Mandate
The Co-operation Committee is responsible for:
- managing general regulations, common guidelines and routines for the PhD programmes
- processing the annual reports from the faculties’ PhD committees and promoting measures that ensure the quality of the PhD programmes
- advising the Rector on decisions that involve Sections 5-6, 5-7 and 5-8 of the Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD), regarding forced termination of the PhD education
- ensuring that collaboration, coordination and holistic thinking regarding doctoral education are safeguarded across faculties and campuses
- annually reporting to the R&D Committee on the Co-operation Committee’s work.
Composition
- Pro-Rector for Research
- PhD leaders/coordinators for doctoral education at the faculties
- a representative of the PhD candidates.
The research administration takes on secretarial responsibility.