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School of Electrical Engineering

The executive bodies of the school are the dean and the academic committee.

The duties of the dean are to: 

• direct the activities of the school,
• put forth a proposal to the president on the bylaws of the school,
• make a proposal to the president on the deputy deans of the school,
• appoint and dismiss the heads of the departments or units of the school and hire and dismiss the school personnel other than professors to the extent authorised by the president,
• make a proposal to the president for the school operating plan and budget, and decide on the allocation of the resources of the school within the framework of the operating plan and budget approved by the board,
• admit students to the school, make the decisions relating to the maximum duration of studies or readmission after forfeiture of study rights and award degrees,
• process the appeals relating to student admissions and rights to study, and
• act as chair of the school academic affairs committee.

The personnel of the School of Electrical Engineering have opportunity to meet and discuss with the dean in the bimonthly Dean’s coffee event. 

 The school has three vice deans. The vice deans assist the dean, carrying out the tasks assigned by the dean.  

The school's academic decision-making system includes the doctoral programme committee, the director of the doctoral programme, degree programme committees and directors of degree programmes. These bodies support the work of the executive bodies. Other permanent or temporary groups may also be involved in the school's governance. These include the management teams of the school and its departments.

The school's governance is organised so that different personnel groups and students have sufficient opportunities to participate in the preparation of decisions. You can read more about the different ways to participate in the decision-making here. 

• The dean of the School of Electrical Engineering is Jussi Ryynänen. His five-year term began on 1 Aug 2023.
• Anouar Belahcen serves as the vice dean for education. His five-year term began on 1 Aug 2023.
• Vesa Välimäki serves as the vice dean for research. His five-year term began on 1 Aug 2023.
• Petri Mähönen serves as the vice dean for impact. His five-year term began on 1 Aug 2023.

More information about the executive bodies in the School of Electrical Engineering can be found in the Aalto University Bylaws and the Bylaws of the school.  

Departments

The basic unit for the school's academic operations is the department, which conducts academic research and offers degree education connected to its research. Teaching is organised as educational programmes. Each one of the school's three departments is led by a head of department and separate unit Metsähovi Radio Observatory is led by a director. 

Heads of departments are appointed by the dean. More information about decision-making in the departments can be found here.

Department of Information and Communications Engineering
Head of Department Tapio Lokki

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Head of Department Ville Viikari

Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
Head of Department Jorma Kyyrä

Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Director Joni Tammi