THE CONSTITUTION OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY

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1 THE CONSTITUTION OF TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Page General 2 Board of Governors 3 The Senate 13 The Steering Committee 24 The Executive Council 25 Managing Board 34 The President 34 The Rector 38 Deans 41 Heads of Academic Units 44 Additional Office bearers 49 General Provisions 52 Transitional Provisions 56 The updated version of the Constitution was approved by the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University at its meeting on May 25, Sections that were modified after May 25, 2005, have the date of modification appearing above them.

2 2 GENERAL 1. Tel Aviv University (hereinafter the "University") is a legally recognized institution for higher education, whose aim is to promote and develop education, instruction and research in all fields of science and culture The University strives to create a culture of equality and an environment of teaching, study and research, free of bias and discrimination, without differentiation by reason of religion, race and gender. 2.2 The University is founded on the principle of academic freedom. 3. The University is a corporate entity pursuant to the Council for Higher Education Law, , and it shall be capable of suing and being sued, of acquiring, possessing and disposing of property, entering into contracts, and taking part in any legal or other proceedings. 4. The University shall be empowered to engage in research, instruction, and any activity for the advancement and dissemination of science and culture, and in particular: 4.1 To establish, maintain and administer educational and research units, institutes, laboratories, hospitals, publishing houses, libraries, collections and museums, botanical and zoological gardens and sporting facilities, and to engage in all scientific, educational, administrative or managerial activities requisite therefor; 4.2 To establish programs for research and instruction, methods of instruction and study, and rules for the admission of students; 4.3 To employ a staff of academic and administrative personnel, both permanent and temporary; to appoint teachers, researchers and administrators, and to determine their ranks; 4.4 To make academic appointments and award academic degrees, diplomas and certificates; 4.5 To confer honorary degrees and other honors in special circumstances; 4.6 To award scholarships, grants and prizes; 4.7 To cooperate with other institutions of research and instruction, to associate with them or to incorporate them; 4.8 To publish and use the results of research in any manner; 4.9 To encourage and organize educational activities for the general public; 4.10 To prescribe rules and procedures for all its units and institutions, and to supervise discipline among its personnel and students;

3 To encourage sport and recreational activities and any other activities for the advancement of the health, well-being and comfort of its personnel and students; 4.12 To establish and participate in associations, corporations, trusts and funds; 4.13 To receive allocations, grants, gifts, donations, bequests and loans; 4.14 To collect tuition fees and other charges for research, instruction or any other service rendered. 5. The University shall comprise primary and secondary research and instruction units - including faculties, schools, divisions, departments, institutes - and any other institutions as set forth in section 4.1. BOARD OF GOVERNORS ( ) 6.1 The Board of Governors is the highest authority of the University. ( ) 6.2 The Board of Governors is a self governing body, and shall act within the powers and authorities conferred upon it under this Constitution. 6.3 The Composition of the Board of Governors: The Board of Governors shall be comprised of members who are Israeli residents (hereinafter "Israeli members") and of members from abroad. The term of office of each and every member of the Board of Governors shall be two years. 6.4 ( ) ( ) The Board of Governors may determine, from time to time, the number of its members. 6.5 ( ) The Board of Governors shall determine, from time to time, the prerequisites required for membership in the Board of Governors ( ) ( ) ( ) The number of Israeli members of the Board of Governors shall not be more than 50% (fifty per cent) of the total number of members of the Board of Governors. Up to 1/4 (one quarter) of the Israeli members shall be members of the academic staff of the University (hereinafter "Academic Members"), elected by the Senate.

4 4 7.2 The elected Israeli members of the Board of Governors whose term of office expires shall be eligible for re-election for an additional term of office, and similarly thereafter without limitation. 7.3 ( ) ( ) At every ordinary session of the Board of Governors, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall present the recommendations of the Nominations Committee for the Israeli candidates who are not academic members proposed as members. At every ordinary session of the Board of Governors, the Senate shall submit the list of academic staff members chosen as members of the Board of Governors. The Israeli members of the Board of Governors, who are not academic members, shall be elected by open ballot (by a show of hands). The candidates who receive the largest number of votes shall be elected to the Board of Governors. The Chairperson of the Board of Governors may announce the holding of a secret ballot ( ) Should the seat of an Israeli member of the Board of Governors who is not an academic member remain unfilled or become vacant prior to the expiry of its term due to death, resignation or any other reason, the Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors or the President, may elect a new member to fill such place, until the ordinary session that immediately follows said election. Should the seat of an Israeli academic member of the Board of Governors remain unfilled or become vacant, the Senate may elect a new member to fill such place. For the purpose of this section, a seat on the Board of Governors shall become vacant if a member of the academic staff is no longer a member of that staff At every ordinary session, the Board of Governors shall decide whether to ratify the election of new Israeli members who are not academic members who were elected by the Executive Council since the last session ( ) The Israeli members who are not academic members elected by the Executive Council and ratified as stated in section above, shall serve for a period starting on the date of their election and expiring two years after the ratification of their election by the Board of Governors.

