The Senate is the principal academic organ of the University, except where provided otherwise in the University Statute. The Senate shall advise the University Board through the Rectorate on the development of the academic activities of the University and the resources needed to support them, including the creation, merger or removal of departments and shall also be responsible for:

• Discussion of general issues relating to the research, scholarship, teaching and programmes at the University;
• The content of the curriculum on the recommendation of the Faculty Councils;
• Pursuant to the provisions of Article 95 (8) of the Law on Higher Education, on the recommendation of the Faculty Councils, determining the educational activities of the University to be performed in the Albanian, Macedonian and other international languages;
• Establishing procedures for assuring academic quality including the appointment of an Evaluation Commission and the adoption of evaluation guidelines in accordance with Article 31 of the Law on Higher Education;
• Implementing procedures for securing academic standards and the validation and review of courses;
• Determining on the recommendation of the Council numbers of students to be enrolled and criteria for the admission of students;
• Policies, criteria and procedures for assessment and examination of the academic performance of students, on the recommendation of the Council;
• The award of degrees, diplomas and certificates, on the recommendation of Faculty Councils;
• Making provision for lifelong learning on the recommendation of the Council;
• Procedures for the award of qualifications and honorary academic titles;
• Procedures for the exclusion of students for academic or other reasons.
• Consideration of the policy for the protection of the intellectual property of the University and its commercial development;
• Provision of advice on such other matters as the Advisory Board, the University Board, its Executive Committee, the Rectorate or the Council may refer to the Senate;

The Senate consists of the following members:

• Rector;
• Pro-Rectors;
• Professors;
• Deans of Faculties, and Heads or Directors of other academic units who are not Professors;
• Two members elected by and from the academic staff in each Faculty or other unit not within a Faculty;
• One member per Faculty elected by and from the students in each Faculty;
• One member elected by non-academic staff.