Mandate of the EMOS Board

Mandate:

The Board shall advise the ESS Committee on matters relating to EMOS and report back to it.

As a part of the EMOS governance framework, the Board shall assist the ESS Committee with regard to the development of EMOS, in particular the award of the EMOS label to Master programmes in compliance with the EMOS requirements. It shall also contribute to quality monitoring of the EMOS Master programmes in order to ensure that the required standards are achieved and maintained through evaluation of new applications and extensions of the EMOS label.

Furthermore, the Board shall assist the ESS Committee in meeting learning and development needs in the ESS and advise on questions relating to higher education and training in Official Statistics. It shall further contribute to an exchange of experience and good practices in the area of EMOS.

The ESS Committee may consult the Board on any matter relating to education and training in Official Statistics. The Chair of the Board may advise the ESS Committee to consult the Board on a specific question.

Frequency of meetings:

Twice per year. If appropriate, a meeting can be held by video conference. The group may also be consulted by written procedure.

Participants:

1. The Board shall be composed of fourteen members: six from universities, five from National Statistical Institutes (NSIs), one from a National Central Bank (NCB), one from the European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC), and one from Eurostat acting as Chair.
2. Members from universities shall be individuals appointed in a personal capacity. The other members shall be representatives of NSIs, NCB, ESAC, and Eurostat.
3. Members from universities shall be appointed by the ESS Committee from specialists with competence in the area of education and training in Official Statistics and who have responded to the call for applications. Representatives from NSIs shall be appointed by the ESS Committee. NCB, ESAC and Eurostat shall nominate their representatives.
4. Members are appointed for three years. Their term of office may be renewed once.
5. Members who are no longer capable of contributing effectively to the Board's deliberations or who resign may be replaced for the remainder of their term of office. A representative from an NSI who resigns may be replaced by another representative from the same NSI.
6. Members appointed in a personal capacity shall act independently and in the public interest.

Type of experts: governmental, private

Reporting authority:

The Board reports directly to the ESS Committee.