Election of Department Board

Composition of the board

The composition of the department board is regulated in the department's Management and Administration Regulations. The board has nine members:

• The Department Board is chaired by the Head of Department with the Vice Head as deputy, and has 9 members:

• Head of Department
• Vice Head of Department (Deputy chair)
• 2 representatives from the Department permanent academic staff
• 2 representatives from the Department temporary academic staff
• 1 representative from the Department administration
• 2 student representatives

The Department Head and Deputy Head are elected in a separate election. The election is held electronically. 

How often are elections held?

Within the groups of permanent academic staff and technical-administrative staff, employees elect their representatives every four years.

Representatives for temporary academic staff and students are elected every year.

Who has the right to vote?

According to the University of Oslo's election regulations (in Norwegian), employees with at least a 50% position at the units holding elections, as well as Professor II, have voting rights. Your employment status on the day you cast your vote determines your voting rights. You can vote for candidates within your own voting group (in Norwegian).

Who can nominate candidates?

Anyone with voting rights in the election can propose any eligible person within their own voting group. According to the University of Oslo's election regulations (in Norwegian), all salaried employees with at least a 50% position, as well as Professor II, have the right to vote.

Election Board

According to §3 of the University of Oslo's election regulations, an Election Board must be appointed for all elections. The Election Board is responsible for ensuring that elections are conducted in accordance with the regulations.

Execution

The election is conducted electronically via the University of Oslo's election portal, with the exception of the students who arrange their own election meeting. 

• Elections at the University of Oslo
• Election Regulations for the University of Oslo (In Norwegian) 
• Regulations for the appointment and election of heads of faculties and departments (In Norwegian)
• Administration regulations for the Department of Economics