Leadership and organisation

The board is the School’s highest decision-making organ and comprises the rector, who chairs the board, nine student and staff members, a member appointed by the University, and two external members. The vice-rectors have the right to be present at board meetings and to exercise their right to speak.

The term of office of the board is four calendar years; however, the student members are selected for a term of two calendar years at a time.

The duties of the board include the following:

• Selecting the rector and vice-rector(s) and deciding on the vice-rectors’ duties
• Approving the regulations of the School
• Developing the School’s operations and making proposals and issuing statements in matters relevant to the School
• Approving a target programme as well as the related budget and human resources plan of the School
• Deciding on the curriculum and the degree regulations
• Deciding on the number of students admitted to the School as well as the admissions criteria
• Deciding on matters delegated by the rector to the board

Members and substitutes of the board 2022-2025

Chair of the board rector Petra Kouvonen

• Professor Elina Oinas
  (sub. professor Jaana Hujanen)
• Professor Peter Söderlund 
  (sub. professor Jan-Erik Lönnqvist)
• Assistant professor Kristian Gustafsson
  (sub. university instructor Karin Creutz)
• University lecturer Sebastian Godenhjelm
  (sub. Chief educational planning officer Sofia Heikel-Virkkunen)
• University lecturer Olivia Maury
  (sub. university lecturer Cristian Kroll)
• Educational planning officer Mira Pohjanoksa
  (sub. university lecturer Kim Zilliacus)
• Student Joakim Lohikoski
  (sub. student Nicolina Blomander)
• Student Mathilda Silfver
  (sub. student Milena Hyvärinen)
• Student Pär Lund
  (sub. student Kristian Juselius)