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