{"id":169951,"date":"2025-11-24T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=169951"},"modified":"2025-11-24T12:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T11:24:46","slug":"your-guide-to-the-2025-university-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/your-guide-to-the-2025-university-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Your guide to the 2025 university elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are elections at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) every autumn. But what exactly are we voting for? The University Post is here to guide you through it all.<\/p>\n

Here is the FAQ for the 2025 university elections:<\/p>\n

Sorry, but what exactly are we voting for?<\/h2>\n

This year\u2019s university election includes votes for the academic councils, the university board, study boards, and PhD committees. We\u2019ll get into what all of these are a bit later.<\/p>\n

Can I vote?<\/h3>\n

Yes, you can! The university election involves all students and staff.<\/p>\n

But you can\u2019t vote for everything. Students vote for students, and staff vote for staff. You vote within your own department\/faculty \u2014 so if you\u2019re a history student, for example, you can vote for the UCPH history department (the Saxo Institute\u2019s) study board and the Academic Council at the Faculty of Humanities, but you won\u2019t have a say in who sits on the Academic Council over at the Faculty of Social Sciences. This year, only students can vote for student representatives on the university board.<\/p>\n

So \u2026<\/p>\n

Are you a student?<\/strong> Then this year you can vote for the board, the academic councils, and the study boards.<\/p>\n

Are you a PhD student?<\/strong> Then you can vote for representatives to the PhD committees.<\/p>\n

Are you academic staff?<\/strong> Then you can vote for representatives to the PhD committees.<\/p>\n

If you are technical-administrative staff,<\/strong> you will not be voting this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So what exactly do the boards, councils and committees do?<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a quick overview, but you can click through each one to read more about their role and powers at the university.<\/p>\n

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University Elections 2025<\/p>\n

There are elections at the University of Copenhagen. Read more about what you can vote for:<\/p>\n

Study Boards<\/a><\/p>\n

Academic Council<\/a><\/p>\n

University Board<\/a><\/p>\n

PhD Committees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The University Board<\/strong> is the highest authority at the university. The 11 members of the board can hire and fire the rector. They set the direction for how the university is organised. Five of the board members are democratically elected within the university, while the remaining six external members are appointed elsewhere. Read more about the university Board here.<\/a> This year, only students will be voting.<\/p>\n

The Academic Council<\/strong> is an advisory body located at each of UCPH’s six faculties. It advises the dean and influences faculty development, with a particular responsibility for research. The council sets up committees that decide who is appointed to professor and associate professor positions, and who is awarded PhDs and doctoral degrees. Read more about the Academic Council here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Study Boards<\/strong> are local bodies at the departments, representing all the subjects within a department. They plan and develop the individual study programmes \u2014 for instance, they review course evaluations, set up study regulations, and handle exemption requests. If you’re applying for a fourth exam attempt, the study board is the one you want to be on good terms with. Read more about the study boards here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The PhD Committees:<\/strong> If you’re a PhD student, you can vote candidates into the PhD committee at the faculty where you study or are employed. Read more about the PhD committees here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Which lists can I vote for?<\/h2>\n

There are many candidates and lists in this year\u2019s university election, and it can look pretty overwhelming when scrolling through all the candidates for all the bodies in this hefty PDF on KUnet<\/a>. We strongly recommend using Ctrl+F so you don\u2019t get discouraged while reading it.<\/p>\n

Luckily, some kind soul has indexed the candidates by faculty on KUnet<\/a>, so you can click through and read about their key issues. This is sadly not in English.<\/p>\n

Fagr\u00e5dene<\/em><\/secret> have typically fielded one or more candidates for the respective study boards \u2014 and there are many of these local councils. Often, there are fredsvalg<\/em><\/secret> because it\u2019s rare that more than one list competes for the same spot on a study board.<\/p>\n

