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Members

Term & electoral system

Staff members in the Faculty Council are elected for 2 years, students for 1 year.

For the elections for the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, a candidate system is used. This means that seats are allocated directly to persons. More information about the election system can be found on the general page about Faculty Councils.

Formation 2024 – 2025

In 2024-2025 the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs is composed as follows:

Staff section 1 September 2023 - 1 September 2025

Student section 1 September 2024 – 1 September 2025

  • Dominika Byrtusová

I study Crisis and Security Management, Governance of Crisis. I want to be part of the Faculty Council so that I can put forward ideas from fellow students and give the perspective of an international student.

My focal points are:

  1. Enhance the affordability and accessibility of Dutch language courses.
  2. Address and reduce the early-stage segregation between Dutch and international students during orientation week.
  3. Revise the elective course IT system within CSM to ensure fairness, coupled with the initiation of an overview lecture detailing available electives.

Slogan: 'Building Bridges, Not Barriers: For a United Campus and Fair Opportunities!'

  • Jens Mekking

After a previous year in the Faculty Council (22-23), a year on the board at the B.I.L. (Study Association of Public Administration) (21-22) and a year on the board at the StOP (Study Association Deliberation Platform) (23-24), I am happy to take my seat on the FGGA Faculty Council again next year.
A lot is going well at our faculty and we agree on many issues. Nevertheless, as students, it is important to get actively involved and continue to bring in the student perspective. I like to take the above experience to do this well. 

I like to dedicate myself to a faculty that focuses on its core tasks: education and research, but where it's also okay to have a good time on campus. In addition, policy must be understandable for everyone and new plans are only successful if everyone can join in. And yes, of course I am also in favour of more study places, which is why I would like to see good student participation in the development of the new Spui building.

  • Nellie Babayan

Hi everyone,

I’m Nellie, a second-year Security Studies student. Prior to this, I pursued a degree in linguistics and I’m particularly fond of conversing with people in their native languages whenever possible. Learning languages has become somewhat of a passionate hobby for me. I aim to leverage this skill as an asset within the board of the FGGA.

A key focus I for me is advocating for and representing students who face various challenges in succesfully completing their education. This includes, for instance, cognitively gifted individuals, students with AD(H)D, and similiar neuroconditions. These topics are often inadequately represented and receive little attention in practice. I’m keen to explore ways in which our faculty can better support neurodiverse students.

Furthermore, I’m interested in contributing to discussions regarding the effective and transparent allocation of the faculty’s financial resources.

While I don’t have a specific slogan at the moment, I’m driven by a commitment to consider the human aspect in all matters.

  • Nehreen Al-Mahmoedi

My name is Nehreen Al-Mahmoedi. I have done the master's in Public Administration, track Economics and Governance, and I am now doing the master's in Crisis and Security Management, track Radicalism, Extremism and Terrorism. On behalf of the Liberal Student Party, I am the leading candidate for FGGA, where I would like to work on a few things in the Faculty Council. With two studies within the faculty, I have a good idea of what could be improved in FGGA faculty for both studies.

Firstly, I would advocate that review or feedback on exams also become available digitally, so that students who cannot come to review sessions also learn from their mistakes. In addition, I would advocate abolishing the lecture requirement or relaxing the arrangements for it. Furthermore, I think recording and sharing lectures online can add value to the learning process. I also see a crucial function for extracurricular activities such as work-study, internships, board years and committees. The university could play an even more facilitating role in this! The slogan for LSP is therefore 'More than studying'.

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