FORTHEM Presidency meeting 5.-6.6.2023

For the second funding period of the FORTHEM Alliance, the governance structure was updated and a new group. FORTHEM Presidency, was established. The Rector of the University of Jyväskylä is chairing the first Presidency year, and the very first meeting of this group will be organised at the campus of the University of Jyväskylä on the 6th June 2023. In addition to the meeting, a two-day event will be organised for the rectors, vice-rectors and FORTHEM coordinators of the partner universities. Also the newly selected chair of the FORTHEM Student Council will participate the meeting.

Published

25.5.2023

The first meeting of the FORTHEM Presidency

This is going to be the first time for the FORTHEM Presidency to meet. This new group consists of the Rectors and Presidents of all nine partner universities, and the main goal is to further strengthen the institutional commitment to the FORTHEM Alliance on the very highest level of our partner universities. The Presidency discusses the strategic questions regarding the future development of the whole Alliance, ensures that the Alliance strategy is in line with the strategies of partner universities, and that the needed human and financial resources are allocated for this work in the partner universities.

Rotating chairing system

The Presidency operates with a rotating chairing system; each university holds the position of the chair for one year at a time. The vice chair is nominated from another partner university, and the vice chair takes the position of the chair for the following year. For the first Presidency year, the Chair of the Presidency is the Rector of the University of Jyväskylä, Marja-Leena Laakso (21^st April-). The position of the vice chair is held by the Rector of the University of València, Maria Vicenta Mestre Escriva, who will be the chair for the year 2024.

A two-day event on the JYU campus

During the two days in early June, there will be strategy and risk management workshops for the Rectors and Vice-Rectors, and the other delegation members will get familiar with the Student Life concept and JYU Open Science Center. Also, there will be plenty of possibilities for informal discussions and networking, for example during the dinner hosted by the Mayor of Jyväskylä, Timo Koivisto.