University election results: faculty council & University Senate

Professor Matti Nykänen and his deputy, Lecturer Harri Laine, of the Computer Science Department were elected into the faculty council of the Faculty of Science for the period 1 January 2004 - 31 December 2006. The elections, held on 19-20 November and 24-26 November, were the first ever on-line elections held at the University of Helsinki. The amount of voters who used their vote increased from the previous election. The percentage of voters for candidates for the University Senate, for example, increased from 33.34 % in 2000 to 44.8 % this year, possibly as a result of the ease with which voters could cast their votes on-line.

The complete list of new members elected to the faculty council for the Faculty of Science is as follows:

Members elected for the teachers and other personnel quota:

Member (deputies in brackets)

Merja Blomberg (Raimo Ingren)
Ilkka Holopainen (Mika Koskenoja)
Yrjö Kähkönen (Thomas Hackman)
Jan Lundell (Kerttuli Helariutta)
Matti Nykänen (Harri Laine)
Hanna Vehkamäki (Claus Montonen)
Hilkka Vuorenmaa (Heljä Heikkilä)

The other members for the new faculty council are the following. They had no contenders, so were admitted without election.

Professors' quota:

Elja Arjas (Lassi Päivärinta)
Keijo Hämäläinen (Risto Orava)
Juha Karhu (Ragnar Törnroos)
Juhani Keinonen (Jyrki Räisänen)
Markku Kulmala (Kaarle Hämeri)
Markku Löytönen (John Westerholm)
Jukka Paakki (Inkeri Verkamo)
Marja-Liisa Riekkola (Sirkka Maunu)
Henry Tirri (Hannu Toivonen)
Heimo Saarikko (Hannu Koskinen)
Heikki Saarinen (Lauri Halonen)
Jouko Väänänen (Olli Martio)

Students' quota:

Cecilia Halsti (Anna Pursiainen)
Maria Lindén (Leila Konkola)
Hanna Jäntti (Arto Piironen)
Mikko Pöri (Antti Mattila)
Jaana Saarni (Mikko Koivisto)
Marianne Sipinen (Niina Kuosmanen)
Harri Waltari (Ville Pelto-Huikko)

The following representatives were elected into the University Senate (deputies in brackets):

Chairman: Ilkka Niiniluoto (Hannele Niemi)

Professors:
Hannu Saloniemi (Eero Puolanne)
Jouko Väänänen (Lauri Halonen)
Mirja Saari (Aila Lauha)
Juhani Keinonen (Marja-Liisa Riekkola)
Carl G Gahmberg (Matti Marvola)

Other teachers and researchers:
Björn Fant (Paula Ileskivi)
Pia Mänttäri (Marja Aulanko)

Other personnel, not teachers or researchers:
Elisa Hyytiäinen (Timo-Jussi Hämäläinen)
Kerttu Pellinen (Hilkka Vuorenmaa)

Students:
Lari Ahokas (Ville Väkeväinen)
Saija Jokela (Anna-Maria Rajala)
Kristian Wohlström (Maria Hollmén)
Walter Rydman (Jussi Tanner)

The University Senate, which is the highest authority in the university, will include former European Union Ombudsman Jacob Söderman as its extraordinary representative, with deputy Heli Jeskanen-Sundström, currently Director General of Statistics Finland.

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