Key Benefits:
Publics concerned: users and staff of higher education and research institutions and research organizations members of the communities of universities and institutions (COMUE) "University of Champagne" and "European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie".
Subject: creation of the scientific, cultural and professional public institution "University of Champagne", approval of its statutes and dissolution of the scientific, cultural and professional public institution "European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie".
Entry into force: the text comes into force on June 1, 2015.
Notice:
1. This decree creates the COMUE and approves its statutes, in accordance with theArticle L. 718-8 of the Education Code. The establishment is composed of the following members: the Ecole nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers, the Ecole polytechnique féminine, the Ecole supérieure des arts et du design de Reims, the École supérieure de commerce de Troyes, the Institut régional du travail social de Champagne-Ardenne, the University of Reims and the University of Technology of Troyes.
2. This decree dissolves the scientific, cultural and professional public institution "European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie", which includes the University of Amiens and the University of Reims, in order to draw the consequences of the choice of the University of Amiens not to participate in the new COMUE "University of Champagne".
References: This decree is available on the website Légifrance (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/).
The Prime Minister,
On the report of the Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research,
Vu le education codeincluding articles L. 718-7 to L. 718-15;
In view of the advice of the technical committees or bodies taking place in the place of the member institutions;
Considering the opinion of the National Council for Higher Education and Research of 23 February 2015;
Having regard to the deliberations of the boards of directors or bodies in place of the member institutions;
Considering the deliberation of the Board of Directors of the European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie,
Decrete:
The "University of Champagne" is a public institution of a scientific, cultural and professional character constituted in the form of a community of universities and institutions, as defined in the articles L. 711-1 and L. 711-2 Education code.
The statutes of the "University of Champagne", annexed to this decree, are approved.
The scientific, cultural and professional public institution "European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie" is dissolved.
The Decree No. 2012-573 of 24 April 2012 establishing the public scientific cooperation institution "European Federal University Champagne Ardenne Picardie" is repealed.
This Order comes into force on the first day of the month following its publication.
The Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research, the Minister of Finance and Public Accounts, the Minister of Culture and Communications and the Secretary of State responsible for the budget are responsible, each with respect to it, for the execution of this decree, which will be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
Annex
STATUS OF PUBLIC ETABLISHMENT WITH SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERIAL "UNIVERSITY OF CHAMPAGNE"
The University of Champagne brings together higher education and research institutions and research institutions linked by the common will, expressed in the framework of the shared project, to define together an ambitious training and research offer. The objective of the geographical scope for the University of Champagne is to allow for a real coordination of the training and research offer across the Champagne-Ardenne region. The University of Champagne defines a joint strategy shared on the territories, the institutions remaining the operators of this strategy. It proposes a structuring of all research and training activities in a matrix organization articulated around cross thematic clusters with societal challenges.
The major ambitions of the University of Champagne are:
1° Enrich and deploy knowledge and skills by training students to meet the aspirations of our societies;
2° To structure and coordinate a set of training courses, including professional integration and personal development of students;
3° To rely on disciplinary identities to respond to major scientific and societal challenges, both in research and training, through cross-cutting and multidisciplinary approaches;
4° Being an actor structuring research, innovation and transfer in the regional territory;
5° To ensure national and international visibility that contributes to the radiation of the territories;
6° To respond, in connection with research organizations, to scientific and societal challenges consistent with national and European research and development strategies;
7° To promote site policy through the major mechanisms established by public policies: CPER, PIA, etc.
The training objectives of COMUE are:
1° To provide each student with quality training, adapted to his or her abilities and objectives;
2° To ensure a short- and long-term professional integration of graduates;
3° To guarantee the excellence of its diplomas, at all levels by its brands;
4° To develop the ability of students to adapt to societal changes;
5° To propose a progressive orientation allowing construction with a personal and professional project;
6° To accompany the development, sustainability and socio-economic transfer of a territory;
7° To be an actor of the visibility of the territory of the country at different thematic and geographical levels;
8° To promote lifelong training and to develop alternate courses at the degree and master level;
9° To establish strong and lasting relations with the socio-economic world through the formation, insertion, research and transfer of technology;
10° To offer an international experience for the majority of graduates.
