Become a Student Representative
This is one of the largest and perhaps most significant opportunities students have regarding student influence and advocacy. A student representative is a student at the university who is elected by the student union to represent the students in what is called a preparatory or decision-making body. It is suggested that you are a student representative in a body that is connected to what you are studying, for example a programme council or perhaps an employment committee for a new senior lecturer.
What is a Student representative?
Being a student representative is not only a fun experience, but also a merit on your CV. You will get the opportunity to influence your education and even get paid. As a student, you have the right to be represented in all preparatory and decision-making bodies within the university.
The "bodies" are decision-making or preparatory forums, councils or committees for issues that concern you as a student in various ways. It is everything from programme councils that concern direct issues in your programme, to the university board where the vice-chancellor, among others, makes decisions at a very high level.
A student can, regardless of what level he or she studies, apply to become a student representative. There is however a language barrier where in most decision making and preparatory bodies you need to be fluent in Swedish. Student representatives gets paid for the work they do.
Student representatives gets invited to a short education to learn more about the mission and how the structure works. The education is digital and arranged by the Student Union and the University office. Once a new date is decided for an education we invite all students that haven´t participated yet.
What is a Student safetey representative?
The student safety representative represents the students in various contexts related to the physical and psychosocial study environment , for example by pointing out deficiencies, participating in safety rounds, having opinions on changes and participating in work environment together with the university´s safety representatives. To be able to become a student safety representative you need to be fluent in Swedish
Being a student safety representative is a position of trust where you are appointed byt the student union and have a duty of confidentiality, but you are not personally responsible for the work or study environment. The Linnaeus Union has the ambition that there should be at least one student safety representative at each faculty and location.
The Swedish National Union of students (SFS) arranges a training session for appointed SSO.
SFS:s SSO-Handboken – En guide för studerandeskyddsombud (pdf)
Important information about the assignment
Do I need any experience of how boards work?
No you do not have to have experience. All students at LNU can apply to become a student representative, it does not matter if you are studying the first term or are a doctoral student. What matters are what prior knowledge, or what level of studies that are desirable for the specific assignment. For example, doctoral students are usually desirable as student representatives to doctoral supervisory committees. We usually encourage the student to be able to relate to the body they apply for. If you apply to a programme council, you should therefore be a student at that programme, if you apply to an employment committee, you can study both at the department or in some cases study HR and recruitment.
The rules differ for undergraduate and advanced level students and students at postgraduate level (PhD students).
On this page you can read more about current rules and routines about remuneration.
Postgraduate students are compensated with time. How much time depends on which body the student is a representative in. At FSV, it was decided in 2022 that PhD representatives will receive 30 hours in addition to the university's general rules.
Start by looking in our register on this page. It is divided into faculties and university-wide bodies. For most bodies and programme councils, it is clear how many places there are and which ones have been appointed. If a programme council is not in the register, you can contact us at representant@linnek.se and we will look into it.
For how long can I be a student representative?
You are appointed for one year at a time, which means that if you are appointed in August, you can occupy the position until next August without having to apply again. Linnaeus Union would like to encourage student representatives to reapply for their position to be active during their whole study time. At most, an ordinary student representative may occupy a position for three years, but for PhD student representatives that restriction does not apply.
How much time do you need to dedicate to the assignment?
Some spend 15 minutes per term on their assignment, while others work 3 hours a month. The amount of work can vary quite a lot depending on which body you as a student are appointed to. For example, the faculty boards deal with larger and more comprehensive issues than a head of department's decision meeting, which is usually already prepared and goes fairly quickly.
How do I become a student representative?
To become a student representative, you must be appointed, something the union board decides on. By filling out the form Become a student representative you will be proposed to be appointed during a union board meeting (provided there is room in the body you are applying for). The union board meets about once a month, and when you have been appointed your name will be entered in the register and the convener of the body will be contacted by us. If you have any questions about student representation, we are happy to answer them, contact representant@linnek.se.
Application form
Lists of all student representatives. Last updated November 2024.
The board of the Student Union appoints student representatives and student safety representatives once a month.
Last day to apply to become a student representative in January is: January 6th
Last day to apply to become a student representative in February
Next training opportunity is February 4th. Link to register will be published in January.
