According to the Statute of the V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, the Academic Council of the II Medical School:

1) determines the prospects for the development of the faculty;

2) decides on the organization of the educational process at the faculty;

3) determines the general directions of the faculty’s scientific activity;

4) elects by secret ballot to the positions of scientific and pedagogical workers in accordance with the Regulations, which are approved by the decision of the Academic Council of the University;

5) recommends by secret ballot persons for the positions of heads of departments;

6) agrees on the candidacies of the deputy deans of the faculty;

7) considers, taking into account the positions of the student self-government bodies of the faculty, educational programs and curricula, and also recommends them for approval to the Academic Council of the University;

8) approves and submits working curricula for approval to the rector (vice-rector by area of ​​activity);

9) approves the programs of academic disciplines;

10) recommends by secret ballot scientific and pedagogical, scientific and pedagogical workers for the awarding of academic and honorary titles to them;

11) considers and recommends for approval by the Academic Council of the University the Regulations on the faculty and its departments;

12) considers the reports of scientific and pedagogical workers;

13) submits to the meeting of the faculty’s labor collective a proposal to dismiss the dean;

14) submits to the rector a reasoned submission on the early termination of the contract with the head of the department;

15) considers the issue of creating and developing educational and production bases for professional training of students and bases of practice;

16) considers proposals on the structure of the faculty, its renaming, reorganization and liquidation of its structural units;

17) recommends research works for inclusion in the thematic plan of scientific research and development of the university;

18) approves reports on research works;

19) considers and recommends for approval by the Academic Council of the university the results of the certification of scientific workers;

20) provides recommendations to applicants for doctoral studies for consideration at a meeting of the Academic Council of the University;

21) considers and recommends for approval by the Academic Council of the University the topics of doctoral dissertations;

22) approves the topics and scientific supervisors of dissertations for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy;

23) considers and recommends for approval by the Academic Council of the University the candidacies of scientific consultants of doctoral dissertations;

24) considers reports of postgraduate and doctoral students;

25) considers and recommends for approval educational, scientific and other publications;

26) recommends research projects for participation in competitions of various levels;

27) hears the results of the faculty’s research work for the year;

28) initiates the nomination of faculty employees for state, departmental and other awards in accordance with the Regulations approved by the University Academic Council;

29) considers other issues within its competence and not contradicting the University Charter;

30) decisions of the Faculty Academic Council are published on the official website of the faculty.