Administration
The University of Eastern Finland is a public university, which is administered by the Board, the Rector and the Academic Rector, the University Collegiate Body, the Faculty Councils and the Deans. The practical administrative tasks of the university are carried out by the Administration Centre and the Administration Service Centres of the faculties.
Board
The Board of the University of Eastern Finland is the university's highest executive organ. The Board of the University of Eastern Finland is composed of a total of 10 members, 4 of whom are external members. The term of office of the Board is 1 August 2009–31 December 2013. The current members of the UEF Board are PhD Petteri Taalas (Chair), Doctor of Social Sciences Elli Aaltonen, Doctor of Science (Agriculture and Forestry) Jyrki Kangas, MA Tero Karjalainen, PhD Eeva Kuusela, Student Hanna Laakso, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery Juhani Nuutinen, PhD, Master of Science (Technology) Tapani Pakkanen, Student Jussi Sallinen, Master of Science (Agriculture and Forestry) Tiina Tolvanen.
Rector and Academic Rector
The University of Eastern Finland has a Rector and an Academic Rector, both of whom are based at a different main campus of the university. The Rector of the University of Eastern Finland is Prof. Perttu Vartiainen and the Academic Rector of the University of Eastern Finland is Prof. Kalervo Väänänen.
University Collegiate Body
The Collegiate Body of the University of Eastern Finland comprises a total of 24 members. Eight of the members represent the university’s professors, eight represent the university's teaching, research and general staff, and eight represent the university's students. The term of office of the University Collegiate Body is four calendar years. However, the term of office of the members representing the university’s students is two calendar years.
Faculties
The University of Eastern Finland has four faculties: 1) the Philosophical Faculty, 2) the Faculty of Science and Forestry, 3) the Faculty of Health Sciences, and 4) the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. The Dean of the Philosophical Faculty is Prof. Markku Filppula, the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Forestry is Prof. Timo Jääskeläinen, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences is Prof. Jukka Mönkkönen, and the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies is Prof. Juha Kinnunen.
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