The president is the chief executive officer of the university and is appointed by the Board of Regents. He/she is responsible for the University’s academic, administrative, and financial operations, and is held accountable to the Board of Regents.
Among the functions, authorities, and duties exercised by the president in fulfilling the responsibilities are the following:
- Determine and approve all university policies and procedures.
- Review the general administrative and academic policies of the university based on the directions set by the Board of Regents regarding both the University’s mission and the needs of Qatari society.
- Recommend appointment of vice presidents for approval by the Board of Regents.
- Appoint associate vice presidents based on the recommendation of the vice presidents.
- Approve the appointments of college deans and associate deans.
- Appoint university-wide committees.
- Determine the university calendar.
- Determine if summer sessions are to be offered or not.
- Determine when it is appropriate to delegate authority to any of the vice presidents.
- Recommend to the Board of Regents the opening, closure and modification of colleges, departments, centers, institutions, and programs of study.
- Oversee the opening, closure and modification of colleges, departments, centers, institutions, and programs of study once they have been approved by the Board of Regents.
- Approve the university’s code of ethics.
- Prepare an annual review of the activity of the office of the president and ensure that other administrative offices carry out their own annual evaluations.
- Represent the university in governmental agency discussions, courts, public and other formal gatherings, meetings and forums.
- Represent the university as an ex-officio member of the Board of Regents.
- Confirms appointments, renewals, terminations and promotions of faculty members.
- Presents university budget request to the Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Board of Regents.
Furthermore, the Board of Regents shall delegate a number of functions to the president including the following:
- Propose, communicate, and carry out the strategic plan approved by the board.
- Prepare university budget and present it to the Board of Regents for approval and ensure that it is implemented as intended.
- Propose the university’s needs for building and facilities including the priority of their construction to the Board for approval and ensure they are constructed as intended.
- Propose changes in the academic, administrative, and financial bylaws of the university to the Board for approval and ensure the changes are carried out as intended.
- Propose the annual fee structure for the university to the Board for approval.
- Propose candidates for academic and honorary degrees to the Board for approval.
- Any other business, assigned by the Board.