Jamk Oy Board of Directors
In addition to the duties specified in the Limited Liability Companies Act and the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (Section 16 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act), the Board of Directors is responsible for the duties specified in Jamk’s rules of procedure (below). The Board of Directors is responsible for the proper organization of the company’s administration and operations and for ensuring that the company is organized and managed in accordance with the regulations.
The Board
- decides on the university of applied sciences’ strategy and key objectives
- decides on the university of applied sciences’ budget and finances and prepares the financial statements
- is responsible for organizing the supervision of accounting and asset management
- decides on the monitoring of the operating environment and the organization and supervision of risk management and information management (including data protection and data security)
- supervises risk preparedness, including preparedness for exceptional circumstances
- approves agreements that are significant or fundamental in terms of operations and finances and issues statements on important matters of principle
- decides on the company’s participation and financing in projects in which a member of the board or their background organization is involved
- appoints and dismisses the CEO/rector and their immediate subordinates
- approves the agreement to be made with the Ministry of Education and Culture
- decides on the number of students to be admitted to the university of applied sciences
- decides on the revocation of the right to study (AMKL 33 §)
- decides on the reinstatement of the right to study (AMKL 35 §)
- decides on the dismissal of a student for a fixed period as a disciplinary measure, based on a proposal by the rector
- approves the rules of procedure and other similar regulations
Study Affairs Committee
The Study Affairs Committee is responsible for the following matters:
confirming examination regulations
confirming selection criteria
confirming curricula and curriculum guidelines
confirming the guidance system
processing appeals related to student selection and the right to study
deciding on academic year schedules
processing matters related to cooperation between students and the university of applied sciences
processing student feedback
processing statistics related to studies
processing matters related to student well-being.
Examination Board (UAS Act § 15)
The Examination Board handles requests for rectification related to the assessment of study attainments. The composition of the Examination Board is specified in the Act on Universities of Applied Sciences (§ 19).
The Management Team’s task is to promote activities in line with the university’s strategy, mutual interaction, and maintaining a shared overview of the situation, as well as assisting the President and CEO in managing and developing the university. The Management Team prepares joint policies, but it is not a decision-making body.
- Ensure the implementation of Jamk’s strategy through consistent guidelines
- Promote the profitability and efficiency of RDI activities by determining the necessary measures
- Support the renewal of research, development, and innovation activities
- Strengthen the development of strategic areas of strength and decide on the allocation of internal funding to promote RDI activities
- Increase synergy between units, particularly in national and international research and development work
- Develop research, development, and innovation processes to increase productivity, quality, and impact
- Promote the creation and commercialization of innovations
Education Management Team
- Tasks of the Education Management Team:
- Monitoring the functionality of education processes and providing input for development at the JAMK level
- Preparing guidelines for admission
- Preparing guidelines for continuous learning
- Monitoring the quality of education and education indicators
- Preparing curriculum guidelines
The task of Jamk’s Quality Team is to ensure the comprehensive functioning of Jamk’s quality system, to develop the quality system in anticipation of national and international requirements, and to monitor, report, and communicate the information produced by the quality system to management, staff, students, and stakeholders. The tasks of the Quality Team are:
- To promote the implementation of Jamk’s strategy
- To strengthen the activities of areas of strength and emerging areas
- To make presentations to the management team and the Academic Affairs Committee
- To promote the implementation of decisions made
The tasks of the Ethics Committee are
- To act as a body that develops and monitors the ethical conduct of the university of applied sciences in general.
- To discuss and issue recommendations on ethical issues in the areas of studying, teaching, and research and development.
- To draw up ethical principles and guidelines for teaching and studying, monitor their implementation, and develop and revise them as necessary.
- To draw up principles and guidelines for ensuring the authenticity of theses and other reports, monitor their implementation, and develop and revise them as necessary.
- To be responsible for the tasks of the Ethics Committee for Human Sciences at JAMK by providing preliminary assessment statements on the ethics of research plans and other risks involved in research at the request of a researcher who is a member of JAMK’s staff.
- Monitoring suspected cases of fraud and negligence handled at JAMK each year.
- Cooperation with JAMK’s internal working groups and bodies.
- Cooperation with national and regional networks in the field.
- Providing information on the above matters.
The task of the Sustainable Development Working Group is to promote the achievement of sustainable development goals within the higher education community. The working group reports on its activities to the management team at least once a year.
The task of Jamk’s Thesis Forum is to evaluate and improve the thesis process and quality at Jamk level. The ONT Forum
- provides guidelines on the evaluation criteria for all bachelor’s and master’s theses, their use
- organizes sufficient information and guidance on information management, thesis agreements, research ethics, and guidelines for writing different types of theses
- outlines other key issues related to thesis supervision and writing
- obtains assessment and feedback information on the quality of the thesis process, makes suggestions for improvement, and initiates measures, for example, to develop staff competence
- awards a thesis supervision competence badge to supervisors who meet the criteria.
The working group meets regularly with experts in the field to resolve indoor air problems in various properties. Jamk’s indoor air working group on the intranet: Indoor Air
Restaurant Committee
Juvenes convenes the Restaurant Committee approximately four times a year. The Restaurant Committee discusses customer feedback, Juvenes’ quality reports, opening hours, and other current issues related to restaurant services. The Restaurant Committee consists of representatives of the units’ staff and the student union.
Higher Education Sports Cooperation Group
Tasks:
- developing higher education sports activities and services
- processing development proposals from students and staff
- monitoring the implementation of development measures
EduJyväskylä Management Group (Jamk, JYU, Gradia)
The tasks of the EduJyväskylä management group include monitoring developments in education and science policy, setting strategic goals for EduJyväskylä cooperation, approving the budget, and coordinating participation in large-scale projects.
E³UDRES² alliance student representative
E³UDRES² is European university, which has it own student union. There are 3 representatives from every 9 institutions, that are included to Eudres, in the student union. One of the representatives is part of the board of Eudres’ student union, and the other two are part of the larger squad. The task is about one year long, but it is hoped that representatives would still be part of the union the year after that. More info about Eudres: https://eudres.eu/
More information epj@jamko.fi or toiminnanjohtaja@jamko.fi