The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: The Academy of Arts of Latvia Constitution article 1. 4 March 2003, the Latvian Academy of Arts in the constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of the Latvian Academy of Arts with this law is approved.
 
2. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put the Constitution of the Latvian Academy of arts.
The law adopted by the Parliament in June 19, 2003.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on July 1, 2003 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on July 2, 2003.
 
Approved by the Latvian Academy of Arts the constitutional meeting 4 March 2003, the Academy of Arts of Latvia Satversme preamble Latvian Art Academy is founded de jure 20 august 1919 with the Cabinet's decision. The official opening took place on 12 October 1921. The Latvian Academy of Arts (Academy) the first Constitution was adopted in 1924 7 February the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and proclaimed President Jānis čakste.
During the period from 1940 to 1942 the Academy has called for a National Art Academy, from 1944 to 1973 — on the Latvian State Academy of Arts, and from 1973 to 1988, of Theodore Zaļkaln State Art Academy.
With the decision of the Council of MINISTER in 1988 the Academy was restored the historic name: Latvian Academy of arts.
18 June 1992, the Constitution of the Academy (the second) was approved by the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council.
the 1999 Constitution of the Academy on 20 January, after coordination with the University Act, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (order No. 21).
 
I. General provisions 1. Latvian State Academy is founded the arts higher education, scientific research, innovation and cultural authority.
2. the objective of the Academy is the study process, which creates the preconditions of creativity development of Visual expression — in plastic arts, as well as basics and slant Visual plastic art, design and art science industry development in General.
3. the Academy is an autonomous institution of higher education with the right to independently develop their own Constitution and to determine the content and form: studying, research directions and their contents, in accordance with applicable laws.
4. The Academy's Constitution guarantees the statutory College for academic staff and student academic, research and artistic creativity.
5. the Academy has the right to set its own administrative, organizational and economic structure, and create manpower.
6. the Academy is a legal person; It has its own stamp with the Republic of Latvia the small coat-of-arms image and its own flag.
The Academy flag description: Obverse: green field grey ribbons and flame theme commit Blue Shield with a diagonal placement of logs (šķērsjosl) white. The name of the University shield the initials "LM". Earth shield: wall and the national flag colors of Ribbon, as well as a full University name "Latvian Art Academy".
Reverse: a green field yellow letters embroidered in Latin "nulla dies sine Linea" (no day without a line).
7. The Academy has the right to grant of professional qualifications, professional degrees, academic degrees and degrees for those students who have successfully passed the courses concerned.
8. The Academy shall have the right to independently work with foreign educational institutions, art institutions and other legal and natural persons.
9. the name of the Academy's foreign-language: English: Art Academy of Latvia;
German: Kunstakadem-Lettland;
French: L ' des beaux arts Academ-de la Anglais;
10. The Academy address: Official Boulevard 13, Riga, LV-1867, Latvia.
 
