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THE FACULTY ADMINISTRATION
As an employee at the Faculty you will from time to time be in contact with the
administration, which is separated into four sections:
Student and Academic
The Student and Academic Section is administratively responsible for the students
with respect to follow-up of study progress, student guidance and executive work
related to academic regulations. The section has administrative responsibilities for
all the Faculty’s study programmes and the coordination with the Administrative
Committee for the Master of Science Programmes in Engineering (Forvaltnings-
utvalget for sivilingeniørutdanningen (FUS)). The section takes part in initiatives con-
cerning the Faculty’s strategy and plans of actions, especially in the education area.
Human Resources (HR) and Financial
The section attends to administrative functions concerning issues of employment,
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), archives services, fnance, administration of
the building complex, recruitment and project support. The section also provides
support services to the various academic departments in the same areas.
In the human resource feld, the section has a particular focus on human resource
management such as appointments, leaves of absence, and questions regarding
wages and salaries, pensions and sabbaticals. In the fnancial affairs feld, the
section’s focus is on budget plans and reports, accounts follow-up and control and
assistance to the departments in matters of fnance.
Research
The research section has the main responsibility for the doctoral degree