3. The Council may, in particular:(a) study the needs of higher education, taking into account the cultural, scientific, social and economic needs of Québec, its human and material resources and student enrolment;
(b) suggest short- and long-term goals to be pursued to ensure the development of higher education, and revise such goals periodically;
(c) advise the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology regarding the development of universitarian institutions and the creation of new establishments of higher education;
(d) suggest to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology the norms which may be adopted as regards standardization of the accounting methods of establishments of higher education;
(e) study the annual operating and investment budgets of establishments of higher education;
(f) recommend the amount and apportionment of annual appropriations to be made available for subsidies to establishments of higher education;
(g) recommend appropriate steps to ensure co-ordination and collaboration between establishments of higher education and between higher education and other levels of education;
(h) maintain close ties with bodies responsible for research and make recommendations to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology respecting the development of university research;
(i) collaborate in the preparation of laws and regulations respecting higher education and university research.