Internal Appeals Committee of the University of Fribourg (IAC)

Tasks and Responsibilities

The IAC decides on appeals against:

  1. decisions by teaching staff, examination committees or other bodies responsible for examinations, provided that they do not relate to the evaluation of the content of examinations or of other competencies (for such cases there are the complaint procedures of the various faculties);
  2. decisions on complaints about decisions regarding the evaluation of the content of examinations or of other competencies and decisions concerning the recognition of academic performance, in particular of ECTS points;
  3. decisions by the faculties or their entities concerning admission to a particular course of study;
  4. other decisions, to the extent that this is provided for in the regulations of the University, of a faculty, section, department, institute or other University body – subject to any conflicting provisions in the regulations or statutes of the University.

Composition

President

Adrian Urwyler

Members

Astrid Kaptjin, Faculty of Theology
René Pahud de Mortanges, Faculty of Law
 Julia Gelshorn, Faculty of Humanities
Volker Grossmann, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
Arnaud Chiolero, Faculty of Science and Medicine
Robert Mosters, Research Staff representative
Federico Jori, Representative of the Student Body

Information

Relevant regulations

The provisions relating to the organisation of the IAC and the relevant procedures are to be found in the IAC Regulations

Legal Secretariat

The Legal Secretariat of the IAC forms part of the Legal Service.