COMUE's research objectives are:
1° To ensure the visibility of our research teams at the national level with the support of research organizations;
2° To bring the ambition of an international positioning of our teams of excellence;
3° To accompany the emergence of high-potential research units;
4° To combine multidisciplinarity and excellence;
5° Establish an organization that promotes both disciplinary excellence and cross-cutting.
The main objectives of the COMUE in terms of innovation and transfer are:
1° Coordinate technology development and transfer processes to provide the most effective supply of the innovation ecosystem (organisms, SATTs, IRT, ITE, incubators and businesses);
2° To accompany the development, sustainability and socio-economic transfer of a territory;
3° To be an actor of the visibility of the territory of the country at different thematic and geographical levels;
4° To establish strong and lasting relations with the socio-economic world through the formation, insertion, research and transfer of technology.
Article 1
Legal status
The University of Champagne is a community of universities and institutions established in the form of a public institution of a scientific, cultural and professional nature, governed by articles L. 718-2 to L. 718-5 and L. 718-7 to L. 718-15 the code of education and these statutes.
His name is "University of Champagne".
His seat is fixed at Reims. It may be transferred to another place on the proposal of the Chair following a deliberation of the Board of Directors.
Article 2
Members
The University of Champagne includes the following members (hereinafter referred to as "Members"):
1° The University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA);
2° The University of Technology of Troyes (UTT);
3° The School of Commerce of Troyes (ESC Troyes) group;
4° Women's Polytechnic School (EPF);
5° Reims School of Art and Design (ESAD)
6° National School of Arts and Crafts (ENSAM);
7° The Regional Social Work Institute of Champagne-Ardenne (IRTS).
Any member adheres to the shared values of the COMEU as expressed in the preamble to these statutes.
It has a duty of transparency as to the research and training actions it undertakes.
As such, it regularly informs other members of its initiatives and projects that may be of interest to them.
Any member:
1° Allows the coordination of all the skills described in these statutes;
2° undertakes to share all the skills described in these statutes;
3° Accepts and respects all the specific competences of the COMUE in their definitions and perimeters expressed in these statutes.
Article 3
Quality of member
Members of the COMUE may be public or private institutions or organizations of higher education or research, which adhere to the founding values described in the preamble of these statutes, and which undertake to coordinate and share competencies in accordance with the following terms and conditions.
Article 4
Entry of new members
A higher education or research institution or organization, which is not a member on the day of the publication of the decree approving these statutes, may apply to become a member under the following conditions:
1° It meets the conditions established by the education code and the present statutes to be a member;
2° He was previously associated with the COMUE for at least two years; this condition may be exceptionally exempted after a favourable opinion of the Council of the members ruling by a two-thirds majority.
New members may join the University of Champagne subject to the approval of the Board of Directors by deliberation taken by an absolute majority of its members in office and after advice from the Council of Members, rendered by a two-thirds majority.
The entry of new members is effective on the date of publication of the amended Statutes Decree.
Article 5
Withdrawal of a member
Any member may withdraw from the COMUE on its own initiative provided that it is up to date with its financial obligations to the COMUE. Any withdrawal of a member does not give rise to any financial solidarity of the members remaining in the COMEU for the financial obligations of which the outgoing member would be indebted to both the COMEU and to third recipients in respect of which the COMUE would have engaged with its agreement.
The withdrawal can only take effect upon the expiration of a transitional period to preserve the proper functioning of the actions in which it is engaged within the framework of the COMUE.
A higher education institution under the sole department responsible for higher education cannot withdraw during the multi-year contract within the meaning ofArticle L. 718-2 of the Education Code.
Any member withdrawing may ask to be associated.
Article 6
Exclusion of a member
A member who fails to fulfil its obligations or acts in manifest violation of the principles and values contained in the preamble of the statutes and in the shared project may be excluded from the COMUE or may be offered a status of associate.
