Skip to content
THAT Law Firm - We carry the burden for you
QIWAM connection: no recent measurement

Universities Law · Article 13

About this source

Subject to the Law as well as the rules and regulations issued by the Council of University Affairs, the university board of trustees shall have the following powers:

Unofficial translation; refer to the original text in case of differences.

Law · Approved version 1 · Knowledge version effective from 2026-10-19

This link identifies the text in the selected edition.

Transcribed text

Article 13

Citation linkLink to this edition

Subject to the Law as well as the rules and regulations issued by the Council of University Affairs, the university board of trustees shall have the following powers:

§

1.Approve the university’s vision, mission, and objectives, and set its academic, financial, and administrative policies.

§

2.Approve the university’s organizational structure.

§

3.Assume governance of the university, and ensure realization of its vision, mission, and objectives.

§

4.Approve the implementation procedures for the university’s financial and administrative regulations.

§

5.Nominate university president.

§

6.Approve the appointment of university vice-presidents.

§

7.Recommend the approval of the establishment, merger, cancellation, or amendment of names of colleges, deanships, institutes, centers, and academic departments.

§

8.Approve the regulations governing the appointment of deans of colleges, deanships, institutes, and centers, and heads of departments.

§

9.Approve the regulations governing the support of research, innovation, authorship, translation, and publication.

§

10.Approve the regulations governing the provision of consultation and academic services to the public and private sectors and civil society organizations.

§

11.Approve the university’s annual budget.

§

12.Approve the university’s incorporation of companies or participation therein, or the joining of existing companies as partner or shareholder, in accordance with legal procedures.

§

13.Appoint one or more external auditors for university accounts.

§

14.Approve the university’s final accounts and submit the same to the Council of University Affairs.

§

15.Approve titles of academic degrees.

§

16.Award honorary doctorate degrees.

§

17.Form the university’s international advisory board, determine its powers, and set its work procedures.

§

18.Review the university’s annual report and submit it to the Council of University Affairs.

§

19.Review matters referred to it by its chairman or proposed by any of its members.

§

The board may delegate certain powers to its chairman or any other councils in the university, and it may form standing or ad hoc committees from among its members or others to review matters it refers thereto.

§