Metropolia UAS Student Union METKA opens the application period for METKA’s Election Committee. The Election Committee is responsible for organizing METKA’s Representative Council Elections. The Elections in 2024 will elect representatives to METKA’s Representative Council for the period 2025.
The Election Committee will be appointed by the current Representative Council of METKA at the next meeting of the Representative Council on 11 March 2024. The Election Committee consists of the Chairperson of the Election Committee, 2-10 members of the Election Committee, and a Secretary appointed by the Board of METKA.
The elections and the functioning of the Election Committee are governed by Chapter 3 of METKA’s Administrative Rules. Unfortunately METKA’s Administrative Rules are only available in Finnish.
Application period
The application period starts on 26.2.2024. The application is open until the appointment of the Electoral Committee. METKA’s Representative Council decides on the persons to be appointed to the Election Committee. The appointments will be decided at the next extraordinary meeting of the Representative Council on 11 March 2024.
Submission of applications
To apply for the Election Committee, please use this form. The application must include the applicant’s name, student number, student union membership, telephone number and e-mail address. The application should also include a free text in which the applicant can introduce themselves, and describe their skills and experience or motivation for the position in question.
Eligibility to apply
The members of the Election Committee must be full members of the Student Union. Members of the Election Committee may stand as a candidate in the Representative Council Elections. The Chairperson of the Electoral Committee may not stand as a candidate in the elections.
Selection of the Election Committee
The METKA Representative Council will decide on the nomination of the Election Committee at its next meeting on 11.3.2024. Applicants may be invited for interview, if necessary, at the meeting.
More information
Lauri Kanerva
Chairperson of METKA’s Representative Council
lauri.kanerva@metkaweb.fi
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