The university vice president is responsible for assisting the university president in managing administrative and financial affairs at the university. The vice president has the authority of the university president in his absence or when he is occupied with strategic matters at the university. The vice president also supervises the departments associated with him, proposes measures to improve their work, ensures their needs are met, and monitors their performance to the best of their ability. The university vice president is organizationally linked to the following: (as outlined in the university's organizational structure on the university website, and includes a unit for monitoring colleges and deanships outside the main headquarters)