Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (Niedersächsisches Hochschulgesetz - NHG) in the Version Disclosed on 26Th February 2007 (Nds
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Please note: This is an unofficial translation provided for your information only and does not have any legal binding effects! Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (Niedersächsisches Hochschulgesetz - NHG) in the version disclosed on 26th February 2007 (Nds. GVBl. [Lower Saxony Law and Ordinance Gazette] No. 5/2007 p. 69), as amended by Art. 1 of the law of 10.06.2010 (Nds. GVBl. p. 242), last amended by the law of 29 June 2011(Nds. GVBL. P. 202) Contents F I R S T P A R T Universities under government responsibility F i r s t C h a p t e r General provisions F i r s t S e c t i o n Principles Article 1 Government responsibility Article 2 Universities Article 3 Functions of the universities Article 4 University cooperation Article 5 Evaluation of research and teaching S e c o n d S e c t i o n Studies and Teaching Article 6 Courses of study and their accreditation; standard period of study; study guidance Article 7 Examinations and the credit points system; government recognitions Article 8 Domestic degrees Article 9 Conferring of a doctorate; doctoral students Article 9 a Post-doctoral lecturing qualification Article 10 Foreign degrees, titles and designations T h i r d S e c t i o n Tuition fees and student loans; administrative fee; fees and charges Article 11 Tuition fees Article 11 a Right to be granted a loan Article 12 Administrative fee Article 13 Long-term tuition fees, other fees and charges Article 14 Maturity and equitable measures S e c o n d C h a p t e r The university as a corporation F i r s t S e c t i o n Principles Article 15 Self-administration Article 16 Membership and participation Article 17 Processing personal data Please note: This is an unofficial translation provided for your information only and does not have any legal binding effects! S e c o n d S e c t i o n Members F i r s t T i t l e Students Article 18 University admission Article 19 Matriculation, re-registration and exmatriculation Article 20 Student body S e c o n d T i t l e Academic and artistic personnel Article 21 Personnel Article 21 a Extension of the civil servant status by appointment Article 22 Research with third party funds Article 23 Secondary employment Article 24 Official tasks of professors Article 25 Conditions of employment for professors Article 26 Appointment of professors Article 27 Special regulations for professors Article 28 Temporary professors Article 29 Part-time professors Article 30 Junior professors Article 31 Academic and artistic employees Article 32 Teachers for particular tasks; specialist lecturers Article 33 Academic and artistic assistants; student assistants Article 34 Visiting lecturers Article 35 Honorary professors; guest researchers Article 35 a Extraordinary professors T h i r d S e c t i o n Organisation Article 36 Organs and organisational units Article 36 a Joint institutions of universities Article 37 Presidential Board Article 38 Presidents Article 39 Vice-presidents Article 40 Voting out of office of members of the Presidential Board Article 41 Senate Article 42 Equal rights representative Article 43 Board of Deans Article 44 Faculty Council Article 45 Permanent commissions for teaching and studies; student deans Article 46 Excellence clause T h i r d C h a p t e r Universities under government responsibility Article 47 Government matters Article 48 Powers related to service law Article 49 Budget and economic management Article 50 Corporate assets Article 51 Supervision and cooperation Article 52 University Council Article 53 Niedersächsische Hochschule für Verwaltung und Rechtspflege Article 54 Special provisions for the University of Vechta Article 54 a Special provisions for the University of Oldenburg and the University Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth Please note: This is an unofficial translation provided for your information only and does not have any legal binding effects! F o u r t h C h a p t e r Universities under responsibility of public law foundations Article 55 Transfer, objective and functions Article 55 a Special regulations for the creation of foundations under public law Article 56 Foundation assets, foundation funds and transfer of ownership Article 57 Economic plan and economic management Article 57 a Foundation assets and economic management of the Foundation University Göttingen (Stiftung Universität Göttingen) Article 58 Powers related to service law Article 59 Organs Article 60 Foundation Council Article 60 a Foundation's University Committee; Foundation's Medicine Committee of the Foundation University Göttingen Article 60 b Foundation Council of the Foundation University Göttingen Article 61 Presidential Board Article 62 Supervision and cooperation Article 63 Rectification of the land register and legal costs F i f t h C h a p t e r Institutions of human medicine Article 63 a Organisation Article 63 b Executive Committee Article 63 c Appointment and discharge of members of the Executive Committee of the Hannover Medical School Article 63 d Appointment and discharge of members of the