Section 13
Conduct of study, jointly etc. with university etc.
of Universiti Teknologi Brunei Act ( Formerly Known as Institut Teknologi Brunei Act)
(1)
The Universiti may, with prior written approval of the Minister —
(a)
conduct any course of study jointly or in association, affiliation, collaboration or by way of franchise or otherwise, with any other university, university college, institute, higher educational institution or professional body or any organisation, within or outside
Brunei Darussalam; and
(b)
conduct any such course of study either wholly or partly within or outside Brunei Darussalam.
(2)
The approval of the Minister under subsection (1) may be given subject to such conditions as the Minister may specify.
(3)
The Minister shall not give approval under subsection (1) unless he is satisfied that the Universiti has made all the necessary arrangements with the other university, university college, institute, higher educational institution or professional body, or organisation concerned for the conduct of the course of study.
(4)
In this section, “affiliation” includes the conduct of twinning, articulation or joint award programmes.
Committees and delegation of powers 14.
(1)
The Council, the Senate and the Vice-Chancellor may establish such committees as they think fit.
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(2)
Unless otherwise expressly provided, any committee may consist partly of persons who are not members of the Council or the Senate or officers of the Universiti, as the case may be.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Constitution, the
Council, the Senate and the Vice-Chancellor may, with or without conditions as they think fit, delegate any of their powers and duties to any committee.
Officers and academic staff 15.
(1)
The Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Assistant
Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar and Secretary and other officers of the
Universiti shall be appointed in accordance with the Constitution.
(2)
The academic staff of the Universiti shall be the deans of the
Faculties, lecturers and such other persons as may be designated as members of the academic staff by the Constitution and shall be appointed by the
Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor.
(3)
The powers and duties of the officers and members of the academic staff, the periods and conditions for and upon which they hold office and their emoluments shall be such as are prescribed by this Act, the
Constitution and the terms of their respective appointments; but the Council may assign to any officer, and in the case of any member of the academic staff on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, such further powers and duties as the Council may think fit.
Examinations 16.
All examinations held and conducted by the Universiti shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed by the Constitution and any regulations made thereunder.
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Power to confer diplomas etc.