Editing VR/VP

== Vice Rectors-Presidents Boards and Steering Committees ==
Political boards comprising '''VR/VP''' are established to provide high-level oversight and strategic feedback while maintaining the established operational [[Structural_Viewpoint Work Packages]] and [[Task Teams|TTs]].

=== Specific tasks ===
* Providing political guidance to WP and TT co-leaders  
* Ensuring deployment of UNITA’s mission and vision and guiding strategy development  
* Providing strategic feedback on milestones and deliverables  
* Facilitating resolutions on academic issues escalated from the operational level  
* Ensuring continuous support to Rectors/Presidents in relation to UNITA governance  
* Creating a community of practice of VR/VPs actively involved in the Alliance  

=== Domains ===
The VR/VP Boards are formed around five strategic domains and related Tasks in the UNITA project:
* '''Education and Pedagogy Innovation''': initiatives like teaching enhancement and micro-credentials  
* '''Research and Innovation''': thematic research hubs, inter-territorial innovation, open science strategies  
* '''International Strategies and European values''': mobility strategies and international relations policies  
* '''Communities Building''': student and staff engagement, dissemination initiatives, cooperative models  
* '''Quality, Impact, and Sustainability''': quality assurance, financial sustainability, impact observatory efforts  

This structure fosters synergies across related Tasks and reduces the risk of isolated thinking in the current WP setup.

=== VR/VP Boards per strategic domain ===
==== Composition ====
Each VR/VP Board is composed of 12 VR/VPs representing all partner institutions and the specific domain experts. The full list for each board is available [here].

==== Meetings ====
* The five VR/VP Boards may convene independently for political discussions as needed.  
* Every three months, each Board holds a [[Steering Committee|Steering Committee]]—an enlarged meeting with the respective WP and TT co-leaders—via videoconference.  
* WP co-leaders initiate and chair the Steering Committees, gathering inputs from TT co-leaders.  
* Chairs for each domain:
  ** Education and Pedagogy Innovation – [[Work Package 3|WP3]] co-leaders  
  ** Research and Innovation – [[Work Package 4|WP4]] co-leaders  
  ** International Strategies and European values – [[Work Package 2|WP2]] co-leaders  
  ** Communities Building – [[Work Package 1|WP1]] co-leaders  
  ** Quality, Impact, and Sustainability – [[Work Package 5|WP5]] co-leaders  
* Meetings are scheduled on the [[UNITA Datacloud]] calendar; convocations always CC [[Task Team 1.1|TT1.1]] co-leaders, the [[Executive Coordinator|EC]], and the [[UNITA Offices|UOs]].  
* VR/VP Boards hold in-person sessions during UNITA Weeks and may optionally participate—onsite or online—during WP Staff Weeks.