Section outline

  • The Faculty of Technology is one of the five faculties at Linnaeus University and is responsible for education in technical subjects. Within the faculty, nine departments offer programs in mathematics, electrical engineering, computer engineering, civil engineering, energy engineering, computer science, maritime science, physics, media technology, mechanical engineering, and forestry and wood technology.

    A dean leads the faculty, and the departments are headed by prefects (Heads of Department). Attached to the faculty is a Faculty Office led by an Administrative Director. The faculty has a faculty board that is overall responsible for the faculty's activities. These four entities are decision-making bodies in the organisation, while other organs have an advisory function. Decisions are made at three levels according to the delegation order:

    Decisions are made at three levels according to the delegation order:
    • Faculty Board
    • Dean
    • Head of Department / Administrative Director


    Preparatory Bodies

    To support the decision-makers of the faculty, there is an internal organisation with preparatory bodies that prepare matters and decisions. In undergraduate education, there is an undergraduate education organisation led by the Undergraduate Education Board (GUN), and within graduate education, there is an organisation led by the Graduate Education Unit (EFU)

    Undergraduate Education Board (GUN)

    The Undergraduate Education Board prepares a variety of matters related to education at the undergraduate and advanced levels. GUN is heavily involved in the development of programs and educational quality. Attached to GUN are:

    • A course plan committee (KUR) that reviews course plans and
    • A committee for the didactics of programs (UPD) that reviews educational plans.

    Program Councils

    Within the undergraduate education organisation, program councils constitute an essential body. For each program, there should be a program council where student representatives, teachers, and industry representatives gather to discuss the quality of the program and the strategic planning of education.

    Graduate Education Unit (EFU)

    In graduate education, there is the Graduate Education Unit (EFU), which prepares decisions regarding matters related to doctoral-level education, from admission/announcement to licentiate seminars/doctoral defences.