12. Functions of the Council

to plan, formulate and determine national policies and strategies for the development of higher education;

to co-ordinate the development of higher education;

to promote and facilitate the orderly growth of institutions of higher education;

to determine policies and set criteria for the allocation of funds to higher educational institutions;

to determine policies relating to the entry of students to higher educational institutions;

to determine policies and set guidelines on matters pertaining to the salary structure and personnel management system of Universities and University Colleges established under the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971;

to determine policies and set guidelines on fee structure;

to determine policies and set guidelines on the areas or courses of study to be undertaken by higher educational institutions;

to determine policies and set guidelines on the conduct of any course of study or training programme by higher educational institutions jointly or in association, affiliation, collaboration or otherwise, with any University or institution of higher education or other educational institution or organization within or outside Malaysia;

to determine policies and set guidelines on the involvement in business activities by Universities in accordance with the powers conferred under the Universities and

to take such actions or do such things as it deems fit or necessary to enable it to carry out its functions and powers effectively.