Dean

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