07.09.2023

Become a candidate in ISYY’s Representative Council Elections by 5.10.

Take a chance and become a candidate in ISYY’s Representative Council Elections! By taking part in the Representative Council Elections, you can influence the most important matters of your student life and participate in decision-making.

What Representative Council Elections?

The elected Representative Council forms the highest decision-making body of the Student Union. It consists of 39 ISYY members. The ISYY Council is elected by elections which are held every other year. All ISYY members can vote in the elections, so students elect the ISYY Council amongst the students who have become candidates. All ISYY members can become candidates. The present ISYY Council’s term is coming to an end at the end of 2023 so it is time to elect new representatives! 

The elections for the ISYY Council will be held as electronic elections this autumn. Advance voting takes place 31.10.–3.11.2023 and the actual voting day is 8.11.2023.

What does the ISYY Council do?

The ISYY Council guides the Student Union’s operations by deciding, for instance, the amount of its membership fee, action plan for each year, finances and direction of the Student Union’s future. The ISYY Council also appoints their Chairpersons as well as the Executive Board every year. The decisions are made in ISYY Council meetings which are held approximately 6-8 times a year. In addition, they often have an evening school prior to the meeting, in which the upcoming agenda is discussed in advance.

International students have the opportunity to ask for an interpreter to be present in the meetings, since the operating language of the meetings is Finnish. The agenda for each meeting is translated into English. The term of each ISYY Council is two years.

There will be an orientation for new elected members so you do not have to know everything about the ISYY Council beforehand! It is enough that you are interested in influencing matters related to students and the Student Union.

The meetings of ISYY Council are open to all ISYY members, and you can follow the meeting on site at the university or via live stream on ISYY's YouTube channel. The next meeting of the ISYY Council is 21.9. at 5 pm. We encourage everyone who is interested in the ISYY Council work to come and get to know the activities.

How to become a candidate?

1. Fill in the “candidate’s approval and assurance” document either in electronic or paper form and deliver it to ISYY by 5.10. by 3 pm.
2. You’ll receive a confirmation to your email after the Coordinator of Representative Council elections has processed your form. The confirmation is also sent to the representative of the candidate list since they have to approve your candidacy to their list. You do not need to reply to the confirmation. You’ll receive a notification also after the representative has approved your candidacy.
3. The paper form needs to be signed and delivered to ISYY’s office and ISYY sends it to be accepted by the representative of your chosen list.
4. All candidates should also fill in the electronic form via which the candidate can deliver information they want ISYY to add to the Candidate Gallery in Tuudo by 5.10. The Candidate Gallery in Tuudo is available for viewing from 11.10.2023 onwards.

You can find all the information about the elections, so as instructions on how to become a candidate or how to create a candidate list, from the Representative Council election section of ISYY website. You can also find the contact details of the already informed Representatives for Candidates Lists from the Representative Council Elections section, from the page Representatives for Candidate Lists.

Read more:

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Election Announcement 2023

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Representative Council Elections

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: For Candidates

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Representatives for Candidate Lists

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Election Regulations

Isyy.fi, opens in a new tab: Representative Council

Futher information:

Wilma Poutanen, Chairperson of the Central Election Committee, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), kvl.pj(at)isyy.fi

Elina Pitkänen, Secretary for the Central Election Committee, Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY), kv.kuopio(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 576 8413