In accordance with §15(1)(3) of the Statute of the University of Zielona Góra, the Discipline Council for Astronomy has been established (letter) with the following members.
The tasks of the Council include the execution of statutory competencies, particularly encompassing:
- conducting proceedings before the Council for awarding the academic degree of Doctor in the discipline of astronomy within the scope of the University's granted powers,
- conducting nostrification proceedings concerning the academic degree of Doctor,
- performing activities related to education within the doctoral school, primarily overseeing the substantive quality of education, including granting approval for acting as a supervisor and appointing members of committees conducting periodic evaluations of doctoral candidates,
- defining development directions, plans within the discipline, including the formulation of research strategies,
taking initiatives regarding personnel policies (i.e., recruitment, employment, evaluation, promotion) of research and research-teaching staff,
- allocating financial resources within the discipline for conducting research by staff and doctoral candidates.
