Check out the open student representative positions!
Are you interested in what kind of teaching is organised in your degree programme? This is your chance to influence matters! The Student Union of the University of Helsinki is looking for student representatives for many kinds of representative positions. Read more and check the open positions below!
STEERING GROUPS OF DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Each degree programme at the University of Helsinki has a steering group that supports the director of the degree programme and processes the central issues related to the degree programme’s operation. Two actual and two vice members represent students in each steering group.
The preparation of the curriculum and deciding on the annual teaching schedule are particularly important issues for students to influence: steering groups define the framework for what courses are taught in the schedule, which studies are compulsory for everyone, how much optional studies can be included in degrees, what kind of study material and teaching methods are used on courses and what methods to complete courses each course has. The preparation of the curriculum is going to begin this fall which means you have an opportunity to dive into interesting themes by applying now!
As a member of the steering group, you will get to influence the teaching provided in the degree programme and make students’ voice heard while also forming useful networks. You can also get credits for acting in the steering group. We are looking for student representatives to the ongoing period 1.1.2021-31.12.2022. You can see the open positions at the end of this call.
SAMARBETSGRUPPEN FÖR DEN TVÅSPRÅKIGA VERKSAMHETEN PÅ CENTRUMCAMPUS
Bilingual campus group for central campus, Samarbetsgruppen för den tvåspråkiga verksamheten på cetnrumcampus, is a co-operation group for bilingual matters in the central campus. It enhances and coordinates Swedish and bilingual matters and education. The group can handle for example students’ possibilities to perform their exams in Swedish or have education in Swedish.
The group is set for four years and the student members for two years. You can apply for the group if you study in the Faculty of Arts, Law, Educational Sciences or Social Sciences or in The Swedish School of Social Sciences. The working language is Swedish. We are looking one actual student representative and two debuty student representatives for the next period 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2023.
SVENSKA VERKSAMHETNÄMNDEN
The Board for the Development of Swedish Affairs and Teaching, Svenska verksamhetsnämnden, focuses on Swedish-language affairs and their promotion at the University. The board develops and gives statements on Swedish-language teaching and activities at the University as well as participates in the coordination of Swedish-language higher education at the national level. The board also develops the cooperation between the University of Helsinki and the other higher education institutions in the related alliance (Hanken School of Economics and Arcada). The operations of the board are regulated by the Universities Act. The rector or vice rector selected from among Swedish-language professors serves as the chair of the committee.
The University Board appoints the members of the board for four-year terms, with student representatives having two-year terms. The board has representatives from all faculties at the University, the Swedish School of Social Science, cooperation universities and institutes, and students. We are looking for two vice student members for the board for the term 1 January 2022–31 December 2023.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC FUND OF THE MEILAHTI CAMPUS
The administrative committees are tasked with declaring the grants, prizes, scholarships and any other kinds of financial support awarded out of the money donated into the funds open for applications as well as with making the decisions on awarding them. The committees are campus-specific, which means that the discipline-specific funds of each campus are administered by their own committee.
These positions allow you to learn about fund management, the processing of applications and decision-making processes. You will gain experience of negotiation, meeting procedures and administration. Later, you can ask HYY for a certificate of having served in the position! The meeting language of the administrative committees is Finnish.
We are looking for one student represtantive for the term 1.1.2022-31.12.2023. We hope that you are interested and enthusiastic about working with the funds. You have to study in the Faculty of Medicine.
WHAT IS EXPECTED OF STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES?
You must be registered for attendance at the University of Helsinki. No special skills are required – having the desire to learn and the motivation to act as a student representative is of primary importance. Thoroughly reading the meeting material before the meeting, asking for the opinions of – depending on the situation – either your fellow students or subject organisation on the issues on the meeting agenda and speaking up at the meeting itself are quite enough to be successful in the position. The Student Union also trains the selected student representatives in administration and provides support and its expertise for their work in University administration.
