Ultuna Student Union's Organization

Ultuna Student Union operates based on three main pillars: academic monitoring, student social activities, and business connections for students. The union's organizational structure for 2024 is divided as shown in the image. The union meeting is the highest decision-making body, where all union members have the right to attend and speak, and five regular union meetings are held each year. Voting rights at the union meeting are granted to all student members at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. The board is the highest executive body and works directly under the union meeting. The majority of the union's work is carried out entirely on a voluntary basis by officers in the various committees. The committees are divided into 11 areas of operation. Each committee has a specific focus and area of responsibility, but this does not exclude working together on certain issues across committee boundaries.

The organisation in brief:

  1. Union meeting: The highest decision-making body of ULS consists of union members.
  2. Board: Highest executive body.
  3. Areas of operation Eleven sections that are divided into four economies to serve as an organizational tool. 
  4. Committees/Boards/Study Councils: Here, the main activities take place, run by approximately 200 officers from all the programs that ULS monitors.
  5. Board of Administration: Advisory body for ULS treasurers, the Board, and the Controller unit. The council helps us with the management of ULS assets.
  6. The Student Union Council: Advisory body for the current Union Board, consisting of Honorary Members, elected members, former Primus motors, and former Union Presidents. 

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Academic monitoring 

For academic monitoring, ULS has a well-organized structure where the Vice President of the Student Union, responsible for educational matters, has the ultimate responsibility. Together with seven study councils and a doctoral council, all the programs for which ULS has union status are monitored. Each study council consists of five to nine elected officers who represent students within the different programs. The board of the doctoral council consists of five elected doctoral students who represent their respective departments within the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences.

Academic monitoring for undergraduate programs is organized so that the Vice President of ULS maintains close contact with the study councils, which in turn stay in close contact with the students they represent. In this way, students' opinions are gathered and can be communicated. Once a month, the chairpersons of the study councils meet with the Vice President of ULS to discuss common issues. The President and Vice President of ULS represent students in the faculty boards (FN) for NJ, VH, and LTV, the program boards (PN) for NJ, VH, LTV, and S, as well as in the LFN and department councils. The doctoral council represents doctoral students in LFN, DN, FUN, FN, and the Library Council.

ULS works closely with SLU's Combined Student Unions (SLUSS) on university-wide issues and is represented in these contexts by the SLUSS president and vice president. The President of the Student Union also sits on the SLUSS board as a representative for Ultuna Student Union.

Business Relations

Offering students connections with the business world and making the transition from studies to working life easier is one of ULS's three core pillars. The person responsible for business relations on the Union Board leads the work together with the President of ULS. The ongoing work is carried out through the business committee, where the person responsible for business relations serves as chair. By inviting companies to hold lectures, lunch talks, events, and similar activities, students at Ultuna have the opportunity to make valuable contacts and get a better understanding of the job market. Every year, in early November, ULS organizes a business day where various companies and organizations typically participate. The business day includes a fair, presentations, and a concluding dinner, giving students the chance to interact with potential future employers. 

Student social activities 

The third pillar of the Union's activities is student social activities, where the board member responsible for social student matters has the ultimate responsibility, together with the President of ULS. The student social activities include, among other things, ULS having a representative in the Committee for Equal Opportunities at the NJ Faculty, VH Faculty, LTV Faculty, and S Faculty, as well as in the Traffic Safety Council. Additionally, the person responsible for social student issues leads the work on student social matters within the study councils and is the Union's contact person with the Student Health Services. The person responsible for student social affairs also works on developing the Union's core values and collaborates with the Equal Opportunities Committee (LikeU) to promote equal opportunities work within the Union. The activities within the area of Parties and Coffee (Fest och Fika) also fall under student social activities. The Union House Manager is ultimately responsible for Parties and Coffee, together with the President of ULS.