5 The academic members elected by the Senate shall serve for a period starting on the date of their election and expiring two years from the session of the Board of Governors at which notice of their election has been given The Board of Governors, upon recommendation of the Nominations Committee, shall elect new members from abroad for a term of office, and may re-elect members from abroad whose term of office expires, for additional terms of office without limitation. 8.2 ( ) Without derogating from the provisions of section 8.1 above, new members from abroad may be elected to the Board of Governors by a resolution of the Executive Council on the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors or the President. At every ordinary session, the Board of Governors shall decide whether to ratify the election of new members from abroad elected since the last session of the Board of Governors. The members from abroad who are elected pursuant to a resolution of the Executive Council and ratified as stated, shall hold office from the date of their election and up to the end of two years from the date of ratification of their election by the Board of Governors. 9.1 ( ) ( ) The Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the President, the Chairperson of the Executive Council, the Rector and the Pro-Rector, shall be members ex officio of the Board of Governors and of each of its committees, except the Standing Committee established under section 13.5 of this Constitution. 9.2 The Faculty Deans shall be members ex officio of the Board of Governors. 9.3 ( ) Members of the Board of Governors serving ex officio pursuant to this section shall not be included in the roster of Israeli members and the members from abroad, mentioned in section 7 hereof. 9.4 ( ) Academic staff members of the University that serve on the Board of Governors shall not exceed the number of academic staff members mentioned in section 7.1 of the Constitution, and shall not exceed the number of office bearers mentioned in section 9 of the Constitution. The number of additional employees of the University who are not part of the academic staff of the University shall not exceed 5% of the members of the Board of Governors

6 6 9.5 ( ) ( ) Members of the various unions at the University (such as the Administrative Workers Union, the Senior Academic Staff Union and the Junior Academic Staff Union) shall not serve as members of the Board of Governors 10. Chairperson of the Board of Governors, his Deputy Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons 10.1 ( ) The Chairperson of the Board of Governors will be appointed for a term of office of four (4) years, and at the end of his term of office the Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall be eligible for re-appointment for one additional period of four (4) years. In such a case, a Search Committee will be established whose recommendation will be brought for the approval of the Board of Governors, as stated in section ( ) In exceptional circumstances, the appointment of a Chairperson of the Board of Governors is required to take place at a date that does not fall during the ordinary session of the Board of Governors. In such case, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors' term of office shall end during the ordinary session of the Board of Governors that is closest to the date of his term's end The Deputy chairperson and Vice chairpersons of the Board of Governors shall be elected for a term of office of two years, and at the end of their term of office, they may be reelected, and similarly thereafter, subject to the provisions of section 10.3 below ( ) The Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the Deputy chairperson and the Vice chairpersons of the Board of Governors may not serve in their capacity for more than eight (8) consecutive years Chairperson of the Board of Governors: Appointment of Chairperson of the Board of Governors: ( ) ( ) The Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall be a public personage. For purposes of the appointment of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors a Search Committee of five (5) members shall be established, the composition of which shall be as follows:

7 7 - A public personage from Israel or from elsewhere in the world who will serve as chairperson of the Search Committee. The chairperson of the Search Committee will be proposed by the President and the Chairperson of the Executive Council and shall be approved by the Board of Governors through the Standing Committee. - Four (4) members, who are members of the Board of Governors, of whom two are academic members, who will be proposed by the Nominations Committee, and shall be approved by the Board of Governors through the Standing Committee A proposal by the Search Committee for the appointment of a Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall be passed by a majority of the members of the Search Committee. A proposal of the Search Committee which is passed in the manner stated in this section shall be brought for the approval of the Board of Governors. Where a proposal by the Search Committee has been approved by the Board of Governors, the Board of Governors shall appoint the Chairperson ( ) This section is transferred to Transitional Provisions Chapter below and numbered as Section 81A Removal of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors from his position: The Board of Governors, by a resolution passed by two-thirds (2/3) of the persons participating in the vote, will be entitled to remove the Chairperson of the Board of Governors from his post, before the end of his term of office, provided that the quorum required for passing such resolution shall be at least 100 members of the Board of Governors Election of Deputy Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of the Board of Governors: The Chairperson of the Board of Governors will have up to two Deputy Chairpersons and up to seven Vice Chairpersons The Nominations Committee shall submit to the Board of Governors, at the start of an ordinary session, its proposals for manning the offices of deputy chairpersons and Vice chairpersons to the Chairperson of the Board of Governors Each and every member of the Board of Governors may propose a candidate or candidates to the Nominations Committee for manning the offices of deputy chairpersons and Vice chairpersons to the Chairperson of the Board of Governors in respect of whom elections will be held at such session.

