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ORGANIZATIONAL REGULATIONS
OF MASARYK UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTRE
(in the version effective from 1 September 2023)
In accordance with Section 10(1) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
Institutions and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as
later amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), I issue these Organizational
Regulations of Masaryk University Language Centre.
Section 1
Introductory Provisions
(1) Masaryk University Language Centre (hereinafter referred to as “LC”) is a university
unit under Section 22(1)(c) of the Act, established as a pedagogical and research
unit.
(2) These Organizational Regulations govern the mission, activities and organizational
structure of LC and its relations to other units of Masaryk University (hereinafter
referred to as “MU”).
(3) The designation “MU Language Centre” is used on the stamp, official deeds and as
an outside designation of rooms where LC is located.
Section 2
Mission and Activities
(1) The mission of LC is to enhance and improve the language skills of MU students and
staff, aiming at the support for their intellectual and personal development, mobility
and global careers.
(2) The main task of LC is to organize and provide language instruction in accordance
with degree programmes of all MU faculties.
(3) LC in particular mediates academic skills and specifics of professional terminology in
selected foreign languages to MU students and organizes other language courses
depending on the requirements of students, faculties or MU.
(4) LC organizes language courses also for academic and other staff of MU and
language courses within lifelong learning programmes and university-wide studies.
(5) The scientific and research activities of LC focus mainly on the research in the area
of language functional styles of the fields of study represented at MU; they also
focus on selected linguistic features of languages in the broader context, and on the
methodology and didactics of foreign language instruction.
(6) The LC’s work also focuses on preparing grant proposals, cooperation with
university and non-academic institutions in Czech and international projects, on
application of modern technologies and progressive teaching methods, preparation
and publication of textbooks and other teaching and learning aids, language
consultancy, specialized translations and proofreading.
Section 3
Organizational Structure
LC has the following divisions:
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a) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Economics and Administration (MU LC, FEA
Unit)
b) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Informatics (MU LC, FI Unit)
c) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Social Studies (MU LC, FSS Unit)
d) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Sports Studies (MU LC, FSpS Unit)
e) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Pharmacy (MU LC, FPharm Unit)
f) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Arts (MU LC, FA Unit)
g) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Medicine (MU LC, FMed Unit)
h) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Education (MU LC, FEdu Unit)
i) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Law (MU LC, FLaw Unit)
j) Language Centre Unit at the Faculty of Science (MU LC, FSci Unit)
k) LC, central unit (MU LC, Unit for Pan-university Studies and Life-long Learning)
l) other organizational units providing administrative, economic, project and similar
activities. The establishment and dissolution of such units are decided by the LC
Director.
Section 4
Management
(1) The LC Director is appointed and dismissed by the Rector.
(2) The term of office of the LC Director is five years. The office of the LC Director is
filled on the basis of a selection procedure. After the lapse of the first term of office,
the Rector may decide on the continuation of the LC Director’s office without a
selection procedure. A selection procedure is always announced after the lapse of
the second term of office.
(3) The LC Director reports to the Rector, who is his/her direct superior;
methodological guidance to the Director is provided by the vice-rector authorized
under the MU Organizational Regulations.
(4) The LC Director has the right to decide or act on behalf of MU in issues concerning
his/her unit as mentioned in the Act, MU Statutes, MU Organizational Regulations
and other MU regulations, in the extent specified in such regulations.
(5) The LC Director determines the vision and the strategy, finds resources, guarantees
the values of MU and represents LC and MU toward third parties.
(6) The LC Director:
a) is responsible for the preparation of the plan of activities and evaluation of results
of LC,
b) is responsible for the preparation of the budget, supervises expenditures and
ensures that the budget is balanced (in cooperation with the LC head accountant),
c) appoints and dismisses the LC deputy director and heads of the units,
d) manages the work of the LC deputy director and heads of the units,
e) manages and organizes all activities of LC that apply to more than one faculty (in
cooperation with the relevant LC deputy director and heads of the units),
f) if necessary, decides on the transfer of LC’s employees or parts of their workload
to other units of LC (in cooperation with the relevant LC deputy director and heads
of the units),
g) is responsible for pedagogic work, professional growth of the staff and
development of research and project activities,
h) sends employees within his/her authority to business trips,
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i) awards public contracts in case they are financed from the LC’s funds,
j) is responsible for disposal of MU property which LC is entitled to manage, unless
this is a competence of the Rector or the bursar,
k) manages and performs the necessary administrative work and inspections,
l) concludes agreements on the LC’s membership of national or international
organizations,
m) advertises selection procedures for the positions of LC’s staff,
n) concludes, modifies and terminates employment contracts and agreements on
work performed outside employment of LC’s employees,
o) determines and adjusts wages and decides on payment of bonuses to LC’s
employees.
