What is the Rep.Co??

  • The representative council, aka Rep.Co., is the highest decision-making body of a student union. It basically decides, what the student union does. The council is elected through an election every year and the elected council’s term lasts for one calendar year. There are about 3 to 6 meetings per year.

 

What does the Rep.Co. do??

  • The Rep.Co. decides for example on how much does the student union’s membership and the student card cost. The Rep.Co. advocates for all Xamk’s students. The council has the decision-making power over finances, strategy and the action plan that guides the student union’s activities. The council determines the major policies of the student union and which issues it will promote. The Rep.Co.’s work influences education and student matters and it serves as the students’ voice in various working groups at Xamk.

 

Why stand for election??

  • As a Representative Council member you will have the highest decision-making power on the student union’s matters. As a member you’ll have the possibility to earn 5 ECTS credits for compulsory studies of an UAS degree. All elected members will receive the membership of Student Union Kaakko for free for one year. In addition to all of this, you’ll get to influence stundents’ daily life at Xamk and network with other students and people from other interest groups.

 

Who can run as a candidate and how??

  • All members, who have paid the membership fee of Student Union Kaakko and are also registered as present students, can run as candidates. Running as a candidate is totally free, and you don’t need any previous experience with elections or serving as a representative council member.
  • You can run as a candidate by filling out and submitting the candidate registration form.
  • So, come and join, participate in an important task, meet new people and learn new skills!

 

So, we have now surely answered to many questions, but is the something else you’d like to know?

  • Additional answers and other help offer:

 

Laura Laakso, keskusvaalilautakunnan puheenjohtaja

laura.laakso@opiskelijakuntakaakko.fi

 

Anna Päivike, edunvalvonnan asiantuntija

anna.paivike@xamk.fi

+358505916640