The University Council
The University Council executes essential tasks at the University to ensure excellence and innovation in the field of open learning, community service, and scientific research.
The Council has different tasks such as, endorsing annual budget, exploring the necessity for establishing other campuses, endorsing enrollment polices, approving academic calendar, forming committees for designing curriculums and syllabuses, granting academic degrees, evaluating the work of QOU’s branches, endorsing needed procedures for raising the quality of education, training, and scientific research, and many other important tasks.
The current members of the University Council are:
| President of the University | Prof. Samir Najdi | |
| Vice President for Academic Affairs | Prof. Husni Awad | |
| Vice President for Administrative Affairs | Prof. Tamer Suhail | |
| Vice President Assistant for Financial Affairs | Prof. Marwan Darwish | |
| Vice President for the Gaza Strip Affairs / Director of North Gaza Branch | Dr. Rafat Jouda | |
| President Assistant | Prof. Mohammad Al-Titi | |
| Dean of Admission and Registration | Dr. Khalil Eriqat | |
| Dean of Student Affairs | Dr. Salameh Salem | |
| Director of Public & International Relations and Media Department | Mr. Awad Meshel | |
| Director of the Planning and Quality Department | Mr. Jasser Khalil | |
| Director of Ramallah Branch | Dr. Hussein Hamayel / Secretary General of the University Council | |
| Director of Tulkarm Branch | Prof. Youssef Diab | |
| Director of Salfeet Branch | Dr. Noor Al-Aqra' | |
| Director of Jerusalem Branch | Dr. Khalil Abdel-Razek | |
| Director of Hebron Branch | Prof. Ibrahim Al-Shaer | |
| Director of Dora Branch | Prof. No’man Amr | |
| Director of Yatta Branch | Dr. Akram Al-Qawasmi | |
| Director of Nablus Branch | Dr. Eng. Imad Nazzal | |
| Director of Qalqiliya Branch | Dr. Attia Mosleh | |
| Director of Bethlehem Branch | Dr. Mohammad Dweib | |
| Director of Jericho Branch | Dr. Ramadan Abu Safiya | |
| Director of Tubas Branch | Dr. Fakhri Mustafa Dwikat | |
| Director of Jenin Branch | Dr. Suhail Abu Mayaleh | |
| Director of Al-Wusta Branch | Mr. Ashraf Abu Nada | |
| Director of Rafah Branch | Dr. Zakaria Athamna | |
| Director of Khan Younis Branch | Dr. Jihad Al-Masry | |
| Director of North Gaza Branch | Dr. Rafat Jouda | |
| Director of Gaza Branch | Dr. Nader Omar Helles |