II. the management bodies of the Academy the Academy's top 11 collegiate representation and management institutions, and authority is the constituent Assembly, which defines the strategy of the Academy study, artistic creativity, scientific research and economic development.
12. The constitutional meeting shall elect from the professors and other academic staff, student and general staff for two years. The constitutional meeting, not less than 60% of academic staff and not less than 15% student representatives. The constitutional organ may withdraw its personnel group that elected him. The constitutional meeting may be convened the Rector or the Senate not less frequently than once a year.
13. The constitutional meeting chaired by Chairman of the constituent Assembly members elected by secret ballot. Constituent Assembly, elected by secret ballot vote, also Deputy Chairman of the constituent Assembly and Secretary. The election procedure and the action is determined by the constituent Assembly statute that constituent Assembly adopt its mandate.
14. The constitutional meeting: 14.1. adoption and amendment of the Constitution of the Academy;
14.2. the election and abolished the Academy Rector;
14.3. listen to the Rector's report;
14.4. the Senate approved, the Audit Commission and the arbitration rules;
14.5. elected by the Senate and repealed its members;
14.6. elected by the Audit Commission and the Arbitration Board and their members;
14.7. Approves the Statute of the Administrative Commission;
14.8. performs other functions provided for in the Constitution.
15. The Senate of the Academy is the Academy staff collegiate leadership and authority to develop and approve procedures and rules to all Academy — scope of artistic creativity to work, research work, business activities, etc. and run the Academy study process.
16. The Senate of the Academy: 16.1 and Associate Professor Professor, no less than 50 percent;
16.2. learners who shall be elected by the Academy's student authority, not less than 15 percent.
17. The Senate election procedures, principles of operation and competence determined by the constituent Assembly approved regulations.
18. The Senate: 18.1. the review and approval of programmes;
18.2. approve all the Academy's regulations, reorganize and eliminated, the Academy departments;
18.3. Approves the procedures and rules governing all activities of the Academy;
18.4. the establishment of the Commission and the Council and separate issues;
18.5. the constitutional meeting other specific functions.
19. According to the Statute for members and Senators with the constitutional vote of the meeting shall be appointed for a term of three years.
20. The Senate makes decisions by simple majority of the total number of senators.
21. The Academy is an advisor to the Convention who shall advise the Senate and Rector of the Academy's development strategy, and it is right to raise the matter of the constitutional meeting and in the Senate.
22. the Convention founding Advisor of the Academy according to the initiative of the Senate of the Academy term not exceeding three years. Advisor to the Convention chaired by the President.
23. the Advisor rules the Convention approved by the Senate.
24. The Rector of the Academy implemented the overall administrative management and without special authorisation shall represent the Academy.
25. Academy Rector elected by the professors. The Rector is elected by the constituent Assembly of the Academy for five years, and no more than two times in a row, according to the Academy's Senate adopted rules for the election of the Rector and competency.
26. The Academy's constituent Assembly elected Rector confirms the Cabinet of Ministers.
27. The Rector the University promotes staff development and provide academic staff and student academic freedom. The Rector is responsible for the activities of the Academy: 27.1. compliance with law, other laws and the Constitution of the Academy;
27.2. The Academy of education, being conducted scientific research and artistic creativity;
27.3. The Academy for the national budget, as well as the lawful property of the Academy, and targeted use of economic, is responsible for the financial activities of the Academy.
28. The Rector may propose the abolition of the Senate. The Rector's abolition requires at least 50% of the votes from the Academy's constituent Assembly total votes.
29. Administrative staff — Vice Rector, the deans and Administrative Department Manager — proposed by the Rector.
30. Administrative staff approved by a Senate vote. Each administrative unit governed by the regulations approved by the Senate.
31. the term of Office of the Vice Rector is appropriate for the Rector's term of Office. Vice Rector out of direct control of the Rector of the Academy in the absence of the Rector's order accordingly.
32. The constitutional meeting of the Academy for two years, by secret vote, elected by the Audit Commission. The Audit Commission may not be representative of administrative staff. The Audit Commission is entitled to check the Academy financial and operational compliance with existing laws and the Constitution of the Academy.
33. the Commission shall be chaired by the Chairman, who shall report to the Senate on the work of the Commission at least every year. The Audit Commission's decisions may be appealed to the Senate.
34. The Academy is arbitration, which, by secret vote, elected by the constituent Assembly of the Academy for two years of academic personnel according to the universities Act.
35. The Tribunal hears: 21.8. student and academic staff applications for academic freedom set out in the Constitution and the law, restrictions and violations;
35.2. disputes between the officials of the Academy, as well as between departments, located in the connecting relations.

