Elections
As student, employee or grant PhD you can join a representative advisory body to discuss the university-wide issues that form the focus of the strategy of both our university and your faculty or service department. During the elections you can put yourself forward as a candidate for the University Council or your own Faculty Council or Employees’ Consultative Body. Students and staff vote to determine who they wish to represent them.
When are the elections?
Every year the Central Electoral Office organises elections for the student seats in the University Council. And every two years for the staff seats. The last elections for the student and staff seats were held from Monday 8 till Wednesday 10 May 2023.
Elections for the Faculty Councils and Employees’ Consultative Bodies
Click the links below for information about the elections for your council:
- Science
- Veterinary Medicine (students / staff)
- Humanities
- Medicine (students)
- Geosciences (students / staff)
- Law, Economics and Governance
- Social and Behavioural Sciences (students / employees)
- University College Utrecht
- Corporate Offices
- University Library
Elections for the University Council
Election results: New council members of the university council announced
The votes have been counted and the results are here! From 8-10 May, nearly 5,000 students (14.1%) and over 2,000 staff members (27.2%) cast their votes for the University Council candidate of their choice.
The following students (12) and staff (12) will be the new members of the University Council as from 1 September 2023.
Students:
1. Lijst VUUR (total: 2599 votes)
| Student | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. T. (Teresa) Pappalardo, Humanities | 345 |
| 2. J.M. (Julia) Waterval, Law, Economics & Governance | 202 |
| 3. J. (Jonathan) Koelewijn, Humanities | 36 |
| 4. S. (Saban) Çaliskan, Science | 223 |
| 5. M.J.L.E. (Matias) Edelstein, Humanities | 38 |
| 6. C.N. (Casper) Bruijning, Sciences | 110 |
| 7. C.M.F. (Claire) Bruls, Social and Behavioural Sciences | 134 |
2. Partij voor de Utrechtse Student (total: 2189 votes)
| Student | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. L.H. (Lieke) van Zijl, Law, Economics & Governance | 259 |
| 2. D.H.M. (Derk) Droppert, Law, Economics & Governance | 146 |
| 3. C.H.C. (Stan) Janse, Law, Economics & Governance | 164 |
| 4. H.A.V. (Helen) van Roij, Humanities | 210 |
| 5. S.J.J. (Saar) van der Horst, Humanities | 206 |
Total number of students on the electoral roll: 35281
Total number of students who voted: 4985 = 14.1%
Staff:
Subdistrict Humanities/Law, Economics and Governance/Geosciences/Social and Behavioural Sciences/Utrecht University College
1. Lijst Vlam (1075 votes)
| Employee | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. E.C. (Eleni) Braat, Humanities | 355 |
| 2. B.A.M. (Bernadette) van de Rijt, Social and Behavioural Sciences | 278 |
| 3. F.H. (Frank) van der Salm, Law, Economics & Governance | 191 |
| 4. E.M. (Erwin) van Sas, University College Utrecht | 113 |
| 5. E. (Elvan) Ibicoglu, Social and Behavioural Sciences | 138 |
Subdistrict Science/Veterinary Medicine
1. Utrecht PhD Party (UPP) (410 votes)
| Employee | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. J.W.H. (Jan-Willem) Langenbach, Science | 98 |
| 2. H. (Hao) Zhang, Science | 102 |
2. Lijst VLAM (384 votes)
| Employee | Number of votes |
|---|---|
| 1. G.E. (Gert) Folkers, Science | 258 |
| 2. G.A. (Gerhard) Blab, Science | 126 |
Subdistrict Support and administrative staff
1. Lijst VLAM
- V. (Valéry) Oude Groen-van Rijswijk, University Corporate Offices
- N.C.M. (Natash) Snel, Science
Subdistrict Faculty of Medicine
The election for this seat is organised by the Election Committee of the Faculty of Medicine. There was one candidate who was declared directly elected:
1. E. (Erna) van Wilsem, Medicine
Total number of staff on the electoral roll: 8024
Total number of staff who voted: 2183 = 27,2%
Documents
What is the schedule?
For the elections of 2023 the schedule is as follows:
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 7 March – 6 April 2023 | Electoral register check |
| 7 March – 6 April 2023 | Submit candidate forms and consent forms |
| 17 April 2023 | Announcement of candidate lists, this will take place, because of the University Council, from 13.30-14.00 in a public meeting in the Matthias Jorissen room. |
| 8 – 10 May 2023 (23:59) | Elections |
| 12 May 2023 | Results of elections |
More information
Do you want more information about the elections? Read the regulations or contact the secretary to the Central Electoral Office, Anne Marie Partridge.