The President's Decision-Making and Delegation of Authority at Karolinska Institutet
The President's Decision-Making and Delegation of Authority describes how responsibilities and decision-making powers are distributed within Karolinska Institutet and specifies which decisions are delegated by the President.
- Diary number: 1-504/2026
- Dnr preg. version: 1-1071/2025
- Decision date:
- Validity period: From 2026-07-01
- Decision: President
- Document type: Delegation rules
- Handled by department/unit: GVS.Juridik, planering och ekonomi
- Preparation with: Senior executives, affected operations Representatives and administrators
- Revision with respect to: Clarifications regarding the delegation of responsibilities and decision-making powers; additions to the decision-making authority of the President and the University Director; revised titles for Dean, Deputy Dean and Campus Vice President. Revised assignments for the Head of Department, Dean, Faculty Board, Research Infrastructure Karolinska Institutet (RIKI), and the Council for the Investigation of Deviations from Good Research Practice. The Internationalisation Board, Recruitment Board and Comparative Medicine as separate organisational entities have been removed.
Summary of the guidelines
Delegation entails responsibility for ensuring that operations are conducted to a high standard of quality, meaning that they are carried out effectively, appropriately and with efficient use of resources in accordance with applicable regulations and established frameworks.
A person who has received delegated authority is responsible for internal governance and control. This includes identifying and managing risks, ensuring appropriate control measures, monitoring operations and taking corrective action where deviations occur, as well as reporting significant deficiencies, risks and deviations to a superior manager or decision-making body. The more detailed allocation, documentation and follow-up of work environment responsibilities are regulated through KI's specific guidelines and instructions for systematic work environment management.
A delegation to an individual office holder shall be made in writing. In the event of absence, conflict of interest or other impediment, an established arrangement for substitution shall be in place. Decision-making authority may be further delegated within the area of responsibility of the delegating authority unless otherwise specified.