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Organisation structure

RECTOR

Nagy Jozef, Prof. DVM, PhD.

sekretariat@uvlf.sk
+421 915 923195

The Rector is the statutory body of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (UVMP) in Košice. He manages the university, acts on its behalf, and represents the university in public. In addition to the responsibilities determined by law, the Rector manages the Vice-Rectors and the Bursar, assigns them tasks and oversees their work. Through the Vice-Rectors and the Bursar, he manages the heads of departments. The legal position of the Rector is regulated by the provisions of § 10 of the Act on Higher Education and Article 4 of the Statute of UVMP in Košice. The Rector is appointed by the President of the Slovak Republic upon the proposal of the Academic Senate of UVMP in Košice. The proposal is submitted to the President of the Slovak Republic by the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. The term of office for the Rector of UVMP is four years.

The Rector:

  • proposes the merger, consolidation, dissolution, division, change of name or change of location of parts of UVMP,
  • submits the Long-term Plan of UVMP to the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic for evaluation before presenting it for review to the Scientific Board of UVMP and approval by the Academic Senate of UVMP and the Board of Trustees of UVMP,
  • submits the proposal for UVMP budget to the Board of Trustees of UVMP for approval after being approved by the Academic Senate of UVMP. Additionally, the Rector submits the proposal for the methodology of allocating subsidies from the state budget after its deliberation by the Academic Senate of UVMP,
  • awards the academic title of ‘Associate Professor’ based on the decision of the Scientific Board of UVMP pursuant to § 10a par. 1 letter e) of Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Higher Education and on Amendments to certain acts, as amended,
  • submits the proposals for the appointment of professors by the president to the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport after they have been approved by the Scientific Board of UVMP,
  • appoints and dismisses Vice-Rectors after the opinion of the Academic Senate of UVMP,
  • is a Chairman of the Scientific Board of UVMP,
  • appoints and dismisses members of the Scientific Board of UVMP after obtaining the approval of the Academic Senate of UVMP.

The workplaces directly managed by the Rector include::

  • Rector's Office
    • Chancellor
    • Secretariat
    • Spokeswoman
  • Controller
  • Legal Affairs and Human Resources Department:
    • Legal Affairs Office
    • Human Resources Office
    • Post Room
    • Registry Office
  • Department of Safety and Crisis Management:
    • Safety Management Office
    • Crisis Management Office