Governance, finance, planning and follow-up

This document contains the strategic plan for Umeå University for the period 2023–2025, including themes and focus areas and the learning outcomes or results to be achieved (indicators). The purpose of the plan is to develop Umeå University’s operations.

These procedures are intended for departments or equivalent dealing with external research grants. The document aims to demonstrate the various stages of the procedures for external research grants, clarify responsibility, and provide support with the process. The existing procedures have been reviewed and updated following the approval of the Vice-Chancellor’s decision-making and delegation procedure (FS 1.1-1570-16) approved on 20 December 2016. The document was updated in spring 2017.

This document outlines the division of responsibility and process in place for the University’s work with donations of financial assets.

Policy for donation acceptance at Umeå University

This policy describes how Umeå University will work with asset management of the University’s affiliated foundations. Hence, the policy will state the responsibility and follow-up of the administration and rules for investing the applicable class of asset, ethics, and sustainability.

This document regulates internal purchases and sales of Umeå University employees’ services. These rules are to be implemented for all purchases and sales of services within the University where two parties have not reached an alternative agreement to these rules. The rules clarify when internal invoicing or recoding of salary costs are to take place, how to calculate hourly rates and which joint costs need to be included. The document contains special rules for teaching staff and researchers, and technical and administrative staff, respectively.