Organization and management
Sahlgrenska Academy's activities - education, postgraduate training and research - are organized and carried out by the six departments, several center formations and the two units within the faculty.
This is how the faculty is governed
Sahlgrenska Academy is the medical faculty and one of eight faculties at the University of Gothenburg. The faculty is led by a dean, who is responsible for the faculty's activities vis-à-vis the rector. The dean is supported by a deputy dean and five vice deans with specific areas of responsibility.
The faculty's activities are carried out at the six institutes which are led by a head of institute.
- Institute of Biomedicine
- Institute of Clinical Sciences
- Institute of Medicine
- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology
- Institute of Odontology
- Institute of Health and Care Sciences
In addition to the departments, there are two units that report to the faculty board and the dean:
- Core Facilities
- Sahlgrenska Academy's office
Faculty Board
The faculty board is responsible for strategic planning and overall management of the activities within Sahlgrenska Academy. The faculty board consists of thirteen members, three of whom are student representatives.
The Head of Institutes' Council
The faculty's head of institutes council consists of the dean, vice dean, heads of institute, managers and representatives for the students. The head of institutes' council is tasked with advising the dean, for example, regarding the basis for the faculty board's decision.
The council of Sahlgrenska Academy
Within the academy there are eight joint faculty councils. The council prepares matters within its area for the faculty board and/or the dean and may be given certain decision-making rights on delegation from the dean.
- The Council for Research
- The Council for Postgraduate Education
- The Education Council
- The Council for Internationalization
- The Council for the Recruitment of Teachers
- The Council for Premises
- The Environment Council
- The Council for Research Ethics
Organization idea and vision
Sahlgrenska Academy shall - with a holistic view and through cooperation - conduct excellent knowledge formation in the field of health sciences, in order to provide the best possible conditions for preventing, alleviating and treating illness and ill-health. The vision is to be a leader in health science.
The Sahlgrenska Academy shall promote collaboration in research and education, both within the academy and the University of Gothenburg, as well as with other universities, health care, dentistry, business and the surrounding community.