During the last decade in the education system of Kosovo, there has been an increase in demands for increased student representation in the decision-making processes of universities. During the last decade, efforts have been made for the concept of joint leadership to be implemented by Kosovar universities (public and private). This can be justified because students are the primary actors influenced by these decisions, and consequently, they should be held accountable for these decisions. To see how effective the work of these bodies has been, this paper aims to analyse research and elaborate at what level is the degree of actual participation of students in decision making? Particular focus will be on comparing this degree between public (UP) and private (UBT) universities. The research tool used is the descriptive questionnaire with qualitative access, which contains 11 closed-ended questions to collect this data. The target focus group of this study were UP and UBT students. The selection samples were second-year students, regardless of their field of study. The sampling method used is the probability sample, more precisely the random sample attended by 168 students (100 from UP and 68 from UBT). The findings showed that student participation is regulated according to legal provisions and relevant documents. However, these documents do not specify exactly in which areas of activity students have the right to be part of the decision-making process