Aalto Handbook

Academic Affairs Committee

The Aalto University Academic Affairs Committee is a joint, university-level administrative body consisting of several members. It serves to promote a high quality of research, teaching, and artistic activity.
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The Academic Affairs Committee decides on the university’s curriculum, degree requirements, and criteria for student selection, other general rules involving teaching, research, and artistic activity, and it appoints the required bodies to conduct research and teaching.

Furthermore, the committee appoints the members of the university board. The Chair of the Committee is the president or another person designated by the president.

The Academic Affairs Committee may, by its sole decision, transfer the tasks listed above to the Academic Affairs Committees of the Schools, excluding the responsibility for appointing the university board.

Members of the Academic Affairs Committee 2024

Nine (9) members of the committee shall represent the professors, six (6) other research and teaching staff and other staff and four (4) students. The deputy members shall be appointed in proportion the number of full members. The members of all of the above-mentioned groups shall represent each of the university’s three areas of expertise: business, technology, and art and design.

Member Deputy members  
Anniina Suominen Laura Beloff Pirjo Sanaksenaho
Teemu Leinonen Severi Uusitalo Lily Diaz-Kommonen
Matti Häyry Katri Kauppi Juuso Liesiö
 Sami Torstila Elias Rantapuska Teemu Malmi
Yongdan Li Sami Franssila Lasse Murtomäki
Jorma Kyyrä Riku Jäntti Ville Pulkki
Esko Niemi Sven Bossuyt Jarkko Niiranen
Petteri Kaski Ahti Salo Nitin Sawhney
Kalevi Ekman Maaria Nordman Alex Jung
Kalle Airo Saana Rossi Juha Huuki
Riikka Leikola Laura Sivula Saara Kanerva
Enrico Glerean Reetta Karinen Kerttu Pollari-Malmi
Panu Sainio Martti Rahkila Matti Hokkanen
Anu Lehtovuori Stina Giesecke Ari Korhonen
Mika Karhu Noora Jaakkola Jerri Kämpe-Hellenius
Juulia Härkönen Susanne Erlund Leevi Härkönen
Kerttu Lammi Liina Röyskö Ondrej Moucka
Carl-Victor Schauman Weixin Niemi Aku Mustalahti
Alexander Vahera-Chibnik Mante Zygelyte Totti Korpua
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