Support for your work as a programme director comes primarily from your school’s Learning Services (LES) unit. In addition, the university-level services provide support, for example, for programme marketing, curriculum work, as well as for evaluation and development.
Programme directors are builders of community at Aalto. Their key competences involve interpersonal skills, communication skills, the ability to engage the participation of others, and change management.
As a new programme director or a head of major, you will find on this page general information and material intended to help you get started in your role. Your programme’s planning officer can also guide you to the support services offered by your school. Here you will also find other competence development opportunities aimed at programme directors and heads of majors.
Regular evaluation and strategic planning is utilized to effectively manage the Aalto degree programme portfolio.
The most important thing in preparing a new degree programme is the clear purpose of the programme and the fit of the programme as part of Aalto University's degree programme portfolio.
Guidance for good practices in managing joint degree programmes and drafting a joint programme governance model.
Guidelines for managing doctoral education have been compiled in the Doctoral education hub (link takes you outside the Programme Director’s Handbook): Management of doctoral education at Aalto University
