The General Assembly is composed of all full members. The President of the Administrative Council is chairman of the General Assembly. The General Assembly meets at least once per year, where beside other activities members of the Administrative Council are elected.


The Administrative Council administers the Academy Avignon and is currently composed of 8 representatives of the full members. The members of the Administrative Council are appointed by the General Assembly. The Administrative Council appoints, from its members, a President, two Vice-Presidents and one Treasurer.

The Administrative Council has all powers for the administration and management. The Administrative Council may transfer the management of the association's daily matters to one of its members or a third person, who does not have to be member of the association and who may be appointed as Secretary General. The General Assembly has to give its confirmation.


The Reference Board is composed by a group of UEAPME member organisations which follow closely the scientific activity of the Avignon Academy. The aim of the Reference Board is to bridge the scientific activity of the Academy with the Know How, the experiences, the expectations of the SMEs and craft organisation. The scientific program and the findings of the research activities are presented to the Reference Board. The Reference Board, on the other hand, exchange with the Academy the needs, the current problems and the priority issue of the SMEs and craft firms, to be taken into account in the conducing of the research activity.


The Scientific Committee accompanies the scientific work. The General Assembly nominates its members (may not exceed fifteen). The personalities and experts, dealing with the objectives of the Academy Avignon, have to be elected. The Scientific Committee elects a director and two adjunct-directors, whose mandates last for four years (may be re-elected).

The Scientific Committee proposes concrete subjects for possible actions of the Academy Avignon, it supports its work and analyses the results scientifically.

The Secretariat calls, in the name of the Administrative Council, the Scientific Committee twice a year. The administrators, the Secretary General and the full members or their representatives are admitted to the meetings of the Scientific Committee without having the right to vote. The Administrative Council proposes an order of affairs for the Scientific Committee which then has to be approved by the General Assembly.


To see more details of the structure, please go to
  statutes


To see the compilation of personalities in the single bodies, please go to attached pdfs.

      pdf > Mission Statement of the Scientific Comittee

      pdf > Administrative Council    

      pdf > Reference Board            

      pdf > Scientific Comittee         

      pdf > General Secretary