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A University Court is the supreme governing body of an Ancient university in Scotland, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ...
The Ancient universities in Scotland comprise The University of St Andrews (founded 1413) The University of Glasgow (1451) The University of Aberdeen (1495) The University of Edinburgh (1583) The University of Dundee (founded 1967, with a history dating back to 1881) shares several organizational features with these four and a...
Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
A board of directors is a group of individuals chosen by the stockholders of a company to promote their interests through the governance of the company. ...
The University Courts were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. Each university, subject to approval by the Privy Council, determines the constitution of its Court, with members coming from within eacgh university, the local community and beyond. Finance addresses the ways in which individuals, business entities and other organizations allocate and use monetary resources over time. ...
Look up Administration in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word administration is from the Old English administracioun, deriving from the French administration, which is itself derived from the Latin administratio: a compounding of ad (to) and ministratio (to give service). In modern usage, the word has particular meanings in particular...
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, especially in a monarchy. ...
The Court is chaired by the Rector who is elected by all the matriculated students of each university. Members are also appointed by the General Council, Academic Senate and local authority. The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ...
Matriculation refers to the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by acquiring the required prior qualifications. ...
The General Council of an ancient univerity in Scotland is the corporate body of all graduates and senior academics of each university. ...
The Academic Senate (in latin Senatus Academicus) is the supreme academic body for an Ancient university in Scotland and its members are all the Professors of each university, along with certain senior Readers, and a number of Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and students representatives. ...
Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state. ...
The President of the Students' Representative Council is usually co-opted onto the Court as are several lay members. President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...
Students Representative Councils (SRC) were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1896 and are present at the five ancient universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as Dundee University. ...
A co-option is an election where members of a committee (or similar group) vote in order to fill a vacancy on that committee or group. ...
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