Every year elections take place for the representatives in the central and decentral Councils at Tilburg University. In 2024 the elections for students and employees will take place from 16 April till 18 April.
BWondering who the candidates are for this election?
2024 Election timeline
12 to 16 February: request for change of the registration in the electoral register to the Electoral Committee (via stembureau@tilburguniversity.edu)
11 March (9:00 am) – 13 March ((5:00 pm)
Students and employees can stand for election digitally via: https://tilburguniversity.digitaleverkiezing.nl, login with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)
27 March: announcement of the approved lists of candidates. Publication of the lists on the website.
16 April (9:00 am) – 18 April (5:00 pm)
Students and staff cast their votes digitally for the participation bodies via https://tilburguniversity.digitaleverkiezing.nl, log in via Multi Factor Authentication (MFA).
19 April (1:00 pm): announcement of the preliminary election results in a public session. Location: MKZ 1.
24 April: announcement of the results of the elections and online publication of the official report of the results.
University Council
The University Council consists of nine employees and nine students from the university. They are elected through annual (students) or biennial (employees) elections among all students and staff. The council is a serious interlocutor of the board and formally influences the policy and the state of affairs within the university.
The council reviews proposed decisions of the Executive Board and brings issues from within the organization to the Board’s attention. Where necessary, the Council will use its rights to correct the Board’s proposals or issue proposals of its own. In this way, the University Council contributes to a healthy and balanced distribution of interests and influence within the university.
School (Faculty) Councils
The Faculty Council consists of employees and students from a School. The council represents the interests of students and employees in the field of education, research, policy and decision-making. To this end, it advises the Management Team, on request or otherwise, on matters and developments within the School. In addition, the council has the right of consent for matters such as the School’s regulations, part of the Education and Examination Regulations and the Strategic Plan. Each School at Tilburg University has its own Faculty Council.
Division Committee
Every Division within University Services has a Divisional Participation Committee, consisting of employees representing the Division. The Divisional Participation Committee discusses the views and interests of the Division’s employees with its Managing Director.
In addition, the Divisional Participation Committee guarantees sufficient openness, combats discrimination on whatever grounds, and raises matters like workload and working conditions. A Divisional Participation Committee has the right to endorse decisions and the right to prior consultation.
You will receive e-mails from digitaleverkiezing.nl on behalf of Electoral Committee’s Office (Het Stembureau)
Emails coming from external e-mail addresses have been marked as “external” in Outlook since January ’24. That’s a security measure that helps you identify phishing, spam and other malicious emails from external senders.
Note: the flagging does not mean it is a phishing or spam e-mail. It is a tool to quickly see that it is not an internal e-mail. In the coming period, you will receive more emails from tilburguniversity@digitaleverkiezing.nl that originate from the Electoral Committee’s Office (Het Stembureau).
We want to emphasize that when in doubt about the legitimacy of an email, it is good to always check with a colleague, supervisor or IT support.
To see how many colleagues have already voted you can click on the link in the invitation e-mail. There is no record of the number of votes cast for each candidate. The election commission and Inkesta do not have insight into this either.
Electoral Committee’s Office
In accordance with article 3.1 of the Election regulations the Electoral committee consists of three to five members. The members and, if necessary, no more than three deputy members are appointed by the Executive Board of Tilburg University for a period of two years.
If you have any questions, please contact the Electoral Committee’s Office via stembureau@tilburguniversity.edu