Results of University elections for the student sections

On the afternoon of Tuesday 22 May, Rector Magnificus Elmer Sterken announced the results of the University Elections 2018 for student members of the University Council and the various Faculty Councils within the University of Groningen. The audience heard that the student turnout for the elections for the University Council was 26% this year. That is over 2% less than in 2017.

As of 1 September 2018 the division of students seats in the University Council will be as follows:

• SOG: 4 seats (1 less than in 2017),
• Lijst Calimero: 4 seats (1 less than in 2017),
• DAG: 2 seats (same as in 2017)
• New party One Man Gang: 1 seat
• New party ‘De Vrije Student’: 1 seat

All results online

The results of the elections for the University Council and the various Faculty councils can be found here: the full results of the University Elections 2018.

More information

The elections for student members of the University Council and the various Faculty Councils within the University of Groningen were held in the period between 7 a.m. on Monday 14 and 5 p.m. on Friday 18 May 2018, and the results were finalized by the Central Voting Office on 22 May 2017. Contact: Inge Feenstra, Secretary of the Central Voting Office, tel. 050-3635340 or i.feenstra rug.nl