Vice Dean Johanna Penell

‘Great team spirit and sense of community at the faculty’

There are currently two major projects in progress at the VH Faculty, involving some radical changes. Many changes concern the programme offering, and as of January 2019, Johanna Penell from the Department of Clinical Sciences is vice dean with responsibility for the faculty’s programmes and courses. It’s her second stint as vice dean and member of the faculty board.

‘I enjoy working with these issues, in particular now when so much is happening. It’s very rewarding to be part of something where I, together with others, can have an influence and create optimal conditions for our work’ says Johanna.

UDS and the VH Faculty to merge

The integration project is highly affected by the operational changes at UDS and the fact that interim management has been appointed. However, the plan for the integration has not been changed. 

The risk and impact analyses, carried out in mixed groups with representatives from UDS and KV, have now been compiled. It will constitute a part of the supporting documents for the Vice-Chancellor's decision in January. The main risks identified in the process will be elevated to an action/continuity plan.

Read the Vice-Chancellor's blogg – "A major – but necessary – change" (scroll down for the English text).

The accreditation means everything for veterinary education

Every seven years veterinary education is evaluated and now it's time again. The evaluation - the accreditation - becomes a receipt that SLU's veterinary education keeps what it promises.

“The accreditation is a quality stamp for the education”, says Ivar Vågsholm, who leads the work at SLU.

The evaluation consists of two parts, an internal self-evaluation part, which has now begun, and an visitation in the spring of 2024 which consists of a weeklong visit by EAEVE (European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education), the organization that issues the accreditation.

New routines regarding doctoral education at VH

In June, the VH Faculty's delegation order regarding the assignment to the Doctoral Education Board (Fun) was changed. This means that the chairman of Fun makes decisions on the admission of new doctoral students to doctoral studies, approves applications to defend a doctoral thesis or defends a licentiate thesis, approves doctoral courses conducted outside SLU, pre-approves courses that a doctoral student wishes to participate in, and approves changes to the supervisor group.

Have lunch with the deans

During the autumn, there will be two opportunities to "Lunch with the deans", an occasion when the faculty's deans will be on site in Café Moccado to listen to and take part of employees' ideas and views on matters concerning the faculty. 

More opportunities will be given during the spring, all in Café Moccado at lunchtime. 

•  The first opportunity is Monday, 7 November, 12:15–13:00. 
• The second occasion is Friday, 2 December, 12:15–13:00. 

A warm welcome with your thoughts and questions to the deans.

Drop in meetings about the Expansion Project

Project leader Anders Bjurstam and education-responsible vice dean Johanna Penell will this autumn hold two drop in dialogues about the expansion of the veterinary and animal nursing programs.

• The first will be held on Thursday 27 October at 12:15–13:00.
• The second will be held on Thursday 17 November at 12:15–13:00.

Both dialogues are held in Café Moccado in VHC.

New routines regarding doctoral education

In June, the VH Faculty's delegation order regarding the assignment to the Doctoral Education Board (Fun) was changed.

Docent Lectures at the VH faculty

Positive energy on faculty day

On September 28, the VH faculty had its first faculty day since the beginning of the pandemic. It was very rewarding to have a whole day with colleagues from all different parts of Sweden.