The President's Decision-Making and Delegation of Authority at Karolinska Institutet
The President’s decision-making and delegation of authority are determined by the President. Based on this, delegations to the Faculty Board, Professional Services, and other sub-delegations are outlined.
- Diary number: 1-1071/2025
- Dnr preg. version: 1-978/2024
- Decision date:
- Validity period: From 2026-01-01
- Decision: President
- Document type: Delegation rules
- Handled by department/unit: GVS.Juridik, planering och ekonomi
- Preparation with: Senior executives, KI's operations
- Revision with respect to: New entities: Board for Ethics and Good Research Practice, Scientific Representative, Group for Strategic Skills Supply (GSK) and Organisation for Research Infrastructure (RIKI). Reformulated assignments: Comparative Medicine (KM) and the Recruitment Board. Deleted: The section on The University Library (KIB) has been removed and is instead described in GVS's rules of procedure. Revision of Decision-making authority for agreement on joint employment.
Summary of the guidelines
Delegation entails responsibility for ensuring that tasks are carried out with high quality and efficiency and in accordance with applicable rules.
The responsibility includes ensuring effective internal governance and control within the delegated area of responsibility. This includes risk management, follow-up and control measures to prevent and manage any deviations, as well as the obligation to act and report to the superior (manager/entity) if the task is not performed in accordance with the delegation.
Decisions on delegation to an individual official must be made in writing. There should be a structure or plan for all assignments and delegations for replacement in the event of absence. In general, a decision-making power may be sub-delegated unless otherwise stated. "If the recipient is not in service or is otherwise unable to act — for example, due to a conflict of interest, expiration of the delegation term, or revocation by the issuing authority — the delegation shall not apply."