The University Board
The University Board is the highest authority of the university and is responsible for the overall and strategic management of AAU.
Run for the University Board if you
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want to ensure student involvement and influence in important decisions.
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wish to take part in approving AAU’s overall strategy.
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are ready to represent all students at AAU.
The University Board
The University Board is the highest authority of Aalborg University and is responsible for the overall and strategic management of the University. The University Board bears the overall responsibility for the University engaging in research and for the University offering research-based education to the highest international level in the disciplines covered by the University etc. The University Board bears the overall responsibility for the continuous development of the University’s research and degree programmes. The University Board must administer the University’s funds effectively in a way that best benefits society.
The University Board has the following responsibilities and duties:
- to establish the University’s organisation upon recommendation from the rector
- to enter into a strategic framework agreement with the Minister
- to appoint the rector
- to appoint the pro-rector(s) and the university director upon recommendation from the rector
- to establish the framework for the interaction between the University Board and the rector
- to approve the University’s overall strategy upon recommendation from the rector
- to establish and abolish faculties
- to approve the University’s budget and overall budgetary principles upon recommendation from the rector and to sign the annual financial statements
- to establish rules on the election of internal members for the University Board upon recommendation from the rector
- to ensure that staff members and students are involved and included in processes relating to significant decisions.
Members
The University Board consist of six external and five internal members. Collectively, the members must have experience and insight into research, research-based education, knowledge dissemination, knowledge exchange and public sector services and be able to use this in undertaking the overall and strategic management of the University.
The internal members must serve to promote the interests of Aalborg University and must include the perspectives of the academic staff, the technical and administrative staff and the students in the activities of the University Board.
The internal members of the University Board are elected as follows:
- Two members must be elected by and among the academic staff, including employed PhD fellows
- Two members must be elected by and among the students
- One member must be elected by and among the University’s technical and administrative staff.
Members elected by and among the University’s staff members are appointed for a four-year period and are eligible for reappointment. Members elected by and among students are appointed for a two-year period at staggered elections and are eligible for reappointment.
Read more about the University Board at Aalborg University here.