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Article 3 – Persons and Bodies Competent in Teaching and Educational Matters

By juhaszildiko
Semmelweis University Organizational and Operational Regulations
– Part III. Student Standards –
Chapter III.2. Study and Examination Regulations

3. Bodies Responsible for Educational Affairs

Article 3 [Persons and Bodies Competent in Teaching and Educational Matters]

(1) The Senate
a) approves the training program of the university,
b) approves the curriculum in the case of an inter-faculty training

(2) The Rector
a) approves the academic calendar by 31 May each year, after seeking the opinion of the faculties and the Student’s Union,
b) may allow three days’ study break per academic year, after consultation with the Deans.

(3) The Faculty Council

  1. determines the curriculum of the specialization,
  2. determines the order of specialization and sub-specialization choice if it is not within the frame of the admission procedure,
  3. decides on the establishment, suspension and cancellation of subjects, and approves the course syllabus and decides on the modification of the course syllabus,
  4. proposes the content of the curriculum to the Senate in the case of inter-faculty trainings,
  5. approves – at intervals of not more than three years – the list of persons who may be nominated as chairpersons and members of the Final Examination Boards.

(4) The Dean

  1. may declare the requirement of a minimum number of students for the announcement of the subjects in a specialization module,
  2. in agreement with the Rector, may allow three days’ study break per academic year,
  3. if the conditions laid down in these Regulations are fulfilled, may oblige the educational-research unit to announce a course,
  4. makes recommendations to the Faculty Council regarding the Program Director and the Specialization Director,
  5. permits taking examinations and comprehensive examinations outside the campus,
  6. permits the participation of other teachers, researchers, lecturers, clinical chief physicians as examiners at comprehensive examinations,
  7. is responsible for the organization of the final examination, appointing the chairperson and the members of the Final Examination Board among the persons selected by the Faculty Council,
  8. specifies the exact date of each part of the final examination within the final examination period.

(5) In cases when an institute which is not part of a faculty organizes trainings, the director of the independent institute, together with the head of the Department of Education Management, shall decide on academic and examination matters relating to postgraduate specialization trainings, as defined in these Regulations.

(6) The Program Director

  1. may, in the case of a declaration of admission – in case of a dentistry training, with the approval of the Studies and Examinations Committee –, permit the student to complete the practice placement period at another domestic university, at their clinics or at a foreign health institution,
  2. allows the participation of an external thesis consultant in the preparation of the thesis,
  3. approves in the case of trainings of András Pető Faculty, the completion of the practice placement period at domestic professional services, travelling conductor and health care institutions; or such domestic institutions that offer conductive education and employ conductors; or such foreign educational institutions that offer conductive education, employ conductors or apply conductive education adapted for their own systems

(7) The Occupational Health Service

  1. organizes the obligatory occupational medical examinations preceding the practice placement period. These examinations are the occupational, professional, personal hygiene examinations and examintaions required for persons working in health care that are determined by the Faculty in line with legal requirements (In the Regulations all of these or any of these will be referred to as an occupational health assessment.),
  2. keeps an up-to-date record of the need for, and the participation at an occupational health assessment and of the presentation of the documents proving the aptitude (including Hepatitis vaccines), including registration of the validity of the compulsory occupational health assessment and Hepatitis vaccines in the NEPTUN,
  3. ensures that the details of the occupational health assessment are published on the website of the relevant faculty in accordance with the law, for each training program until the beginning of the last examination period before each academic year.

(8) The Studies and Examinations Committee

  1. approves individual study schedules,
  2. manages late de-registration of a student from a semester for which they have previously registered (i.e., declaration of a student’s semester to be inactive after the deadline of de-registration),
  3. approves of visiting student legal status,
  4. approves of examinations and approves of examinations outside the examination period in justified exceptional cases,
  5. considers requests for special permissions,
  6. approves of transfer among programs/specializations, faculties or institutions,
  7. manages proceedings in other academic issues,
  8. performs other tasks specified in other legal acts, university regulations or faculty regulations,
  9. proposes regulations for the process of specialization or sub-specialization choice,
  10. conducts the process of specialization or sub-specialization choice, and classifies the students to these if they have not been already classified during the admission procedure.

(9) The Credit Transfer Committee is responsible for

  1. decision-making on individual credit transfer issues,
  2. performing preparatory tasks in matters of consultation, organization and regulation.

(10) The student:

  1. is responsible for: enrolling/registering for training, monitoring and adhering to applicable deadlines,
  2. shall make their payments on time if they are obliged to pay fees,
  3. is responsible for the registration to the subjects announced for the program, within the time limit laid down in the calendar of the academic year, taking into account the prerequisite schedule,
  4. should notify the Registrar’s Office at the Directorate of International Studies of changes to their data by recording them to the NEPTUN within eight days after the change,
  5. shall substantiate their request regarding educational and examinational issues (depending on the nature of the request) and has to duly justify and certify the content of such request.

(11) Student Rights: When a student is in active training during a specific training period, they are entitled to the following:

  1. depending on their academic progress, to register for subjects specified in the curriculum and to take the examination of these subjects,
  2. to visit university facilities (library, cultural and sports facilities) which are accessible to students,
  3. to use student advocacy services,
  4. to be a member of Students’ Scientific Association (TDK) bodies,
  5. to use a student card proving an active student legal status,
  6. to apply for a university grant if they are on (partial) state-scholarships.