English version at 16:15 45-60 min
Swedish version at 17:15 approx. 60 min
In order to participate in the training session, you must be an appointed student representative. The training opportunity is digital. Registration is open until 12:00 on the same day as the training, after which a link to the meeting will be sent out. You may participate in these training opportunities as many times as you like, the first time you participate is paid. The English version is only for students who do not speak Swedish.
What faculty do I belong to?
Here you can find out which faculty you belong to through which education association you belong to. Several associations includes educations that belongs to multiple faculties. Email us at representant@linnek.se if you need any more information, or talk to you educational association.
Växjö
- Växt - You belong to the faculty of technology (FTK)
- Viska - You either belong to the faculty of social science (FSV) or the faculty of arts and humanities (FKH).
- Wädur - You belong to the faculty of technology (FTK)
- Samvete - You belong to the faculty of social science (FSV)
- S.MI.SK - You either belong to the faculty of social science (FSV) or the faculty of health and life sciences (FHL)
- Pedal – You study to become a teacher and you belong to the board of teacher education. But depending on your chosen subjects, you might belong to other faculties as well.
- Pax - You belong to the faculty of social science (FSV)
- Lips - You belong to the faculty of health and life sciences (FHL)
- Klubb - You belong to the faculty of arts and humanities (FKH)
- EHVS - You belong to the faculty for the school of business and economics (FEH)
- EDBplus - You belong to the faculty for the school of business and economics (FEH)
- Champs - You belong to the faculty of social science (FSV)
Kalmar
- Meskalin – Du tillhör fakulteten för konst och humaniora (FKH)
- LiK – Du kan tillhöra fakulteten för konst och humaniora (FKH) eller samhällsvetenskap (FSV)
- SPIIK - You belong to the faculty of technology (FTK)
- Karolin - You study to become a teacher and you belong to the board of teacher education. But depending on your chosen subjects, you might belong to other faculties as well.
- Lambda - You belong to the faculty of technology (FTK)
- KalmarEss - You belong to the faculty for the school of business and economics (FEH)
- You can either belong to the faculty of social science (FSV) or the faculty for health and life sciences (FHL) – Du tillhör antingen fakulteten för samhällsvetenskap (FSV) eller fakulteten för hälso- och livsvetenskap (FHL)
- CNaS - You belong to the faculty of health and life sciences (FHL)
FEH = The faculty for the school of business and economics
FHL= = The faculty of health and life sciences
FKH = Fakulteten för konst och humaniora
FSV = The faculty of social sciences
FTK = The faculty of technology
NLU = The board of teacher education
International students becoming student representatives
International students’ possibilities to impinge on their education as student representatives is inadequate. Almost all preparatory or decision-making organs don´t use English as working language, they all use Swedish. The reason of this is the Swedish law called “Språklagen (2009:600) that claims the Swedish language is the one to use in government workplaces.
The board of the Linneaus Union recognizes that there is a problematic situation that international students encounter when it comes to the possibilities to impinge on their education due to the law of the Swedish language.
As far as we know, only the international programs where the educational language is English, uses English as working language in the program board meetings. Otherwise all decision-making or preparatory organs uses Swedish as working language except for the Internationalization Committee. Temporary institutions sometime use English as working language, for example an Employment board.
Remuneration for meetings from 2023-01-01
This is what applies from January 1st 2023.
- Download the remuneration form from LNU's employee page. Blanketten heter ”Underlag för ersättning till uppdragstagare”.
- You fill out one form for each month you have been to meetings.
- Choose the right date at "Arbetat tid"
- Save and send the form to the financial administrator at your faculty (financial administrator) at your faculty with a copy to the convener of your body. Contact representant@linnek.se or the convener for you body if you are uncertain.
Who pays the remuneration to the student representatives?
LNU is responsible for the fee that a student representative receives for his work. As a student representative, you need to contact the convenor for the committee if you have questions about this.
The training opportunity that the Linnaeus Union invites together with the University Office is also paid for, also by LNU.
As far as the remuneration is concerned
In 2021, there were new Local Rules for student representation, new decisions regarding the remuneration for student representatives were also established. The new fee will apply from 1 January 2023.
You will find the decision and details of how the time is calculated hereIt also includes information about travel expenses.
The Local Regulations is in Swedish, and to be found here Read more
Meeting 1-2 hours 350 SEK
Meetings 3-4 hours 600 SEK
Meetings 5-6 hours 850 SEK
Meetings 7-8 hours 1100 SEK
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Position descriptions
Faculty for technology
A faculty board is the highest preparatory body for the faculty. The dean, vice-dean, faculty-employed members, external members and student representatives usually sit on the faculty board.
