The Student Parliament

The Student Parliament of NTNU is the highest governing body of the student democracy at the university.
25 students are elected for one year and represent all the faculties at the university.

The Student Parliament has meetings about once a month to discuss and make decisions on behalf of all the students of the university. In essence The Student Parliament is the voice of all the students towards the Administration and Board of NTNU, as well towards the general public and the Norwegian Students Union (NSU).

The Student Parliament is lead by a president elected by The Student Parliament itself on the first meeting in each election term. The president is supported by two vice-presidents, one which has the portfolio of educational issues, and the other the portfolio of organizational issues. Together with three of the members of the student parliament proper, they comprise the executive committee. The executive committee does the ground work, writes the case documents for each issue that is brought before The Student Parliament, and has the responsibility of carrying out and communicating the decisions of The Student Parliament. It is not necessary for the president and the vice-presidents to be members of The Student Parliament when they run for the office.

Besides the meetings once a month, which usually goes on for three to five hours in the afternoon, there are preliminary meetings where any questions to the upcoming issues can be answered, as well as some project work, which are not mandatory. All in all you should expect to use around ten hours a month as a member, but naturally you can use more if there are special issues that interest you. There are also a weekend seminars at the start of each semester, where there is a mix ofinformation and presentations, workshops and social happenings.