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Leadership and management support high-quality operation At our university, good leadership is
faculties, departments, and indepen-
based on openness, trust, non-discri-
dent institutes is integrated into the
mination, collaboration, recognition of
university’s planning, development,
the individual’s potential, and caring.
and reporting processes. The vice
Our capable, creative and thriving
rectors, vice deans and directors of
university community provides a
independent institutes form the uni-
fertile ground for the growth of new
versity’s Science Council and Educa-
knowledge and education, which is
tion Council. In addition, the faculties
changing the world through its inte-
and some departments have specific
raction with society.
development teams for their educati-
Leadership supports high-quality
The directors of all units of the
thened its academic leadership, and
university, the Education Council, the
the reinforced management system
Science Counciland the community
enables us to monitor quality issues
development groups are responsible
and take action on development
for the quality of activities and related
targets more systematically. The posts
development in their own domain in
of vice rectors and deans are full-time
accordance with the university’s ma-
posts. The vice rectors of the universi-
nagement system and delegated res-
ty, the vice deans of the faculties, and
ponsibilities. The finance and service
the deputy heads of departments are
director and the University Services
responsiblefor education as well as for
Management Team are responsible
research and innovation activities.
for the quality and development of
nagement teams of the university,
Hanna-Leena Pesonen DEAN, JYVÄSKYLÄ UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
on and research activities.
operations. The university has streng-
The working of the respective ma-
“At its best, quality management makes the university community’s daily life easier. It helps make the shared goals visible and standardises procedures in the work community where necessary for high-quality operation. It is important to agree on shared rules for those things that are significant in view of the quality of activities andachieving results.”
the university’s administration and services.
OU R U N I V E R S I T Y COM M U N I T Y PROV IDE S A F E RT ILE G ROU N D FOR T H E G ROW T H OF N E W K NOW LE D G E A N D E DUCAT ION, W H ICH I S CH A NG ING T H E WOR LD T H ROUG H I TS IN T E R ACT ION W I T H S O CIE T Y.
