The UniGR confederation was established on 24th November 2015 as an association incorporated under Luxembourg law. Members of the association are the six founding universities: the Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, the University of Liège, the Université de Lorraine, the University of Luxembourg, Saarland University and Trier University. Since June 2020, htw saar is associated partner of the grouping.
The organizational structure of the UniGR confederation is based on a combination of a top-down and a bottom-up approach in order to make sure that the strategy adopted by the UniGR Board of governance is in line with the needs of those who are working on the operational level.
INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES OF THE CONFEDERATION
- Council of presidents and rectors (Administrative Board of UniGR a.s.b.l.)
The Board is composed by the presidents and rectors of the six partner universities and will identify the strategic and political guiding principles of the confederation as well as cooperation and joint development of the universities. In this context, they ensure in particular the equal participation of all players, adopting measures that are necessary for the implementation and success of the association.
The current president is Michael Jäckel (2021 - ), president of Trier University.
- Coordination Board
The Coordination Board consists of one representative from the authorities of each partner university. They work together with the Central Office to advise the presidents and chancellors in strategic decisions. Operational implementation is planned, monitored and targeted by the Coordination Board and the Central Office.
The Central Office, assigned by the Board, consists at least of the General Secretary and the coordinator. Currently, two more employees work at the Central Office. It works in close consultation with the members of the Coordination Board and the UniGR Officers of each of the partner universities and is directly involved in the implementation of the strategic objectives of the UniGR as agreed by the presidents and rectors.
In their function as contact persons at the working level in each institution, the UniGR Officers are the first contact point for students, doctoral candidates, researchers, administrative staff and professors both for the implementation of the cooperation objectives and for forwarding initiatives and to facilitate cooperation and daily business.
- Advisory Boards
The Advisory Board for students and doctoral candidates consists of students or doctoral students from the partner universities, who contribute their perspectives to the relevant activities of the confederation in order to strengthen the integration of this target group.
- Political Advisory Board (PB)
The Political Advisory Board is made up of public bodies that are politically responsible for higher education within the Greater Region. The UniGR confederation considers it important to work in close contact with these institutions to ensure the consistency and dynamic of its activities and to benefit from the support of these institutions.
Download the articles of the association in French : UniGR asbl statuts (0.43 Mo-PDF-FR) or in German : UniGR asbl Satzung (0,36 MB-PDF-DE).