Each faculty board is in its area responsible for education, research and collaboration with, among others, society and business. The main responsibility is mainly in scientific, content and quality-related issues, but also the distribution of resources.
That means that the faculty board's role is to:
- make decisions about the faculty's organisation
- follow up the faculty's progress in relation to strategic plans and policies
- follow up the faculty's progress with respect to quality in education, research, and collaboration
- allocate resources to institutions and units
- create education programs and establish education plans
- propose the principal to establish or discontinue a research subject
The dean is the highest-ranking official at the faculty. Most faculties have a Dean's decision meeting and a preparatory group, often in close proximity to each other. It is common for the same student representative to be elected to these meetings and for them to sit on a board of either the student union or the education association, as there are often major issues involved and some experience of the system is recommended.
Each department is headed by a prefect. Some decisions do not have to go up to the level of the Dean or the Faculty Board, but are made by the Prefect. The prefect's decision-making meetings usually consist of the prefect, an administrator, a departmental member and a student representative. Matters raised at the prefect's decision-making meetings can be routines, policies and more practical matters concerning the core business.
At each faculty, there is an education council.
The Education Council usually prepares matters at the undergraduate and advanced level for the Dean and the Faculty Board, as well as coordinates and follows up the quality work in education.
The Education Council's tasks usually includes, among other things:
- prepare proposals for main areas for degrees
- develop proposals for revision and adoption of education plans
- develop proposals for program offerings
- prepare a plan for systematic quality work at the faculty
In the undergraduate education organisation at FTK, matters are prepared for the Faculty board, the Dean, the prefects, and the University administration. In addition, the organisation is a space to discuss, anchor, take part in and provide views on undergraduate issues.
The undergraduate education organization is also tasked with shaping and supporting the faculty's systematic quality work. This assignment includes, based on Linnaeus University's quality policy and quality framework, shaping structures for the faculty's educational quality work.
The Undergraduate Education Board (GUN) produces and updates support documents and routines for the development of education within the faculty.
The Employment Board prepares employment matters for the dean and the vice-chancellor. The board requests and analyses documents and the scope of the services in relation to the applicants' competence and experience. The board consists of a chairman, the head of department in charge of the case, the person responsible for the subject, an administrator from the personnel department and a student representative.
In the Doctoral supervisory committees, the rules of procedure may look a little different depending on the faculty. The main work is to gather and prepare matters for the dean and the faculty board. Members are main supervisors, examiners, and student representatives.
The Doctoral supervisory committees prepare matters like:
- establishment of subjects at doctoral level
- announcement of doctoral employment and production of employment profile
- general study plans: new and revised
- change of supervisor, assistant supervisor and examiner
- follow-up reports of research time
Only doctoral students can be student representatives in the Doctoral supervisory boards.
The Syllabus committee reviews new and revised syllabi, and ensures that they are clear, easy to understand, as well as compliant with students' rights. The main focus is on the layout of the syllabi and on the congruity between the set goals, the content, the teaching methods, and the examination. The committees members are usually teachers from different subject, an administrator from the faculty, and a student representative.
The programme councils work for a long-term and strategically sustainable development of the programmes within the faculties. Programme councils can consist of teacher representatives, programme coordinator, secretaries from the administration and student representatives.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
Faculty for social sciences
En fakultetsstyrelse är det högsta beslutande organet för fakulteten. I fakultetsstyrelsen brukar dekanen, prodekanen, fakultetsanställda ledamöter, externa ledamöter och studeranderepresentanter sitta med.
Each faculty board is in its area responsible for education, research and collaboration with, among others, society and business. The main responsibility is mainly in scientific, content and quality-related issues, but also the distribution of resources.
That means that the faculty board's role is to:
- make decisions about the faculty's organisation, business plan, and budget
- have overall responsibility for control and quality documents
- follow up the faculty's progress with respect to quality in education, research, and collaboration
- allocate resources to institutions and knowledge environments
- appoint honorary doctors
- establishes employment profiles for professor recruitments
- establishes postgraduate study subjects and establishes general study plans
- establishes education plans at the undergraduate and advanced levels
- establish main area
Dekanen är fakultetens högsta chef och har tillsammans med fakultetsstyrelsen det övergripande ansvaret för fakultetens hela verksamhet. De flesta fakulteter har ett dekans beslutsmöte samt en beredningsgrupp, ofta i nära anslutning till varandra. Det är vanligt att studeranderepresentanten som ingår här sitter med i en styrelse till antingen Linnékåren eller en utbildningsförening då det ofta är stora frågor som berörs och viss vana vid systemet är att rekommendera.