36. Arbitration decisions, subject to the approval of the Senate, runs the Academy administration. The Tribunal's decisions may be appealed before the constitutional meeting.
37. the members of the Tribunal on their activities in response to the constitutional meeting.
38. at the initiative of the employer, they may be exempted from work only with the consent of the constituent Assembly.
39. the Administrative Commission is an advisory body of the Academy, collegiate, which is up for regular operational and management issues of the Academy.
40. The Administrative Commission of the Academy is established by the decision of the Senate and its term of Office corresponds to the Senate term.
41. The Administrative Commission is headed by a Rector and includes: 25.5. Vice Rector;
41.2. Dean and prodekān;
41.3. Studio Manager/supervisor;
25.7. Financial Director/Director;
25.8. HR Manager/leader.
42. the Council of the Academy is a consultative body of the Academy, which is made up of content and study process and its proposed decisions are pending in the Senate.
43. The Academy's study, the Council is established by the decision of the Senate and its term of Office corresponds to the Senate term.
44. study of the Academy Council chaired by the President, and includes all of the Academy's study and research sectors and sub-sectors, with the research work of the Department and of related heads of not less than 15% student representatives.
 
III. The Academy's departments, colleges, institutions and companies in 45. the structure of the Academy: 45.1. the Department;
45.2. the workshop (Professor);
45.3. Workshop (Professor);
28.2. the Faculty;
28.3. Chapter;
45.6. scientific laboratory;
28.4. the Institute;
28.5. branch.
46. the establishment of departments of the Academy reorganization and liquidation conditions, activities, and tasks determined by the Senate approved departmental regulations.
47. the Department is a Department of the Academy, which represent the approved field of study specific areas of expertise and specialisation courses combine the implementation of the academic staff of the Academy.
48. the main task of the Department is to build the Academy level and objectives of study programmes, ensure the realization and control of specialization within their competence, the development of study programmes and study the entire Academy process.
49. The Department is headed by a head of Department, who is responsible to the Rector of the Senate and their specialization programs or on your field of study programs: 30.5. compliance with the Academy courses;
30.6. Coherence with Department staff to individual programs.
50. the head of Department is responsible for the disposal of the Department and the responsible materials use of livestock studies.
51. the Department regulates the Senate approved rules that define the Department's creation: 51.1. principles, objectives, activities, rights and obligations;
51.2. The Department for the administration of the required academic and professional criteria;
51.3. the three years of the Chair's term of Office and election procedures;
51.4. Chair's approval or cancellation procedures in the Senate.
52. The Academy's workshop is a course of study, the Department of innovation and research, which has created a specific academic and professional educational objectives art.
53. the Workshop provides the art industry professional and academic development of study Diploma student of Visual plastic art and Design Studio directions.
54. the master's workshop is in the plastic arts or Visual design direction for the bachelor study programme and the research work of single expression of art funds raised and the explosion of ideas.
55. the main task of the workshop is to provide student-person customised development through concrete, specific innovation studies and their unity with the research sector.
56. the workshop courses have a minimum duration of 1 year.
57. the Workshop run by the Senate approved, elected the Academy's Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, who is responsible to the Rector and the Senate about his guided workshop programme content and quality of the studies.
58. a workshop governed by regulations approved by the Senate, which States: the creation of Landscape principles 58.1.;
58.2. Landscape types and the role of the Academy's student body;
58.3. Workshop for the conduct of the required academic and professional criteria;
58.4. the Workshop duration;
58.5. Workshop driving suspension arrangements in the Senate.
59. The Academy's workshop is the Department that has been created with the aim to organize specialisation courses in Visual plastic art and design direction, their specialisation in practical or technological aspects.
