Department Commission is composed of the Director who presides over it, two professors of the 1st bracket and the same number of professors of the 2nd bracket and researchers, and the administrative secretary who acts as the verbalizing secretary and, where appointed, the Vice-Director without voting rights. The elected members of the Executive remain in office for at least two academic years and cannot be re-elected for more than one consecutive time. In addition to expressing its opinion to the Director of the Department regarding the exercise of his duties, the Board has preliminary functions on all matters falling within the competence of the Department Council.