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Programme Councils for First and Second Cycle Education

Quality issues and important administrative matters concerning first and second cycle education programs are taken in consultation with the programme's program council, led by the respective program manager. The program councils are advisory bodies to program managers. Several thematically related programs can have a common program board.

At CBH, we have four program councils in the following constellations:

Programme council BIO

For CBIOT, TIMBM, TMBIM, TMTLM.

Cluster coordinator

Patrik Ståhl
Patrik Ståhl associate professor

Programme directors

Cristina Al-Khalili Szigyarto
Cristina Al-Khalili Szigyarto professor

Degree Programme in Biotechnology (CBIOT)

Per Berglund
Per Berglund professor

Master's programme Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology (TIMBM)

John Löfblom
John Löfblom professor

Master's programme Medical Biotechnology (TMBIM)

Olof Emanuelsson
Olof Emanuelsson associate professor

Master's programme Molecular Techniques in Life Science (TMTLM)

Programme council CHE

For CTKEM, TIKED, TKEMM, TMMMM, TMVTM.

Cluster coordinator

Magnus Johnson
Magnus Johnson professor

Programme directors 

Magnus Johnson
Magnus Johnson professor

Degree Programme in Engineering Chemistry (CTKEM)

Sara Thyberg Naumann
Sara Thyberg Naumann lecturer

Degree Programme in Chemical Engineering (TIKED)

Stefan Grönkvist
Stefan Grönkvist professor

Master's programme Chemical Engineering for Energy and Environment (TKEMM)

Karin Odelius
Karin Odelius professor

Master's programme Macromolecular Materials (TMMMM)

Markus Kärkäs
Markus Kärkäs associate professor

Master's programme Molecular Science and Engineering (TMVTM)

Programme council MED

For CMEDT, TIDTM, TIHLM, TTAHM, TMLEM.

Cluster coordinator

Anders Cajander
Anders Cajander lecturer

Programme directors 

Massimiliano Colarieti Tosti
Massimiliano Colarieti Tosti associate professor

Master's programme Medical engineering, TMLEM

Jonas Willén
Jonas Willén lecturer

Master's programme Sports Technology, TIDTM

Catherine Trask
Catherine Trask associate professor

Master's programme Technology, work and health, TTAHM

Jayanth Raghothama
Jayanth Raghothama associate professor

Master's programme Data-driven health, TDDHM

Tasks

Program council meetings must be held twice per semester and more often if necessary. Notice of the meeting must be sent by e-mail no later than seven calendar days before the meeting. Questions that are dealt with in the program councils include the preparation of questions with a direct connection to the program's follow-up and quality development, among other things:

  • changes to course plans
  • proposed list of examiners before each academic year/calendar year as well as changes during the academic year/calendar year
  • development of course offerings
  • establishment of new course
  • cancellation of course
  • review and develop the program's course offerings and follow up on quality aspects based on course evaluations and course analyses
  • systematic quality assurance development work of the educational program
  • programme-specific measures for further training of teachers

In the program council sits the PA for included programs, an appointed PA acts as chairman, a student representative appointed by the section and possibly SNO or PAS.

The Program Council is supported by VS by an appointed administrator who, together with the chairman, prepares the agenda, sends notices and takes notes.