Among others, the decisions the dean makes are:
- fastställande av nya kursplaner
- employment profiles and employment
- PhD students' individual study plans
- dissertation applications
- members of the faculty's preparatory bodies
Varje institution leds av en prefekt. Vissa beslut behöver inte gå upp till dekanens eller fakultetsstyrelsens nivå, utan fattas av prefekten. Prefekts beslutsmöten brukar bestå av prefekt, prefektstöd och studeranderepresentant. Ärenden som tas upp på prefekts beslutsmöten kan vara rutiner, policys och mer praktiska ärenden som rör kärnverksamheten.
Among others, decisions made by the Prefect are:
- changes in syllabi
- fixed-term employment
- courses offered
- the department's operational planning and internal budget frameworks, keeping within the framework established by the faculty board
- examiners at the undergraduate level
The Education Council at the Faculty of Social Sciences is a preparatory body for educational issues. The council's task is to:
- formulate strategies and priorities to strengthen and consolidate the faculty's educational operation
- prepare applications for the establishment of educations
- ensure quality at and follow up the faculty's education at undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate level
- develop content and forms of education for the faculty's education at undergraduate, advanced and postgraduate level
- propose initiatives on joint-faculty and university-wide levels, such as joint courses at advanced and doctoral levels
Det finns även utbildningsråd på vissa av institutionerna som arbetar med utbildningsfrågor på institutionsnivå.
The employment boards are preparatory bodies for decision-making meetings announced in a special order for the dean and the faculty board, respectively. The boards shall prepare the following matters:
- permanent employment (decisions are made by the dean except in the case of professors – then the Vice Chancellor decides. Employment profile for professors must be decided by the faculty board)
- docent appointments (decisions are made by the dean)
- merit appointments (decisions are made by the dean, but when the merit is directed at the professor, the faculty board must be informed of the matter)
At the Faculty of Social Sciences there are two employment boards:
The Employment Board for matters concerning personnel with a main focus on research that consists of the following members:
- president; the dean
- two teacher representatives, both with at least professorial competence, one of whom must be a member of the faculty board
- (co-opted) prefect at the concerned department
- (co-opted) president of the relevant doctoral supervisory committee
- en studeranderepresentant
- rapporteur, administrative support; HR partner
The Employment Board for matters concerning teachers who teach at undergraduate and advanced level that consists of the following members:
- president; the Prodean
- two teacher representatives with at least senior lecturer competence
- (co-opted) prefect and/or subject representative at the concerned department
- en studeranderepresentant
- rapporteur, administrative support; HR partner
The doctoral supervisory boards are preparatory bodies for prefect, dean and faculty board. There must be doctoral supervisory boards in the subjects in which postgraduate education is conducted. The doctoral supervisory board shall consist of:
- president (at least associate professor competence)
- vice president (at least associate professor competence)
- professors, associate professors, and main supervisors, employees in the relevant postgraduate subject at the department or departments where the respective postgraduate subject is conducted
- two PhD student representatives
- prefect
- administrative support
The tasks of the doctoral supervisory boards are to
- formulate strategies and priorities to strengthen the subject's research operation
- ensure quality at and follow up the faculty's education at a postgraduate level
- have the responsibility for the PhD students' individual study plans
- develop content and forms of education for postgraduate education
- assist the prefect in ongoing matters within the doctoral programme, e.g. propose supervisors after preparation in consultation with the prefect, propose employment profiles for doctoral student positions, propose admissions of students at doctoral level, review proposals for time settlement for PhD students, etc.
- consult regarding proposals for opponents and grading boards for doctoral dissertations in the subject and corresponding consultations for licentiate degrees
- have the responsibility for ensuring the quality of the dissertations in the subject
- propose experts in merit matters concerning research
Only doctoral students can be student representatives in the Doctoral supervisory boards.