8 If the Nominations Committee has not accepted a candidature submitted in accordance with section above, any twenty-four (24) members shall be entitled jointly to propose a candidate for election by the Board of Governors The proposal of candidates for the aforesaid positions shall be made with the consent of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors ( ) If there is more than one candidate for any of the offices of deputy chairpersons and vice chairpersons to the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, elections shall be held by secret ballot, at the ordinary session of the Board of Governors. In the event of there being one candidate for any of the aforesaid positions, an open ballot will be announced (by a show of hands), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Governors announces the holding of a secret ballot. 11. Powers and authorities of the Board of Governors: ( ) The powers and authorities of the Board of Governors are: ( ) 11.1 To approve an amendment and/or alteration to this Constitution, on recommendations by the Executive Council as stated in section 33.5 below, provided that: The quorum required for approving an amendment and/or alteration to the Constitution shall include at least one quarter (1/4) of the Israeli members of the Board of Governors. If there is no quorum within half an hour from the time of the commencement of the meeting, the matter may be referred for an electronic voting, as stated in section of this Constitution At least two-thirds (2/3) of the persons participating in the vote shall vote in favor of approval and/or alteration of the Constitution (excluding abstentions) In the event that a higher quorum or majority is required for approval of a matter under this Constitution by the Board of Governors, that higher quorum or majority will be required for amendment or alteration of the pertinent section of the Constitution Twenty (20) members of the Board of Governors will be entitled to suggest changes to the Constitution. In such case, the procedure of changing shall be according to sections 33.5 and 11.1 above To attend to and assist in financing the University's budgets.

9 To coordinate the operations of associations of friends of the University in Israel and abroad, and to recommend the establishment of new associations of friends To approve a recommendation of the search committee for the appointment of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, and to appoint him, as stated in sections To remove the Chairperson of the Board of Governors from his post, as stated in section To elect deputy chairpersons and vice chairpersons to the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, as stated in section To ratify the election of the President ( ) This section is transferred to Transitional Provisions Chapter below, and numbered as section 81B To approve the award of honorary degrees To appoint persons who have performed esteemed service for the University as honorary members having the right, inter alia, to be invited to each and every session of the Board of Governors, but without a right to vote thereat. Once each year the Nominations Committee will examine a list of the honorary members, and in accordance with its recommendations the Board of Governors may, from time to time, add to such list or may detract from it. 12. Reports to the Board of Governors: The Board of Governors: 12.1 Shall receive annual reports regarding the manner of the conduct of the University's affairs, businesses and assets, and shall discuss and consider same Shall receive annual reports regarding the multi-year plans and budgets for the development of the University, and shall consider and discuss same Shall receive annual reports regarding the yearly program and regarding the regular annual budgets for the development of the University, and shall consider and discuss same Shall receive annual reports regarding the establishment of new academic bodies, including study and research units, chairs, and the appointment of the incumbents thereof, and shall also receive reports with regard to a change in the structure of existing academic bodies, and if a change in the structure of such bodies has financial implications, shall consider and discuss same.

10 Shall receive an annual report regarding the academic activities of the University, and regarding material arrangements between the University and other bodies, and shall consider and discuss same. 13. Committees of the Board of Governors: 13.1 ( ) The following are the Committees of the Board of Governors: - Steering Committee - Academic Research and Development Committee - Legal Committee - Finance Committee - Student Affairs Committee - Campus Development Committee - Funds and Trust Committee - Nominations Committee - Standing Committee 13.2 An ordinary session of the Board of Governors shall be entitled to establish additional committees and ad hoc committees to deal with matters as shall be determined by the Plenum ( ) The Nominations Committee shall comprise eleven (11) members, including the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the President, the Chairperson of the Executive Council, the Rector, all acting ex officio, and seven (7) members, of whom two (2) shall be members of the academic staff of the University, who shall be elected by the Board of Governors upon the recommendation of the Steering Committee, for a term extending from one ordinary session to the next The Chairpersons of the Committees shall constitute the Steering Committee of the ordinary session of the Board of Governors. The Steering Committee shall decide on the allocation of items on the agenda of the Board of Governors amongst the various Committees. In addition, the Steering Committee shall be entitled to bring before the Plenum proposed resolutions on subjects not discussed in committees. The Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall be the Chairperson of the Steering Committee ( ) The Standing Committee shall comprise of five members from amongst the members of the Board of Governors, provided that: - One member shall be an Academic Member of the Board of Governors; - None of the members shall be a member of the Steering Committee or Nominations Committee or Executive Council while serving on the Standing Committee.

