Organisation
Activities related to research, education and cooperation (outreach) with the wider community are grouped into Faculties. The Faculty of Humanities is one of eight Faculties at the University of Gothenburg.
Each Faculty consists of: a Faculty Board, the Departments that are included in each respective Faculty’s area of activity, as well as the Centres of Expertise and Research and the Units the Faculty is responsible for. The work carried out within the Faculty is led by the Dean.
Collegiality is to constitute the basis for drafting bodies, Department Councils and Faculty Boards.
Student influence shall be assured in all drafting and decision-making bodies.
The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Gothenburg consists of six Departments and several Centres of Expertise and Research.
The Departments is led by the Head of Department.
The work carried out within the Faculty is led by the Dean Åsa Arping.
The Faculty Board receives administrative support from the Faculty Office of Humanities.
Faculty Board of Humanities
The Faculty Board is responsible for strategic planning, overall governance, and the quality assurance of education, research and cooperation (outreach) activities. The Faculty Board is a collegially-based body with a majority of its members having scholarly or artistic competence. The Faculty Board also constitutes a forum for the discussion and coordination of Faculty activities and operations.
The work conducted by the Faculty Board shall take place within the framework of the University’s goals and strategies, as well as within the assignment commissioned by the University Board and the Vice-Chancellor.
The Dean Åsa Arping is Chair of the Faculty Board.
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Faculty Management
The Faculty of Humanities management consists of the Dean, Pro dean, Associate Deans appointed by the Dean and the Head of the Faculty Office.
Dean
Åsa Arping, Professor of Comparative Literature
Åsa Arping has the operational and overall responsibility within the Faculty Board's area of activity.
Arping is chair of the Academic Appointments Board at the Faculty of Humanities.
Pro-Dean
Fredrik Engström, Senior Lecturer of Logic
Fredrik Engström is responsible for is responsible for educational issues at the Postgraduate levels at the Faculty.
Engström is chair of the Faculty Board's Committee for Postgraduate Education and chair of the Local Work Environment Committee for Work Environment Block I. He is also the Vice-Chair of Council for Doctoral Education.
Assistant Dean for Research
Andrea Castro, Professor of Spanish
Andrea Castro is responsible for research issues.
Castro is chairman of the Faculty Board's Committee for research and a member of the Research Board at the University of Gothenburg.
Assistant Dean for Education
Erika Alm, Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
Gender Studies is responsible for educational issues at the undergraduate and advanced levels at the Faculty.
Alm is chair of the Faculty Board's Committee for education at undergraduate and advanced level and a member of the University Board of Education at the University of Gothenburg.
Head of the Faculty Office
Maria Hedlund
Provides administrative support in both strategic and operational matters. Provides administrative support to the dean's head of department.
Centres of Expertise and Research
A centre of expertise and research serves as a meeting point for students and researchers as well as representatives from the commercial, industrial and public sectors. Centres of expertise and research are cross-disciplinary and may include several academic subjects, faculty areas and higher education institutions.