The task of the Syllabus committee (KUS) is to prepare new syllabi and ensure that they are clear, easy to understand, as well as compliant with student rights. The main focus is on the layout of the syllabi and on the congruity between the set goals, the content, the teaching methods and the examination. The Syllabus committee consists of the following members:
- president; someone from the management support
- two teacher representatives (appointed by the dean following a proposal from the prefects). The aim is for one of the teacher representatives to have good insight into the teacher education
- en studeranderepresentant
- administrative support
The programme councils work for a long-term and strategically sustainable development of the programmes within the faculties. Programme councils can consist of teacher representatives, programme coordinator, secretaries from the administration and student representatives.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
Faculty for arts & humanities
En fakultetsstyrelse är det högsta beredande organet för fakulteten. I fakultetsstyrelsen brukar dekanen, prodekanen, fakultetsanställda ledamöter, externa ledamöter och studeranderepresentanter sitta med. Här har du som studeranderepresentant möjlighet att få insyn i och påverka fakultetens verksamhet i stort.
Each faculty board is in its area responsible for education, research and collaboration with, among others, society and business. The main responsibility is mainly in scientific, content and quality-related issues, but also the distribution of resources.
That means that the faculty board's role is to:
- make decisions about the faculty's organisation
- follow up the faculty's progress in relation to strategic plans and policies
- follow up the faculty's progress with respect to quality in education, research, and collaboration
- allocate resources to institutions and units
- create education programs and establish education plans
- propose the principal to establish or discontinue a research subject
Working on a board is both fun and exciting. It gives you an opportunity to develop as a person and provides a lot of experience for future board work.
Dekanen är den högst uppsatta tjänstepersonen på fakulteten. Dekanen fattar beslut om fakultetens inre verksamhet. De flesta fakulteter har ett dekans beslutsmöte samt en beredningsgrupp, ofta i nära anslutning till varandra. Det är vanligt att det är samma studeranderepresentant som är invald till dessa möten och att hen sitter med i en styrelse till antingen studentkåren eller utbildningsförening då det ofta är stora frågor som berörs och viss vana vid systemet är att rekommendera.
På dekanens beslutsmöte är du som studeranderepresentant delaktig och kan påverka när viktiga beslut fattas som till exempel anställningar av lärare och beslut som rör olika verksamheter inom organisationen.
Varje institution leds av en prefekt. Fakulteten för konst och humaniora har åtta institutioner. Prefekten fattar beslut om institutionens inre verksamhet. Vissa beslut behöver inte gå upp till dekanens eller fakultetsstyrelsens nivå, utan fattas av prefekten. Prefekts beslutsmöten brukar bestå av prefekten, administratör, institutionsanställd ledamot och studeranderepresentant. Ärenden som tas upp på prefekts beslutsmöten kan vara rutiner, policys och mer praktiska ärenden som rör kärnverksamheten.
Som studeranderepresentant är du delaktig och kan påverka beslut som rör fakultetens kärnverksamhet, till exempel kursplaner. Det är lärorikt och utvecklande för ditt framtida yrke att lära dig hur beslutsfattande går till och du utvecklar dessutom förmåga att se olika perspektiv.
At each faculty, there is an education council.
The Education Council does not make decisions but is a preparatory body. The Education Council usually prepares matters at the undergraduate and advanced level for the Dean and the Faculty Board, as well as coordinates and follows up the quality work in education.
The Education Council's tasks usually includes, among other things:
- prepare proposals for main areas for degrees
- develop proposals for revision and adoption of education plans
- develop proposals for program offerings
- prepare a plan for systematic quality work at the faculty
Studentmedverkan är viktigt i detta råd. Som studeranderepresentant får du inblick i kvalitets-och utvecklingsfrågor som rör utbildning. Det är lärorikt och utvecklande och du har möjlighet att påverka din nära utbildningsmiljö.
Internationella gruppen fattar inga beslut utan är ett beredande organ. Gruppen tar fram förslag till handlingsplaner för internationalisering, stöttar fakultetsledningen och prefekterna och sprider information om området.
Som studeranderepresentant får du inblick i kvalitets- och utvecklingsfrågor som rör internationalisering. Det är lärorikt och utvecklande och du har stor möjlighet att påverka. Arbetsspråket är engelska så som studeranderepresentant får du också möjlighet att öva på din engelska.