Executive Committee of the Medical School Göttingen Article 63 e Functions and powers of the Executive Committee and the members of the Executive Committee Article 63 f Procedures in the Executive Committee Article 63 g Clinic Conference and hospital management board Article 63 h Special regulations for the Universität Göttingen S E C O N D P A R T Universities not under government responsibility Article 64 Recognition of universities Article 64 a Agreements on the provision of university education Article 65 Expiration and revocation of government recognition Article 66 Recognised universities Article 67 - removed - Article 67 a Community University for Administration in Lower Saxony ( Kommunale Hochschule für Verwaltung in Niedersachsen) T H I R D P A R T Student unions Article 68 Legal status, functions and responsibilities Article 69 Self-administration and organs Article 70 Financing and economic management F O U R T H P A R T Transitional and final provisions Article 71 Administrative offences Article 71 a Publication of regulations Article 72 Transitional and final provisions Please note: This is an unofficial translation provided for your information only and does not have any legal binding effects! F I R S T P A R T Universities under government responsibility F i r s t C h a p t e r General Provisions F i r s t S e c t i o n Principles Article 1 Government responsibility (1) 1The universities which have the government as their maintaining body and the universities which have public law foundations (foundations) with a legal capacity as their maintaining body are under government responsibility. 2This includes the university development planning of the state (state university planning) and the financing of the universities. (2) 1The government financing of the universities shall be based on their functions and the services they provide. 2In this respect, any progress as regards the fulfilment of the equal rights assignment according to Article 3, para. 3 shall be taken into consideration. 3The financing criteria shall be disclosed to the universities and the state parliament. (3) 1The Ministry responsible for the universities (relevant Ministry) shall make target agreements with each university, which generally apply over several years, based on the state university planning and the development planning of the respective university. 2The development planning should determine the main features of the development and performance objectives. 3Target agreements with a university under responsibility of a foundation shall be made together with the foundation. 4The subject matters of the target agreement are, in particular: 1. the number of university places as well as the creation of, significant change to or closure of courses of study, 2. how the functions according to Article 3 are to be met, 3. maintaining and improving the quality of teaching, research, promotion of the academic and artistic junior researchers as well as the further training including evaluation, 4. the creation of main areas of activity and profiles as well as the internationalisation in all areas of responsibility, 5. the charging of fees and costs and 6. the amount of current state investment in the universities. 5The universities shall report on the progress made towards achieving the agreed objectives to the relevant Ministry upon its request. (4) 1State obligations to render services resulting from a target agreement shall be subject to the stipulations of the state and national budget plan as well as any possible supplementary budgets. 2Should the state be committed to services which are subject to services of third parties, this must be recorded in the description and financial evaluation of projects in the target agreement. 3In the case of a reservation, the target agreement shall be adapted. (5) If and to the extent to which a target agreement is not produced, the relevant Ministry can release an objective after hearing the university and, in the case of para. 3, clause 3 also the foundation if this is offered to maintain the university development of the respective university or the university under government responsibility. Article 2 Universities (1) 1Universities under government responsibility are: 1. the universities and legally equal academic schools Please note: This is an unofficial translation provided for your information only and does not have any legal binding effects! a) TU Braunschweig (Technische Universität Braunschweig), b) Braunschweig University of Art (Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig), c) TU Clausthal (Technische Universität Clausthal), d) University of Göttingen (Universität Göttingen), e) University of Music, Drama and Media, Hannover (Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover), f) Medical School Hannover (Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), g) University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover), h) University of Hannover (Universität Hannover), i) University of Hildesheim (Universität Hildesheim), j) University of Lüneburg (Universität Lüneburg), k) University of Oldenburg (Universität Oldenburg), l) University of Osnabrück (Universität Osnabrück), m) University of Vechta (Universität Vechta); 2.