(7) The deputy director of LC acts within the scope of his/her responsibilities in the
matters concerning LC.
(8) The LC deputy director in particular:
a) ensures comprehensive and coordinated actions in the specific area determined by
the Director,
b) creates the conception and strategy of areas under his/her responsibility,
c) manages and inspects the areas under his/her responsibility,
d) creates and manages the internal quality assurance system of the areas under
his/her responsibility,
e) is responsible for preparation and inspection of final reports, plans of activities and
evaluation of results of the areas under his/her responsibility,
f) manages and organizes all activities of the areas under his/her responsibility that
apply to more than one faculty (in cooperation with the LC Director and heads of
the units),
g) proposes wage adjustments and payment of bonuses to employees under his/her
responsibility,
h) performs the necessary administrative work and inspections in the areas under
his/her responsibility,
i) ensures conditions for professional, methodological and qualification growth of
employees under his/her responsibility.
Section 5
Unit Management
(1) The LC units at individual faculties and the central unit are managed by the heads
of the units, appointed and dismissed by the LC Director. The term of office of the
unit head is four years.
(2) Upon an approval by the LC Director, the unit head appoints his/her deputy who
fully represents the unit head if absent in urgent matters and in the scope and
activities determined by the unit head.
(3) The unit head acts at his/her faculty in the LC’s matters within the scope of his/her
responsibilities.
(4) The unit head in particular:
a) prepares the plan of activities and evaluation of the unit’s results,
b) prepares information and documents for the unit’s budget and is responsible for
expenditure,
c) manages and organizes all activities of the unit at the relevant faculty,
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d) discusses personnel issues with the LC Director, proposes wage adjustments and
payment of bonuses to employees of his/her unit,
e) is responsible for pedagogic work of the unit and determines the teachers’
workload in accordance with the applicable rules,
f) discusses with the LC Director the need for engaging teachers from other units or
external teachers in order to provide instruction,
g) in cooperation with the LC Director ensures conditions for the professional growth
of staff and development of research activities,
h) participates in meetings of unit heads in accordance with the dean’s requirements,
i) provides information about the language instruction and its quality to the dean of
the faculty,
j) manages and performs the necessary administrative work and inspections.
(5) The unit head reports to the LC Director, who is his/her direct superior.
Section 6
Academic Staff
(1) The academic staff of LC work at faculty units, for which they provide language
education.
(2) In justified cases, the LC Director may decide on the transfer of an LC’s employee
to another unit.
Section 7
Financial Management
(1) LC covers from its budget the costs related to its activities carried out at individual
MU faculties, i.e. all personnel costs, travel expenses, and meal allowances.
(2) Operating costs of premises and material equipment of LC units at the faculties are
covered from budgets of individual MU faculties.
(3) LC covers from its budget the cost of operation of the central unit (under Section
3(k)) and the organizational units (under Section 3(l)).
Section 8
Final Provisions
(1) These Organizational Regulations repeal the Organizational Regulations of Masaryk
University Language Centre of 22 June 2022, effective from 22 June 2022.
(2) I authorize the manager for internal administration and organization at the MU
Rector’s Office to interpret the provisions hereof.
(3) These Organizational Regulations are part of the methodology procedure “Internal
Administration and Organization”.
(4) The compliance with these Organizational Regulations shall be inspected by the LC
Director and vice-rector authorized under the MU Organizational Regulations.
(5) These Organizational Regulations shall enter into force on the day of their
execution.
(6) These Organizational Regulations shall enter into effect as of 1 September 2023.
electronic signature
Martin Bareš
Rector