What does it mean – representing students?
Each faculty and each institute has its own student council that represents students in the faculty’s or institute’s council. Student representatives notice the bottlenecks in the study environment, organization or other matters related to studying at the University of Tartu and can submit amendments as voting members of the Council. If necessary, other members of the Student Union (UTSU) also come to the rescue in case of bigger concerns.
Why join?
Nearly 150 Student Union members, active students, work for the rights and well-being of students. UTSU is one of the few organizations where, as a member, you have the opportunity to communicate with students of other specialities and fields and bounce different ideas. When was the last time you spoke with someone from political studies or with a genetic engineer? At UTSU, you will find a large group of friends, and you will learn to cooperate both with like-minded people and sometimes with people with opposite visions, for example, in a student vs teacher situation.
Who can represent students?
All students of the University of Tartu can apply to run for representative and elect representatives. The term of office of the representative is one year, from 1 July to 31 May. During this time, the Student Union organizes exciting events and workshops, and you can also get involved in work groups on an ongoing basis. For the 2020/2021 academic year we have work groups on development, study quality, international students, doctoral students and communications.
You can read more about what representatives do here >
When and how can I apply?
You can submit applications from the 19th of April, but you can already start thinking about whether you’d like to run for the institute or the faculty student council, why should other students vote for you, and even which profile picture would be the best fit for this purpose =)
What’s the difference between a representative of the institute and faculty? Find out here >
About UTSU through and through
Got questions?
Contact Helo Liis (helo.liis.soodla@ut.ee), the Chairperson of the Electoral Committee
Members of the committee:
Helo Liis Soodla (UTSU’s Board)
Katariina Sofia Päts (Monitoring Committee)
Martin Pärn (UT lawyer)
workgroups: sudy quality
Workgroups: International Students’ Workgroup
Workgroups: development group
What do the representatives do – standing for rights, for real!
What do the representatives do – how to be visible?
What do the representatives do – a functional student council
UTSU’s structure