Anställningsnämnden är den viktigaste nämnden på en fakultet. Anställningsnämnden bereder anställningsärenden till dekan och rektor. Nämnden begär in handlingar samt analyserar dessa och tjänsternas omfattning i förhållande till de sökandes kompetens och erfarenhet. Nämnden består av en ordförande, ansvarig prefekt i ärendet, ämnesansvarig, handläggare från personalavdelningen samt en studeranderepresentant.
Studentrepresentationen är av betydelse i nämnden eftersom lärare är universitetets viktigaste och dyrast resurs. Som studeranderepresentant får du möjlighet att påverka och får inblick i hur en rekrytering eller befordran går till. Det är lärorikt och utvecklande för ditt framtida yrke.
Handledarkollegierna är på forskarnivå och fattar inga beslut utan är beredande organ. I handledarkollegierna på de olika fakulteterna kan arbetsordningen se lite olika ut. På fakulteten för konst och humaniora finns tre handledarkollegier. Där kan du som forskarstuderande delta och påverka olika ärenden som rör forskarutbildning. Det huvudsakliga arbetet är att alla huvudhandledare tillsammans med examinatorer och studeranderepresentanter samlas och bereder ärenden för dekan och fakultetsstyrelse.
The Doctoral supervisory committees prepare matters like:
- establishment of subjects at doctoral level
- announcement of doctoral employment and production of employment profile
- general study plans: new and revised
- change of supervisor, assistant supervisor and examiner
- follow-up reports of research time
As a student representative, you get insight into the structure and development of the doctoral education. You will learn and grow in a way that is beneficial for your continued profession. As a compensation, your doctoral student employment is extended in accordance with current rules for trustee positions within the university.
Only doctoral students can be student representatives in the Doctoral supervisory boards.
The syllabus committees do not make any decisions but prepare syllabi. At the faculty there are two syllabus committees.
The Syllabus committee reviews new and revised syllabi, and ensures that they are clear, easy to understand, as well as compliant with students' rights. The main focus is on the layout of the syllabi and on the congruity between the set goals, the content, the teaching methods, and the examination. The committees members are usually teachers from different subject, an administrator from the faculty, and a student representative.
Som studeranderepresentant får du möjlighet att vara med att påverka och utveckla och granska innehåll i kursplaner mot gällande regler. Du får inblick i kvalitets- och utvecklingsfrågor som rör kurser. Studentmedverkan är viktigt i utskotten.
It is fun, educational, and developing and you have the opportunity to influence your close educational environment.
All educational programmes have a programme council. Student participation is important in programme councils.
The programme councils work for a long-term and strategically sustainable development of the programmes within the faculties. Programme councils can consist of teacher representatives, programme coordinator, secretaries from the administration and student representatives.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
Som studeranderepresentant har du möjlighet att påverka och utveckla din egen programutbildning. Det är både lärorikt och utvecklande.
Ledargruppsmötena fokuserar på institutionens utveckling. Detta omfattar ekonomi, bemanning, utbildning, samverkan, forskning och organisation. Deltar gör prefekt, biträdande prefekt/ansvarig för utbildningskvalitet, ansvarig för utveckling av ämne, lärarrepresentant och studeranderepresentant.
Basis for planning of the LG agenda each semester:
– plan +Change Days, Research Retreat, Higher Seminars
– plan staffing, development, department culture
– input to the faculty’s autumn and spring dialogues
– input from D&Q meetings
– input from Reflection meetings – loop back feedback and decisions to Reflection meetings
Ingen tidsbegränsning på uppdrag för studeranderepresentant.
Leadership Group meetings are 2 hrs (once per semester a 5 hrs meeting), 7 times/semester.
Leadership group meetings are held in English.
Faculty for health & life sciences
A faculty board is the highest preparatory body for the faculty. The dean, vice-dean, faculty-employed members, external members and student representatives usually sit on the faculty board.
Each faculty board is in its area responsible for education, research and collaboration with, among others, society and business. The main responsibility is mainly in scientific, content and quality-related issues, but also the distribution of resources.
That means that the faculty board's role is to:
- make decisions about the faculty's organisation
- follow up the faculty's progress in relation to strategic plans and policies
- follow up the faculty's progress with respect to quality in education, research, and collaboration
- allocate resources to institutions and units
- create education programs and establish education plans
- propose the principal to establish or discontinue a research subject
Dekanen är den högst uppsatta tjänstepersonen på fakulteten. De flesta fakulteter har ett dekans beslutsmöte samt en beredningsgrupp, ofta i nära anslutning till varandra. Det är vanligt att det är samma studeranderepresentant som är invald till dessa möten och att hen sitter med i en styrelse till antingen studentkåren eller en utbildningsförening då det ofta är stora frågor som berörs och viss vana vid systemet är att rekommendera.
