How a Chair is created

The initiative for the constitution of a patronage or sponsorship through a Chair will be presented by a permanent member of the UV staff, provided that their area of management, teaching and/or research is related to the field of activity of the Chair. In this case, they shall act as a contact person and be in charge of the proposal while the Chair is being formally constituted.
The proposer of the Chair must contact the Chairs Management Unit of the Transfer and Innovation Service as soon as possible in order to receive the most appropriate information and advice.

The application for the constitution of a Chair must be accompanied by a letter of interest from the promoter in which the constitution of the Chair and its subject matter are justified.

Once the documents have been received, the Office of the Vice-Principal will evaluate the matter, with the technical support and advice of the Administrative and Economic Central Services of the UV.

If the Chair is deemed viable, the agreement for its constitution will be drafted and negotiated by the Administrative Central Services of the UV.

Once the agreement has been reached and after the mandatory deliberation of the Board of Directors, the formalisation proposal will be agreed by the Governing Council, which will approve the corresponding constitution agreement in accordance with the agreed objectives and conditions.

The agreement of constitution of the Chair will be signed by the Principal of the UV and the legal representatives of the entity or entities integrating the Chair, in accordance with the agreed objectives and conditions.

The Joint Committee shall be constituted within one month of the entry into force of the constitution agreement, under the presidency of the Vice-Principal with delegated powers from the Principal for the management of UV Chairs. At this meeting, at least the constitution must be agreed and the proposal for the appointment of the Chair’s Directorate must be discussed.

The Director of the Chair shall be appointed by the Principal of the Universitat de València at the proposal of the Joint Committee.
The position of Director of the Chair shall be held for the duration of the agreement, and the proposal for renewal or replacement shall be made by the Joint Monitoring Committee.

Once the agreement has been signed, the relevant arrangements will be made for the opening of the accounting code and the payment of the agreed amount. The economic management derived from the execution of the activities developed within the framework of the Chair shall correspond to the management unit of the department, institute or structure to which the person in charge of the Chair is attached, in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the UV. In particular, the management shall be in accordance with the Budget Execution Regulations of the UV and with the rules of execution of the budget of the corresponding financial year.
The Joint Committee must meet at least once a year to assess the results of the collaboration and propose the modification of the terms deemed appropriate.

The Universitat de València may cease to recognise the Chairs as such for any of the reasons foreseen in their constitution agreement, when any of the parties express their wish not to continue the collaboration, due to its inactivity, or if the collaborating entity does not make the contributions established in the agreement.
Should the agreement be renewed, this must occur before the end of the main agreement.