Administration and academic authorities
Administration and academic authorities
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Seinäjoki UAS) in maintained by the Joint Municipal Authory for Education, which comprises 20 South Ostrobothnian municipalities. The Joint Municipal Authority for Education also runs Seinäjoki Vocation Education Centre (Sedu), which provides secondary-level vocational education, and the Vocational Adult Education Sedu.
Seinäjoki UAS employs about 200 academic staff members. Including also the staff working in the research, development and innovation projects as well as the administrative and support personnel, the total amount of staff at Seinäjoki UAS is about 400. The entire Joint Municipal Authority for Education employs more than 1200 people.
The council of the Joint Municipal Authority holds the supreme
power of decision, while the board of the Joint Municipal Authority is the
highest executive authority. Dr Tapio Varmola is both president of the Joint
Municipal Authority and rector of the University of Applied Sciences.
The board of the University of Applied Sciences, the
chairperson of which is the rector of the University of Applied Sciences, is
responsible for the activities at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. The
Board consists of members representing the academic and non-academic staff and
students of the university as well as representatives of the working world. The
Board is responsible for decisions concerning the strategies and quality
assurance for research and development activities, processing rectification
request pertaining to student selection and budgeting. It also nominates
principal lecturers and approves the more significant collaboration agreements.
The University of Applied Sciences focuses on two main areas
of activity: education and research and development. Vice President Jouni
Niskanen is responsible for activities in education, while R&D Director Hannu
Haapala is in charge of research and development activities. Tasks pertaining to
central administration and coordination are carried out in the university
office, which is located in the Campus building in Seinäjoki.
Seinäjoki UAS is a multi-disciplinary institution of higher
education and regionally it covers the province of South Ostrobothnia. The
institution engages in applied sciences teaching and research and development in
the Schools of Health Care and Social Work, Business, Technology, Agriculture
and Forestry and Culture and Design. Seinäjoki UAS has locations in Kauhajoki,
Ilmajoki, Ähtäri, Jurva (Town of Kurikka) and in several locations in Seinäjoki.
Adult education is also offered in the regional higher education center in
Alajärvi and Kauhava. In addition to Seinäjoki, the academic library also has
locations in other minicipalities.
In the future, the educational facilities will be concentrated to the Frami campus in Seinäjoki (excluding the School of Health Care and Social Work as well as the agrological education in Ilmajoki). The newest building at Frami, the F building will be ready in 2012. Ilmajoki, Ähtäri, Jurva (Town of Kurikka) and in several locations in Seinäjoki. The regional adult education services are organized by the Regional Higher Education Network of South Ostrobothnia in the regions of Alajärvi, Kauhava, Ähtäri and other municipalities.
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