When students vote for the Academic Council, many of the faculty councils<\/em> field candidates \u2014 that is, HUMr\u00e5det<\/em>, SAMFr\u00e5det<\/em>, SUNDr\u00e5det<\/em>, and SCIENCEr\u00e5det<\/em>. At the Faculty of Law, F\u00e6lleslisten<\/em> is running. Each faculty council is an umbrella organisation for the local student council chapters. The faculty councils run everywhere, while Frit Forum<\/em> and Conservative Students<\/em> (see below) field candidates in most faculties.<\/p>\n

There are two politically affiliated student associations fielding candidates in most faculties: the Social Democrat-inspired Frit Forum<\/em> and Conservative Students<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Important Dates<\/p>\n

Voting takes place from 24 to 28 November, and the results will be announced on 3 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Frit Forum and Conservative Students are also fielding candidates for the Board seats, as is the Student Council<\/em><\/secret><\/p>\n

In 2025, new lists are also running for the board. Most are affiliated with the Student Council<\/em> or Conservative Students<\/em>, while Politr\u00e5det<\/em> is independent.<\/p>\n

In addition to Conservative Students<\/em>, Frit Forum<\/em> and Politr\u00e5det<\/em>, this year there are several challengers for the student seat on the board: Frie Stillerum<\/em> or Free Retreat Rooms, Students for Diversity<\/em>, and K\u00f8dfronten <\/em>or the Meat Front.<\/p>\n

This year, the following lists have formed an electoral alliance in the hope of taking a Board seat from the Student Council<\/em>: Conservative Students<\/em> (+ supporting lists), Frit Forum<\/em>, K\u00f8dfronten<\/em>, and Students for Diversity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

So how do I vote?<\/h2>\n

You don\u2019t need to queue up in the rain outside your local school\/nursing home\/library. You simply vote electronically on KUnet between 24 November at 10 am and 28 November at 3 pm.<\/p>\n

Lists are either ranked or equal. On a ranked list, the top candidate is the lead candidate and receives all the list votes<\/secret> first. This means the lead candidate is most likely to get elected. On an equal list, the candidate with the most personal votes wins, regardless of their position on the list.<\/p>\n

On ranked lists, candidates further down the list can leapfrog ahead if they get enough votes.<\/p>\n

When do we see the results?<\/h2>\n

The University of Copenhagen doesn\u2019t have a war room<\/em> with exit polls like on national elections on TV. Instead the suspense is released all at once when election results are revealed during a public ceremony in the university Board\u2019s elegant meeting room off the yard at Frue Plads<\/em> (called Meeting Room 1). This is also where the election officers draw lots if two candidates on an equal list receive the exact same number of votes.<\/p>\n

