Council

The Council is the highest governing authority of the University. It is charged with the general responsibility for policy, finances; particularly the control of the property and expenditure of the University, as well as the public relations.

Many members of the Council are drawn from the general public. The Pro-Chancellor is the Chairman of Council which also includes among its membership, the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, as well as representatives of the University Senate and the Congregation. Most of the work of the council is carried on, in between meetings by the following Committees/Boards.

• Finance and General Purposes Committee
• Tenders Board
• Expenditure and Equipment Committee
• Building Works and Sites Committee
• Appointments & Promotions Committee for Non-Academic
• Staff on HAT/SS 06 and above; and that for Junior Staff
• Appointment and Promotions Committee for Academic Staff
• Bookshop Board of Management
• Board of Governors of University Staff Schools
• Housing Allocation Committee
• Committee on Security
• Estimates Committee
• Development Committee
• Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee
• Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee
• Vehicle Loans Committee
• Endowment Fund Committee
• Board of Management of University Consultancy Services
• Management Boards of AAU Profit Centres