11 Members of the Standing Committee shall be appointed by a simple vote of a Committee comprising: - The Chairperson of the Board of Governors - All deputy Chairpersons of the Board of Governors - All Vice Chairpersons of the Board of Governors ( ) The members of the Standing Committee shall be appointed during the period in which the ordinary session of the Board of Governors takes place (without the need for the ordinary session s ratification) and shall remain in office till the next ordinary session Should the seat of a member of the Standing Committee become vacant for any reason prior to the expiry of its term, the Committee mentioned in section above shall appoint a new member to fill such place, for the remaining term of office of the Standing Committee The resolutions of the Standing Committee shall be passed by a majority of the members of the Standing Committee The Standing Committee shall appoint: ( ) - Two (2) public representatives to the Executive Council, from amongst the members of the Board of Governors, as mentioned in section Two (2) members of the Board of Governors to serve as members of the Search Committee established under section of this Constitution; one of whom will be the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, except in special circumstances that will be noted. - Four (4) members of the Board of Governors to serve as members of the Hearing Committee, as mentioned in section ; one of whom will be the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, except in special circumstances that will be noted. - A public representative to serve as a member of the Search Committee for the appointment of the President, under the circumstances mentioned in section ( ) The Chairperson of the Board of Governors may appoint an Advisory Committee whose members will be from amongst the members of the Board of Governors and who will advise him on various matters as required by him The Board of Governors shall convene for an ordinary session in Israel once each year.

12 ( ) The agenda of the ordinary session of the Board of Governors shall be determined by the Chairperson of the Board of Governors, but any other matter shall be added to the agenda on a requisition by ten (10) members of the Board of Governors The Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall send every member of the Board of Governors a notice, at least sixty (60) days prior to the opening of an ordinary session of the Board of Governors, specifying the time and place at which it will convene and the agenda for the session The ordinary session of the Board of Governors shall be conducted in Plenary and Committee meetings ( ) Unless stated otherwise in this Constitution, the Committees may include both members and observers who are not members of the Board of Governors. The members and observers on Committees who are not members of the Board of Governors shall be entitled to participate in deliberations of the Plenum on matters pertaining to their Committees, but without the right to vote in the Plenum ( ) Unless stated otherwise in this Constitution, the composition of the Committees and the Chairpersons thereof shall be proposed by the Nominations Committee, and shall be approved by the Plenum ( ) Unless stated otherwise in this Constitution, resolutions of the Committees shall be passed by a simple majority of the members participating in the vote, and shall require confirmation by the Plenum At a session of the Board of Governors a quorum shall be required only at meetings of the Plenum. The quorum required at an ordinary session of the Board of Governors shall be one-quarter of the number of members. However, if the number of members present at the time appointed for the start of a meeting is not sufficient to constitute a quorum, the meeting shall be adjourned for a half hour, and at that time any number present shall constitute a quorum ( ) Resolutions of the Plenum, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution, shall be passed by a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions). In the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall have a casting vote The Board of Governors shall be convened for an extraordinary session by decision of the Executive Council, or by a joint decision of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors and the President.

13 In addition, an extraordinary session of the Board of Governors may be convened in Israel, at the request of the Chairperson of the Board of Governors or the President, after advance notice from the one to each other, provided that no such session shall be convened within three (3) months of the previous extraordinary session The Chairperson of the Board of Governors shall give notice, at least thirty (30) days prior to the opening of the session, of the date of the extraordinary session of the Board of Governors, the place at which it will convene, and the agenda thereof ( ) The quorum required for an extraordinary session of the Board of Governors shall be fifty (50) members ( ) 15. ( ) Deleted The Chairperson of the Board of Governors, the Chairperson of the Executive Council and the President of the University are entitled, by majority vote, to order an electronic vote of the Board of Governors, in exceptional circumstances to be noted, where the Constitution does not require a secret ballot. The electronic vote will take place using electronic methods which will be determined by the office bearers mentioned above, provided that at least seven (7) days prior to this, explanatory background material is sent in writing relating to the agenda of the meeting, the date of the meeting or the date of the vote and voting arrangements. THE SENATE 16.1 The Senate plenum (hereinafter: "the Senate Plenum") and the Senate (hereinafter: "the Senate") are the supreme academic authorities of the University, and their resolutions shall be binding on all the University's academic bodies. The Senate and its Plenum shall act in accordance with the principle of academic freedom, within the framework of the Constitution of the University, with the aim of promoting and advancing teaching and research and maintaining the standard thereof The composition of the Senate Plenum, the composition of the Senate and the powers and authorities of these bodies shall be in accordance with the matters set forth below in this Constitution. 17. The Senate Plenum: ( ) 17.1 The members of the Senate Plenum shall be as follows: The President.