60. The workshop headed by the Professor, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, who personally is responsible to the head of Department or head of Department, she led a workshop on programme content and quality of the studies. Workshop management period may not exceed five years.
61. A workshop governed the Senate approved rules that govern: the creation of the workshop principle 61.1.;
61.2. types of Workshop and the role of the Academy's student body;
38.1. the conduct of a workshop of the required academic and professional criteria;
61.4. Workshop approval or cancellation of driving the agenda in the Senate.
62. the Faculty's Department of the Academy, which combines specialization departments of creativity and research. The main task of the Department is to organize and manage the process of study and study program of General and academic part of special parts.
63. The Department headed by the Dean, who is personally responsible for the Senate and Rector of the Academy for his work on the unit. The Dean shall be elected for a term not exceeding five years, but not more than two times in a row.
64. School governed by the Senate approved Charter that defines the 64.1. creating Faculty: principles;
64.2. the role of the Faculty Academy student body;
64.3. Department approval or cancellation procedures in the Senate.
65. The Academy's scientific laboratory is the Department, whose main task is to research opportunities for the operation of the Academy of plastic arts, Visual design, the art of science and cultural theory.
66. the scientific laboratories governed by the Senate approved rules that define: 66.1. Scientific laboratories creation principles;
66.2. the role of the scientific laboratories the Academy study, artistic creativity and research in the structure of the work;
66.3. Scientific laboratories to conduct necessary scientific and professional criteria, and five years of driving;
66.4. the head of the scientific laboratory confirmation or cancellation of order in the Senate.
67. The Department is the Department of study of the Academy, which was created to organize the student study groups and where studies and research in specific specialization in Visual plastic art, design, art, science and culture theory studies.
68. The Department headed by Professor elected, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, who is responsible to the Senate and Rector of his study of the section quality, organizational compliance with the Constitution of the Academy of work, as well as timely and accurate with studying the provision of related information for the management of the Academy.
69. The Department regulates the Senate approved rules that define: create section 69.1 of the principles, objectives, activities, rights and obligations;
EB 69.2. role of the Department the Academy student body;
69.3. Department for driving the necessary academic and professional criteria;
69.4. within three years of the term of Office and election procedures;
69.5. Division Head approval or cancellation procedures in the Senate.
70. the Institute is a Department of the Academy, which formed on the Academy's research, academic and professional potential of the base and participate in the implementation of the programmes of study of the Academy.
71. the activities of the Institute of the Academy's main role is to promote and develop scientific research in art science and cultural theory, Visual plastic art and design studios, as well as to the cultural processes and the labour market research related work. The Institute's activities is the Senate approved the Institute's Charter which States: 71.1. Institute principles, objectives, activities, rights and obligations;
71.2. the financing arrangements of the Institute;
71.3. the management of the Institute the necessary academic, scientific and professional criteria;
71.4. driving Institute approval or cancellation procedures in the Senate.
72. The affiliate is the Department that is spatially separated from the Academy and the Academy implemented accredited study programmes. The Academy branch, reorganize and start clearing the Senate of the University in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. Academy affiliate run by the Branch Manager, acting on the basis of a mandate issued by the Academy. Branch Manager shall be elected for a term not exceeding five years, but not more than two times in a row.
73. The branch shall adopt regulations governing the Senate: 73.1. creating and closing of the branch;
73.2. Branch objectives, activities, rights and obligations;

