Student Representatives of the administration

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

Faculty Boards

Faculty Boards are legal administrative bodies in faculties with multiple members (Universities Act §27). They handle the management of the faculties alongside deans and the Faculty Management Groups and decide on the faculty’s broader actions. The faculty board is tasked with, for example, the preparation, resource planning and implementation of the faculty’s operational programme, approval of the faculty’s action and financial plan as well as its personnel plan. Additionally, the Faculty Board follows and guides the communications of the faculty’s affairs to the personnel and students. The rector hears the Faculty Board when choosing a dean or educational dean.

In addition to students the Faculty Board, according to the University Regulations 8§ includes the dean, faculty staff and external members who have expertise on the faculty’s areas of competence. The Boards meeting times vary, most meet a couple of times per semester.

The faculty board is tasked with assisting the faculty’s management in the following matters:

1) the preparation and implementation of the faculty’s operational programme;
2) the preparation of the faculty’s action and financial plan as well as its personnel plan;
3) monitoring the faculty’s activities and finances; and
4) communicating the faculty’s affairs to the personnel and students

  • Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Matilda Härkönen, matilda.harkonen@student.oulu.fi

    Open position, call opens in January

    Deputy members:

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

  • Faculty of Humanities

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Timi Vähäsarja,
    timi.vahasarja@student.oulu.fi

    Juho Jokinen
    juho.k.jokinen@student.oulu.fi

    Deputy members:

    Karoliina Kokko-Tollola
    karoliina.kokko@student.oulu.fi

    Open position, call opens in January

  • Oulu Business School

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Taika Nurkkala,
    taika.nurkkala@student.oulu.fi

    Deputy members:

    Aku Westerholm
    Aku.Westerholm@student.oulu.fi

  • Faculty of Education and Psychology

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Marko Venäläinen,
    marko.venalainen@student.oulu.fi

    Säde Saari
    Sade.Saari@student.oulu.    fi 

    Deputy members:

    Neea Juntunen
    neea.juntunen    @student.oulu.fi

    Tiina-Kaisa Nikkinen
    tiina-kaisa.nikkinen@student.oulu.fi

  • Faculty of Medicine

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Fathima Sakeena Abdul Mahir Sakeena.Abdul@student.oulu.fi

    Kaitlyn Tailor
    KTaylor25@student.oulu.fi

    Deputy members:

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

     

  • Faculty of Science

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Ellinoora Harvio
    ellinoora.harvio@student.oulu.fi

    Viivi Ruottinen
    viivi.ruottinen@student.oulu.fi

    Miikka Lukkaroinen
    miikka.lukkaroinen@student.oulu.fi

    Deputy members:

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

  • Faculty of Technology

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Christian Lilja
    chrlilja@live.com

    Anniina Kiviniemi
    anniina.kiviniemi@student.oulu.fi

    Miska Riissanen
    miska.riissanen1@live.com

    Deputy members:

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

    Open position, call opens in January

  • Faculty of ITEE

    Student members 2026-2027:

    Aprotim Paul
    aprotim.paul@student.oulu.fi

    Victoria Vangen
    victoria.vangen@gmail.com

    Deputy members:

    Vy Nguyen
    tran.nguyen@student.oulu.fi

    Zoe Schulz
    Zoe.Schulz@student.oulu.fi