14 The Rector, who shall be the Chairperson of the Senate Plenum The Vice President for Research and Development The Deans of faculties All full professors appointed according to the University's regular appointment track (1) One associate professor from each faculty who has permanent tenure, appointed according to the University's regular appointment track. (2) One senior lecturer from each faculty, who has permanent tenure, appointed according to the University's regular appointment track. (3) In each faculty the associate professor and senior lecturer shall be elected by holders of the same rank in that faculty (not necessarily having permanent tenure) for a period of three years. (4) Three lecturers, each from a different faculty, who will be elected by holders of the same rank in that faculty for a term of office of two years. The faculties from amongst whose lecturers the representatives are elected shall be rotated every two years, so that a faculty whose lecturers elected a representative shall do so once again only after all the other faculties have done so. The order in which the faculties shall elect the representatives from amongst their lecturers to the Senate Plenum shall be determined by the Rector. (5) Two assistants and/or instructors - one from among the experimental faculties and one from among the theoretical faculties, who shall be elected by the assistants and instructors for a term of office of two years. (6) Anyone who has served as a member of the Senate Plenum pursuant to the provisions of this section , shall not be eligible for reelection for an additional term of office as long as he holds the same rank Head of a School - even if he does not hold the status of full professor - by a special decision of the Senate The Dean of Students, who is a member of the academic staff, even if he does not hold the status of full professor The Head of the School of Music - even if he does not hold the status of full professor - by a special decision of the Senate, provided that he holds permanent

15 Observers: tenure at the University and has the status of an adjunct full professor or an associate professor or an adjunct associate professor The following persons shall attend meetings of the Senate Plenum as observers without the right to vote: (1) The Vice-President for Public Affairs. (2) The Director-General. (3) The Academic Secretary. (4) The Senate Secretary. (5) Other office bearers of the University, by special decision of the Senate Plenum, and for a period to be determined by the Senate. (6) The Chairman of the Student Union. (7) Two full professors (emeritus) whose election shall be approved by the Senate Plenum, for a term of office of two years The Rector shall be entitled to invite anyone he deems fit to debates on a particular topic in the Senate Plenum Powers and authorities of the Senate Plenum: The powers and authorities of the Senate Plenum are: To elect representatives of the Senate Plenum to the Senate To approve, by secret ballot, the candidate recommended by the Search Committee for the position of Rector To vote, by secret ballot and without conducting a discussion, with regard to the candidate recommended by the Search Committee for the post of President, and to convey the results of such vote to the Executive Council To consider appeals regarding appointments and promotions to the status of full professor, in the manner stated in the nominations regulation of the Tel Aviv University, To consider appeals with regard to the conferring of a degree of "doctor of philosophy", and of "doctor of laws", in the manner stated in the research students' regulations of the University To receive reports from the President, the Rector and the senior officers at the University.

16 The Senate Plenum shall convene for its meetings once or twice a year. An extraordinary meeting may be convened on a request in writing by fifteen percent (15%) of the members of the Plenum to the Rector. - Subject to Par to this Constitution, the Senate Plenum will hold its ordinary meetings in any quorum. However no decision will be taken in a matter which is on the agenda, if a quorum of one quarter (1/4) of the total members of the Senate Plenum is not present at the time. In the absence of the required quorum for decisions, the meeting will be postponed to another date, provided an announcement is made as to the postponed date at least 7 days in advance unless stated otherwise in this Constitution. On the postponed date, the decisions will be accepted by the majority of the members participating in this meeting. - An extraordinary meeting of the Senate Plenum will not convene unless the quorum of one quarter (1/4) of the total of the members of the plenum is present. In the event of absence of a requisite quorum, the meeting will be cancelled The quorum required for meetings of the Senate Plenum on the matters mentioned in section and above will be forty percent (40%) of the total members of the Senate Plenum. For the purpose of calculating the quorum, no account will be taken of the plenum members who are on sabbatical or unpaid leave or who have given notice in writing and in advance to the Secretary of the Senate of absence for other reasons Resolutions of the Senate Plenum, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution, shall be passed by a simple majority of the participants in the vote. In the case of an equality of votes, the Rector will have a casting vote. 18. The Senate: The number of members of the Senate shall not exceed 100 members. During the term of office of the Pro-Rector in the Senate, the total number of members of the Senate shall not exceed Composition of the Senate: The Rector who shall serve as Chairperson of the Senate The President The "Pro-Rector" who will be appointed for one term of office of two years.

