54 9. Awarding Honorary Doctorate Degrees 9.1 The Open University shall confer Honorary Doctorates Degrees on distinguished persons in the two following categories: 9.1.1 "Academic candidates" – individuals who have excelled in academic or intellectual fields, including in endeavors related to the teaching method and concept of the Open University. 9.1.2 "Public figures" – individuals who have devoted their life's work to the benefit of humanity, the Jewish people or the State of Israel, or those who have made a significant contribution to the advancement and development of The Open University. 9.2 Number of Honorary Degrees The number of Honorary Doctorates conferred shall not exceed seven per year, with a balance between the two categories as aforementioned in Paragraph 9.1 above. 9.3 Submission of Proposals and Decision-Making Procedures 9.3.1 Proposals and recommendations for Honorary Doctorates may be submitted by the Association of Friends of the Open University in Israel and abroad, by members of the Council of the Open University and by former Honorary Fellowship recipients. 9.3.2 The Committee for the Conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degrees shall be composed of the Chancellor of the University, who shall serve as Chairman of the Committee, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, the President of the Open University, the Rector, and two (2) members of the University Council, to be elected by the Executive Committee (hereinafter: "the Committee"). The appointment of Council members to the Committee shall be for a period of three (3) years, at the end of which they may be re-elected for one additional period only.
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