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The Board

The Board is the supreme decision-making body of the University of Helsinki. The tasks of the Board include:

• deciding on the central objectives of the university’s operations and finances, the strategy and steering principles
• deciding on the university's operative and financial planning as well as on the budget, and prepare the financial statements
• controlling the university's asset management and use, unless the Board has transferred the authority to the Rector
• organising accounting and asset management monitoring
• approving agreements that are significant or principled for the university, and issuing statements on major university-related matters of principle
• on behalf of the university, approving a performance agreement with the Ministry of Education
• appointing the Rector(s) and deciding on their work distribution, and discharging the Rector if there is an acceptable and justified reason for that, taking into account the nature of the assignment
• approving the University Statutes and other regulations for general organisation, and deciding on the university's operational structure
• making a proposal to the Ministry of Education on changing the university's educational responsibility
• deciding on the number of students accepted to the university.

The Rector is responsible for the preparation, presentation and implementation of matters processed by the Board.

The existing Board of the University of Helsinki consists of 13 members: seven from the academic community and six from outside the University. The Board’s term of office will continue until the end of 2013.