SDU Business School
Week 10: The Steering Committee approves the next steps in the administrative organisation and committee structure
At its meeting on 4 March, the Steering Committee reviewed three key themes: the administrative organisation, the structure for selected collegiate bodies, and coordination of the education area during the transition period.
Below you can read about the most important decisions and the next steps in the process.
Process for the administrative organisation
The Steering Committee considered the working group's first draft report on the future administrative organisation. The draft outlines the main principles for the organisation, which will now be further qualified through involvement and dialogues with:
- Faculty management at SAMF and SBS
- Managers and staff in the faculty administration
- Administrative managers and staff at IEB and IVL
- Administrative managers and staff at the other departments at SAMF
- Relevant Liaison Committees
These dialogues will form the basis for the Steering Committee’s final decision on the organisation at the Steering Committee meeting on 16 April.
Following the decision, the overall organisational structure will be announced, and dialogues with the affected managers and staff will begin before the final personnel-related decisions are taken. The ambition is that all employees will know their future organisational placement no later than 15 May.
Future structure for selected collegiate bodies
At the meeting, the Steering Committee discussed the future overall structure for selected collegiate bodies.
The Steering Committee finds that, as of 1 September 2026, separate Academic Councils and Liaison Committees should be established. A process will now begin to prepare for these committees.
The Steering Committee also assessed that, during a transitional period, the current Gender Equality Committee can continue, with the possibility of a later assessment of whether two separate committees are needed.
To ensure stability and a sense of security during the change process, the current health and safety organisation will be maintained, so that the existing health and safety representatives continue to support the process before, during and after implementation. SDU HR will coordinate the process for the future occupational health and safety organisation.
Educational coordination during the transition period
From 1 April to 1 September, a Coordination Group for Education (KG-U) will be established, consisting of
- Vice-Dean for Education, Jan Guldager Jørgensen
- Director of Education at SBS, Christian Elmelund-Præstekær
- Head of Education, Annette Schmidt.
KG-U will prepare the future structure for collaboration, develop proposals for a shared foundation for quality assurance and strategy, outline frameworks and decisions, and identify areas where new or separate policy decisions or new initiatives connected to education are needed. The group will also prepare a proposal for the Steering Committee regarding the future study board structure.
The current Education Forum will continue unchanged until 1 September 2026.
Further information and questions
If employees have questions about the process, it is always possible to contact their immediate manager and/or a union representative. The site on https://sdunet.dk/da/service/business-school on SDUnet will also be updated regularly.
The next news is expected to be posted on SDUnet on Thursday 19 March 2026.