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The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland
The Representative Council elects the Board’s Chairperson, Vice Chair and 4-8 members annually. All members of the Board are students at the University of Eastern Finland and they all have a specific area of responsibility in the Board. The Board is selected by the ISYY Representative Council.
Members of the Student Union can apply to become board members at any stage of their studies. As a board member, you have a chance to influence the activities of the Student Union and determine how the Student Union can evolve. You also have a chance to influence the issues at the university, network and gain valuable experience in a position of trust. During the year, you will also network with other Student Unions.
The Board is responsible for the daily activities of the Student Union together with the employees in Joensuu and Kuopio campus. Each member of the Executive Board has a specific sector they work with, e.g. Academic Affairs, Communications, International Affairs and Affairs of Social Policy.
In addition to the activities of the sectors, the duties of the Executive Board members are e.g., student advocacy and interest advocacy, representing the Student Union, and being responsible for implementing the action plan. Board members also cooperate tightly with each other and with other Student Unions.
We have compiled more extensive information about duties on a board on the Board member’s year at ISYY -page.
Application Period for the ISYY Executive Board 2027 is 21.10.–15.11.2026.
Call for Applicants: Become an Executive Board Member!
Accorgind to Rules of the Student Union section 27 the person in charge of forming the Executive Board is elected by the council group with the most votes in the Representative Council Elections when the Representative Council elects the board in the constitutive meeting held before its term of office in accordance with section 11, subsection 1, paragraph 1 of these Rules, and in the last meeting of its first operating year. The council group must announce their choice for the person in charge of forming the board and this person’s contact details to the Student Union’s Executive Board and Secretary General at least 10 days before the Representative Council’s meeting. The contact details of the person in charge of forming the board will be published on the Student Union’s official bulletin board.
In the 2025 Representative Council Elections, the council group that received the most votes was DeeKu.
Person in charge of forming the Executive Board: Janina Gunnar
Email: janina.gunnar@uef.fi
Applications delivered to ISYY are published here on 16 November. It is the decision of applicants, whether they deliver their application to ISYY both in Finnish, in English or both. The Board for 2027 will be elected in the Representative Council’s meeting on 26 November 2026. According to the ISYY Rules, you can present yourself as a candidate to the ISYY Board also at the Representative Council Meeting on 26 November.
Executive Board contact information
Representative Council contact information
This page was last updated on 9.11.2026.