17 Additional members ex officio: - The Vice-Rector or two Deans of teaching (should the Rector decide to elect Deans of teaching instead of a Vice-Rector) - The Vice-President of research and development - The Dean of Students - Nine (9) Deans of Faculties Eighteen (18) full Professors two from each faculty The election of such professors (two from each faculty) shall be made by the faculty concerned, for a term of office of two years, and they shall be eligible for re-election for one additional period of two years Seven (7) full professors, who will be elected from all faculties by the Senate plenum, provided that: - Not more than two full professors shall be elected from the same faculty, and: - Not more than four full professors shall be elected from the faculties: medicine, life sciences, exact sciences and engineering. - Not more than four full professors shall be elected from the faculties: the humanities, social science, arts, law and management. The term of office of seven (7) of these professors for two years, and they shall be eligible for re-election for one additional term of office of two years No more than fifty-five (55) (if a vice-rector shall be appointed) or alternatively no more than fifty-four (54) (if two deans of teaching shall be appointed) - full professors, who will be elected from all the faculties. - The election of such professors shall be made, in each faculty, by the full professors of that faculty. - The number of full professors who will be elected in each faculty will be equivalent to the resultant obtained from dividing the number of all the full professors in the faculty (excluding the dean and excluding the two full professors elected as aforesaid in section above), by the total number of all the full professors at the University (excluding the deans and excluding 18 of the full professors elected as aforesaid in section above) by 55 or alternatively by 54, as per the first paragraph of above. The result obtained will be rounded to the nearest whole number (more than or equivalent to 0.5 upwards, less than 0.5 downwards).

18 18 The manner of election of all the full professors referred to in sections (inclusive) shall be effected according to what is contained in the Senate Constitution Three (3) representatives of the Associate Professors from among the representatives of the associate professors in the Senate Plenum Three (3) representatives of the Senior Lecturers from among the representatives of senior professors in the Senate Plenum. The manner of election of the representatives referred to in Sections and will be made in accordance with the contents of the Senate Constitution The percentage of female members of the staff holding the status of full professor who are members of the Senate shall not be less than their percentage amongst the full professors at the University at the time ( ) The appointees of the Senate to the Executive Council and the appointees of the Senate to the Steering Committee may be elected as members of the Senate The following persons shall be observers at the Senate meetings without a right to vote: The Academic Secretary The Secretary of the Senate Up to five (5) office bearers from the University in accordance with a decision by the Rector The Director-General The Legal Advisor The Chairman of the Students Union The Head of the Special Programs Division A representative of the "Full Professors" (emeritus) from amongst those who are observers in the Senate plenum Members of the Senate plenum whose request to attend a specific meeting in order to voice opinions has been upheld by the Rector (and not more than ten staff members per meeting) ( )

19 19 The Senate appointees to the Executive Council and the Senate appointees to the Steering Committee if they were not elected as members of the Senate ( ) When there are members amongst the Senate who are concurrently also serving on one of the councils of academic staff unions, such members shall not participate and shall not vote on matters in which a conflict of interest may arise between their membership in the Senate and their membership in the academic staff union. 19. Powers and authorities of the Senate: Without derogating from the generality of the contents of section 16 above, the powers and authorities of the Senate are as follows: 19.1 To maintain academic supervision over the activities of all the appropriate bodies at the University (including faculties, schools, departments, institutes, centers, libraries, archives, museums, laboratories, affiliated medical institutions and publishing houses) ( ) To consider and decide upon the establishment of new academic bodies; altering the structure of existing academic bodies or the closure of academic bodies; granting academic approval for the establishment of such bodies and for their change and closure; all these subject to the following The Senate's decisions on the matters mentioned in Section shall be brought by the Rector to the Executive Council for discussion, whereas: - a decision by the Senate that has financial implications shall be brought to the Executive Council for a final decision. - a decision by the Senate that has no financial implications but is contrary to the opinion of the Executive Council, shall be brought to the President for a final decision Notwithstanding the above, the decision of the Senate not to approve the establishment of a new academic body, whether initiated by the Senate or by the Executive Council, shall be final To grant approval for the establishment of chairs and the appointment of the incumbents in charge thereof To establish or alter study streams and tracks towards an academic degree or diploma To establish teaching and research programs, methods of teaching and study and rules for the admission of students to the University.

