Rights and Responsibilities of Members

Membership in the HUC is voluntary and entails rights and responsibilities for the member. Membership is valid insofar as the member fulfils its/ her/ his duties and obligations, which are monitored by a robust system of e-governance tools on the HUC Online Portal under the care of the Secretariat.  

All members, institutional and individual, may participate in and lead the development and delivery of HUC programme activities.

All members have equal rights of representation in the General Assembly. Each institutional member shall have one representative (head of institution) and one alternative representative (focal person). Each institutional member is entitled to develop its own procedures for selecting its representative and alternative representative in the General Assembly.

All members have equal nomination and voting rights including voting on changes to HUC’s membership, amendments to the HUC Charter and Bylaws, composition of the Executive Committee and any other matter brought to the attention of the General Assembly by a two-thirds majority of all members, either present or via e-voting, with at least 50% of active members as a minimum quorum in the General Assembly.

All members are required to fufil the following obligations:

• make active contributions to the development of HUC and its joint programmes among HUC member institutions and fellows/affiliates;
• make active contributions to the development of HUC research, education, capacity, and knowledge dissemination in fair, inclusive, and regenerative development for the HKH; 
• pay annual membership fees and provide in-kind support, services, or material resources helpful to the operation and development of the HUC;
• comply with HUC’s reporting requirements, including frequent updates on the institutional or individual profile of the HUC Online Portal.
• cast their votes in-person, by email, or through e-voting platforms on the Consortium’s matters.

Members are strongly encouraged to participate in the HUC Congress, General Assembly Meeting, Vice Chancellors’ Forum, (virtual) Townhall, and HUC Open Conferences. 

Non-HKH members and better-resourced HKH and individual members are responsible for supporting their own participation in the General Assembly Meeting and other HUC events.