By-Elections for the Council of Representatives
What is the Representative Council?
The highest decision-making authority in the Student Union POKA is the Representative Council, elected by students for a one-year term. The Representative Council decides on the major directions of activities, appoints the Board, which implements the council’s decisions, guides and supervises the Board’s actions, and leads strategic-level work. The Representative Council consists of 12 members and deputy members. Its meetings are open to all members, meaning any POKA student union member can attend and follow the decision-making process. The Representative Council holds three regular meetings each year: the organizational meeting, the spring meeting, and the autumn meeting. Additional meetings may be convened if necessary.
Run as a candidate for the Representative Council!
Interested in deciding how POKA allocates its budget? Want to meet students from different fields? Looking for study credits? Run for the Representative Council, and you’ll have this opportunity.
Serving on the Representative Council is not only an effective way to make an impact but also a valuable learning experience. As a council member, you’ll become familiar with the student union’s budgeting, planning and evaluation processes, and strategic leadership. We are currently developing the role of the Representative Council, and in 2025, you’ll have the chance to influence how the council and the entire POKA Student Union will evolve both now and in the future.
According to the election Bylaw, all students of Karelia University of Applied Sciences who are members of the Student Union and are enrolled as full-time students by the last day for candidate registration, January 20, 2025, at 3:00 PM, are eligible to stand as candidates. Membership in the Student Union POKA is open to all students enrolled as full-time students at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.
You can run as a candidate on POKA’s general electoral list, on lists organized by some subject-specific student associations, or on local student political organizations’ electoral lists. You can also create your own list with a group of friends and run as candidates that way. All you need to be eligible is valid membership in the POKA student union.
Electoral lists and candidate forms must be submitted to POKA’s Tikkarinne or Wärtsilä offices or by email to [email protected] by Monday, January 20, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Below are the electoral lists submitted to POKA. We will add more names as they are submitted to POKA’s office:
Election Schedule
Candidacy deadline: Monday, January 20, 2025, at 3:00 PM.
Electoral lists published: January 21, 2025
Voting period: Monday, February 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM to Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 3:00 PM
Representative Council meeting: 12.2.2025
Ask more about the elections from POKAs offices!