Based on Muhammadiyah Central Board Regulation Number 01/PRN/I.0/B/2012 about Higher Education Council
The council as the organizer of the services, programs, and activities in higher education based on Organization regulation, has the responsibility to:
1. Establish the ideology of Muhammadiyah;
2. Develop Al-Islam and Muhammadiyah;
3. Plan, organize, develop, establish, and supervise the management of Catur Dharma ‘Four Values’ universities;
4.Improve the quality and quantity of the universities;
5. Conduct research and development in higher education;
6. Submit input to the Leaders of Muhammadiyah as the material for consideration in determining policies