Strå's formal duties

Strå's formal duties (according to the vice-chancellor's delegation of authority)
are:

• to be a general body for the university and the faculties that is tasked with handling general strategic issues intended to support, coordinate, stimulate and develop work on student welfare issues,
  
  
• to initiate the identification and analysis of student welfare problems and the evaluation of measures implemented with regard to student welfare problems,
  
  
• to draft proposals for guidelines, policy documents and action plans relating to student welfare for the vice-chancellor to make a decision on,
  
  
• to submit, as necessary, proposals for action to the relevant authority (e.g. vice-chancellor, faculty board) that takes decisions on specific measures within student welfare,
  
  
• to disseminate information to departments and individual students on student welfare issues,
  
  
• to submit proposals to the vice-chancellor on the allocation of the funds made available to Strå by the university board,
  
  
• to appoint its own deputy chair,
  
  
• to grant additional persons entitlement to be present and make representations at meetings, as required, and
  
  
• to meet at least twice a semester.