Prof. Petr V. Glybochko, the University's rector, is a Chairman of the Academic Council. The Council is composed of heads of the University’s faculties, departments and centers.
Main functions of the Academic Council are as follows:
- Determination of the main directions for social and economy development of the University;
- Approval of the internal policies and procedures, which regulate the University’s activity, their amendments and additions.
- Solving the main organizational issues of educational, research, and healthcare activity.
- Solving the issues on managing the University and its structural subdivisions.
- Solving the issues on creation, reorganizing, and liquidation of departments, faculties, centers, institutes and other structural subdivisions of the University.
- Approval of the main areas for research.
- Conferring the academic ranks of Professor, Assistant Professor.
- Conferring the University’s honorary degrees.
- Establishing of scholarships, as well as additions to scholarship allowances.
- Electing the Deans of Faculty; holding contest for filling the vacancies of Department Chairmen and Professors of the University, and recommending them to the University Principal for making the Labor Contracts.
- Annual hearing the University Principal Report, as well as the Reports of Vice-Principals, Directors of the Clinic and Research Centers, Faculties upon the University’s activities results.
- Considering the suggestions upon awarding the employees and students by government awards and honorary degrees; and other according to the University Statute.
Academic Council meetings are held on the first Mondays of each month.