Subject shop steward

Being a subject trustee is an important task. Subject representatives represent the students in one or more subjects and are the closest contact person for fellow students at subject level. Subject trustees have joint responsibility for the implementation of early dialogue in the subject, which can either be led by them or the subject supervisor, and which is carried out early in the semester. After the course has been completed, the course representative must also contribute actively to the course report. This is a summary report that expresses what works well and what should be changed in the subject. Subject trustees must also collaborate with study program leaders, other subject managers and study consultants where there is a need for it.

Election of studentrepresentatives at course level

Subject trustees can be elected or appointed.

• All students who are registered for a subject at UiS can stand as a subject representative. 
• Subject trustees are elected or appointed no later than four weeks after the start of the subject.
• Election or appointment takes place either physically in a lecture or digitally.
• The position as subject trustee lasts from the start of the course to the end of the course.

Training of student representatives at course level

Training of subject trustees is organized by StOr in collaboration with the faculties. When you become a trustee, you receive an information email from StOr with useful information related to the position and contact information for the student organisation. 

Become a student representative at course level!

If you would like to be a shop steward for your subject, you can register your interest in the position in lecture or by contacting the subject manager, contact person for shop stewards at the faculty or education officer in StOr.

The role as shop steward at study program level 

The study program representative is a representative of the students on a specific study program and represents all the fields of study included in the study program. They have a permanent place in the study program council. The study program representative actively contributes to both the study program evaluation and the study program report, both of which must be prepared annually after the end of the study year. Trustees at subject and study program level sometimes have overlapping roles. For example, a study program representative can simultaneously be a subject representative in one or more subjects.

Election of student representatives at programme level

Stewards on a study program can be elected or appointed. 

• All students who have the right to study at a study program at UiS can be elected to the union. 
• Study program representatives are elected or appointed by 15 September.
  
• Elections or nominations take place digitally. 
• The position extends over two semesters (1 academic year).

Training of study program representatives

Training of study program representatives is organized by StOr in collaboration with the faculties. When you become a trustee, you receive an information email from StOr with useful information related to the position and contact information for the student organisation. 

Become a student representative at programme level!

If you wish to be a shop steward for your study programme, you can register your interest in the position by contacting the contact person for shop stewards at the faculty or education officer in StOr. 

Tasks and responsibilities for studentrepresentatives at portfolio level

Study portfolio representatives are students who represent a study portfolio. They are not linked to a specific subject or study programme, but to the entire portfolio of study programmes, either at faculty or institution level. This means that they represent all the students at a faculty or university and act as student representatives in various councils and committees. These include the department council, the faculty board, the study portfolio committee, the appointment committee, the museum board, the election board for the shop steward scheme, the election board at UiS, the fitness committee, the committee for student affairs, the education and learning environment committee, and the university board.

Election of student representatives at portofolio level

Election or appointment of shop stewards at this level is considerably more complicated than the previous two levels.

University Board

Faculty Board 

The elected members of the faculty board are elected by the students at the relevant faculty. All students who have the right to study at the faculty can stand for election. 

Selection

Trustees to various committees and tribunals at study portfolio level, such as the education committee, are elected by student representatives in The student parliament at UiS.

All students who have the right to study at UiS can stand for election, but only members of the student parliament can vote.

Study portfolio representatives at faculty level are elected or appointed within 15. September. Election or appointment takes place digitally, and the position extends over two semesters (1 academic year).

Study portfolio trustees at institution level are elected or appointed within 15. May in the spring semester. Election or appointment takes place either digitally or at the student parliament's election meeting, and the position extends over two semesters (1 academic year).

Training of student representatives at portofolio level

Responsibility for training shop stewards at study portfolio level lies with StOr in collaboration with the faculties. The training consists of a skills development course where student union representatives gather for a thorough review of the many aspects of the union representative role. The course is led by a course leader with extensive knowledge of the shop steward role, with input from both the rector's office and StOr.

The course is conducted at the beginning of the autumn semester each year.

Become a student representative at portofolio level! 

If you wish to become a shop steward at your department, faculty or at institutional level, you can contact the primary contact for shop stewards at your faculty or education officer in StOr.