It all takes place on 3 December at 12.15 pm.<\/p>\n

Have a good election!<\/p>\n

This article was first written in Danish and published on 20 November 2025. It has been translated into English and post-edited by Mike Young.<\/em>
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Here is a guide to the University of Copenhagen's elections.","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":true,"user":{"ID":5,"user_firstname":"Gry","user_lastname":"Bartroff Gaihede","nickname":"gry","user_nicename":"gry","display_name":"Gry Bartroff Gaihede","user_email":"gry.gaihede@uniavisen.dk","user_url":"","user_registered":"2016-12-14 12:29:26","user_description":"","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/772958c7278c6a2aa225a325594d9f297ad3aecc397eb592b61049c2bf57a3f8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/772958c7278c6a2aa225a325594d9f297ad3aecc397eb592b61049c2bf57a3f8?s=192&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"},"contributor_name":"","contributor_title":"","contributor_image":false},{"use_registered_user":true,"user":{"ID":70,"user_firstname":"Anne L\u00e6rke","user_lastname":"Rasmussen","nickname":"LRasmussen","user_nicename":"lrasmussen","display_name":"Anne L\u00e6rke Rasmussen","user_email":"gjc480@alumni.ku.dk","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-01-09 10:55:38","user_description":"","user_avatar":"<img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a4156978e248db251d8e2f2517b02ea1ce85c04bbeebd154620bc3eca800214?s=96&d=identicon&r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a4156978e248db251d8e2f2517b02ea1ce85c04bbeebd154620bc3eca800214?s=192&d=identicon&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>"},"contributor_name":"","contributor_title":"","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>There are elections at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) every autumn. But what exactly are we voting for? The University Post is here to guide you through it all.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the FAQ for the 2025 university elections:<\/p>\n<h2>Sorry, but what exactly are we voting for?<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s university election includes votes for the academic councils, the university board, study boards, and PhD committees. We\u2019ll get into what all of these are a bit later.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I vote?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, you can! The university election involves all students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>But you can\u2019t vote for everything. Students vote for students, and staff vote for staff. You vote within your own department\/faculty \u2014 so if you\u2019re a history student, for example, you can vote for the UCPH history department (the Saxo Institute\u2019s) study board and the Academic Council at the Faculty of Humanities, but you won\u2019t have a say in who sits on the Academic Council over at the Faculty of Social Sciences. This year, only students can vote for student representatives on the university board.<\/p>\n<p>So \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a student?<\/strong> Then this year you can vote for the board, the academic councils, and the study boards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a PhD student?<\/strong> Then you can vote for representatives to the PhD committees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you academic staff?<\/strong> Then you can vote for representatives to the PhD committees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are technical-administrative staff,<\/strong> you will not be voting this year<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>So what exactly do the boards, councils and committees do?<\/h2>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick overview, but you can click through each one to read more about their role and powers at the university.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">University Elections 2025<\/p>\n<p>There are elections at the University of Copenhagen. Read more about what you can vote for:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Study Boards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Academic Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\">University Board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD Committees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The University Board<\/strong> is the highest authority at the university. The 11 members of the board can hire and fire the rector. They set the direction for how the university is organised. Five of the board members are democratically elected within the university, while the remaining six external members are appointed elsewhere. <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about the university Board here.<\/a> This year, only students will be voting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Academic Council<\/strong> is an advisory body located at each of UCPH’s six faculties. It advises the dean and influences faculty development, with a particular responsibility for research. The council sets up committees that decide who is appointed to professor and associate professor positions, and who is awarded PhDs and doctoral degrees. <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Read more about the Academic Council here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Study Boards<\/strong> are local bodies at the departments, representing all the subjects within a department. They plan and develop the individual study programmes \u2014 for instance, they review course evaluations, set up study regulations, and handle exemption requests. If you’re applying for a fourth exam attempt, the study board is the one you want to be on good terms with. <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\">Read more about the study boards here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The PhD Committees:<\/strong> If you’re a PhD student, you can vote candidates into the PhD committee at the faculty where you study or are employed. <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about the PhD committees here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Which lists can I vote for?