The general division is a structural unit of Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University created to improve the recordkeeping system and implement a unified order for dealing with documents at the University.
Activity of the general division is guided by the Constitution and laws of Ukraine, acts of the President, the Cabinet of Ministers, orders of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Justice, orders and methodical recommendations of the State Archival Service, national standards of Ukraine in the field of recordkeeping, the Charter of the University, internal labor regulations, instruction of the office management at the University.