Department Board
The Department Board is the highest decision-making body of the department. The Board adopts overarching goals, priorities, and strategies for the department.
Role of the Board
The department's director serves as the leader of the board and prepares the matters to be discussed. The administrative director acts as the secretary but is not a board member.
All meetings of the department board are normally open. The board can close the meeting for some matters, allowing only board members and the secretary to be present.
The board carries out its responsibilities based on decisions made by the university and faculty boards, and within the framework of laws, regulations, and rules that are in effect at any given time.
Most of the matters that the board deals with are regulated in the department's governance and administrative regulations.
Members of the Department Board 2024-2027
Regular members
- Department Head Bjørn Lau
- Deputy Head Vibeke Moe
- Professor Christian Krog Tamnes
- Professor Timothy John Brennen
- Professor Hanne Oddli
- Researcher Michal Kozák
- Senior engineer Torgrim Mikal Langleite
- Student representative Iver Nathaniel Sletten
- Student representative Sunniva Henrikke Svendsen
Deputy Representatives
Permanent Acedemic Staff:
- 1. deputy: Sverre Urnes Johnson, professor
- 2. deputy: Thomas Espeseth, professor
- 3. deputy: Silje Endresen Reme, professor
- 4. deputy: Åshild Lappegard Hauge, professor
- 5. deputy: Anders Martin Fjell, professor
Temporary Acedemic Staff:
- 1. deputy: Sophia Elisabeth Maria Humps, doctoral research fellow
- 2. deputy: Nora Rose Serres, doctoral research fellow
Technical and Administrative Staff:
- 1. deputy: Kamila Cholti, advisor
- 2. deputy: Markus Handal Sneve, senior engineer
- 3. deputy: Andrea Klaveness, senior consultant
Cases
Most of the matters handled by the board are regulated in the department's Management and Administration Regulations.
The board adresses:
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Annual plans and budgets
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Overall plans, principles, and priorities for the department's activities, as outlined in long-term plans, such as strategic plans and academic priorities for the department
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Preparatory body for appointments
Approval of budgets, financial statements, and annual plans is one of the board's instruments for monitoring the activities.
Agenda and Minutes
The Department Board meets approximately once a month. The meetings are usually open.