A team that fights for student rights

The Student Council consists of 17 representatives who are elected in the spring semester each year among all students at the University of Iceland. The representatives are determined in accordance with the number of students in each School of study.  As the system is today, there are 3 representatives from each School, except for 5 representatives in the School of Social Sciences because it is the largest one. Students vote between lists of candidates within their School and the representatives of the council are given a seat in accordance with the proportion of votes.

Elections to the University Council take place every two years and are held alongside the Student Council elections, electronically at Uglan. Students have two elected representatives on the council for two years.

The Student Council’s board:

• Isabel Alejandra Diaz, President
• Sara Þöll Finnbogadóttir, Vice-President
• Rebekka Karlsdóttir, School Council’s President of the School of Social Sciences (Röskva)
• Ingunn Rós Kristjánsdóttir, School Council’s President of the School of Health Sciences (Röskva)
• Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir, School Council’s President of the School of Humanities (Röskva)
• Rósa Halldórsdóttir, School Council’s President of the School of Education (Röskva)
• Ingvar Þóródsson, School Council’s President of the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (Röskva)
• Ellen Geirsdóttir Håkansson (Vaka) and a representative from FEDON have the right to observe.

 

The council’s work is very versatile, from fighting for student rights to hosting fun social events for students. The Council also operates a rights office on the 3rd floor of Háskólatorg, which students can contact if they believe that their rights have been violated.

Phone: +354 570-0850
Email: shi@hi.is      
Open from 10:00 – 14:00 o’clock every work day during the summer.