Leadership and Organisation
Responsibility and management structure
The responsibilities of the University Board are regulated by the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. The Vice-Chancellor, who serves as the head of the authority, holds the overarching responsibility for leading the operations. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor acts as the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy and has a particular focus on research and collaboration. Additionally, there are three Deputy Vice-Chancellors who provide strategic management support to the Vice-Chancellor, each focusing on specific areas: quality and sustainability, internationalisation, and the EU GREEN university collaboration.
The University’s collegial structure consists of a central faculty board, Education and Research Board (UFN), and three local faculty boards, UFN plays a central role in the University’s quality assurance efforts.
Faculties
The University's education, research, and collaboration with the surrounding society are organised into three faculties:
- Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies
- Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development
- Faculty of Education and Business Studies
Support services
Professional and Management Support Services includes a number of specialist functions that provide support and services to students, lecturers, the University Board and the Vice-Chancellor.
Committees/Councils/Boards
In addition to the collegial boards, the University’s organisation includes other types of both preparatory and decision-making bodies.
- Academic Appointments Board
- Health and Safety Committee
- Student Disciplinary Board
- Research Ethics Council
- Programme Committee
- Staff Disciplinary Board
- Committee for Good Research Practice
More significant support units and functions
The University also has a dedicated archival organisation and a Centre for Teaching and learning.
- Archival organisation, registry
- Centre for Teaching and learning, HPC
This page was last updated 2024-09-18