Election of Department Board

Composition of the board

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

• Department Head
• Deputy Department Head
• Three representatives, with six deputy representatives, from the permanent academic staff.
• One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the temporary academic staff elected by and of the temporary academic staff.
• One representative, with two deputy representatives, from the technical-administrative staff elected by and of the temporary academic staff.
• Two student representatives, with two deputy representatives (elected at their own election meetings). 

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).

What about those on field work or abroad?

You will have access to vote electronically by logging in with your University of Oslo username and password. If you have internet access, you can propose candidates and cast your vote as usual. If you do not have internet access during the election period, please contact the Election Board or the Election Board’s secretary to cast your vote.

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 (in Norwegian), 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. The election board at SAI consist of:

• Hege Høyer Leivestad

• Tom Bratrud

• Hilde Spjelkavik Kveseth

• Espen Andre Tormodsrud

• Secretary: Guro Frostestad

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)
• Management and Administration Regulations for the Department of Sociology and Human Geography