The Secretary General is the highest authority of the administrative organization and is responsible to the Rector for the operation, supervision, and control of this organization.

• In addition to the duties related to the administrative structure, the Secretary General carries out the following tasks personally and through the department heads and affiliated units:

• To serve as a rapporteur at the University Senate and the University Executive Board meetings without participating in voting; to ensure that the decisions taken by these boards are written, preserved, and archived; and to communicate the decisions of the University Senate and the University Executive Board to the relevant units.

• To ensure that the units within the University Administrative Organization operate in an orderly, efficient, and coordinated manner.

• To make recommendations to the Rector regarding appointments within the university’s administrative structure.

• To carry out tasks assigned by the Executive Board, the Senate, and the Rector within the framework of laws, regulations, and bylaws, and/or to have such tasks carried out through the affiliated units.

• To ensure the execution of internal and external correspondence of the Rectorate and the Office of the Secretary General.

• To conduct the university’s annual budget preparations and coordinate the related departments.