Governance Board

Members

The Governance Board is composed by the Rectors/Presidents of all partners (overlapping with the LE), two representatives from the SA, one representative of the University APs, and the President of the QEB.

Role

The 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 MC
• recommendations from the QEB
• advice from the SA
• advice from the 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.