What is the board?
Laureamko’s board consists of a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and a maximum of eight board members. The board is often divided into two teams: an advocacy team and a service team. The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the board divide the roles between themselves, deciding who will chair the advocacy team and who will chair the service team. The board divides the responsibilities for the year among its members and forms other smaller teams.
The board is responsible for day-to-day work together with Laureamko employees, represents Laureamko to various parties, implements the action plan, and supports other Laureamko actives.
The term of office for board members lasts for one calendar year, from January to December, and compensation is paid for the position of trust.
We expect the elected chairs of the Board to commit approximately 25 hours per week. We expect Board members to commit approximately 15 hours per week. All board members are expected to attend Laureamko board events, so in some weeks the indicative 15 hours per week is likely to be exceeded. Please note that board members do not have working hours, as they serve in a position of trust.
What does the board do?
The board’s advocacy team focuses on issues such as well-being, advocacy, feedback processing (including Vox box feedback), influencing Laurea’s decision-making, and election lobbying and communication.
The service team’s activities include organizing tutoring (selection and training), international activities (including exchange students and other international activities), campus team activities (training and support), marketing and communications (social media channels and websites), sales products and online store management, and event organization.
On the board, you will get to draw up budgets and action plans, learn project management and other management skills, create cooperation agreements, influence Laurea’s working groups, and, of course, gain great networking opportunities. There is a lot of expertise available outside the university’s own pedagogy, as well as credits!
How is the board elected?
The new Council will elect a new Board at its organisational meeting on 25 November 2026, starting at 5.00 pm, in room B303 on the Tikkurila campus.
It’s worth coming along, as the candidates will be interviewed from 4.30 pm onwards. If there are more applicants than available positions, the interviews will help the council in their decision-making. At the meeting, the chair and vice-chair of the board will be elected first, and all board members will be elected at the same time.
Those interested should complete the form or submit their application by 17 November 2026 at the latest using this form. Applicants will have the opportunity to introduce themselves at the organizational meeting. In your written application, please tell us who you are, where you come from, and why you want to join the board/what you would like to do on the board. Although each board member has their own area of responsibility, these are not specified in the application process. Instead, areas of responsibility will be decided in more detail at the board’s organizational meeting during the current year and confirmed at the board’s first meeting in 2027.
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Board orientation
Some of the Board orientations will take place before the end of this year, in weeks 49–51. The Board orientations will take place before the end of this year at the Tikkurila campus, according to the timetable below.
Monday 30 November, 9.00–15.00
Tuesday 1 December, 9.00–16.00
Wednesday 2 December, 12.30–16.00
Monday 7 December, 9.00–16.00
Tuesday 8 December, 9.00–15.30
Wednesday 9 December, 9.00–14.00
Thursday, 9.30–11.30, and for the chairs of the Board and the Council of Representatives, 13.00–16.00 (remotely)
Wednesday 16 December, 10.00–15.00
There may be some changes to the timetable as the induction weeks draw nearer.
Further information regarding the board recruitment process
You can ask current board members for more information about their own experiences. You can find the board members’ contact details on the Laureamko.fi/contact-info page.
Also, don’t forget to follow Laureamko on social media!
Reece Tunkkari
Chair of the Board
[email protected]
+358 44 28 771 51
Iiris Aunio
Vice-Chair of the Board
[email protected]
+358 44 28 771 56
Linda Lindgren
Executive Director
[email protected]
+358 44 28 771 61
Further information on the Council meeting or the arrangements for the meeting
Sanni Aho
Chair of the Council of Representatives 2026
[email protected]