The Head represents the Department, promotes its activities and is responsible for its functioning. He convenes and presides all the meetings of the Board and the Committee. He also ensures that decisions are implemented, manages relations with the University Management Board and exercises all other powers conferred by law, statute and regulations. The Head of the Department, if he is unable to perform his duties or absent, is substituted by the Deputy-Head and is assisted by the Administrative Manager in the running of the Department.