20 To award academic degrees of any sort To decide on appointments and promotions in academic rankings To determine rights and obligations of members of the academic staff, excluding matters of employment and wage agreements, and the initiating of disciplinary proceedings in that connection To determine rights and obligations of students and the initiation of disciplinary proceedings in that connection To lay down the principles for the grant of scholarships, prizes and grants to researchers and students To establish guidelines for libraries and archives To supervise periodicals and other academic publications To propose and recommend to the Executive Council regarding the affiliation of teaching and research units outside the University, and the grant of accreditation To approve the appointment of the Dean of Students, of the Vice-rector or of the Deans of Teaching (if such persons are appointed) ( ) To amend or alter the Constitution of the Senate, as defined in the University's bylaws and/or regulations, provided that: - the resolution in regards to such amendment or modification shall be passed by a two thirds (2/3) majority of the Senate members, participating in the vote. - the necessary quorum for adopting such resolution shall be sixty percent (60%) of the number of Senate members. - amendments and/or alterations in the Senate Constitution, which also amend the University Constitution, shall be subject to section 33.5 hereinbelow ( ) To initiate amendments and/or alterations in the University Constitution, all subject to sections and to this Constitution To approve the conferring of honorary degrees, subject to approval of the awards thereof by the Board of Governors ( ) To elect the appointees of the Senate to all the bodies on which appointees of the Senate serve.

21 To remove the Rector from his office, subject to the contents of section 53 below. 20. The Senate is vested with the residual authority on all the academic affairs of the University in respect of which no authority has been granted under this Constitution or under the University regulations for other bodies or institutions. 21. ( ) Subject to the contents of section 20, Senate resolutions and resolutions of the Senate Plenum which have financial or administrative implications shall be brought for the approval of the Executive Council The Senate shall receive periodic reports from the President, the Rector, and from the senior office bearers of the University ( ) At every Senate meeting, the Rector shall report to the members of the Senate regarding the resolutions that were adopted at meetings of the Executive Council preceding the Senate meeting, with the exception of the resolutions which the Executive Council, in a reasoned resolution, decided were privileged The Senate shall operate through the following permanent committees and systems, whose composition, powers and election procedure shall be set out in separate regulations: (1) Steering Committee (2) Nominations Committee (3) Research Students Committee (4) Academic Planning Committee (5) Students Disciplinary System (6) Academic Staff Disciplinary System (7) Enrolment Committee (8) Accreditation Committee (9) Honorary Degrees Committee (10) Periodicals Committee (11) Regulations and Rules Drafting Committee

22 22 (12) Bachelors Degree (B.A.) Committee (13) Masters Degree (M.A.) Committee The Senate shall be entitled to establish additional permanent and ad hoc Committees The Senate shall be entitled to delegate its powers and authorities to the permanent and to ad hoc Committees The members of the permanent and ad hoc Committees of the Senate shall be elected directly by the Senate The permanent and ad hoc Committees shall be entitled to establish subcommittees; however, they shall not be authorized to delegate to these subcommittees powers and authorities delegated exclusively to them by the Senate. 24. The Senate shall set its own work rules and procedures The Senate shall convene for ordinary meetings once per month, during the academic year according to the provisions of the Constitution of the Senate Thirty-three percent (33%) of the members of the Senate will be entitled to request that a matter be brought for consideration before the Senate The Rector, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Senate, will be entitled to summon the Senate to an extraordinary meeting, by giving notification of seven (7) days in advance Thirty three percent (33%) of the members of the Senate will be entitled to request from the Rector the convening of an extraordinary meeting of the Senate. Upon receipt of the request in writing, which shall contain the subject requested to be brought for consideration, the Rector shall convene the Senate in accordance with a notice of at least seven (7) days in advance The quorum required for ordinary meetings of the Senate is fifty percent (50%) of all members of the Senate, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution The quorum required for extraordinary meetings of the Senate, as referred to in section 25.3 above, is fifty percent (50%) of all the members of the Senate, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution.

23 In the absence of the required quorum of an ordinary meeting of the Senate, the meeting will be postponed to another date, subject to an announcement being made as to the postponement at least seven (7) days in advance. On the postponed date, the meeting shall be held in any quorum. In the absence of a required quorum at an extraordinary meeting of the Senate, the meeting will be cancelled Resolutions of the Senate, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution, shall be passed by a simple majority of the persons participating in the vote. In the case of an equality of votes, the Rector will have a casting vote. 27. Election of members to various bodies by the Senate (before and hereinafter: "the Senate appointees ): ( ) 27.1 The Rector shall, in consultation with the Steering Committee and members of the Senate, prepare a list of candidates for each of the bodies in which the Senate appointees elected by the Senate will hold office, and shall present the list for approval by the Senate. The members of the Senate may, during a meeting of the Senate, put forward additional proposals for the election of candidates. The candidates for election shall be from amongst members of the Senate plenum The Senate appointees to the various bodies will be elected by a disciplinary spread as set forth below: Medicine life sciences; exact sciences engineering; humanities art; social science law administration, provided that: If the election of up to four (4) Senate appointees is required each appointee shall be from a different discipline. Should the election be required of more than four (4) Senate appointees at least four (4) appointees shall be from a different discipline In electing the Senate appointees to the various bodies the following factors shall be taken into account: national and international academic recognition, overall perception of the University, senior positions in the past at the University or in other public institutions, with consideration being given to the promotion of young staff members Once the membership of a Senate appointee on the various bodies as a member of the Senate plenum has come to an end, his term of office as the Senate appointee on the body to which he was elected shall also end, and in his stead another Senate appointee shall be elected in the manner described above None of the following persons shall be elected as a Senate appointee to a body in which Senate appointees serve:

