The non-executive head of the University is the Chancellor and he presides the Convocation Ceremony of the University. The Chief Executive Officer of the University is the Vice Chancellor who is chairing the Council and the Senate.
The officers of the university are as follows:
- The Vice Chancellor
- Deans of each Faculties
- Registrar
- Bursar
- Librarian
The authorities of the UWU are as follows:
- The Council
- The Senate
- Faculty Boards
The Council is the executive body and the governing authority. It is empowered by the University Act.
The Senate is the academic authority of the university. It has the control and general direction of instruction, education, research and examinations of the UWU.
The Faculty Boards regulate matters connected with teaching, examinations and research in the departments of study in the respective faculties subject to control of the Senate.