Each department is headed by a prefect. Some decisions do not have to go up to the level of the Dean or the Faculty Board, but are made by the Prefect. The prefect's decision-making meetings usually consist of the prefect, an administrator, a departmental member and a student representative. Matters raised at the prefect's decision-making meetings can be routines, policies and more practical matters concerning the core business.
At each faculty, there is an education council.
The Education Council usually prepares matters at the undergraduate and advanced level for the Dean and the Faculty Board, as well as coordinates and follows up the quality work in education.
The Education Council's tasks usually includes, among other things:
- prepare proposals for main areas for degrees
- develop proposals for revision and adoption of education plans
- develop proposals for program offerings
- prepare a plan for systematic quality work at the faculty
Anställningsnämnden bereder anställningsärenden till dekan och rektor. Nämnden begär in handlingar samt analyserar dessa och tjänsternas omfattning i förhållande till de sökandes kompetens och erfarenhet. Nämnden består av en ordförande, ansvarig prefekt i ärendet, ämnesansvarig, handläggare från personalavdelningen samt en studeranderepresentant.
In the Doctoral supervisory committees, the rules of procedure may look a little different depending on the faculty. The main work is to gather and prepare matters for the Dean and the Faculty board. Members are main supervisors, examiners, and student representatives.
The Doctoral supervisory committees prepare matters like:
- establishment of subjects at doctoral level
- announcement of doctoral employment and production of employment profile
- general study plans: new and revised
- change of supervisor, assistant supervisor and examiner
- follow-up reports of research time
Only doctoral students can be student representatives in the Doctoral supervisory boards.
Kursplaneutskottets uppgift är att granska nya kursplaner och kursplaner som ska revideras, och se till att de är tydliga, lättöverskådliga och studenträttsliga. Huvudfokus är på utformningen av kursplanerna, överensstämmelse mellan de uppsatta målen, innehåll, undervisningsformer och examination. Utskottet brukar bestå av lärare från olika ämnen, administratör från fakulteten och studeranderepresentant.
The programme councils work for a long-term and strategically sustainable development of the programmes within the faculties. Programme councils can consist of teacher representatives, programme coordinator, secretaries from the administration and student representatives.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
School of Business & Economies
En fakultetsstyrelse är det högsta beredande organet för fakulteten. I fakultetsstyrelsen brukar dekanen, prodekanen, fakultetsanställda ledamöter, externa ledamöter och studeranderepresentanter sitta med. Varje fakultetsstyrelse ansvarar inom sitt område för utbildning, forskning och samverkan med bland annat samhälle och näringsliv. Huvudansvaret är främst inom vetenskapliga, innehållsmässiga och kvalitetsrelaterade frågor, men även fördelning av resurser.
That means that the faculty board's role is to:
- make decisions about the faculty's organisation
- follow up the faculty's progress in relation to strategic plans and policies
- follow up the faculty's progress with respect to quality in education, research, and collaboration
- allocate resources to institutions and units
- create education programs and establish education plans
- propose the principal to establish or discontinue a research subject
Dekanen är den högst uppsatta tjänstepersonen på fakulteten. De flesta fakulteter har ett dekans beslutsmöte samt en beredningsgrupp, ofta i nära anslutning till varandra. Det är vanligt att det är samma studeranderepresentant som är invald till dessa möten och att hen sitter med i en styrelse till antingen studentkåren eller en utbildningsförening då det ofta är stora frågor som berörs och viss vana vid systemet är att rekommendera.
Each department is headed by a prefect. Some decisions do not have to go up to the level of the Dean or the Faculty Board, but are made by the Prefect. The prefect's decision-making meetings usually consist of the prefect, an administrator, a departmental member and a student representative. Matters raised at the prefect's decision-making meetings can be routines, policies and more practical matters concerning the core business.
At each faculty, there is an education council.
The Education Council usually prepares matters at the undergraduate and advanced level for the Dean and the Faculty Board, as well as coordinates and follows up the quality work in education.