The finding of non-compliance with obligations and/or manifest violation of principles and values is carried out by the two-thirds majority council. It entails a warning of the institution or agency concerned and the establishment of a temporary dispute resolution commission under the authority of the President of the COMEU, which calls for the settlement of the conflict within two months. At the end of this period, the board of members shall determine the settlement of the dispute or shall seize the board of directors of an application for exclusion by a two-thirds majority vote. A member whose exclusion is considered shall not participate in the vote of the members' council.
The exclusion must be approved by the board of directors by an absolute majority of its members in exercise and notice of the board of members by a two-thirds majority.
Any exclusion of a member does not give rise to any financial solidarity of the members remaining in the COMUE for the financial obligations of which the excluded member would be indebted to both the COMUE and to third recipients in respect of which the COMUE would have engaged with its agreement.
Article 7
Association
The University of Champagne may conclude with public or private institutions or bodies involved in the public service of higher education or in the search for association agreements in accordance with theArticle L. 718-16 of the Education Code. These institutions are said to be associated with the University of Champagne.
Article 8
Mission and expertise
As part of his mission as a territorial coordinator for the areas defined in theArticle L. 718-2 of the Education Code, and for the purpose of implementing the shared project, the University of Champagne has the following competencies which are recognized by the members:
1° Development of a coordinated strategy in research and training:
(a) At the regional level in connection with regional plans for higher education, research or innovation;
(b) At the level of territories hosting an establishment or an office of an institution at the University of Champagne;
(c) In terms of international relations.
2° Coordination of a shared training policy based on the following principles:
(a) The trainings offered by the member institutions are associated with one of the coordination structures (i.e., areas or challenges) in particular to ensure competence, visibility and coherence of the whole;
(b) A quality policy is undertaken for all courses, based on both the assessment of the needs of the skills and the learning modalities;
(c) Common information, guidance, tracking and accompaniment to occupational integration are defined jointly and eventually shared;
(d) The training offer must respond to the issues of professionalization, an important factor for the success of graduates, curriculums, and an attractiveness of graduates, including at an international level;
(e) Compliance with the strategic framework for the development of the training offer that will be established during the development of the multi-year contract of establishments.
3° Coordination of documentary policy;
4° Coordination of a research policy based on the following principles:
(a) Development of multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in particular in the context of challenges, coordination structures of the University of Champagne;
(b) Supporting high-level disciplinary research within the thematic clusters;
(c) Promotion of IAP 2 projects;
(d) Mutualization or accessibility of research equipment and infrastructure.
5° Coordination and implementation of a common policy on:
(a) Valorization of research results in connection with SATT Grand Est and SATT Nord;
(b) Support for innovation and technology transfer;
(c) Promotion of regional and national digital development.
6° Elaboration, in particular in connection with the CROUS and student representatives, of actions to improve the quality of student life;
7° Promotion of equal access to its services throughout the University of Champagne.
These skills are implemented in accordance with the principles of collegiality and subsidiarity and autonomy of institutions.
Any change in the scope of competence requires a request to amend the statutes, with the prior agreement of the Board of Directors of the COMUE, seized by the Council of Members after a favourable vote of all the relevant boards of directors of the member establishments.
The University of Champagne is administered by a board of directors, based on a board of members and an academic council.
It is headed by the President, assisted by one or more Vice-Presidents.
Article 9
Board of Directors and Chair
Article 9-1
Composition
The Board of Directors consists of sixty-nine directors in the following categories:
1° Eleven representatives of the institutions members of the University of Champagne in the manner they determine:
(a) Seven representatives of member institutions, one representative per institution;
(b) Four additional representatives, two for the URCA and two for the UTT;
2° Ten qualified personalities designated jointly by the representatives mentioned at 1°;
3° Twelve representatives of companies, territorial authorities, public intercommunal cooperation institutions and associations:
(a) A representative of the Champagne-Ardenne region;
(b) A representative of the Grand Troyes;
(c) A representative of Reims Métropole;
(d) A representative of the General Council of the Dawn;
(e) A representative of the General Council of the Ardennes or the General Council of the Marne;
(f) A representative of CESER;
(g) Six business representatives from the Champagne-Ardenne region designated by the Board of Directors;
4° Twenty-two elected representatives of professor-researchers, teachers and researchers serving at the University of Champagne or in a member or both, elected in two separate colleges, as defined at the CollegeArticle D. 719-4 of the Education Code :
(a) Eleven representatives as professors at universities and assimilated;
(b) Eleven representatives in the College of Other Research Teachers, Teachers and Associated Personnel;
5° Six elected representatives of other staff serving at the University of Champagne or in a member or both;
6° Eight elected representatives of the users who attend training at the University of Champagne or in a member.
