Organisation and management
Turku University of Applied Sciences is divided into three teaching faculties and a corporate services department. Operations are managed by the Rector and President, assisted by the executive board. Turku University of Applied Sciences is maintained by Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd.
On this page you will find more detailed information about our organisational structure, management and shareholders.
The executive board
The executive board, appointed by the Rector and President, assists the Rector in the management of Turku UAS. The executive board also coordinates and develops common policies within Turku UAS. The executive board member are the Rector and President (chairperson), Vice Rector, Director of Services, Director of Finance and Administration and Deans.
Regulations of Turku UAS
The regulations of Turku UAS in addition to obligations under valid laws, statutes, Articles of Association, Shareholder Agreements, operating licences, and group operating instructions of the City of Turku guide the administration and operations of Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd.
Organisational structure
Our organisation is divided into three teaching faculties and corporate services. The organisation chart below shows the faculty deans and directors of corporates services as well as the units and their heads with in the different faculties.
You can search for the staff of different units on the contact information page.
Our organisational changes as of 1.1.2025
Organisational changes:
Juha Kontio will become the new vice rector as of 1.1.2025. He will primarily be responsible for steering and developing educational activities.
The Faculty of Engineering and Business will be divided into three faculties. The new faculties and their deans will start on 1.1.2025.
- Faculty of ICT and Industrial Engineering, dean Tero Reunanen
- Faculty of Business, dean Jaana Kallio-Gerlander
- Faculty of Engineering, dean Anne Norström
The shareholders of Turku UAS
The shareholders of Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd are the City of Turku (91%), the City of Salo (6%) and the University of Turku (3%).
The Board of Turku UAS
The Board of Turku University of Applied Sciences Ltd. Is appointed at the General Meeting. In addition, the composition of the Board is regulated by the Act on Universities of Applied Sciences.
The duties of the Board are regulated by the Limited Liability Companies Act, the Act on Universities of Applied Sciences and the Regulations of Turku UAS. The Board is responsible for the appropriate organisation and administration of the company’s operations.
The Chair of the Board is Niko Aaltonen and the Vice-Chair of the Board is Eeva-Johanna Eloranta. The presenting official on the Board is Rector and President Vesa Taatila and the secretary of the Board is Director of Services Sami Savolainen.
Members of the Board
Niko Aaltonen, Chair
Service Manager, City of Turku Urban Environment Department
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Turku University of Applied Sciences
- National Defence Course 2015
- Member of Turku City Council 2010 –
- Member of Turku City Council 2017 –
- Member of the Regional Council of the Union of Southwest Finland 2010 –
- Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hospital District of Southwest Finland 2017-2021
- Chairman of the Board of Tradenomiliitto 2009-2018
- Member of the Board of Akava (2010, 2012, 2014)
Eeva-Johanna Eloranta, Vice-Chair
Member of Parliament, Parliament of Finland
- Master of Philosophy, Master of Political Science, University of Turku
- Member of the Education Committee (since 2011), Vice-Chair (since 2019)
- Member of the Board of the Finnish National Board of Education (since 2015), Chairman (since 2019)
- Member of the Parliamentary Group on the Reform of Continuous Learning (since 2019)
Matti Niemi, Member
Liaison Director, City of Turku
- VTM, University of Helsinki
- Special Adviser to the Prime Minister (PMS) 2019-2022
- Special Adviser to the Minister for Europe (CCEE) 2019
- Policy Expert (European Parliament) 2017-2019, Manager (Blic Oy) 2015-2017
- Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance (VM) 2013-2014
- Associate (Pohjoisranta Burson-Marsteller Oy) 2011-2013
- Specialist (British Embassy in Helsinki) 2011
- President, Europe Forum Turku Association, 2022
Santeri Levo, Member
Information and Communication Technology student at Turku University of Applied Sciences
- Software Engineering Trainee at Konsgberg Maritime 2024
- Junior Developer at Veikkaus Oy 2022 – 2024
- Graduated-, Puolalanmäki High School 2016
- Member of the Education Committee 2024 –
- Information and Communication Technology Executive Group equivalent 2024
- Member of Students’ Union TUO Representative Council 2022-
- Positions of trust:
- Students’ Union (TUO) President 2022-2023
- Lounais-Suomen Insinöörit LOUSI ry Board Member 2023
- Turku Engineering Students (TIO) Association Vice President 2022
- Turku Engineering Students (TIO) Association Board Member 2021
Satu Haapalainen, Member
Sh, PhD, Lecturer in Health and Welfare Sector, Emergency Nursing, Nursing, Midwifery and Diagnostic Services
- Master of Health Sciences, University of Turku, 2009
- Naantali City Council-, Deputy Councillor 2021-
- City of Naantali, Deputy Member of the Education Committee 2021-
- MLL Southwest Finland Family Services Ltd., Chairman of the Board 2022-
- Member of the Board (Secretary) of the Naantali Coalition Party Municipal Organisation 2022-
- City of Naantali, Member of the Social and Health Committee and Individual Section 2021-2022
- MLL Southwest Finland District, Vice Chair of the District Board 2016-2023
- MLL Raisio local association, Chairman 2010-2018
Mika Mannervesi, Member
Director of Vitality, City of Salo
- Graduate Engineer, Helsinki University of Technology
- Managing Director, Salo IoT Park Oy 2017
- Salon District Heating Ltd. (oto) 2020-21
- Salon Vesi (oto) 2022-
- Lounavoima Oy 2017-24, Kaarea Oy 2019-24, Länsirata Oy 2020-
Mika Hannula, Member
Vice Rector for Social Interaction at the University of Turku and Director of the Turku Technology Campus. Previous position: Rector of Tampere University of Technology. Professor of Information Management since 2001.
- Doctor of Engineering (Production Economics)
- President of CAETS, the international umbrella organisation for the world’s academies of technology, 2024
- Member of the Board of the Academy of Engineering Sciences 2021-
- Chairman of the Board of the Public Defence Training Association 2020-
- Expert member of the Government Security Committee 2020-2021
- Chair of the Council of Governors of TEK Technology Academics 2020-
- Chairman of the Advisory Board of the National Defence College 2019-
Marja Salenius-Ranki, Member
Human Resources Director, Elomatic
M.Sc. (Econ.), University of Vaasa
Mervi Uusitalo-Heikkinen, Member
Class teacher, Lauste School City of Turku,
- KM, University of Turku, Rauma OKL
- Member of the Board of Turku Student Village Foundation 2023-
- Member of the Board of the Turku Teachers’ Union 2022-
- Vice-Chair of the Multiculturalism Council of the Southwest Finland Prosperity Region 2022-
- Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Turku Regional Municipal Corporation 2023-
- Deputy Member of the City Government of Turku, Deputy Member of the City Council, Vice-Chairman of the Left Alliance of Turku from 2021
- Member of Turku City Council, Member of the Culture Committee 2017-2021
- Deputy member of Turku City Council 2008-2017