How does UTN work?

Councilors

The Council (FUM) is the highest decision-making body of the Uppsala School of Technology and Science. The sections' representatives in the council decide on UTN's activities, future and opinions. Here, the decisions that have the most impact on the organization's activities are made. All members have the right to have their voice heard and take part in the most important gatherings of the Corps.

The corps council has 33 members from all 19 sections of the corps. The mandates are allocated proportionally according to the number of members in the sectional associations against the total number of members of the corps. Each section has a guaranteed mandate in the council.

The Council is chaired by the President's Presidium and usually meets six times a year. During the council, decisions are made on the activities and future of the corps, among other things, the council decides on the corps operational plan and budget, but also on the corps opinions on various issues. The Council also appoints a number of positions of trust, including the Board of Directors, the Nomination Committee, Board of Consistors, Techna Bureau and auditors.

All members of the Corps have the right to attend and speak at meetings. In addition, all members have the right of motion and interpellation.

Fullmäktiges sammanträden VT24:

FUM 2024:1 - 21-22 februari

FUM2024:2 - 16-17 april

FUM2024:3 - 14-15 maj

Motions and interpellations

A motion is a proposal for something that you wish to be raised and decided on in the council during a meeting. This has historically involved everything from bylaw changes and the start-up of sections, to the fact that the Corps should buy in a fire engine. Motions can be submitted by individual members or by a group of members.

Want to write a motion? See the template for an exercise here.

Motions must be submitted to the President of the Union at least 21 days before the meeting at which you wish the motion to be considered. Keep an eye out for the documents that come out 10 days before the meeting after the board's motion response. It is important that you read it before the meeting so that you are ready when the discussion starts.

An interpellation is a question directly posed to the board of directors, related to their activities. The process is very similar to that of the motions regarding which deadlines apply, and that one should read the documents in advance about their interpellation responses.

Do you want to represent your section on the council? Contact your section association to find out how to run for office. If you want to know more about us and the work of the council, please contact talman@utn.se.

The management team

UTN's management team is elected by the Board of Directors and works full-time to improve the operations of the Corps and your time of study. It is UTN's Nomination Committee that gives the Board which candidates they are allowed to choose from. All members of the management team except the project manager for Utnarm work with the running of the corps, in various areas, such as study monitoring, business, information dissemination and party activities.

Bevakarenheten som i huvudsak arbetar med utbildningsrelaterade frågor eller den studiesociala miljön. Bevakarenheten utgörs av kårens ordförande tillsammans de fyra studiebevakarna.

Ekonomienheten som hanterar den övriga kontinuerliga verksamheten som rör bland annat ekonomi, näringslivsanknytning, internationalisering, informationsspridning och festverksamhet. Ekonomienheten utgörs av kårens vice ordförande, näringslivsansvarig, projektledare för Utnarm, internationellt ansvarig, informationsansvarig och klubbmästaren.

Study Watchers

UTN's study watchers work with monitoring and improving the faculty's education and students' study experience. The study watchers have specific areas of focus: education, the social situation, labour market issues and international affairs.