Here are some specific criteria related to each open position:
- The steering groups of degree programmes: you must have a justified connection to the degree programme whose steering group you are applying for (e.g. a study right or the intention to complete studies in the programme).
- Samarbetsgruppen för den tvåspråkiga verksamheten på centrumcampus: you must be registered for attendance at the faculty of Arts, Law, Educational Science or Social Science or in the Swedish School of Social Sciences. You can communicate in Swedish.
- Svenska verksamhetsnämnden: You can communicate in Swedish
- Administrative committee of the discipline-specific fund of the Meilahti Campus: you must study in the Faculty of Medicine
HOW DO I APPLY TO BECOME A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE?
Applications should be submitted at beta.halloped.fi by 5 December 2021.
Your application does not need to be long. In the application, state at least your current major or degree programme and study track as well as your student number. (The student number is only used to verify your attendance status. The information will be deleted after it has been verified.) Check above the position-specific criteria that should be indicated in the application. The Student Union considers the following as advantages:
- Motivation and commitment to serve in the position
- Previous experience of acting as a student representative in administration, as a study advisor or in some other position related to student advocacy work
- Connection to other students and student organizations
The Student Union hopes to see applications from representatives of different genders and people in different stages of their studies from diverse backgrounds. We assume you to be available for the positions of both an actual member and a vice member. The Student Union strives to consider different disciplines’ representation when making the selections.
Further information on acting in the steering group of a degree programme and the call for applications is given by
Marianna Suokas
Specialist for Higher Education Policy
0503255202
marianna.suokas(at)hyy.fi
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Bachelor’s Programme in Forest Sciences: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Agricultural Sciences: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Food Economy and Consumption: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Food Sciences: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Forest Sciences: 1 member and 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Human Nutrition and Food Behaviour: 2 deputies
FACULTY OF ARTS
Bachelor’s Programme in Art Studies: 1 deputy
Bachelor’s Programme in History: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Area and Cultural Studies: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Art Studies: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Cultural Heritage: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in English Studies: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Gender Studies: 1 deputies
Master’s Programme in Intercultural Encounters: 1 deputies
Master’s Programme in Literary Studies: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Russian Studies: 1 actual member, 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Scandinavian Languages and Literature: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Translation and Interpreting: 2 deputies
FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Bachelor’s programme in Biology: 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: 2 debuties
Master’s Programme in Genetics and Molecular Biosciences: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Neuroscience: 2 deputies
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Master’s programme in Pharamceutical Research, Development and Safety: 1 deputy
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Bachelor’s Programme in Logopedics: 1 actual memeber, 1 deputy
Master’s programme in Translational Medicine: 1 deputy
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Bachelor’s Programme in Chemistry: 2 deputies
Bachelor’s Programme in Computer Science: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Chemistry and Molecular Sciences: 1 member and 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Computer Science: 1 deputies
Master’s Programme in Data Science: 1 deputies
Master’s Programme in Geography: 1 member and 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Geology and Geophysics: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Materials Research: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Mathematics and Statistics: 2 debuties
Master’s Programme for Teachers of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Theoretical and Computational Methods: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Urban Studies and Planning: 2 deputies
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Master’s Programme in Contemporary Societies: 1 deputy
Master’s Programme in Gloabal Politics and Communication: 1 debuty
Master’s Programme in Social and Health Research and Management: 1 member and 2 deputies
Master’s Programme in Society and Change: 2 deputies
Swedish-language Master’s Programme in Social Sciences (samhällsvetenskaper): 1 deputy
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Master’s Programme in Theology and Religious Studies: 1 deputy
FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICIN
Bachelor’s Programme in Veterinary Medicin: 1 deputy
SAMARBETSGRUPPEN FÖR DEN TVÅSPRÅKIGA VERKSAMHETEN PÅ CENTRUMCAMPUS
1 member and 2 deputies
SVENSKA VERKSAMHETSNÄMNDEN
2 deputies
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC FUND OF THE MEILAHTI CAMPUS
1 member
