Norwegian Association of Students (StL) A presentation of StL
Jan 03, 2016
Norwegian Association of Students (StL)
A presentation of StL
StL in a nutshell
•The state’s main responsibility
•High quality on education
•Equal rights
•Student’s participation and responsibility
Resources
» Budget of NOK 10,8 mill– Support from student welfare organization
equivalent to NOK 50 pr student pr semester
– Support from the state
Declaration of the organization
» A commitment between StL and local student democracies– What should local student democracies
mean to StL, and what should StL offer local student democracies?
» Courses and lectures» Conferences» Dialog meetings» Sessions for local leaders and secretaries of the
democracy» Legal and local aid» Information» Media» Representation» Cooperation with other organizations
We have opinions about…
» How higher education is organized
» Profession and quality
» Research and development
» Innovation» International
relations
» Student financial support system
» Student welfare» Students with
special needs
Handling the politics
» StL influences political decisions through– Meetings with politicians and bureaucracy– Hearings – Cooperation with employee and employer
organizations– Media– Networks
Representation 1/2
» National representation– Norwegian state educational loan fund and
complaints board– Norwegian Association of Higher Education
Institutions» National councils for vocational studies » Research committee» Study's committee
– Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)
– Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission service
– Groups and committees on a national level– National conferences
Representation 2/2
» International representation– Norwegian delegations– ESU – European Students’ Union– NOM – Nordic and Baltic cooperation– Solidarity work– Other international conferences
The secretariat
Student finance system and welfare Profession and
research
Secretariat leader
Media and informationMembers contact
Economy
Administration
The executive committee
Conferences
Summer conferenceFall conference
Spring conferenceContact conference
University college boardComplaints board
Seminar
Courses
– International courses– Critical thinking courses
related to specific subjects– Research within education
with innovation– Political systems
– Debate and reasoning techniques
– Speech and presentation techniques
– Session techniques and voting rules
– Motivation and commitment
– Leading an organization– Student rights and duties
– Project work– Group processes– Lobbying– Media courses– Public relations
We offer the courses that you need!
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Handbooks and other material
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