Faculty Administration
The Faculty is governed by numerous laws and degrees, university ordinances and other regulations. Official resolutions and decisions in the Faculty are made by the Dean and the Faculty Council. The Dean manages and supervises the operations of the Faculty. The Dean has general powers to examine and resolve matters that pertain to the Faculty unless otherwise prescribed or stipulated.
The Faculty Office is responsible of preparing, introducing, and implementing matters under the authority of the Dean and the Faculty Council, as well as of providing information on these matters. In the Faculty Council there are nine (9) elected members and an equal number of deputy members. Tenured and acting professors, teachers, researchers and students each choose one third of the Council members from among their ranks. The chairperson of the Council is the Dean:
Dean Professor Veli-Matti Ritakallio
Vice Deans
Professor Heikki Hämäläinen
Professor Kimmo Rentola
Professor Pekka Räsänen
In the Faculty of Social Sciences there are alltogether three departments comprising one or more fields of study and research. Each department has a Council of six to twelve elected members and an equal number of deputy members. The chairperson of the Council is the Head of the Department.
The Department Council is responsible for evaluating and developing research and instruction in the department, preparing motions for the Faculty Council concerning curriculum issues, procedural and financial matters, and fund allocation. The School Council also prepares motions about the number of new students in the department, is responsible for planning personnel policy and increases the flow of information to department personnel and students.
The Faculty Office is responsible for implementing the decisions made by the Faculty Council and the Dean. The Head of Faculty Administration implements these decisions on the admninistrative level as the Head of Student and Academic Affairs holds the responsibility for the student selection process and general study matters. The international cooperation of the Faculty is coordinated from the Faculty Office by the International Coordinator. The Student Councellor of the Faculty provides study guidance on matters concerning undergraduate studies and study plans.