Academic Board

As stipulated in the new Universities Act, the Academic Board is a multi-member body that represents the entire university community.

Two permanent subordinate bodies, the Education Council and the Science Council, operate under the Academic Board. The two councils prepare matters that come before the Academic Board.

The remit of the Academic Board is (University Regulations, 10 §):

to appoint members to the Board after hearing the founders of the foundation university;
to decide on the duration of board members’ term of office;
to decide on curricula and degree requirements;
to decide on student admission criteria;
to decide on degree regulations and other general rules related to teaching and research;
to appoint the necessary boards or other organs to deal with matters related to degrees, assessment and rectification, and to appoint chairpersons, members and deputy members to them;
to decide, within the framework of the University’s strategy and agreement with the Ministry of Education, on the intake of new students upon presentation by the faculties;
to monitor and develop the quality of the University’s operations;
to submit statements to the Board regarding the establishment and discontinuation of teaching and research units and degree programmes;
to process other matters assigned to it.

The Academic Board consists of 10 members that represent the staff and students. The President of the University serves as the chairman of the Academic Board. The vice chairman is Vice President Paul H. Andersson.

The members of the Academic Board during the term of office 1 January 2011 - 31 December 2013 are (personal deputy member in parenthesis):

Professors
Hannu-Matti Järvinen (Jouni Kivistö-Rahnasto)
Helge Lemmetyinen (Jose Martinez Lastra)
Risto Ritala (Seppo Pohjolainen)
Ari Visa (Teuvo Tolonen)

Other teaching and research staff and other staff
Jenni Koho (Marleena Yli-Äyhö)
Virve Larmila (Pirjo Kuhanen)
Antti Stenvall (Lasse Orsila)

Students
Antti Hiekkanen (Tuure Visapää)
Juuso Kuusinen (Joel Tirkkonen)
Annamaija Åhman (Lotta Mantere)