<\/h2>\n<p>There are many candidates and lists in this year\u2019s university election, and it can look pretty overwhelming when scrolling through all the candidates for all the bodies in <a href=\"https:\/\/kunet.ku.dk\/om-ku\/valg\/Documents\/Kandidatliste%202025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this hefty PDF on KUnet<\/a>. We strongly recommend using Ctrl+F so you don\u2019t get discouraged while reading it.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, some kind soul has indexed the candidates by faculty on <a href=\"https:\/\/kunet.ku.dk\/om-ku\/valg\/kandidatpraesentationer\/Sider\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KUnet<\/a>, so you can click through and read about their key issues. This is sadly not in English.<\/p>\n<p><secret text=\"Local branches of the Student Council.\"><em>Fagr\u00e5dene<\/em><\/secret> have typically fielded one or more candidates for the respective study boards \u2014 and there are many of these local councils. Often, there are <secret text=\"Uncontested elections where everyone agrees on the candidates.\"><em>fredsvalg<\/em><\/secret> because it\u2019s rare that more than one list competes for the same spot on a study board.<\/p>\n<p>When students vote for the Academic Council, many of the <em>faculty councils<\/em> field candidates \u2014 that is, <em>HUMr\u00e5det<\/em>, <em>SAMFr\u00e5det<\/em>, <em>SUNDr\u00e5det<\/em>, and <em>SCIENCEr\u00e5det<\/em>. At the Faculty of Law, <em>F\u00e6lleslisten<\/em> is running. Each faculty council is an umbrella organisation for the local student council chapters. The faculty councils run everywhere, while <em>Frit Forum<\/em> and <em>Conservative Students<\/em> (see below) field candidates in most faculties.<\/p>\n<p>There are two politically affiliated student associations fielding candidates in most faculties: the Social Democrat-inspired <em>Frit Forum<\/em> and <em>Conservative Students<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\">\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Important Dates<\/p>\n<p>Voting takes place from 24 to 28 November, and the results will be announced on 3 December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Frit Forum and Conservative Students are also fielding candidates for the Board seats, as is the <secret text=\"Umbrella organisation of the faculty councils, and the largest student organisation at UCPH.\"><em>Student Council<\/em><\/secret><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, new lists are also running for the board. Most are affiliated with the <em>Student Council<\/em> or <em>Conservative Students<\/em>, while <em>Politr\u00e5det<\/em> is independent.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <em>Conservative Students<\/em>, <em>Frit Forum<\/em> and <em>Politr\u00e5det<\/em>, this year there are several challengers for the student seat on the board: <em>Frie Stillerum<\/em> or Free Retreat Rooms, <em>Students for Diversity<\/em>, and <em>K\u00f8dfronten <\/em>or the Meat Front.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the following lists have formed an electoral alliance in the hope of taking a Board seat from the <em>Student Council<\/em>: <em>Conservative Students<\/em> (+ supporting lists), <em>Frit Forum<\/em>, <em>K\u00f8dfronten<\/em>, and <em>Students for Diversity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>So how do I vote?<\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to queue up in the rain outside your local school\/nursing home\/library. You simply vote electronically on KUnet between 24 November at 10 am and 28 November at 3 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Lists are either ranked or equal. On a ranked list, the top candidate is the lead candidate and receives all the <secret text=\"That is, votes not cast for a specific individual.\">list votes<\/secret> first. This means the lead candidate is most likely to get elected. On an equal list, the candidate with the most personal votes wins, regardless of their position on the list.<\/p>\n<p>On ranked lists, candidates further down the list can leapfrog ahead if they get enough votes.<\/p>\n<h2>When do we see the results?<\/h2>\n<p>The University of Copenhagen doesn\u2019t have a <em>war room<\/em> with exit polls like on national elections on TV. Instead the suspense is released all at once when election results are revealed during a public ceremony in the university Board\u2019s elegant meeting room off the yard at <em>Frue Plads<\/em> (called Meeting Room 1). This is also where the election officers draw lots if two candidates on an equal list receive the exact same number of votes.<\/p>\n<p>It all takes place on 3 December at 12.15 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Have a good election!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first written in Danish and published on 20 November 2025. It has been translated into English and post-edited by Mike Young.<\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"Newsletter","lang_select":"en","identifier":"Newsletter","headline":"Get an email with upcoming events and top University of Copenhagen stories","button_text":"Sign up here","class":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":true,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":157246,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2023-11-20 02:31:31","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-20 01:31:31","post_content":"Elections are being held for the PhD committees at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH). But what do the PhD committees actually do? And can you vote for them? Here are the short answers.\r\n<h3>What is a PhD committee?<\/h3>\r\nEach faculty has a graduate school, which PhD students generally are enrolled in. Each graduate school has a director, and a PhD committee which advises the director on the organisation and evaluation of the programme.\r\n\r\nThis means that they have an influence on which PhD courses are offered and how supervision is best provided to the PhD students. In short, the PhD committee work to assure the quality of the various graduate schools' PhD programmes.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">University elections<\/p>\r\nElections at the University of Copenhagen are for:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study Boards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Council<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of the University<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD committees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>How many people are on the committees?