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Academic Board appointed four members to the Board of Tampere University Foundation

Published on 28.10.2025
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The designated term of three members serving on the Board of Tampere University Foundation / Tampere University will come to an end on 31 December 2025. In addition, one member has resigned from the Board membership. On Tuesday 28 October 2025, the Academic Board appointed four members to the Board of Tampere University Foundation.

The Board members appointed for the term of 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2029 are:

Mikko Kanninen, DA (Theatre and Drama), Managing Director, Tampere Theatre
Eeva Moilanen, MD, Professor of Pharmacology, Tampere University
Ville Voipio, DSc (Tech), Professor of Practice in sustainable global business, University of Turku

The Board member appointed for the term of 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027 is:

Antti Arasto, DSc (Tech), Vice President, Energy, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

The current members whose Board terms continue until 31 December 2027 are:

Marina Erhola, MD, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Johanna Kantola, PhD, Professor, University of Helsinki
Tiina Mikkonen, student of technology, Tampere University

Chair of the Academic Board Arto Laitinen congratulates the appointed Board members. He also thanks the members of the university community and the founding members of Tampere University Foundation who nominated candidates for Board membership as well as the Appointment Committee for preparing the appointment.

”On behalf of the Academic Board and the entire university community, I want to extend sincerest thanks to Chair of Board Jorma Eloranta, Vice Chair Jussi Välimaa, EVP, Weather, Energy and Environment Business Anne Jalkala and Professor Jukka Törrönen, whose service on the Board will come to an end, for their valuable contribution to Tampere University.”