Contribute to the development of student life by participating in the VMU Student Parliament elections

Submission of applications for candidacy to the highest governing body of Students, the Vytautas Didios University (VDU) Student Parliament, begins. Students who want to represent their faculty in the VMU Student Parliament until October 26. You must submit an application and a motivation letter by e-mail at valdyba@vdusa.lt by 23:59.

As every year, the VDU SA Board encourages everyone to get involved in the activities of the VDU Student Parliament. VDU SA Board Chairwoman Solveiga Skaisgirytė shares that participation in the activities of the parliament is "a great opportunity to contribute to the creation of student life, which provides an opportunity to become an active member of the VDU community, implement ideas, raise competencies and meet like-minded people".

Vitalyja, who served in the parliament, says that at first she thought it was just one of the university's governing bodies, but soon realized that it does much more than it looks from the side - it approves the financial and operational reports of VDU SA, elects the President, Audit and Board of the aforementioned organization . "Parliament is a place where you are not afraid to raise actual problems, talk about them loudly and look for solutions. It is also a great opportunity not only to get to know the representatives of students from other academic departments, but also to take a closer look at the "inside" of the university", - shares the representative of the Faculty of Law.

In addition to the things already mentioned, members of parliament correct or submit new VDU SA documents and approve student representatives to the university's governing bodies. With the majority of votes of all elected members, the Student Parliament can demand a re-consideration of the decisions made by the university's self-governing institutions on study issues.

How are the elections?

This year, the election procedure remains the same as before. Those wishing to run for the VMU Student Parliament must fill out an application and write a motivational letter in free form. "This year, the submission of candidacies will take place over three weeks (until October 26 23:59), so there is plenty of time to sign a creative and eye-catching cover letter and fill out the application," says Solveiga. After the close of nominations, November 3-5, students will be able to vote for their faculty representatives. Elections will be held remotely, so it will be convenient for all students to participate in them by pressing just a few buttons. Each student will find information in their VDU Outlook mail with motivational letters of candidates to represent them in the Student Parliament and a unique voting link.

The chairwoman of the VDU SA Board is happy that "during the last elections, there was a lot of activity in the faculties, which were not so active, so this year we hope that all positions of student representatives from all departments will be filled by motivated students" and on behalf of the Board, she wishes success to all those participating in the elections.

Each academic unit (faculty or academy, based on the number of students studying in it) will be represented by the corresponding number of members of parliament:

Students who want to become members of the Student Parliament by October 26. 23:59 email by post valdyba@vdusa.lt must send a completed application and a free-form motivational letter.