New management of University of Gothenburg complete
Incoming Vice-Chancellor Malin Broberg can now present the new management for the University of Gothenburg. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor will be Carina Mallard and the assignments as Deputy Vice-Chancellors go to Pauli Kortteinen, Mette Sandoff and Max Petzold. With the current Vice-Chancellor’s decision this week to appoint Johan Johansson as University Director, the management is now complete.
”Now the entire new university management is in place and we can start getting to know each other and chart the way forward. We have an exciting autumn ahead of us after the summer holidays”, says Malin Broberg.
It was at Wednesday’s meeting that the University Board made the final decision to appoint Carina Mallard, Professor of Physiology, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Since 2021, she has been Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding research, an area of responsibility she takes with her into the job as Pro-Vice-Chancellor.
Two new Deputy Vice-Chancellor and one that remains
Malin Broberg will appoint three Deputy Vice-Chancellors.
”I have chosen to formulate Deputy Vice-Chancellor portfolios that match the strategic challenges that I see ahead for the University of Gothenburg in the coming years, and have been looking for suitable people for these assignments.”
One of them is Pauli Kortteinen, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, who continues with the assignment as Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding education. The new Deputy Vice-Chancellors will be Mette Sandoff, Professor in Public Administration, and Max Petzold, Professor in Health Science Statistics. Mette Sandoff, who is currently acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor, will become Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding campus development and internationalisation. Max Petzold has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding digitalisation and utilisation.
New University Director appointed
As for the recruitment of University Director, it was completed this week when the current Vice-Chancellor, Eva Wiberg, made her decision. The choice was Johan Johansson, who is currently acting University Director.
”It feels very good that we made the decision to appoint a new University Director before the summer. It was a strong group of candidates, and the recruitment committee has been in complete agreement throughout the process and we are very pleased that Johan Johansson will now become the University of Gothenburg’s University Director”, says Eva Wiberg.
”A strong group with broad competence”
Malin Broberg emphasises that she is very satisfied with the various experiences in the management group. Three out of five have previous experience in university management and two, including herself, are new, something she hopes will guarantee both stability and gentle renewal.
”All in all, it’s a strong Vice-Chancellor group with broad competence and great commitment to the entire University of Gothenburg. I look forward to us getting started and together tackling current and future challenges with a clear strategic direction over the next six years”, she says.
By: Thomas Melin
Malin Broberg, Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor is line manager, head of the public authority and the university's main representative in external contexts. The Vice-Chancellor is Chair of the University Management Council, the University Health and Safety Committee and has the overall responsibility for the working environment.
Carina Mallard, Pro-Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding research and research infrastructure
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor is the Vice-Chancellor’s deputy and has the overall responsibility for research issues including research infrastructure. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor is the Chair of the Research Board.
Pauli Kortteinen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding education
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding education has the overall responsibility for educational issues including outreach and cooperation, internationalisation, digitalisation, accessibility and sustainability related to education. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for responsible for issues regarding education is the Chair of the University Board of Education. The assignment also includes overall responsibility for knowledge, lifelong learning, and cultural issues.
Mette Sandoff, Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding campus development and internationalisation
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding campus development and internationalisation has the overall responsibility for campus development and sustainability as well as university-wide internationalisation issues. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding campus development and internationalisation is the Chair in the planned board for campus development and sustainable development.
Max Petzold, Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding digitalisation and utilisation
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor responsible for issues regarding digitalisation and utilisation has the overall responsibility for digitalisation, open science, ethics, information security, sustainability and internationalisation related to research. The assignment includes overall responsibility for development in relation to societal challenges locally, nationally and internationally, as well as chairmanship of the Library Board and the Committee for Ethics in Research, and vice chairmanship of the Research Board.
Johan Johansson, University Director
The University Director is head of the Central University Administration and part of the University Management and the University Management Council.