Article 9-2
Designation and election mode
The members of the board of directors referred to in 4°, 5° and 6° of Article 9-1 above shall be elected by direct suffrage by secret ballot by separate colleges.
The election is made by the list vote in a tower with proportional representation to the strongest remains, possibility of incomplete lists and without dressing.
Each college is divided into the following electoral sectors:
Sector 1 is comprised of UCA, ESAD, ENSAM and IRS.
Sector 2 consists of the UT, the ESC Troyes group, the EF.
The distribution of seats in colleges 4 to 6 is as follows:
| College of Teachers | Eight | Three |
| College of Other Teachers | Eight | Three |
| College of Other Personnel | Four | Two. |
| College of Users | Six | Two. |
For sector 1 "teacher college", each list includes at least half of the representatives of the URCA and at least one representative of the other institutions, subject to existing pools.
For sector 1 "other colleges", each list includes at least half of the representatives of the UCA and at least two representatives of the other institutions.
For Sector 2, each list includes at least half of UTT representatives and at least one representative from other institutions.
Representatives of companies, territorial authorities, public institutions of inter-communal cooperation and associations are designated by the institutions concerned in accordance with the manner in which they determine. The parity between women and men appreciates, in accordance with regulatory provisions of the Education Code, on all external personalities.
With regard to ENSAM and EPF, only the personnel of the Champagne-Ardenne sites belong to the electoral colleges.
Article 9-3
Mandate
The term of office of directors of the board of directors shall be four years renewable once with the exception of the terms of reference of the representatives of the users appointed to two years.
The chairs, directors and their representatives shall be in Class 1 of the Board of Directors throughout their term of office.
When a member of the board of directors loses the quality for which he or she has been designated or when his or her seat becomes vacant for any cause, a new director shall be designated for the remainder of the term to be held.
Article 9-4
Attributions
The Board of Directors defines the policy of the University of Champagne. In this capacity, the Panel shall, inter alia, deliberate after notice of the Council of Members as specified in sections 10-2 and 10-4 on:
1° General guidance and annual programme of work of the University of Champagne;
2° The common part of the multi-year settlement contract with the State;
3° The general organization and operation of the University of Champagne, including the creation and suppression of its components;
4° The offer of training and diplomas from the University of Champagne;
5° Membership as a member of new higher education institutions or research organizations, its principle and terms;
6° The exclusion of a member, its principle and terms and conditions and the withdrawal of a member;
7° Any request for association to the COMUE within the meaning of theArticle L. 718-16 of the Education Codeits principle and its modalities;
8° The denunciation of an association convention, its principle and its terms;
9° The budget and its amendments, the financial account and the allocation of results;
10° The rules of procedure and its amendments;
11° The doctoral and training rules accredited by the institution;
12° The general terms and conditions of employment of the institution's staff, including contractual agents;
13° Digital issues and resources;
14° Acquisitions, alienations and exchanges of buildings;
15° leases and rentals of buildings;
16° The alienation of movable property;
17° Acceptance of gifts and bequests;
18° Participation in legal entities, including through the taking of participation and the creation of subsidiaries;
19° Contracts and conventions;
20° The legal actions, both in demand and in defence, the transactions and the use of arbitration in cases of disputes arising out of the execution of its contracts with foreign agencies;
21° The annual activity report, the social balance sheet and the disability master plan;
22° Election of the Chair of the Board of Directors;
23° The appointment of the Vice-President in charge of Digital Resources on the proposal of the Chairman of the Board of Directors after a simple majority vote of directors;
24° The establishment of any commission or committee that it considers useful or is proposed to it by the chair or chair, as these committees or committees are placed directly under its authority in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the rules of procedure;
25° The recommendations of the academic council having a financial impact;
26° The proposal to the Minister responsible for higher education and for any modification to these statutes;
27° The choice of a member public higher education institution whose disciplinary section is competent to examine the facts leading to prosecution, committed by teachers-researchers or teachers from a higher education institution or users, at the premises and premises of the University of Champagne.
