Results of elections: one newcomer, lower turnout

04 / 06 / 2018 | Jelle Posthuma

The results of the University Council elections are known: newcomer Dik Schipper gets one seat with his one-man party ET, at the expense of the PvdUT. There are no changes for the rest either among employees or students.

Voter turnout was lower than in the previous elections. This year 36.36% of students voted, compared to 41.49% last year. If it comes to employees, 35,78% of them voted, compared to 38.17% two years ago. Mirjam Bult (vice-president of the Executive Board), who announced the election results in the Vleugel building, however pointed out that the percentages are still higher than at most other universities.

Seats

The PvdUT loses one seat to the new one-man party ET by professor Dik Schipper, who received 147 votes. With this loss, the PvdUT now has two seats. Nothing changes for Campus Coalitie: they remain the biggest party with six seats.

The distribution of seats remains the same among the students. UReka still has five places on the University Council. DAS occupies three seats and the PvdUT holds one.

Four candidates have applied for the two available seats on the University Council. They are Jacqueline Weppelman on behalf of 'List Weppelman' and PhD candidate Anton Atanasov on behalf of 'List P-NUT'. Campus Coalition brings forward Joyce Karreman and Emile Dopheide. Who are they and why do they want to be in the Council?

08 / 12 / 2020

Vier kandidaten in de race voor twee zetels

Vier kandidaten hebben zich gemeld voor de twee beschikbare zetels in de universiteitsraad. Het gaat om Jacqueline Weppelman namens ‘List Weppelman’ en promovendus Anton Atanasov namens ‘List P-NUT’. De Campus Coalitie schuift Joyce Karreman en Emile Dopheide naar voren. Wie zijn ze en waarom willen ze in de Uraad?

19 / 06 / 2020

'Empower independent and entrepreneurial students'

Crisis or not, the elections for the University Council are scheduled for next week. This year, students have a choice of four parties for a seat in university politics. In this mini-series, the leading candidates take turns to present their respective parties. This fourth and final episode: Jorg Wellink from the new party uTOP.

19 / 06 / 2020

'Stel studenten in staat onafhankelijk en ondernemend te zijn'

Crisis of niet, de verkiezingen voor de universiteitsraad staan volgende week op het programma. Dit jaar hebben studenten de keuze uit vier partijen voor een zetel in de universiteitspolitiek. In deze miniserie stellen de lijsttrekkers hun partijen omstebeurt voor. Deze vierde en laatste aflevering: Jorg Wellink van de nieuwe partij uTOP.

12 / 12 / 2023

'It’s the gradual change I fear’

The internationalization debate and language policy, the recent election results and the UT’s financial issues. These developments feel like a ‘perfect storm’ for Young Academy Twente members Caroline Fischer and Canan Acar. ‘People are angry at the system and are looking for scapegoats.’

12 / 12 / 2023

‘Het is de geleidelijke verandering waar ik bang voor ben’

Het internationaliseringsdebat, het taalbeleid, de recente verkiezingsuitslag én de financiële problemen van de UT. Die ontwikkelingen voelen voor Jonge Akademie Twente-leden Caroline Fischer en Canan Acar als een 'perfecte storm'. 'Mensen zijn boos op het systeem en zoeken zondebokken.'