<\/h3>\r\nThere are an equal number of PhD student representatives and (senior) academic representatives on the PhD committees. The members represent the various departments at the faculty.\r\n\r\nThe number of members may therefore vary. There has to be a minimum of four and a maximum of 14 members.\r\n\r\nMembers of academic staff are elected for three-year terms, while PhD students are elected for one year at a time.\r\n<h3>Can I vote for candidates on the PhD committees?<\/h3>\r\nIf you are PhD student, you can vote for candidates for the PhD committee at the faculty at which you are a student or employed.\r\n\r\nThe candidates can be seen on kunet.dk.\r\n\r\nThe voting takes place electronically via KUnet.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"The PhD committees: What you need to know","post_excerpt":"It is election time at the University of Copenhagen \u2013 and this includes elections to the PhD committees. If you are PhD student, you can take part in the election. But who, and what, can you vote for?","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-11-24 13:35:32","post_modified_gmt":"2025-11-24 12:35:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/det-skal-du-vide-om-ph-d-udvalgene-2\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":156989,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2023-11-16 01:58:59","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-16 00:58:59","post_content":"Elections are being held for the study boards at the University of Copenhagen. But what does a study board actually do? And can you vote for it? Here are the short answers to these questions.\r\n<h3>What do the study boards do?<\/h3>\r\nA study board is a democratically elected body at the various departments throughout the University of Copenhagen's (UCPH) campuses. It is, in other words, a local board that represents a department's various subjects.\r\n\r\nThe study boards are responsible for planning and developing its study programmes. This means that the members read the students' course evaluations and approve plans for how the teaching should be organised. This involves drawing up curricula \u2013 i.e. the academic basis of the degree programme \u2013 organising exams and processing applications for credit transfer or exemptions. The study board has more subject-specific and localized authority than that of the University Board and the Academic Council.\r\n<h3>Who sits on a study board?<\/h3>\r\nA department's study board is made up of one half researchers and one half students. The number of members on the individual study boards varies \u2013 it is the dean of the faculty that determines the number of members. There is a minimum of four members of a study board and a maximum of ten members.\r\n\r\nThe department will have at least one student and one staff representative per study programme (unless no one has been nominated for election). The Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, for example, includes representatives from the Department of Comparative Literature and Modern Culture, the Department of Art History and Visual Culture, the Department of Musicology and Dance Studies, and the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">University elections<\/p>\r\nElections at the University of Copenhagen are for:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study Boards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Council<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of the University<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD committees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nAcademic staff members are elected for three years, while students are elected for one year at a time.\r\n<h3>Who can I vote for on the\u00a0study board ?<\/h3>\r\nIt will typically be the various student political organizations that nominate one or more candidates for a seat on the study board on the different degree programmes.\r\n\r\nMany programmes nominate only one candidate for the study board \u2014 some programmes nominate no-one. If that is the case, there will be an uncontested election, and that really just means that there is nothing to vote on. You can check how many candidates are standing for election as a representative of your degree programme on the candidate list on KUnet.\r\n\r\nThe voting takes place electronically via KUnet.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"The study boards: What you need to know","post_excerpt":"It is time for elections at the university \u2013 and this includes elections to the study boards. Students are up for election this year, and perhaps there will be contested elections at your department.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-11-24 13:36:00","post_modified_gmt":"2025-11-24 12:36:00","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/det-skal-du-vide-om-studienaevnene-2\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":157059,"post_author":"71","post_date":"2023-11-16 08:54:07","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-16 07:54:07","post_content":"Elections are being held for the academic councils at the University of Copenhagen. But what does an academic council actually do? And can you vote for it? Here are the short answers.\r\n<h3>What is the academic council?<\/h3>\r\nThe name is so authoritative that you might think there was only one of them. In fact, there are six academic councils at the University of Copenhagen \u2013 one at each faculty.\r\n\r\nThe academic council is an advisory body: The council advises the dean on research, education and knowledge exchange. The academic council at each faculty, in other words, helps influence the direction in which the faculty moves forward.\r\n\r\nThe academic council sets up an appointment committee to hire associate professors and professors, and awards PhDs and higher doctoral degrees. The academic council has influence on what type of research is prioritised at the faculty. If the faculty has prizes to be awarded, the academic council is also responsible for this.\r\n<h3>Who serves on the academic council?