University College Student Council
The University College Student Council, is University College Utrecht's elected student body that represents student interest in all academic matters.
The six members that form the University College Student Council are elected each year and work together with students, teachers and staff members in order to “improve the liberal arts and sciences education from a student’s perspective”. The UCSC gains student opinion by a range of different research activities; from small-scale focus groups to large-scale student opinion surveys. The UCSC also functions as source of information for students (e.g. booklets and office hours) and facilitates them in their initiatives.
The UC Student Council holds official positions within the organisational structure of University College Utrecht.It has four seats in the UCU Council, the college’s primary co-decision-making and advisory body, alongside four faculty representatives. Additionally, one of the UCSC members, the Student Assessor, is part of the college’s Management Team—the main governance body—together with the Dean, Director of education and Managing Director. The UCU Board of Studies, which focuses on educational policy, includes one UCSC member who serves as a formal student representative and the Student Assessor who attends these meetings in a visiting capacity.
Together as the UCSC board, we work with the college to ensure the student voice is heard and included in shaping managerial, administrative, and academic policy, such as changes in the our curriculum and giving input on the UCU budget. Along with these official positions the UCSC also holds a strong connection with the five clusters at UCU. The Academic Affairs Officers works with the cluster chairs, fellows, and student track representatives to improve individual classes and tracks.
On the UC Student Council website linked below you can find out more about what we do, all the fellows and track representatives. Additionally, there are many resources like the wellbeing booklet, slides on crafting your curriculum and the template syllabus, as well as way to reach us and our office hour times!