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.

  1. Finance and General Purposes Committee
  2. Tenders Board
  3. Expenditure and Equipment Committee
  4. Building Works and Sites Committee
  5. Appointments & Promotions Committee for Non-Academic
  6. Staff on HAT/SS 06 and above; and that for Junior Staff
  7. Appointment and Promotions Committee for Academic Staff
  8. Bookshop Board of Management
  9. Board of Governors of University Staff Schools
  10. Housing Allocation Committee
  11. Committee on Security
  12. Estimates Committee
  13. Development Committee
  14. Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee
  15. Junior Staff Disciplinary Committee
  16. Vehicle Loans Committee
  17. Endowment Fund Committee
  18. Board of Management of University Consultancy Services
  19. Management Boards of AAU Profit Centres