Research Ethics Committee
Aalto University Research Ethics Committee is responsible for the ethical evaluation of the university's non-medical research projects with human participants.
Aalto Handbook
Other actors
Other key players include statutory committees as well as working groups and units promoting academic affairs.
Research Ethics Committee ensures the ethical integrity of the university’s research projects by carrying out preliminary ethical evaluations of research plans. Academic Appeals Board processes appeals against grading of study attainment or regarding credit transfer. The EDI Committee discusses and ensures the implementation of equality, diversity and inclusion activities. Student representatives seat the Academic Appeals Board as well EDI Committee.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee
EDI Committee decides on needed Equality, Diversity & Inclusion actions and their implementation, and outlines the EDI plan for a 3 year period. Committee reviews activities and follows up of action plans.
Co-operation committee enhance employees’ opportunities to be heard in decision-making in workplaces and improve their position in organisational changes, especially in reduction of workforce.
DEWG develops and guides the university’s doctoral education. Student representatives seat in DEWG.
Doctoral Education Working Group (DEWG)
The President has appointed the Aalto University Doctoral Education Working Group, which develops the university’s doctoral education, discusses the mutual issues on doctoral education and prepares the university guidelines.
Joint academic activities
Aalto University’s joint academic activities consist of Aalto University Junior, Language Centre, Aalto University Open University, OtaNano, Aalto University Design Factory, and Aalto Ventures Program. See link below for more information.
Aalto academic joint units
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