Student Representatives of the administration

For Doctoral Researchers

This part describes the organs that are only eligible for doctoral researchers of the University of Oulu. Doctoral researchers are eligible to apply to many other positions as well (excluding faculty specific organs, see separate eligibility). Eligible for the organs are doctoral researchers in the University of Oulu Graduate School.

Doctoral researcher representatives of the University of Oulu gather in Doctoral Researcher’ Section DRS.

UniOGS Management Group

The task of the Management Group is to support the director of the Graduate School in leading and developing the doctoral training as well as implementing the strategy of the University.

The Management Group consists of the chairs in each Doctoral Programme Committee, the representatives of the focus institutes and other members that the Vice Rector for Education has appointed. After hearing the Student Union’s proposal, the Vice Rector for Education appoints two doctoral researchers to the Management Group.

The Management Group discusses e.g. the development of doctoral training processes, admission times and admission criteria and the amount of travel grants. Meetings are held approximately seven times per year. Student members who are not university staff receive a meeting fee of €41.20 per session.

Doctoral Training Committees

There are four Doctoral Training Committees in the University of Oulu Graduate School: Human Sciences, Technology and Natural Sciences, Health and Biosciences and Technology and Electrical Engineering. The Doctoral Training Committees direct, develop and evaluate the activities of the doctoral degree programs in the specific fields of the Committee. The Committees e.g. assess admission applications, doctoral training plans and final PhD theses. Additionally the Committees are also responsible for organizing field-specific doctoral training. The doctoral researcher members in the Committees are important advocates for doctoral researchers when planning their education. The Committees meet approximately once a month.

Research Council

The Research Council of the University of Oulu supports the rectors in advancing scientific research and sustaining scientific discussion. The Research Council handles scientific conventions and evaluates the quality of research. The council discusses e.g., new scientific directions, doctoral training, recruitment, ethical principles of research and quality assurance of research. The chair of the organ is the Vice Rector of Research in the University of Oulu. The council also includes professors. The Research Council is an excellent place to network with the people in charge of research in the University of Oulu and influence the development of research activity in our University. The council meets approximately once a month.

Get to know the Research Council’s tasks, members and minutes