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The Chancellor of Richard Roelofs University is always the acting Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Pendronia. The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University and presides over all major functions.
The Vice-Chancellor holds office for six years and is effectively the "Chief Executive" of the University.
The Council:
The Council of the University is the principal policy-making body. It has 26 members, including those elected by Congregation, representatives of the Colleges and two members from outside the University. Council is responsible for the academic policy and strategic direction of the University, and operates through four major committees: Educational Policy and Standards, General Purposes, Personnel, and Planning and Resource Allocation.
Congregation:
Final responsibility for legislative matters rests with Congregation, which comprises many members of the academic, senior research, library, museum, and administrative staff.
Divisions:
Day-to-day decision-making in matters such as finance and planning is devolved to the University's five Academic Divisions--Humanities, Life and Environmental Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. Each division has a full-time divisional head and an elected divisional board.
Colleges:
The Colleges, though independent and self-governeing, form a core element of the University, to which they are related in a federal system. In time, each College is granted a charter approved by the Privy Council, under which it is governed by a Head of House and a Governing Body comprising of a number of Fellows, most of whom also hold University posts. There is also the possibility to found a permanent Private Hall. These can be founded by various Christian denominations and retain their religious character. Fourteen Colleges admit students for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. One is for graduates only, and one has Fellows only.