Norwegian Association of Students (StL)

A presentation of StL

StL in a nutshell

•The state’s main responsibility

•High quality on education

•Equal rights

•Student’s participation and responsibility

Resources

» Budget of NOK 10,8 mill– Support from student welfare organization

equivalent to NOK 50 pr student pr semester

– Support from the state

Declaration of the organization

» A commitment between StL and local student democracies– What should local student democracies

mean to StL, and what should StL offer local student democracies?

» Courses and lectures» Conferences» Dialog meetings» Sessions for local leaders and secretaries of the

democracy» Legal and local aid» Information» Media» Representation» Cooperation with other organizations

We have opinions about…

» How higher education is organized

» Profession and quality

» Research and development

» Innovation» International

relations

» Student financial support system

» Student welfare» Students with

special needs

Handling the politics

» StL influences political decisions through– Meetings with politicians and bureaucracy– Hearings – Cooperation with employee and employer

organizations– Media– Networks

Representation 1/2

» National representation– Norwegian state educational loan fund and

complaints board– Norwegian Association of Higher Education

Institutions» National councils for vocational studies » Research committee» Study's committee

– Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)

– Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission service

– Groups and committees on a national level– National conferences

Representation 2/2

» International representation– Norwegian delegations– ESU – European Students’ Union– NOM – Nordic and Baltic cooperation– Solidarity work– Other international conferences

The secretariat

Student finance system and welfare Profession and

research

Secretariat leader

Media and informationMembers contact

Economy

Administration

The executive committee

Conferences

Summer conferenceFall conference

Spring conferenceContact conference

University college boardComplaints board

Seminar

Courses

– International courses– Critical thinking courses

related to specific subjects– Research within education

with innovation– Political systems

– Debate and reasoning techniques

– Speech and presentation techniques

– Session techniques and voting rules

– Motivation and commitment

– Leading an organization– Student rights and duties

– Project work– Group processes– Lobbying– Media courses– Public relations

We offer the courses that you need!

www.StLweb.no

Handbooks and other material

Focus on research

Other campaigns