The University's board

According to the Higher Education Act, the board shall have supervision over all the University’s affairs. The Act also stipulates that the University’s Vice-Chancellor must be included in the board; 7 members are appointed by the Government.

The Act states that the Government should select persons with experience from activities that have significance for the University’s teaching- and research functions. Teachers and students at the university are entitled to be represented in the board.

Representatives for employees have the right to be present and to express opinions at the board’s meetings. The functions of the board comprise in particular:

• formulation of overall goals and overall decisions on the university’s activities and financial situation
• long-term planning, positioning vis-à-vis teaching- and research policies for the University as a whole
• situation analyses
• evaluation and quality control
• results analysis
• resource allocation over the budgetary period (1-3 years) and regular following-up

Members of the board

Chair: Carl Bennet
Vice-Chancellor: Pam Fredman

Representatives for the community (appointed by the Government):

Anna Falck

Eva Halvarsson

Lärke Johns
Sverker Sörlin
Bertil Törsäter

Axel Wenblad

Representatives for the teachers:

Claes Dahlgren
Jan-Eric Gustafsson
Helena Holmström Olsson
Sally Boyd (suppl.)

Representatives for the students:

Emelie Hultberg
Christina Dackling
Martin Dackling
Thomas Larsson (suppl.)

Representatives for employees (right to be present and to express opinions):

Astrid Igerud (OFR-S)
Lennart Olsson (SEKO)
Martin Selander (SACO)

Secretary to the Board: Marianne Öfverström