President of the University Senate

Lecturer PhD Lavinia Maria Pruteanu

📧 Email: lavinia_pruteanu@yahoo.com

🎓 Responsibilities of the President of the University Senate

The President of the Senate performs the following duties:

  • Prepares, convenes, and chairs regular and extraordinary Senate meetings
  • Invites the Rector, General Administrative Director, Vice-Rectors, department heads, and other necessary individuals to Senate meetings
  • Proposes the agenda for Senate meetings
  • Signs Senate decisions and meeting minutes
  • Represents the Senate in its relations with the university’s executive and administrative leadership
  • Concludes the management contract with the Rector on behalf of the university
  • Communicates Senate decisions to the university’s executive and administrative leadership and monitors their implementation, reporting back to the Senate
  • At the Senate’s request and on its behalf, invites representatives of executive or administrative structures to meetings or sends them written inquiries from the Senate
  • Represents the Senate in relations with similar bodies from other higher education institutions, both domestic and international, and signs academic collaboration agreements and protocols
  • Expresses the Senate’s position in the media
  • Coordinates the Senate’s permanent and ad-hoc committees, as well as its secretariat
  • Carries out any other activities assigned to them as Senate representative, within the scope of the Senate’s competencies
  • Proposes the awarding of honorary titles

Regulation for the Organization and Functioning of the University Senate

Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the Senate of “Petre Andrei” University of Iași – details

🎓 Responsibilities of the University Senate

The responsibilities of the Senate of “Petre Andrei” University of Iași are defined by Law no. 1/2011 and the University Charter (U.P.A.).

  • The Senate guarantees academic freedom and university autonomy.
  • It drafts and adopts the University Charter following consultation with the academic community.
  • It deliberates and decides on the structure, organization, and functioning of the university, including:

✅ Decision-Making Powers

  • Approves the regulation for the organization and functioning of the Senate
  • Approves regulations governing the university and its internal units
  • Approves the strategic institutional development plan and operational plans, based on the Rector’s proposal
  • Approves the university’s structure, organization, and operations, in line with current legislation and at the Rector’s proposal
  • Approves the budget proposal and its execution
  • Approves methodologies and regulations for university operations
  • Approves curricula developed by faculties and departments
  • Approves staffing plans and academic personnel appointments
  • Establishes and approves the academic calendar
  • Sets and approves evaluation criteria for all categories of staff
  • Approves partnerships, consortia, mergers, participation in European and international organizations, associations, and the creation of foundations or commercial entities, as well as the modalities for international cooperation
  • Approves collaboration frameworks between university leadership structures and the labor union, student organization, and alumni association
  • Approves the awarding of honors and honorary titles
  • Approves the granting of sabbatical leave

🧑‍🏫 Faculty Members

Name Title Field of Expertise
Antonie Cristian Bocancea Professor Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Cristina Maria Stoica Professor, PhD Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Alexandru Trifu Professor Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Florin–Ioan Scorțescu Associate Professor, PhD Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Rodica Boca Lecturer, PhD Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Alexandru–Iulian Bodnariu Lecturer, PhD Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Georgeta Condur Lecturer, PhD Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Vasilică-Cristi Dănileț Lecturer, PhD Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Călina-Andreea Gardikiotis Lecturer, PhD Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Ana-Maria Lăzărescu Lecturer, PhD Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Constantin Nechifor Lecturer, PhD Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Lavinia-Maria Pruteanu Lecturer, PhD Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
🎓 Student Representatives
Name Role Field of Study
Daniel Afrăsinei Student Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Manuela Andreea Antonovici Student Psychology, Education Sciences, Social Work
Ioana Apetrei Student Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Isabela–Elena (Anițoaie) Cogian Student Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences
Estera-Asonica Savin-Baer Student Law, Economics, Political and Administrative Sciences

Decisions of the University Senate of “Petre Andrei” University of Iași

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision January 17, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision February 12, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision February 20, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision March 24, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision March 31, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision April 14, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision May 19, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision June 16, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision June 27, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision June 30, 2025 – details

UPA Iași University Senate – Meeting Decision July 8, 2025 – details

Teaching Committees of the University Senate of “Petre Andrei” University of Iași

📋 Quality Assurance Commission – Senate (CEAC)

  • Activity Plan 2022–2023 – details
  • Activity Report 2021–2022 – details
  • Activity Plan 2021–2022 – details
  • Activity Report 2020–2021 – details

🧾 Academic Audit Reports

  • Audit Report 2021–2022 – details
  • Audit Report 2020–2021 – details

⚖️ Strategic Plan for Gender Equality (2022–2024) – details

Committee for Social and Student Issues within the University Senate

📄 Plans and Reports – Committee for Social and Student Issues within the Senate

  • Activity Plan of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2020–2021 The objectives and actions proposed by the Committee for Student Issues will be carried out in compliance with the legislation in force regarding the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – details
  • Activity Plan of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2021–2022 The objectives and actions proposed by the Committee for Student Issues will be carried out in compliance with the legislation in force regarding the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – details
  • Activity Plan of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2022–2023 – details
  • Activity Report of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2020–2021 – details
  • Activity Report of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2021–2022 – details
  • Activity Report of the Committee for Social and Student Issues – Academic Year 2019–2020 – details here
Committee for Strategy and Institutional Development

📄 Operational Plans – Committee for Strategy and Institutional Development (C.S.D.I.)

  • Operational Plan of the Committee for Strategy and Institutional Development (C.S.D.I.) – Academic Year 2022–2023 – details
  • Operational Plan 2020–2021 – details here
  • Operational Plan of the Committee for Strategy and Institutional Development (C.S.D.I.):

📊 Activity Reports – Committee for Strategy and Institutional Development (C.S.D.I.)

Committee for Teaching Activity – University Senate

📄 Operational Plans – Committee for Teaching Activity

📊 Activity Reports – Committee for Teaching Activity at “Petre Andrei” University of Iași

Committee for Research and International Relations

📄 Activity Plan – Committee for Research and International Relations

“Petre Andrei” University of Iași

  • Academic Year 2023–2024 – details

📊 Activity Reports – Committee for Research and International Relations

“Petre Andrei” University of Iași

  • Academic Year 2021–2022 – details
  • Academic Year 2020–2021 – details
  • Academic Year 2019–2020 – details

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