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Elections faculty student participation Oct 2024 - Let yourself be heard!

From 7 to 13 October, elections for faculty student participation bodies will take place again. This time for 40 programme committees (OLC) spread across all faculties, and the Faculty Student Council of Medical Sciences. Students who are eligible to vote will receive an e-mail with more information.

Joining a participational body offers you the opportunity reflect on and discuss important issues. There are several bodies you can join as a student. Make your voice heard and contribute to the future of Radboud University.

What does student participation entail?

Student participation ensures that the voice of our students is represented throughout the university. This gives you, as a student, an indirect say in decisions made at our university. You can also apply as a candidate and become a participation member. This allows you to directly influence and contribute your ideas to the future of Radboud University.

More info on student participation

What does a programme committee do?

Radboud University's programme committees (OLCs) play an important role in the quality assurance of education. In the OLC, you deal with two questions during the co-degree year:

  1. Are we doing the right things in education?
  2. Are we doing those things right?

As a member of the programme committee of your programme, you are responsible for contributing to this concern for education quality. Of course, you will not do this alone. Together with other student and teacher members, you commit to the study programme and systematically think about possible improvements within the study programme. You do this based on your own perspective and experiences, and based on the experiences of fellow students obtained from educational evaluations and other input. There is also room to discuss more fundamental aspects of good teaching. You can think about changing forms of work or tests, subjects that may or may not be missing from the curriculum, (social) safety in the group, the use of digital tools, etc.

Timeframe elections October 2024

For the election period starting September 2024 the planning is as follows:

  • 9 to 22 September: electoral register check
  • 23 to 27 September: candidacy period, NB: no extension is possible
  • 7 to 13 October: voting period
  • 15 October: results will be available 

Bodies up for election

In the September/October edition of the student elections, only faculty bodies are eligible for election. Check which bodies are eligible for election within your faculty. You will only be able to vote for the OLC belonging to your own study programme, or the FSR of your own faculty. For the full list including the number of vacant seats per body, see the attached download.

Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies

  • OLC Filosofie
  • OLC Filosofie (research)
  • OLC Religiewetenschappen
  • OLC Theologie

Faculteit of Arts & Radboud Teachers Academy

  • OLC Engelse Taal en Cultuur
  • OLC Europese Studies
  • OLC Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies
  • OLC Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen
  • OLC Letterkunde
  • OLC Linguistics and Communication Science
  • OLC M Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen
  • OLC M Taalwetenschappen
  • OLC Radboud Docenten Academie
  • OLC Transatlantic Studies
  • OLC Tweejarige Educatieve Masters

Nijmegen School of Managmenet

  • OLC Bedrijfskunde

Faculty of Medical Sciences

  • FSR der Medische Wetenschappen
  • OLC Molecular Mechanisms of Disease

Faculty of Science

  • OLC Molecular Sciences
  • OLC Natuur- en Sterrenkunde
  • OLC Science
  • OLC Wiskunde

Faculty of Law

  • OLC European Law
  • OLC Notarieel Recht
  • OLC Rechtsgeleerdheid

Faculty of Social Sciences

  • OLC Anthropology and Development Studies
  • OLC B Artificial Intelligence
  • OLC B Pedagogische Wetenschappen
  • OLC B Psychologie
  • OLC Behavioural Science
  • OLC Cognitive Neuroscience
  • OLC Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie
  • OLC M Artificial Intelligence
  • OLC M Communicatiewetenschap
  • OLC M Pedagogische Wetenschappen
  • OLC M Psychologie
  • OLC M Sociologie
  • OLC Onderwijswetenschappen
  • OLC Primair Onderwijs
  • OLC Social and Cultural Science

Contact information

Do you have questions about the student elections? Please contact the Participation Secretary:

E-mail: mz [at] ru.nl (mz[at]ru[dot]nl) 
Tel: 024-3612469