<\/h3>\r\nThe size of the council varies according to the size of the faculty. There are always twice as many scientific staff as students there. The dean is an automatic member and is often, but not always, the chair of the committee. Scientific staff members are elected for a period of three years, while student representatives are replaced every year at the university elections.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">University elections<\/p>\r\nAt the University of Copenhagen there are elections for:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study Boards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Council<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of the University<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD committees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThere must be at least two technical-administrative (TAP) staff members on the academic council. The TAP members of the council do not have the right to vote, but attend as observers. The faculty director and the associate deans usually also attend the meetings. They don\u2019t have voting rights either.\r\n\r\nThe number of meetings held by the academic council varies per semester. At the Faculty of Humanities, they meet once a month, but at the Faculty of Social Sciences they have meetings twice in the semester\r\n<h3>Who can I vote for in the academic council?<\/h3>\r\nEmployees vote every three years, students vote every year. Local student political groupings (most of them affiliated with the Student Council) like the HUMr\u00e5det, Forenede Jurister, SCIENCEr\u00e5det, SAMFr\u00e5det, SUNDr\u00e5det, Det Teologiske Fagr\u00e5d \u2013 are all running candidates this year.\r\n\r\nThe voting takes place electronically via KUnet.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"Academic councils: What you need to know","post_excerpt":"It sounds fancy \u2014 the Academic Council \u2014 and it is. This is where students and staff meet up with, and give advice to, the dean. The dean then (hopefully) makes good decisions about the future course of the faculty.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-11-24 13:28:43","post_modified_gmt":"2025-11-24 12:28:43","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/det-skal-du-vide-om-akademisk-raad\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":156903,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2023-11-15 02:26:31","post_date_gmt":"2023-11-15 01:26:31","post_content":"Elections are being held for the Board of the University of Copenhagen. But what does the Board of the University actually do? And can you vote for it? Here are the short answers.\r\n<h3>What does the Board of the University actually do?<\/h3>\r\nThe Board is the University\u2019s highest authority. Its mandate is to safeguard the University\u2019s interests as a research and education institution. This means that the members determine the guidelines for how the university is organized and developed. This involves setting the University of Copenhagen's annual budget.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">University elections<\/p>\r\nElections are taking place at the University of Copenhagen. There are elections for:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-study-boards-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Study Boards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/academic-councils-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Council<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-board-of-the-university-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Board of the University<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/the-phd-committees-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhD committees<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nIt is the Board that appoints the rector and decides what he or she should do with their working day. The Board has also drafted what is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/bestyrelse.ku.dk\/rektorinstruks\/\">rector instructions<\/a>, which the rector must comply with in his or her daily activities.\r\n\r\nThe Board does not normally intervene in day-to-day decisions around the university. But if a particularly troublesome case arises, it may take action.\r\n<h3>Who is on the Board?<\/h3>\r\nThe 11-member Board at the University of Copenhagen consists of six external (appointed) members and five internal (elected) members. As a group they should have experience and knowledge of research, research-based education, as well as knowledge dissemination and exchange. In the Board there are both people from the business world, academic staff, and students.\r\n\r\nThe internal members consist of one representative for technical and administrative personnel (abbreviated in Danish to \u2018TAP\u2019), two representatives for scientific staff (abbreviated in Danish to \u2018VIP\u2019), and two student representatives.\r\n\r\nThe TAP and VIP representatives are elected for a four-year term and may be re-elected once. The student representatives are elected for a two-year term, with one of the student representatives up for election every year.\r\n<div class=\"factbox\">\r\n<p class=\"factbox-header feature-color\">Did you know that\u2026<\/p>\r\n... the external members of the Board get a solid remuneration for their work. .\r\n\r\nNo remuneration is paid to members elected by students and staff. Employee representatives may however get a <strong>personal salary supplement<\/strong> if the university deems it appropriate and the board work is not carried out during ordinary working hours.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3>Who is running for a board seat?<\/h3>\r\nStudents can vote on different lists. In recent years the most prominent have been: The Student Council, Free Forum and Conservative Students.\r\n\r\nThe new student-elected member of the University Board will be announced along with the rest of the results of the university elections. The candidates who are elected will begin their work on the Board at the beginning of the following year.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"The Board of the University: What you need to know","post_excerpt":"It decides what the rector does, and how the money is spent. 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