Faculty Council

• attends the strategic planning and implementation of the strategy of our faculty
• prepares the proposals for appointing permanent teaching staff according to the strategic personnel plan
• operates as a quality assurance body in the faculty
• assesses and develops teaching and research
  

• lays down the faculty-specific selection criteria for admissions
• approves the curricula
  
• approves and grades the master's and licentiate theses, and doctoral dissertations, on the basis of the examiner statements

Meetings of autumn 2025

Thursday 04.09.2025 at 13.15
Thursday 09.10.2025 at 13.15
Thursday 06.11.2025 at 13.15
Thursday 11.12.2025 at 13.15

Meetings of spring 2026

Thursday 15.01.2026 at 13.15
Thursday 12.02.2026 at 13.15
Thursday 12.03.2026 at 13.15
Thursday 16.04.2026 at 13.15
Thursday 21.05.2026 at 13.15
Thursday 11.06.2026 at 13.15 

Chair, Professor Satu Miettinen

Members and deputy members

Group I Professors
Jonna Häkkilä, member
Heidi Pietarinen, member
Maria Huhmarniemi, member
Mirja Hiltunen, deputy member


Group II Teachers, researchers and other staff
Milla Johansson, member
Ashley Colley, member
Johanna Oksanen, member
Elina Härkönen, 1. deputy member
Jukka Kiviniemi, 2. deputy member
Karoliina Laxström, 3. deputy member

Group III Students (1 Jan–31 Dec 2025)
Sara Sorri, member
Pauliina Pitkänen, member
Raakel Heikkinen, member
Pihla Turunen, deputy member of Sara Sorri
Elina Kynnysmaa, deputy member of Pauliina Pitkänen
Roosa Riikola, deputy member of Raakel Heikkinen

Additional members
University Lecturer, DA Tomi Knuutila
Professori, DA Anniina Koivurova
Associate Professor, DA Mari Mäkiranta

Presenters of Faculty Council
Kaisa Kangas, Head of Administration
Janette Tolppi, Head of Study Affairs

Secretary of Faculty Council
Marjo Majava, Administrative Secretary