consent. The Vice Dean is appointed from among higher education lecturers who are holders of at least one of the pedagogical courses.

The vice dean shall assist the dean in the tasks assigned by the governing board or shall independently manage a school implementing a specific study programme of the faculty. He shall perform tasks related to the teaching, study and student affairs of the Faculty and, in agreement with the Dean, shall also participate in the performance of other tasks laid down in these Statutes. A vice dean who heads a specific organisational unit of the Faculty shall be accountable for his  work to the Faculty as a whole and to the specific project or programme founder on the basis of the contract for the establishment and implementation of the programme or project. 

Vice Dean of New University, European Faculty of Law

Prof. Dr. Bojan Grum

The Student Council comprises student representatives enrolled at the Faculty. The Student Council deals with and gives its opinion to the competent bodies on the Statute of the Faculty, on all matters that refer to the rights and duties of the students, as well as adopts and implements extracurricular programmes for the students in collaboration with the student community.

If the opinion from the previous paragraph is not taken into consideration, the Student Council can request that a competent body re-examines a particular matter and decides on it. In the event of this, the decision is adopted if 2/3 of all members of the competent body vote in its favour.

Student council of New University, European Faculty of Law in academic year 2022/23:

• Maja Remec, 1st year, master study programme Law, President
• Ana Intihar Marulc, 1st year, university study programme Law, Vice President (Unit Ljubljana)
• Neja Marc, 1st year, master study programme Law, Vice President (Unit Nova Gorica)
• Nika Tavčar, 3rd year, university study programme Law, Secretary
• Zala Murn, 3rd year, university study programme Law, Deputy Secretary
• Matic Grum, 2nd year, professional higher education Law and management of infrastructure and real estate
• Nik Brcar, 1st year, university study programme Law
• Simon Ašič, 1st year, university study programme Law
• Tea Kelavić, 3rd year, university study programme Law

The Student Council shall have at least five members and the term of office of the members of the Student Council shall be one year.  Student Council members are elected directly by the students of the Faculty in elections. Elections are normally held in the second half of October. The manner in which the elections are called, the nomination procedure and the procedure for the conduct of the elections shall be laid down in more detail in the Rules on the Election of the Student Council. 

The Student Council shall take its decisions at its meetings, which shall be open to the public. A decision shall be adopted if a majority of all members present vote in favour, provided that a majority of all members are present. 

The work of the Student Council shall be conducted by a chairperson elected by the members of the Student Council from among themselves. In his/her absence, the Student Council shall be chaired by a Vice-Chairperson elected by the members of the Student Council from among themselves. 

The functioning and organisation of the Student Council shall be further specified in the Rules of Procedure of the Student Council. The Rules of Procedure of the Student Council shall be adopted by the Governing Bord of the Faculty after the prior opinion of the Student Council.