The Steering Council of the University is the main governing authority of the University which has general strategic responsibility for the effective institutional functioning of the University.
The Council is responsible for all decisions regarding financial matters (budget, personnel, infrastructure), in order to provide suitable conditions for the sustainable activity of the University in accordance with its obligations. The Council collectively reports and is accountable to the Ministry of Finance for the proper and effective use of funds allocated by the Ministry or any other public source to the University. The council may set up an ad hoc commission to advise it on specific aspects of its work.

Composition:
  The Steering Council consists of seven (7) members with the right to vote. The Ministry of Education and Science appoints three (3) members with the right to vote and they are appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Higher Education. They must be persons with a high public reputation, with relevant professional, business and other practical skills. None of the appointed members should have any direct current connection with the institution to which they are appointed.

The Senate elects four (4) members of the Steering Council with the right to vote from the academic personnel of the University. The members of the Steering Council operate independently and do not represent any other individual or group interests. Members of the Steering Council may not be elected:

 Rector, vice-rector, dean, vice-dean, Senate members.

The member of the Faculty Council, who is elected a member of the Steering Council, must resign from the membership in the Faculty Council. In case of vacant position of a member of the Steering Council from the ranks of the University, then the Senate may fill that position according to the same procedure.

 The Rector and the Secretary General are ex-officio members of the Steering Council without the right to vote. 9. At the invitation of the Steering Council, the vice-rectors may also participate in the meetings. 10. The President of the Student Parliament may participate in the meetings of the Steering Council without the right to vote.

Responsibilities:

•  To develop a three-year strategic plan, which will be reviewed annually. In preparing the strategic plan and its annual updates, the Steering Council will consult with the Ministry regarding the alignment of its objectives and plans with the state strategy for higher education and the resources that will be available from the Ministry. The scope of such consultations is determined by a sub-legal act issued by the Ministry;
•  To monitor the efficient and effective use of resources, liquidity and securing the University assets on the publics behalf;
•  To develop strategies for adequate provision of funds from public and private sources, taking into account the facilitation of the establishment of subsidiary companies and institutes for the use of the academic work results of the University;
•  To discuss and approve the annual budget plan prepared by the Rector and submit this plan to the relevant state authorities;
•  To define the principles on employment, delegation, leveling, promotion, suspension, dismissal and determination of the level of salaries and working conditions for personnel;
•  To decide about the establishment, termination and change of the internal structure of academic units and organizational units after being approved by the Senate. 
   

Duties:

• To provide preconditions for proper administration and management of resources at the level of the University and its subordinate units;
• To issue regulations for delegation of competencies for tools and other administrative issues to the academic units of the University in accordance with the provisions of this Statute;
• To issue regulations for the governance, direction and management of the University, as required by this Statute;
• To decide on the general organizational structure of the academic units, according to the proposal of the Senate and after consulting the units in question;
• To organize financial check in accordance with the Law and this Statute;
• To issue regulations, in accordance with this Statute, regarding:
  • Disciplinary measures and procedure for academic personnel and students;
  • Payments and terms of service for the personnel;
  • Procedures for ways of compensating personnel, based on complaints about their employment;
  • Complaints against such suspensions and dismissals.
• To propose to the Ministry the tuition fees to be paid by the admitted students, and in some cases to set the fees for the examination of applications for registration, for the repetition of exams and for graduation and these fees will be confirmed by the Ministry;
• To establish rules for calculating the costs of university services provided to third parties;
• To elect the rector from the list of names, proposed by the professional commission of five (5) members appointed by the Senate;
• To elect the vice-rectors according to the proposal of the rector;
• To ensure that the general provisions of this Statute are applied in practice within the University;
• To act in accordance with the general provisions set out in this Statute;
• To decide on the form and content of the emblem, seal, dry seal, flag and other institutional symbols and to propose to the Ministry the form and content of diplomas according to the proposal of the Senate. 
   

The Council shall publish the annual work report of the University in accordance with the requirements of Ministry and the Kosovo Accreditation Agency.

The members of the Managing Board of the University of Gjakova "Fehmi Agani" are:

Majlinda Haxhikadrija Ramadani
Chairman of SC

Ilir Bytyqi
Deputy chairman of SC

Shpëtim Dylazeka
Member

Prof. Asoc. Dr. Zeqir Hashani
Member

Prof. Asoc. Dr. Venera Vala Këndusi
Member

Prof. Ass. Dr. Gentiana Muhaxhiri
Member

Ass. Rilind Obertinca
Member 

Work Report 2024

Work Report 2023