The board of directors may delegate to the president all or part of its powers, in the materials mentioned from 14° to 20°. The Chairperson shall report, at the next sitting, on the decisions he made under that delegation.
The Chair may also receive delegation to make the budget changes:
1° The purpose of which is not to increase expenditures or transfers of credits between the operating, personnel and investments chapters;
2° The purpose of which is to allow the execution of conventions in accordance with the overall balance.
Article 9-5
Meetings - Decision-making
The Board of Directors shall meet at least twice a year on the convocation of its President, or at the request of at least half of the directors, under the conditions set out in the rules of procedure.
Permanent guests to the COMUE Board of Directors with advisory voice are the Director General of Services and the Accountant.
The Reims Academy Rector is a permanent guest on the Board of Directors of the COMUE.
Any person whose president wishes to collect the notice may attend the sessions of the board of directors with an advisory vote.
In particular, the President may invite a representative of a member when the member is particularly concerned with a matter or decision to be taken by the board of directors.
When the chair or chair cannot preside over a board meeting, his or her functions are performed by a Vice-Chair.
A director may give power to another administrator. No one can carry more than two proxys.
The procedure for convening and holding meetings of the board of directors is detailed in the rules of procedure.
The Board of Directors shall meet validly if the majority of the directors in office is present or represented or participate in the session by means of videoconferencing or electronic communication under conditions allowing the identification of these directors and their effective participation in a collegial deliberation. If the quorum is not reached, the board of directors is again convened on the same agenda within eight days. It then meets validly, regardless of the number of directors present or represented.
Each administrator has one voice. The deliberations are taken by a simple majority of directors present or represented. In the event of a vote-sharing, the president's vote is preponderant.
By exception to the foregoing, the absolute majority of directors in exercise is required to deliberate on the modification of these statutes, including membership, withdrawal or exclusion of a member.
In addition, a two-thirds majority of the current Professional staff is required to:
1° The adoption and amendment of the rules of procedure of the University of Champagne;
2° The association of higher education institutions or research organizations with the exception of higher education institutions under the sole guardianship of the Ministry of Higher Education, for which voting is carried out in accordance with the terms of common law described in this article.
The adoption or modification of the budget shall be voted in accordance with provisions of Article R. 719-68 of the Education Code, after agreement of each member concerned on his contribution.
Article 9-6
Presidency of the University of Champagne
Article 9-6 a
Election
The president is elected from among the professor-researchers, researchers or any other staff who teach in the COMUE.
The term is four years and renewable once.
The President shall be elected by a two-thirds majority of the members present or represented.
The President may exercise his term of office until 31 August following his sixty-eighth anniversary.
Article 9-6 b
Attributions
The Chair provides leadership within the direction defined by the Board of Directors. As such:
1° He chairs the Board of Directors, sets its agenda, prepares its deliberations and ensures its implementation;
2° It sets out the agenda of the meetings of the Council of Members;
3° It represents the establishment in justice and in all acts of civil life;
4° It prepares the budget and ensures its execution;
5° He is the order of expenditure and revenue;
6° It reports annually to the Board of Directors for the execution of the shares and its management;
7° It submits the rules of procedure for approval by the board of directors after prior notice of the board of members and ensures its implementation;
8° It has hierarchical authority over staff of the establishment and functional authority over officers designated by the members who perform all or part of their duties;
9° He is responsible for the proper functioning, respect for the order and security of the establishment;
10° It may propose to the board of directors the establishment of any commission or committee that it or it considers useful in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the rules of procedure;
11° He may exercise any mission delegated to him by deliberation of the board of directors;
12° He proposes to the Board of Directors the appointment of Vice-Presidents, including at least one Vice-President or Vice-President, responsible for digital resources, who or is appointed in accordance with the rules of procedure;
13° He may delegate part of his or her powers to the Vice-President(s) as well as to any person designated to carry out duties of responsibility within the University of Champagne within the limits and conditions determined by the rules of procedure and by the Board of Directors;
14° He proposes to the Minister responsible for higher education the appointment of the Director General of Services and the officials of the local departments and offices of the University of Champagne.
