Apply to be a member of the ÅAS Board for 2025 in Vasa

ÅAS is looking for two people to complete the Executive Board for 2025. The two people we are looking for will be members of the Executive Board working from Vasa. The new Board members will be elected by the Student Union Council.

Have you thought about how you can work for a better student life? Would you like to organize events, create new student traditions, and maintain old ones? Do you want to influence what teaching will look like in the future, both within Åbo Akademi University and nationally? Do you have a graphic eye and are interested in creating content for social media? Or maybe you want to be involved in creating contacts with business and working life? But above all, do you want to have an extremely fun and educational year?

Then the union board is definitely something for you! The assignment provides a monthly renumeration of €650 for Board members. The Board is expected to be able to work during office hours and occasionally participate in evening and weekend events. The board works in close cooperation with ÅAS staff.

Please note that ÅAS uses Swedish as the working language. Applicants should have good knowledge of Swedish and other language skills are considered a merit.

Do something new and different – apply for the ÅAS Executive Board 2025!

The following positions and responsibilities are available:

Advocacy  

• Study-related matters within Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) Vasa (Advocacy regarding studies, campus development, Student representatives)
• Local social policy matters (Student finances in Vasa, Well-being of students in Vasa, Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS)

Communication

• Communication (Coordinate the board’s communication)
• Business cooperation (Cooperation agreements and non-contractual cooperation)
• Urban relations (Contact to the City of Vasa, Cooperation with other student unions in Vasa)

Student culture Vasa 

• Development and safeguarding of student life (Education for students and associations, Project funding)
• Events in Vasa
• Special associations (Special association funds)
• Inclusion (Safer Space Principles, Action Plan for a Safer Study Culture, Guidelines for Contact Persons)

The Board divides the various areas of responsibility internally.

Please note that the Executive Board for 2025 will have their inaugural meeting during 2024 and divide the areas of responsibility. The areas of responsibility available to the two new Board members is therefore dependent on what is decided during the Board meeting.

How does the board election work?

Send a free-form expression of interest by email to Chair of the Board Jonne Kunnas (so@studentkaren.fi). We must have received your application by 19.12 at 14.00 by the latest.

Your expression of interest should preferably include: 

• Name
• Image
• Brief description of yourself
• Why you’re running
• Which areas of responsibility you are interested in

The Student Council will elect the Student Union Executive Board 2025. 

If we recieve more than two applications, an evening school to interview the candidates will be organized, and the applicants will recieve more information.

The applicants for the Board will answer six questions, of which four are available on our webpage (in Swedish) and two will remain surprise questions.

Questions? Please contact us

We are happy to answer questions and we hope to see your application in our inboxes! You are also free to visit our office in Havtornen and Kåren.