Student Representatives of the administration

A student representative is the voice of students in decision making. There are student reps in the University’s governance ranging from the Board of Directors to Degree Programme Committees.

Education Council

The Education Council supports the University Board of Directors and the rector in advancing education, provides initiatives regarding education policy as well as initiatives for developing teaching and evaluates the quality of University education. The Council has a significant part on managing the strategy of education of the University of Oulu. The chairperson of the education council is the vice rector of education.

  • Current representatives

    Ahmed Zuhayr,
    ahmed.zuhayr@student.oulu.fi

    Deputy members:

    Saikrishna Kagitham

    Veimi Kivelä

Education management group

The Education Management Group is the highest educational affairs organ at the university. It gathers the Vice Rector for Education, Director of Academic Affairs, and the Education Deans of all faculties to work on the management, development and strategies of education.  The Education Management Group comprehensively discusses the university’s educational objectives and development of education. Members of the organ get to directly influence the outlining and implementation of the university’s education. The group is a direct link to the Education Committees of the Faculties. It holds meetings approximately once a month, on top of which some time must be reserved for perusing the meeting materials on the preceding days.