74. for the attainment of the objectives of the Academy, the Senate may establish colleges, institutions and enterprises with independent legal person status. The Statute shall be adopted by the Senate. Colleges implemented the first level professional higher education programs and give the student the opportunity to get a fourth level of professional qualification. First level professional higher education program (hereinafter, the college program) acquire the persons who completed their secondary education. College of the programme is 2 to 3 years.
 
IV. staff of the Academy, the rights and obligations of the staff of 75. Academy: 75.1. elected academic staff;
75.2. the General staff of the Academy, which is the main location of the Academy;
75.3. full-time undergraduate, graduate student named, PhD.
76. The Academy staff rights and obligations is to promote study and research in the Academy, in the performance of their direct duties of work and study, as well as participation in the Academy's administration and self-government institutions, according to the Academy's constitutional arrangements for the meeting, and the applicable regulatory enactments.
77. The Academy's staff of their duties and for the constituent Assembly and Senate approved internal rules compliance is directly responsible to the head of department concerned. Academy staff are obliged to report to the Senate, if the Senate requires it.
78. The Academy's academic staff consists of: 78.1. Professor, associated Professor;
78.2. Assistant Professor, leading researchers;
78.3. lecturers, researchers;
78.4. Assistant.
79. The academic staff shall carry out the student training and research work of art, design, art, science and cultural theory.
80. Academic staff workload and tasks the student education and management work of research, artistic creation, scientific research and the development of quality evaluation of the sector, according to the existing laws, the Senate adopted the regulations on academic posts and on the assignment requirements.
81. Academic staff remuneration principles determined by the Senate of the Academy, but the wage rate may not be less than the Cabinet set rates of pay.
82. The Academy's academic staff, country, laid down the General rules of the Latvian University research activities shall be entitled to: 82.1. Annual paid leave of eight weeks.
82.2. Every six years — paid six calendar months research leave from work.
82.3. Once get paid three months long study leave for the preparation of the thesis.
Associate Professor 82.4. Professor or Assistant Professor in one election at a time — to unpaid leave of up to 24 months, to work as a visiting guest lecturer or in other universities.
83. The Academy works for the Betterment of the Council. Its mission is the Academy's academic staff qualifications, scientific research, creative and pedagogical work, assessment and award of degree of doctor.
84. Like the Academy of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor and administrative positions (Rector, Vice Rector, Dean) can take according to the existing laws and the Constitution of the Academy.
85. Through open competition to the Academy, Professor or Associate Professor position, is created in the Art Academy of science, Professor of art industry Council (the Council, Professor). Professor of the Academy Council composed of two-thirds is the Academy's professors, one third of the industry's professional associations of professors and representatives who do not work in the Academy.
86. Assistant Professor, lecturer, and researcher Assistant positions may elect a person according to the laws and regulations.
87. the regulations on academic positions, according to the laws develop and adopt the Senate of the Academy.
88. the Rector of the Academy has the right to enter into individual contracts with the retired academic staff, Government or other funding, as well as to contract specific studies, intending to determine the qualifications of the person concerned accordingly.
89. The Senate of the Academy has the right to grant Emeritus Professor title of retired Academy professors or associate professors on the special contribution to the arts, culture and higher education.
90. The Academy Professor has his own art, design, cultural theory or science sector internationally recognized expert who performed the modern University objectives and level, individual-oriented research in artistic creation, design, cultural theory or science, in order to ensure a high quality of teaching service.
91. in the Office of Professor of the Academy elect the person that artistic innovation or scientific research results meet the Academy's Senate adopted rules for academic posts and University legal requirements.
92. The Academy Professor elected by way of open competition for six years and the Rector concluded with their contract, according to the existing laws.
93. the election of the Professor acquires rights to drive research and educational work in his specialty, the plastic arts, Visual design, art, science and cultural theory or academic study of art direction.
94. The Academy is Associate Professor of art, design theory or science of culture sector internationally recognized expert who performed the modern university level and objectives of research in artistic creation, design or science, in order to ensure a high quality of teaching service.
95. The Academy's Associate Professor appointment may elect a person whose artistic innovation or scientific research results meet the Academy's Senate adopted rules for academic posts and University legal requirements.
96. Associate Professor elected by way of open competition for six years and concluded with the Academy their agreement in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
97. the election to the post of Associate Professor WINS right to drive research and educational work in his specialty, the plastic arts, Visual design, art, science and cultural theory or academic study of art direction.
98. Assistant Professor of the Academy is recognized expert in plastic arts, Visual design, the art of science and cultural theory, who performs artistic innovation or research in your specialty.
99. the post of Assistant Professor of the Academy may elect a person whose artistic innovation or research results meet the Academy's Senate adopted rules for academic posts and legislative requirements.
100. the election to the post of Assistant Professor acquires rights to drive research and educational work in his artistic creativity (plastic arts or Visual design) or the art of science and cultural theory in the specialty.
101. The Academy Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in the number of places under the law and according to the procedures laid down in the Constitution of the Academy determine the Senate.
102. The Academy's lecturers, assistants, leading researchers and scholars pursuing research and educational work in his artistic creativity (plastic arts or Visual design) or the art of science and cultural theory in the specialisation.
103. The General Staff Academy (the training of administrative staff, support staff, technical and business personnel) are hired and fired from work in accordance with the Academy's Constitution and existing laws.
104. the right to study in the Academy is every citizen of Latvia, as well as persons whose right to study at a University prescribed by existing laws.
105. Imatrikulēt are students who have met: 105.1. Ministry of education and science developed the General admission;
105.2. requirements which shall be established and adopted by the Senate of the Academy and are matched by the higher education Council.
106. The State budget paid study seats in the Academy is determined in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
107. The Academy's students are awarded scholarships. The conditions for the granting of scholarships and the receiving order is determined by the Academy, the Senate adopted the Charter, pursuant to the procedure laid down in the Law School.
108. the amount of the tuition fee for the relevant courses in the current year of study and study the conditions of the fee determined by the Academy, the Senate approved rules.
109. The Academy students who have suspended studies, has the right to resume their studies according to the rules adopted by the Senate of the Academy on the student's status.
110. A Person may be excluded from the student list, if it does not fulfil its contractual obligations, the time limits laid down is carried out the study tasks, or is not passed the tests or studies also violated the Academy's internal rules.
111. persons excluded from the student list Vice-Rector of the Academy is carried out. Appeals of the Academy for the Senate.
112. the Academy students have the authority, acting in accordance with the law and the University Senate approved the regulations of the Academy.