The Education Council's tasks usually includes, among other things:
- prepare proposals for main areas for degrees
- develop proposals for revision and adoption of education plans
- develop proposals for program offerings
- prepare a plan for systematic quality work at the faculty
Anställningsnämnden bereder anställningsärenden till dekan och rektor. Nämnden begär in handlingar samt analyserar dessa och tjänsternas omfattning i förhållande till de sökandes kompetens och erfarenhet. Nämnden består av en ordförande, ansvarig prefekt i ärendet, ämnesansvarig, handläggare från personalavdelningen samt en studeranderepresentant.
In the Doctoral supervisory committees, the rules of procedure may look a little different depending on the faculty. The main work is to gather and prepare matters for the dean and the faculty board. Members are main supervisors, examiners, and student representatives.
The Doctoral supervisory committees prepare matters like:
- establishment of subjects at doctoral level
- announcement of doctoral employment and production of employment profile
- general study plans: new and revised
- change of supervisor, assistant supervisor and examiner
- follow-up reports of research time
Only doctoral students can be student representatives in the Doctoral supervisory boards.
Kursplaneutskottets uppgift är att granska nya kursplaner och kursplaner som ska revideras, och se till att de är tydliga, lättöverskådliga och studenträttsliga. Huvudfokus är på utformningen av kursplanerna, överensstämmelse mellan de uppsatta målen, innehåll, undervisningsformer och examination. Utskottet brukar bestå av lärare från olika ämnen, administratör från fakulteten och studeranderepresentant.
The programme councils work for a long-term and strategically sustainable development of the programmes within the faculties. Programme councils can consist of teacher representatives, programme coordinator, secretaries from the administration and student representatives.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
Board of teacher education
The board has the overall responsibility for the content and quality of the teacher programmes, as well as the overall responsibility for the activities at the Regional development centre (RUC).
Nämnden för lärarutbildning har i uppdrag att samordna, utveckla och kvalitetssäkra Linnéuniversitetets lärarutbildning, dess forskningsbas samt regional samverkan inom förskole- och skolområdet. Nämnden har ett ansvar för samverkan med det omgivande samhället inom sitt sakområde, inkluderat verksamhetsförlagd utbildning. Den har även ansvar för globala värden inom sitt sakområde.
Nämnden för lärarutbildningen leds av vicerektor och biträdande vicerektor. Dessa har stöd från kansliet för lärarutbildning i arbetet. De fakulteter vars kurser ingår i lärarutbildningens program, finns representerade som ledamöter i nämnden. Ledamoten är fakultetens dekan eller den som respektive dekan utser. I nämnden finns även två externa ledamöter och tre studeranderepresentanter.
Ofta kan de studeranderepresentanter som sitter i nämnden även sitta i beredningsgruppen.
Vicerektorn är den högst uppsatta tjänstepersonen på nämnden för lärarutbildning och har precis som dekanerna ett beslutsmöte. Det är vanligt att studeranderepresentanten som sitter här även sitter i styrelsen till antingen Linnékåren eller en utbildningsförening då det ofta är stora frågor som berörs och viss vana vid systemet är att rekommendera.
Beredningsgruppen utgörs av vicerektor, biträdande vicerektor, programrådsledare, utbildningssamordnare, kanslichef, nämndstöd samt studeranderepresentanter. Beredningsgruppen bereder ärenden till nämnden och träffas inför varje nämndsmöte.
Ofta kan de studeranderepresentanter som sitter i beredningsgruppen även sitta i nämnden.
Programråden arbetar för en långsiktig och strategiskt hållbar utveckling av programmen inom nämnden. För varje verksamhetsområde inom lärarutbildningen finns ett programråd. Programråden är en organisatorisk nivå mellan nämnden för lärarutbildning och institutionerna som medverkar i lärarutbildningen. Råden är en del av nämndens arbete med kvalitetssäkring av utbildningarna.
Programråden kan bestå av lärarrepresentanter, programansvarig, utbildningssamordnare från kansliet samt studeranderepresentanter.
Among others, the programme councils' tasks are:
- to follow up and report back on programme valuations and course valuations
- to work to ensure that collaboration between academia and working life/industry sector takes place as a natural part of the education
De fem programråden är:
- förskollärarexamen
- grundlärarexamen
- ämneslärarexamen
- yrkeslärarexamen
- speciallärarexamen/specialpedagogexamen
