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== Members ==
The Governance Board is composed by the Rectors/Presidents of all partners (overlapping with the [[Conseil Stratégique of the LE|LE]]), two representatives from the [[Students' Assembly|SA]], one representative of the University [[Associated Partners|APs]], and the President of the [[Quality and Evaluation Board|QEB]].

== Role ==
The '''[[Governance Board|GB]]''' is the final decision-maker of the Alliance. It is responsible for the overall steering of the UNITA and constellation projects, strategic and political decision-making, and budget decisions, based on:
* reports from the [[Management Committee|MC]]
* recommendations from the [[Quality and Evaluation Board|QEB]]
* advice from the [[Students' Assembly|SA]]
* advice from the [[Associated Partners|APs]]

It guarantees coherence among the UNITA constellation projects.

== Frequency ==
The GB meets once per semester; at least one meeting per year takes place in person, rotating among the full partner universities.

== Responsibilities ==
* Defining overall strategy and validating the implementation roadmap for UNITA and its constellation projects.
* Monitoring outcomes and shared strategies with socio-economic and local authority partners.
* Guiding and promoting successful project execution at a strategic level, keeping efforts aligned with the Alliance’s scope.
* Making strategic and political decisions, including approving UNITA’s extensions to other strategic academic and non-academic partners; authorizing high-impact plan deviations and scope changes; and deciding on major recommendations.
* Approving and signing-off management deliverables regarding quality, delivery and closing (based on QEB recommendations for actions under the responsibility of the MC).
* Arbitrating conflicts and negotiating solutions to escalated issues.

== Voting rules and quorum ==
* The GB shall not deliberate or decide validly unless two-thirds (2/3) of its Members are present or represented (quorum).
* Each Member present or represented has one vote.
* Decisions require a two-thirds (2/3) majority of votes cast.
* Proposals must be submitted in writing by a GB member at least 15 days before the meeting.