In the event that the President ceases to serve, for any reason, a new President shall be elected for the term of office of his remaining predecessor.
Article 10
Council of members
Article 10-1
Composition
The Council of Members shall convene a representative of each member of the University of Champagne, designated in accordance with the rules in force within each member.
When a member of the Council of Members loses the quality for which he or she has been designated or when his or her seat becomes vacant for any cause, a new member shall be designated under the same conditions and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the rules of procedure.
The associates shall participate in the council of members, without a deliberate vote, in accordance with the rules of procedure.
Article 10-2
Attributions
The Council of Members is associated with the preparation of the work and the implementation of the decisions of the Board of Directors and the advice of the Academic Council.
The Council of Members shall have a principal advisory role. As such, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the rules of procedure, the board of directors may be seized at any time on all or part of its deliberations. The Council of Members may also be seized by the Academic Council. By exception to the above, the board of directors must be systematically consulted by the board of directors prior to a presentation for deliberation of the board of directors on the following topics:
1° The definition of shared project;
2° The signing of the multi-year settlement contract;
3° General guidance and strategic plan of actions, means and structures;
4° The adoption or modification of the budget after agreement of each member concerned on its contribution;
5° Association of higher education institutions or research organizations;
6° Amendments to the statutes;
7° Approval of the common component of the multi-year contract.
Article 10-3
Meetings
The Council of Members meets at least twice a year on the convocation of its President who sets the agenda. It may also, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the rules of procedure, be convened at the request of at least one third of its members or at the request of the PPS on a specific agenda.
It is chaired by the Chairman of the Board of Directors who has no parliamentary voice.
The Accountant Officer and the President of the Academic Council may attend the meetings of the Council of Members without a deliberate vote.
When the chair cannot preside over a session of the Council of Members, his or her functions shall be performed by one of the members of the Council according to the conditions set out in the rules of procedure.
Members of the Council may give power to another member of the Council. No one can carry more than one proxy.
For any decision-making requiring a vote, the board shall meet validly if the majority of members are present or represented. If the quorum is not reached at the opening of the session, the board will be reconvened on the same agenda within eight days. It then meets validly, regardless of the number of members present or represented.
Article 10-4
Opinions and votes
Each member serving on the Council of Members has one vote. Members' advice is obtained by a simple majority, including the advice of PPSEs.
However, and in accordance with the legislation in force, a two-thirds majority opinion must be given on the following two points:
1° Amendments to the statutes;
2° Approval of the common component of the multi-year contract.
A two-thirds majority opinion, including the PPSA's favourable opinion, is given in one of the following three points:
1° The definition of shared project;
2° The signing of the multi-year settlement contract;
3° Policy directions and strategic plan for actions, means and structures.
Article 11
Academic Council
Article 11-1
Composition
The COMUE Academic Council comprises sixty-six members:
1° Seven representatives of the members of the University of Champagne, on the basis of a representative of each of the members designated by its Board of Directors or legislative body;
2° Twelve external personalities, including eight representatives of the socio-economic world (companies, competitiveness clusters, etc.), whose list is fixed by deliberation of the board of directors; and four personalities selected from the staff of the research bodies having partnership agreements with the COMUE or one of the members of the COMUE, designated as personal under the conditions provided for in the rules of procedure;
3° Thirty representatives of professor-researchers, teachers and researchers serving in the community or in the member institutions or both in the community and one of the member institutions, elected in two separate colleges as defined at theArticle D. 719-4 of the Education Code15 under College A and fifteen under College B;
4° Five representatives of other staff serving in member institutions or both in the community and one of the member institutions;
5° Twelve representatives of users who attend training in the community of universities and institutions or in a member institution.