24 Anyone who has or is likely to have, either personally or by virtue of his office, any conflict of interest with the operation, responsibility or powers and authorities of the said body Anyone who serves in an academic-administrative position, such as deans and heads of units. THE STEERING COMMITTEE 28. The Steering Committee shall serve as the academic administration of the University. 29. The members of the Steering Committee shall be as follows: - The Rector - who shall serve as chairperson of the Steering Committee - The President - The Vice President for Research and Development - The Vice-rector/Deans of teaching (if such persons are appointed) - Deans of all the faculties - Dean of students - ( ) Three (3) Senate appointees who will be elected by the Senate as stated in section 27 above. - The Pro-Rector. The Pro-Rector will be a member of the Steering Committee for a period of one year, on commencing his duties as Pro-Rector. The Chairman of the Executive Council, the Director-General, the Vice President for Public Affairs, the Legal Adviser and the Academic Secretary will be observers at meetings of the Steering Committee. 30. The powers and authorities of the Steering Committee and its duties will be prescribed in the Senate constitution. 31. The Executive Council: THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 31.1 ( ) ( ) Composition of the Executive Council:

25 25 The Executive Council shall comprise thirteen (13) members: - Chairperson of the Executive Council - The President - The Rector - ( ) Three (3) Senate appointees who will be elected in the manner stated in section 27 of this Constitution. - Seven (7) Israeli public representatives who will be elected as stated in Section 31.4 hereinbelow. Public representatives, who are Israeli citizens or residents, will be persons having a senior status and experience in one of the following fields: the public, business, administrative, academic or cultural fields, and who are not politically active. The Director-General, the Legal Adviser and the Chairperson of the Students' Union of the University shall be invited regularly to meetings of the Executive Council The first Executive Council: ( ) This section including all its subsections shall be transferred to the "Transitional Provisions Chapter", and numbered there as Section Chairperson of the Executive Council ( ) The Chairperson of the Executive Council shall be an Israeli citizen and resident Appointment of Chairperson of the Executive Council: For purposes of appointing the Chairperson of the Executive Council a Search Committee shall be established the composition of which shall be as follows: - Chairperson of the Board of Governors who shall head the Search Committee. - Two (2) representatives of the public who will be appointed by the Executive Council. ( ) - Two (2) Senate appointees who will be elected for this purpose by the Senate in accordance with the matters set forth in section 27 of this Constitution. ( )

26 26 - The proposal by the Search Committee of a candidate for Chairperson of the Executive Council shall be passed by a simple majority of the members of the Search Committee. The Executive Council s approval of the appointment of the Executive Council s Chairperson shall be carried out by secret ballot and by a simple majority of its members Term of office of the Chairperson of the Executive Council: ( ) ( ) The Chairperson of the Executive Council shall be appointed for one term of office of four (4) years. At the end of the first term of office, the Chairperson of the Executive Council could be reappointed for one additional term of office of four (4) years. In such a case, a Search Committee will be established whose recommendation will be brought for the approval of the Executive Council, as stated in section above Appointment of public representatives to the Executive Council: ( ) Two (2) of the seven (7) public representatives who shall serve in the Executive Council shall be appointed by the Board of Governors Standing Committee from amongst the members of the Board of Governors, as mentioned in section 13.5 of this Constitution, for a term of office of four (4) years. Such term of office can be extended by the Standing Committee for one additional term of office of four (4) years For the purposes of appointing the remaining five (5) public representatives to the Executive Council, a Search Committee shall be established, the composition of which shall be as follows: - Chairperson of the Executive Council who will serve as chairperson of the Search Committee. ( ) - Two (2) Senate appointees, appointed by the Senate in accordance with section 27 of this Constitution. - Two (2) public representatives appointed by the Board of Governors' Standing Committee in accordance with Section 13.5 of this Constitution The recommendations of the Search Committee shall require the unanimous vote of all the members of the Search Committee The Executive Council will elect the five (5) public representatives to the Executive Council from amongst the persons recommended by the Search Committee, referred to in section , for a term of office of four (4) years.