113. Higher professional education test for the assessment of State Senate creates a State examination Commission. Academic program assessment final examination the Senate creates: Bachelor study programme — academic attestation Commission, but the Masters program, in attestation Commission.
114. The Academy's study programme is planned, in accordance with the laws and Constitution of the Academy according to the respective study programme objectives, tasks and studies the nature of the load.
115. The Academy student relationship with the mandatory national service shall be determined by applicable laws.
 
V. the Academy property, budget and economic activity, the Academy may have 116. land, movable, immovable and intellectual property, cash in Latvia and abroad in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. The Academy do with your property specified in the Constitution. The Academy's possession or use of the released State property management order is determined and this property is controlled by the authorities of the country concerned in accordance with the legislation.
117. The Academy's financial assets consist of: 117.1. State budget grant from the general revenue;
117.2. own revenue: 117.2.1. income from the payment of tuition;
    117.2.2. income from economic activities;
117.3. legal person donations and gifts with the specified purpose or without it;
117.4. other legislation provided for funding.
118. the financial resources of the Academy structure and determine the use of the Senate of the University in accordance with the law, but the execution of the budget controlled by the Audit Commission. Financial accounting and accounting of the funds of the Academy shall keep under the law "on accounting" and other regulatory conditions.
119. Financing of the property by natural or legal persons give individual programme and for the implementation of measures, the Academy served directly to the Department, the natural or legal person, in the exercise of the relevant programme or activity.
120. In carrying out its tasks, the Academy shall have the right in Latvia and abroad perform the following actions: 120.1. conclude agreements with natural and legal persons, as well as other legal acts in accordance with the laws and regulations and in accordance with the objectives of the Academy;
120.2. the invitation to tender, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property, different things according to the Constitution of the Academy operational objectives;
120.3. the Academy profile according to business, where income is included in the budget of the Academy in its development, as well as to invest the funds in other businesses obtained according to the objectives of the Academy.
121. The Academy has the right to receive tax relief under the legislation. It is exempt from customs taxes and duties, as well as from taxes on the import of materials and equipment in the laws in the cases provided for.
 
Vi. adoption and amendment of the Constitution of the Academy reorganization or liquidation 122. Constitution of the Academy may be adopted or amended by the decision of the constituent Assembly.
123. the Constitution of the Academy and the amendments shall enter into force after being approved by the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia.
124. the decision on reorganization or liquidation of the Academy shall be adopted by the Cabinet Minister of education and science, which shall be added to the proposal of the Academy reorganization or liquidation projects, as well as the opinion of the Council of higher education.