The academic and administrative personnel of the University shall be selected with a view to achieving its stated objectives. The basic criteria for selection shall be the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity, with respect to the following;
1. The personnel of the University shall consist of
1. academic personnel;
2. administrative personnel;
3. trainers and
4. other to be assigned by the Council.
2. The assignment of personnel to each of these categories with the provisions of the statutes shall be adopted by the Council.
3. The academic personnel shall be composed of
1. the Rector;
2. Vice-Rectors for academic, administrative and others;
3. the directing personnel, i.e. the Rector's senior collaborators and the directors of the research, training and spiritual practice centres;
4. research personnel, visiting professors, visiting fellows and consultants;
5. Buddhist scholars;
6. educational programme directors and
7. other to be assigned by the Council.
All members of the academic personnel shall enjoy in their research, training and spiritual work and the academic freedom guaranteed by the Council.