University Academic Senate (SAU) possesses functions for policy establishment, providing consideration, and supervision in academic affairs. SAU holds the authority for the following things: 

• Establishing academic policies regarding the curriculum of study programs; requirements of launching, revision, and termination of study programs; requirements of academic degree awarding; and requirements of awarding of honorary doctoral degree as well as other academic awards. 

• Establishing policies and supervising academic freedom, academic platform freedom, and science autonomy. 

• Establishing policies and supervising academic norms, ethics, and academic regulations. 

• Providing recommendation of penalties for infractions of norms, ethics, and academic regulations by academics to the Rector. 

• Supervising implementation of academic regulations by the Rector. 

• Supervising and evaluating academic work rate. 

• Providing approval to the Rector regarding the proposal of Head Lectors and Professors. 

• Providing recommendations for awarding or removal of honorary doctoral degrees. 

• Providing approval for launching, revision, and termination of study programs. 

• Providing consideration of establishment, merging, and/or disbandment of faculties, schools, and/or departments 

• Arranging and approving blueprints of the amendment of Statuta UT with Board of Trustees and Rector