Deans

The dean's assignment and responsibilities and the overall forms for appointing the assignment are regulated in BTH's rules of procedure and the vice-chancellor's delegation of authority.

The university's rules of procedure describe the roles, responsibilities and tasks of the university's organizational levels and its decision-makers.

The rules of delegation list the cases where the vice-chancellor originally has the right of decision but has chosen to delegate this to other decision-makers.

Mission

Each faculty is led by a dean.

The deans are responsible for the development, follow-up and quality assurance of the faculty's academic activities in accordance with the decision-making mandates set out in the Vice-Chancellor's Scheme of Delegation. The deans shall also be responsible for the quality and planning of third-cycle education.

The dean shall have a deputy who is called the vice-dean. The associate dean serves in the dean's place and otherwise replaces the dean to the extent the dean decides.

Election and appointment

Eligible for election as dean is a scientifically competent teacher with a teaching position according to BTH's employment regulations. In addition, the teacher must have a permanent position covering at least 80% of the entire term of office and have sufficient knowledge of the Swedish language for the authority's activities.

The process

• All teachers at the faculty are invited to submit proposals to the dean. Nomination proposals for dean should be sent to registrator@bth.se.
  
• The nominee must be asked and have accepted.
  
• The nominee must submit a presentation of themselves and how they want to work in the role of dean. The presentation should be sent to valet@bth.se.
  
• In the event of competing proposals, an electronic election will be held.
  
• The Vice-Chancellor decides on the appointment of the Dean. Before the decision is made, the Vice-Chancellor interviews the candidate(s).

Term of office

Deans are appointed by the Vice-Chancellor for a period of 4 years after nomination by the teachers.

Decision-making procedures

The deans decide either individually on matters concerning their own faculty, jointly on faculty-wide issues and together with the vice-rector on overall issues concerning undergraduate education.

Pro-deans

The Pro-Dean acts in place of the Dean and otherwise replaces the Dean to the extent determined by the Dean.

The current Pro-Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, during his/her term of office, holds a special position as Chair of the Education Council.

The current Pro-Dean of the Faculty of Computer Sciences, during his term of office, holds the assignment of strengthening the quality work in doctoral education at the university.

A description of the assignments is given in separate assignment descriptions.

The election of Pro-Deans follows the same process as for the election of deans.