University council elections
Who will be your voice? Check out the voting compass!
Door Giulia Fabrizi
By Giulia Fabrizi
Giulia Fabrizi
Van uit de hand gelopen studentenfeestjes tot bezette universiteitsgebouwen en van kamertekorten tot dreigende bezuinigingen: Giulia houdt al het nieuws in de gaten. Ze praat graag met de mensen die het aangaat, schrijft erover en begeleidt freelancers bij het maken van nieuwsartikelen. Eerder werkte ze als stadsredacteur Groningen en gemeenteverslaggever Haren voor Dagblad van het Noorden.These are just a few of the subjects the university council and the board of directors debate about. Come Monday, every student gets to vote on who they want to be represented by on the council.
Perhaps you already know who you’ll be voting for, or maybe this is the first time you’ve heard about the elections. UKrant and the Groninger Studentenbond are here to help.
In the video above, the three parties’ leaders introduce themselves and their parties. Even more important is the voting compass, where you can answer ten statements and find out which of the parties you agree with most.
How it works
You’ll find a different statement on each page. All – De Vrije Student, Lijst Calimero, and Studenten Organisatie Groningen – provided us with their viewpoints on these statements.
For each statement, you click the viewpoint you agree with. After doing this for all ten statements, you’ll be given an overview telling you which party you agree with most.
The answers below the statements are short versions of the parties’ viewpoints. If you’d like to read a more extensive version of a party’s viewpoint, you can go to the bottom of the page.
Would you like to hear for yourself what the parties have to say? The Groninger Studentenbond will be organising the annual election debate between party leaders on Monday, May 8, at 4 p.m. You can attend the debate in person in the Academy building’s Senate room, or watch the livestream.
The elections run from May 8 through 12. Both students and staff can vote. On Monday, May 8, everyone at the university will receive a digital ballot by email. You can use this ballot to vote for the university council as well as your own faculty or service department.
The election results will be announced on Monday, May 15.