The General Assembly of BIGSAS

The General Assembly meets once a year at the invitation of the Dean of BIGSAS. It is responsible for the following tasks:

• the election of the four representatives of the Members in the SC,
• resolutions on the BIGSAS Regulations and its amendment,
• acceptance and discussion of the Dean's, the Director of the GDO's and the Junior Fellow Representatives' reports, and
• acceptance and discussion of further reports as appropriate.

The following are the members of the General Assembly:

• the Members of BIGSAS under the terms of § 3 para 2 of the BIGSAS Regulations as voting members;
• the Associate Members of BIGSAS under the terms of § 3 para 6 of the BIGSAS Regulations in an advisory capacity,
• the Director of the GDO of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in an advisory capacity,
• the Academic Coordinator of the Early Career and Equal Opportunity portfolio of the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence in an advisory capacity,
• the Coordinator of BIGSAS in an advisory capacity, and
• the Junior Fellows of BIGSAS in an advisory capacity.

The members of the General Assembly are obliged to attend its meetings according to the rules in the University of Bayreuth's constitution dated 25 June 2007 (as amended).