The election is made for all staff and user representatives, by direct ballot of the list at a tower with proportional representation to the strongest remaining, possibility of incomplete lists and without dressing. Electoral sectors are established in colleges, under conditions provided for by the rules of procedure.
External personalities are designated in accordance with the obligation to ensure parity between women and men. This parity is appreciated on all external personalities sitting on the board.
With regard to ENSAM and EPF, only the personnel of the Champagne-Ardenne sites belong to the electoral colleges.
Article 11-2
Mandate of members and Chair of the Academic Council
The term of office of the members of the academic council is four years, with the exception of the elect of the users whose term is two years.
The presidents, directors and their representatives sit in category 1 of the academic council for the duration of their term.
The academic council elects within it its president, among the teachers-researchers and assimilated, with the absolute majority during a uninominal election with two rounds.
The term of office of the president of the academic council expires on the expiration of the term of office of the elected representatives of the academic council staff.
Article 11-3
Attributions
The academic council exercises the advisory role envisaged in theArticle L. 712-6-1 of the Education Code for the implementation of the skills transferred to the community of universities and institutions and gives an opinion on the shared project, the common part of the multi-year contract and the modalities of scientific and educational organization proposed by the office.
Article 11-4
Meetings - Decision-making
The academic council meets at least twice a year on the convocation of its president who sets the agenda. It may also, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the rules of procedure, be convened at the request of at least one third of its members on a specific agenda.
When the president cannot preside over a session of the academic council, his functions are performed by a vice-president of the academic council.
Members of the academic board may give power to another member of the board. No one can carry more than one proxy.
Article 12
Office
Placed under the authority of the Chair of the Board of Directors, the office is responsible for:
1° To conduct all preparatory work for the definition and implementation of the objectives, the general strategy, development of the strategic plan of actions, means and structures that decline the shared project;
2° To contribute to the implementation of all deliberations by the Board of Directors;
3° To contribute to the preparation of meetings of the Board of Directors and those of the Board of Members.
Members of the Bureau, in addition to the Chair:
1° The President of the Academic Council;
2° The Vice-President in charge of digital issues and resources;
3° Delegate Vice-Chairs whose designation by the Chair is approved by the Board of Directors.
Article 13
Steering Committee
The steering committee is an operational body that ensures regular and frequent contacts between representatives of each institution.
Without a decision-making role, it is in particular responsible for ensuring a smooth exchange of information among members about the lives of the institutions as well as ongoing files and projects. Without exclusivity, it promotes and monitors joint collaborations and projects, including through ongoing or planned actions within member institutions.
It consists of chairs or directors of member institutions or their representatives, as well as up to three other members of their establishments for PHPRs chosen according to their own rules.
It meets regularly, the frequency of meetings and its mode of operation are specified by the rules of procedure.
Article 14
Scientific and educational organization of the University of Champagne
As part of the implementation of the shared project, the office may propose to the Board of Directors the internal modalities of scientific and educational organization.
The proposals are submitted for advice to the academic council.
Article 15
Common departments and services
In order to carry out its mission, the University of Champagne organizes itself in the directions and services defined in the rules of procedure.
In this context, the University of Champagne can have clean staff.
The COMEU is subject to the provisions of the articles L. 719-4, L. 719-5 and R. 719-51 the Code of Education, as well as the provisions of Article L. 719-9 of the same Code relating to a posteriori financial control.
Article 16
Income
Revenues from COMUE can come from:
1° Contributions of any kind made by members;
2° State subsidies;
3° Subsidies from local authorities;
4° Resources from funding agencies for COMUE participation in national or international programmes;
5° Produces participation in the COMUE-specific continuing vocational training;
6° Produces contracts for research or enhancement of the research of the COMUE, including products of the exploitation of patents and licences under conditions defined in the rules of procedure;
7° Produces services of any kind;
8° Product of alienations;
9° Produces participations;
10° Gifts and bequests;
11° Other resources authorized by existing laws and regulations.
