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Are you leading one of SHS committees in 2021?

Generalsekreterare | 06.11.2020

Many positions of trust for 2021 will be filled on the Student Council meeting November 18th at 5PM. If you want your application to be sent to the Student Council, send it latest November 19th at 3PM to ansokan@shs.fi. Read more about the open positions below, apply, and contribute to how SHS 2021 will look like!

President of Casa Nostra 2021
Treasurer of Casa Nostra 2021
President of Exchange Committee 2021
President of Program Committee 2021
President of Sports Committee 2021
President of Information Committee 2021
President of Masters’ Committee 2021
President of Elder’s Council 2021

The application, more in form of a cover letter will be sent to ansokan@shs.fi latest 19.11 at 3PM. It is also possible to apply directly at the meeting without sending a written application. Individuals for these positions will be chosen at the Student Council meeting 23.11 at 5PM.

Apply for President or Treasurer of Casa Nostra 2021

CN is the official party committee of SHS with long traditions. CN organizes the best parties for the student union members. CN consists of a President, Treasurer, Vice President and a maximum of 19 other members.

Casa Nostra is now looking for a President and a Treasurer for 2021.

Questions can be directed to current CN President Camilla Eestilä and Treasurer Ville Haapanen.

The cover letter should be sent to ansokan@shs.fi latest 19.11 at 3PM. It is also possible to apply directly at the meeting without sending a written application. Individuals for these positions will be chosen at the Student Council meeting 23.11 at 5PM.

Apply for President of Exchange Committee 2021

Being the president of the Exchange Committee is very rewarding in many ways. You will get the chance to learn and develop qualities that you can use in future endeavours both professionally and personally. Your knowledge of organising, planning, and leading others will be put to the test as well as how well you collaborate with other people and how you handle responsibility.

If you want to develop yourself and EC as well as learn more about the work of the student union – apply for EC president!

You can find more information about EC here: https://www.shs.fi/studentkaren/karverksamhet/kommitter/?lang=en

If you have any questions about EC operations or about the president’s duties, feel free to contact the current president Katariina Saarikoski at katariina.saarikoski@shs.fi.

The cover letters should be sent to ansokan@shs.fi latest 19.11 at 3PM. It is also possible to apply directly at the meeting without sending a written application. Individuals for these positions will be chosen at the Student Council meeting 23.11 at 5PM.

Apply for President of Program Committee 2021

Being the President of the Program Committee is a great experience and a worthwhile challenge. You have the chance to gather an amazing team and execute the most unique events in our student union. Organizing events like Skojrejs and Hanken Fashion Night is incredibly rewarding and gives you a chance to develop your skills as a leader and planner. At the same time, you will also get a chance to strengthen your network with a huge amount of new contacts in both the union and the business world. You will also organize some more upscale dinners for the unions stakeholders.

Your main purpose as the President of the Program Committee is to prepare the operations of the Committee and then together with your team execute these. Furthermore, since the Committee is a rather new one, you have a unique chance to influence new traditions and events in the Committee and the Student Union.

I case you have any questions regarding the position or the tasks surrounding it, don’t hesitate to contact me, Frida Sande by email on frida.sande@shs.fi.

Apply to the President of the Information Committee 2021

Do you want to learn everything about the responsibility to publish the student union magazine, Hankeiten, as well as become part of many other interesting media projects? Do you want to learn how it is to have the responsibility over a fantastic committee and the opportunity to guide them? Then you should apply for the president of the Information committee!

Your biggest task is to lead the committee, but also to plan and develop together all the media related projects that INK is involved to.
You will get experience and learn a lot of new things that can be valuable in your future career.
Earlier experience of INK is not required but you should be interested in media.
You can yourself choose how much time and effort you want to put in the committee, you can study and work beside without any problem.
You will get a few really nice benefits like free entrance to parties (We can tell you more about it)
Last but not least: as the President of INK you have a lot of responsibility but also a lot of freedom due to the fact that you are elected by the student council.

I case you have questions regarding the position, don’t hesitate to contact the current President of INK, Ellen Nirhamo by emailing ellen.nirhamo@shs.fi

Apply for the president of Sports Committee 2021

Are you the new president for the sports committee? The sports committee organises fun and versatile sports related events and activities. The president is responsible for the committee’s activities, members and the tasks assigned by the student union.

During the past years, the sports committee has organised bigger popular events, such as Pinktober Charity Run and ice hockey games. Other smaller and more different sport events, such as carting, curling and beachvolley have also been organised by the Sports Committee. Do you have fresh, new ideas on how to upgrade the sports committee’s activities? Do you think something could improve? If you are interested in practising your organization skills and getting a lot of new friends, this is your chance!

If you have any questions regarding the committee or the presidency, do not hesitate to contact Sandra Isaksson (sandra.isaksson@shs.fi)

Apply for President of Masters’ Committee 2021

It’s that time of the year: the Masters’ Committee is looking for a new president! Do you want to gain experience in leading an international team? Learn to run meetings in English and organize both social and career events? Do you want to build your network and get to know the entire student union better? You can do all that and more as the President of MC!

MC has a special position, both welcoming new students as well as offering a farewell to the graduating ones, so it is a great opportunity to make an impact on the people around you – as well as getting to know the school and your classmates even better.

The Masters’ Committee’s official responsibilities:

To represent both Swedish-taught and English-taught Master’s degree students
To promote social integration of new Master’s students
To communicate interests of the Master’s degree students to the administration of Hanken and to the Student Union, SHS

– To connect Master’s degree students to the corporate world

– To maintain the connection between international and Finnish Master’s degree students

If you have any questions regarding the position, feel free to contact the current president Rita Merisalo at rita.merisalo@shs.fi. The president position will run 1.1.2021-31.12.2021.

Apply to the president of the Elders Council 2021

Are you the next president of the Elder’s council?

The Elder’s council is looking for a new president. The Elder’s council is an advisory body consisting of three to five members, who are entitled to report and submit proposals to the board and the Student Council.

The duties of the Elder’s council include:

– to follow up and make amendments for the implementation of the student union’s vision, mission and strategy

– To preserve and develop the student union’s traditions and cultural heritage

– To support members of the student union and the management of the union, and promote continuity

– To provide suggestions for recipients of merits and scholarships

If you are interested in being the president of the Elder’s council 2020, the current president Melina Weckman will be happy to answer your questions (melina.weckman@shs.fi).