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Academic Council

The Academic Council is the body that supports the Rectorate and the Foundation Council in carrying out their missions. It ensures the participation of all representative groups within the institution in decision-making processes, particularly the student body, the mid-level academic staff, the faculty, and the administrative personnel.

It adopts, for submission to the Committee of the Foundation Council:

  • the guiding principles,
  • the strategy,
  • the regulations,
  • the multi-year plan,
  • the budget,
  • the annual report for validation by the Assembly of Founders, as well as other reports.

The Academic Council participates in the governance of the university institute, notably by giving its opinion on the performance agreement with the Canton of Valais and on general institutional matters.

It takes part in the appointment of members of the Rectorate and validates the composition of the selection and standing committees.

It carries out the tasks assigned to it by the Foundation Council and may in turn delegate certain tasks to the Rectorate.

Its meetings take place at least once per semester.

Prof. Dr Nicolas Rothen Prof. Dr Nicolas Rothen Rector President of the Academic Council
Stefan Bumann Stefan Bumann President of the Foundation Council
Prof. Dr Bruno Pasquier Prof. Dr Bruno Pasquier Dean Faculty of Law
Prof. Dr Pamela Banta Lavenex Prof. Dr Pamela Banta Lavenex Dean Faculty of Psychology
Prof. Manuel Grieder Prof. Manuel Grieder Dean Faculty of Business & Economics
Prof. Dr Christina Späti Prof. Dr Christina Späti Dean Faculty of History
Prof. Dr Thomas Mettler Prof. Dr Thomas Mettler Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen Representative for professors
Prof. Dr Cathrine Konopatsch Prof. Dr Cathrine Konopatsch Representative for professors
Prof. Dr Christian Koller Representative for lecturers
Prof. Dr Gerald Mäsch Prof. Dr Gerald Mäsch Representative for lecturers
Dr Stefan Meyer Dr Stefan Meyer Representative for assistants
MA Beat Scherrer Representative for assistants
Stefan Brülisauer Representative for students
Gisela Koller Gisela Koller Representative for students
Selcan Mustafa Representative for students
Anita Rossé Representative for students
Dipl. Natw. ETH Vanessa Hugo Dipl. Natw. ETH Vanessa Hugo Representative for administrative teamleaders
Jean-Michel Jullien Jean-Michel Jullien Representative for administrative teamleaders
Aude Gessler Aude Gessler Representative for administrative personnel
MA Céline Pellissier MA Céline Pellissier Representative for administrative personnel
Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli Vice-Rector for Teaching Advisory Member
Prof. Anthony Strittmatter Prof. Anthony Strittmatter Vice-Rector for Research Advisory Member
Dr Damien Carron Dr Damien Carron Academic Director Advisory Member
Stéphane Pannatier Stéphane Pannatier Administrative Director Advisory Member
Dr Georges Klein Dr Georges Klein Head of the Strategy and development support office Advisory Member
Dr Ahmad Zein Assi Dr Ahmad Zein Assi Head of the Research support office Advisory Member
Dipl. - Kff. Petra Köhler Dipl. - Kff. Petra Köhler Head of the Teaching support office Advisory Member