Collaboration committee for research education
The collaboration committee for research education is chaired by the pro-rector for research and comprises PhD programme leaders and PhD coordinators from INN's PhD programmes. The committee also includes a representative for the PhD candidates. Among its responsibilities, the committee is tasked with managing overarching regulations, guidelines, and procedures for the PhD programmes, promoting initiatives that ensure the quality of the PhD programmes, and contributing to collaboration, coordination, and a holistic approach to research education across faculties.
Read more about the collaboration committee for research education.
The R&D Committee at INN
The R&D committee serves as a strategic, coordinating, and advisory body concerning INN's research activities, academic development work, and PhD programmes. The pro-dean for research and a representative for the PhD candidates are members of the central R&D Committee.
The R&D Committee at the Faculty
The R&D Committee at the Faculty is a strategic, coordinating and advisory committee to the Vice-Dean of Research on matters relating to R&D activities at the Faculty. The Committee will also advise on the distribution of doctoral scholarships at the program. The PhD leader and the representative of the PhD candidates at the Faculty are members of the R&D Committee.
The PhD Committee
The PhD Committee at the Faculty is an advisory committee to the Dean in matters relating to general academic decisions and the content of PhD programmes in particular. The Committee is responsible for ensuring that the training part of PhD programmes and doctoral theses corresponds to high academic levels of training and according to international standards.
Read more about the mandate of PhD Committee
The leader group at INSEPP
The Ieader group at INSEPP consists of the PhD leader and one academic employee representing the academic environment as well as the PhD coordinators at the programme. The members of the leader group support the PhD leader in the daily chores, including follow-up of PhD candidates and the planning of academic and social activities as part of the programme.
Trond Nilsen is an academic employee at the Faculty and is part of the leader group at INSEPP.
Roles
Dean
The Dean has the overall responsibility for the development of the PhD programme at the Faculty. For the PhD programme, the Dean is responsible for drawing up responses to periodic programme evaluation reports.
Ingvild Jøranli is the Dean at the Inland School of Business and Social Sciences.
Vice-Dean for Research
The vice-dean for research is responsible for ensuring a comprehensive approach to and prioritisation of research at the faculty, as well as promoting a strong research culture with research groups that collaborate regionally, nationally and internationally. The vice-dean for research serves as the chair of the R&D Committee at the faculty and as a representative in the PhD Committee.
Mass Soldal Lund is the vice-dean for research at the Inland School of Business and Social Sciences.
Head of PhD
The head of PhD is responsible for the PhD programme and has the overall responsibility for the quality and academic content of the PhD programmes offered to candidates.
The head of PhD ensures that academic supervision functions as intended and is responsible for implementing any improvements adopted by the PhD Committee. The head of PhD will ensure that there is an elected representative of the PhD candidates in place at all times.
Marit Engen is the head of PhD programme INSEPP
Head of Department
The Head of Department has the personnel responsibility for the PhD candidates associated with the department and conducts staff appraisal interviews.
Academic Supervisor for PhD Candidates
The main academic supervisor has the main academic responsibility for the candidates and is normally employed at the university. The PhD Regulations and Guidelines INSEPP contains further information regarding academic supervision.
PhD Candidate
PhD candidates must familiarise themselves with the laws, regulations and guidelines applicable to themselves as students and employees at INN.
All PhD candidates are expected to participate actively in the evaluation of courses, the PhD programme and the learning environment.
Elected Representative
The elected representative is the PhD candidates’ representative in the PhD Committee, as well as other meeting venues in the PhD programmes, and acts as the voice of the candidates in ongoing quality efforts. The elected representative will communicate the candidates’ views on the PhD programme and represent candidates in matters that are discussed. The elected representative contributes by providing feedback about courses or lecturers, etc. and can raise larger, more fundamental issues with the PhD Committee.
The elected representative will gain knowledge of the personal circumstances of others and is therefore subject to the duty of confidentiality requirements arising from Section 13 of the Norwegian Public Administration Act.
Riccardo Frediani is the substitute for the academic year 2026/2027.
PhD coordinator
The PhD coordinator is responsible for the daily coordinating together with the head of PhD, and is the point of contact for PhD candidates in the event of any questions. The PhD coordinator also serves as the Secretary of the INSEPP PhD Committee.