Election of teachers' representatives to the Faculty Council and new Faculty Boards

Now it's time to nominate teachers’ representatives to the Faculty Council and new Faculty Boards at KTH's schools.

Nominate candidates for the two different elections

All employees, students and those affiliated with KTH can nominate candidates as teachers’ representatives to the respective election from 14 September to 8 October 2023 via an Internet-based nomination form. Nominees shall have accepted the nomination.

Nominate candidates for the Faculty Council

Nominate candidates for the school's Faculty Board

Faculty Council

New teachers’ representatives are to be elected for the period January 2024 - December 2026 through an election. The election is conducted electronically during the period 4-10 December 2023. Information about the election will be publicised within KTH on the intranet and sent by e-mail to those with voting rights.

Changes in the Responsibilities and Tasks of the Faculty Council

The School’s Faculty Board

In June 2023, the president appointed a working group whose task is to submit proposals for how a new preparatory and decision-making collegial body within each school should look in terms of composition, quorum and tasks, as well as proposals for the election procedure for the Faculty Board and how the chairperson is appointed.

The Faculty Board must be a collegial preparatory and decision-making body that handles tasks that require scientific or artistic competence. The working name of this board is "the School's Faculty Board".

The School’s Faculty Board shall be chaired by the head of school, who shall be chairperson and consist of six teacher members, of which one vice-chairperson, two external members and two student members. Representatives from the employee organisations have the right to attend and speak.

The working group submits proposals concerning issues that the University Board and the President are to decide on at different occasions during the fall semester of 2023. In parallel with the work, preparation for the election of teachers’ representatives for the Faculty Board needs to be made and elections carried out. The School’s Faculty Board shall be established from 1 January 2024, provided that the University board and the President decide on it.

Teachers’ representatives are to be elected from 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2026 through an election. The election is conducted electronically during the period 4-10 December 2023. Information about the election will be publicised within KTH on the intranet and sent by e-mail to those with voting rights.

Planned tasks of the schools' faculty boards

Timeline

A flowchart with important milestones — Nomination 14 September – 8 October. Presentation of candidates 27 November. Election period 4-10 December. The election result will be determined on 11 December.

News about the Faculty Boards and collegial influence

From 1 January next year, the new Faculty Boards will be in place and up and running at each school.
“We hope that a lot of people will take the opportunity to help influence their school’s development, both strategically and on a day-to-day basis,” says Sofia Ritzén, Dean of Faculty.

Interview with Dean of Faculty Sofia Ritzén - Faculty Boards are built for the future

Portrait photo: Anders Söderholm, the President of KTH.

“A stronger, clearer link between the line and the collegiate organisation is crucial to the development of KTH’s research and education. ” So says KTH’s President Anders Söderholm on the decision to have Professor Emeritus Gunnar Svedberg look into collegiate influence and decision-making at KTH.

Interview with Anders Söderholm, President of KTH - Collegial influence is investigated