It is time for representative council elections! 

In the Representative Council elections, 20 full representatives and 20 deputies are elected to the Student Union Representative Council. All SAMK students who have paid the SAMMAKKO membership fee in the autumn of 2023 or the academic year 2023–2024 are eligible to vote and eligible to vote.

Advance e-voting will begin on Monday, October 16 at 9:00 a.m and end on Sunday November 5th 2023. The ballot box elections will be held on campuses from 6th to 8th November 2023. The actual election day is Wednesday, November 8th.

Election schedule

🗓️ Electronic advance voting
16.10. 9.00 – 5.11.2023 12.00

🗓️ Ballot box voting on campuses:
📍 Kuninkaisten kampus, Huittinen, 6.11.2023 from 11 am to 2 pm
📍 Taidekoulu, Kankaanpää, 6.11.2023 from 11 am to 2 pm
📍 SAMK-kampus Pori, 7.–8.11.2023 from 10 am to 3 pm
📍 SAMK-kampus Rauma, 7.–8.11.2023 from 10 am to 3 pm

What is the Representative council?

The task of the Student Union Representative Council is to be the voice of the students in all decision-making.

The Representative Council exercises the highest decision-making power in the student union SAMMAKKO. It outlines what SAMMAKKO does and ensures that the wishes and needs of students are heard in the UAS community.

The task of the Representative Council is to guide the activities of the student union and decide on SAMMAKKO’s major lines and operational resources. The Representative Council approves, for example, SAMMAKKO’s action plan and budget yearly. In addition, the Representative Council annually elects the Student Union Board and student representatives to SAMK’s Board, the Degree Board and the Study Board.