18. An Academic Council is established. Such Council shall be composed of the following members:(a) the president of the University and, if there be such, the vice-president for academic affairs and the vice-president for research;
(b) the principal of each constituent university or his representative;
(c) four persons having responsibility for supervision of instruction or of research within the University, its constituent universities, research institutes or superior schools, and appointed by the Board of Governors;
(d) three professors of constituent universities, research institutes and superior schools, designated by the faculty of such universities, institutes and schools, and three students of such universities, institutes and schools, designated by the students of such universities, institutes and schools.
The term of office of the members of the Academic Council shall be fixed by the by-laws adopted for such purpose by the Board of Governors.
Until the members of the Academic Council have been appointed, the Board of Governors shall exercise its powers.