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Election at AAU

Department Council

Department Council

The Department Council advises the head of department on strategy, finances, research, and education.

Run for the department council if you want to

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    influence the study environment.

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    represent your fellow students’ interests.

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    gain insight into how the university operates behind the scenes.

Nicolaj Jørn Mortensen: You need the courage and the will to represent your fellow students' interests

Nicolaj is student representative on the Department Council at the Department of Politics and Society.

Marcus Neuschild: You get real influence and unique insight into how the university works behind the scenes

Marcus is student representative on the Department Council for Aalborg University Business School.

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Department Councils at Aalborg University

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Department Councils at Aalborg University

Department Council 

The head of department set up a department council for the department. The department council helps to ensure that academic staff, technical and administrative staff, and students have influence on academic and discipline-specific issues. 

The task of the department council is to discuss and advise the department management on issues related to the department’s research, education, knowledge dissemination and possibly public sector services. The department council advises the head of department on issues presented by the head; furthermore, the council may comment on issues of significance to department activities, which the council considers to be relevant.

The responsibilities of the department council include:

  • to advise the head of department on strategic issues related to the department
  • to advise the head of department on department budget

Members

The number of members of a department council is determined by the head of department but must not exceed 13 members.

The head of department is an ex-officio member of the council and is also the chairperson. All other members must be elected by and among the academic staff, including employed PhD fellows, by and among the technical and administrative staff and by and among the students in the ratio 2:1:1.

The representatives of the academic and the technical and administrative staff are elected for four-year terms, whereas representatives for the students are elected for one-year terms.