Article 17
Expenditure
The expenses of the COMUE include the costs of its own personnel, the equipment and operating expenses and, in general, all the expenses necessary for its activities.
The annual initial budget and revisions over the course of the year, subject to the Board of Directors' deliberation, must be balanced in revenues and expenditures.
Article 18
Accountant
On the proposal of the President of the COMUE, the accounting officer of the University of Champagne is appointed by joint order of the Minister in charge of higher education and the Minister in charge of the budget.
Article 19
Revision of statutes
In accordance withArticle L. 718-8 of the Education Code, the statutes are amended by deliberation of the Board of Directors of the COMUE by an absolute majority of the members in office after a favourable opinion of the Board of Members rendered by a two-thirds majority.
These revisions are approved by decree.
Rule 20
Conflict resolution procedure
The dispute resolution procedure is in place in the case of a negative vote of at least one of the members following a vote of the Council of Members on one of the five items, as defined in Article 10-4 of the present Statutes, which require a majority vote.
The implementation of the dispute resolution procedure suspends the process of transmitting the advice of the members' council to the board of directors for a period of three months during which a dialogue is organized within the board of members and each of the institutions. At the end of this period, the notice, in its initial form or as amended after consultation, is again subject to the vote of the Council of Members, before transmission to the Board of Directors of the COMUE. The advice of the Board of Members is mandatory on the Board of Directors' agenda for approval.
Following a positive vote by the Board of Directors of the University of Champagne on a notice of the Council of the members taken by a qualified two-thirds majority, the negative vote of the deliberative proceeding of a member results in its withdrawal from the COMUE, with the exception of the evolution of the scope of competence that requires a favourable opinion of all boards of directors of the member establishments in accordance with Article 8 of these statutes. The withdrawal is effective on the date of publication of the amended Statutes Decree.
Article 21
Rules of procedure
The rules of procedure are adopted or amended by the Board of Directors after a favourable opinion from the Council of Members and consultation with the Academic Council.
Article 22
Transitional measures
The statutes come into force on the first day of the month following their publication in the Official Journal of the French Republic.
The Council of Members shall be constituted within three months of the entry into force of the statutes.
At the same time, a provisional board of directors, composed of members of College 1 of the Board of Directors, shall be established and brought together.
Each institution designates its representatives on the terms and conditions it determines.
Members of the Provisional Board of Directors shall elect, under the conditions referred to in Article 9-6, a provisional President who shall take all necessary measures to the operation of the University of Champagne until the final constitution of the board of directors provided for in Article 9-1 of these Regulations. The members of the provisional board of directors shall remain in office until the designation of their successors made in accordance with these statutes.
The term of office of the President of the Provisional Board of Directors is terminated on the date of the first meeting of the Board of Directors, which he calls for the election of the President of the University of Champagne.
A transitional budget to ensure the first requirements of the current operation of the University of Champagne is decided by the Provisional Board of Directors, after advice from the Council of Members in accordance with Article 10-4 of these Regulations.
The Provisional Board of Directors shall, within a maximum period of three months from the publication of these Regulations, adopt a transitional rules of procedure to ensure the sole establishment of the Board of Directors and the Academic Council.
Upon the adoption of the provisional rules of procedure and pursuant to the provisional rules of procedure, the Chairman of the Provisional Board of Directors shall organize:
1° The elections of the directors mentioned in article 9 of the present statutes, within a maximum period of three months;
2° The elections of the members of the academic council within the same time.
The term of office of the administrators shall run from the first meeting convened for the election of the president of the University of Champagne.
During the eighteen-month period following the publication of the decree establishing the University of Champagne, the board of the assisted members of the steering committee is responsible for ensuring the establishment of the COMUE and its follow-up.
Done on May 19, 2015.
Manuel Valls
By the Prime Minister:
Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research,
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Minister of Finance and Public Accounts,
Michel Sapin
Minister of Culture and Communication,
Flower Pellerin
The Secretary of State in charge of the budget,
Christian Eckert
