2024 Elections for Participation

Student parties:

• SAM 
• FRONT
• Novum (list of candidates)
  • Tim Hopstaken
  • Negin Mirzaghavam
  • Kimberly Smits
  • Behamin Akhbarinia
  • Zehra-Hasret Karakilic

Other candidates:

• Khalid Berrouayel El-Jbary
• Ivana Pylypovová
• Nathalie Verschuur
• Coen Jonkman
• Ronja Dallner
• Toby Benavides

Student parties:

• ECCO 
• Active TiSEM 
• TEMPO (list of candidates)
  • Alise Ruža
  • Luuk Hasekamp
  • Ádám Dudás

Other candidates:

• Behamin Akhbarinia
• Ivana Pylypovová
• Toby Benavides
• Danish Samsudin

Student parties:

• Stimulus 
• Active TSB 

Other candidates:

• Maia Vukmir
• Tim Hopstaken

Student parties:

• Vrijspraak 
• Active TLS 

Other candidates:

• Kimberly Smits
• Zuzanna Maligłówka
• Jahnavi Tomar
• Emre Adivar
• Khalid Berrouayel El-Jbary
• Ronja Dallner
• Tina Silić

Student parties:

• Active TSHD

Other candidates:

• Bashar Abdallah
• Coen Jonkman
• Nathalie Verschuur
• Wulan Bekker
• Zehra-Hasret Karakilic

Student Perspective: no elections are required as there are more seats than candidates.  

Every employee and student of Tilburg University is entitled to participation. At our university, this is arranged both centrally (through the University Council) and decentrally (through the Faculty Councils and Service Councils).

The University Council and faculty councils consist of half staff members and half students; in service councils only staff members have a seat. During elections, there will be a modified promotion regulation under which promotion activities will take place. This regulation acts both as a supplement and a substitute for provisions in the house rules promotion activities.

Pursuant to Article 1 of the House Rules, the Executive Board (CvB) may issue binding instructions to anyone present on university grounds, in university buildings and/or using university facilities. In its meeting of February 26, 2008, the Executive Board adopted these instructions as implementing regulations of the House Rules.

These regulations apply to on-campus promotional activities during election campaigns for TiU's participation bodies. Campus refers to all TiU grounds and buildings including the Sports Center. In all cases, instructions from the Security must be followed.

General

a. Outside of the already assigned regular vertical lanes reserved for the political groups, posters may also be hung in other locations during the election campaign, as listed in 2b through 2i.
b. On all regular bulletin boards, not intended for student/student associations, where posters normally hang, one poster per political group may be hung.

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c. It is not permitted to hang posters over posters of others. For regular bulletin boards, this expressly includes posters promoting activities other than elections.
d. The team leader of the Security Department is authorized to remove promotional material that does not comply with the rules or otherwise poses a security risk. If possible, the group involved will first be summoned to remove the material within one hour, after the discovery of the irregularity. For this purpose, the Security Department will contact the secretary of the polling station. The secretary will then promptly forward the report to the group involved.
e. In the event of a disagreement between student groups, the Chair of the Central Consultation of and for Students (COS) will first be asked for advice. If the disagreement persists then the secretary of the voting committee will decide.
f. Posters may be double-sided on the inside of a window. This includes attaching two posters on top of each other so that the information is visible both inside and outside.

g. Warande building
Paragraph 1
In the foyer of the Warande Building there are 3 windows near the entrance to be divided among the candidates for the University Council. Each group may put up a maximum of one vertical strip of posters in total on one of these windows. In case of disagreement, the secretary of the polling station will decide after hearing the president of the University Council. 

Paragraph 2 

The 3 windows in addition to the windows mentioned in paragraph 1 may be used by candidates for faculty councils. Each group may hang a maximum of one vertical strip of posters in total on one of these windows. In case of disagreement, the secretary of the voting committee shall decide after hearing the president of the University Council.

h. Dante Building
Paragraph 1
In the foyer of the Dante Building there are 3 windows near the entrance to be divided among the candidates for University Council. Each group may put up a maximum of one vertical strip of posters in total on one of these windows. In case of disagreement, the secretary of the polling station will decide after hearing the president of the University Council.

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Paragraph 2
The 3 windows in addition to those mentioned in paragraph 1, may be used by candidates for faculty councils. Each group may hang a maximum of one vertical strip of posters in total on one of these windows. In case of disagreement, the secretary of the polling station shall decide after hearing the president of the University Council.

i. Montesquieu Building
In the Montesquieu Building, the first four windows from the main entrance are to be divided among candidates for the University Council and Faculty Councils. Each group may put up a total of a maximum of one vertical strip of posters on one of these windows. In case of disagreement, the secretary of the polling station will decide after hearing the president of the University Council.

Candidates are basically responsible for reserving and using facilities to support their campaign. In addition, some facilities are offered to political groups through the secretary of the polling station. The facilities are paid from the general election budget.
a. Stands
Paragraph 1
A number of market stalls/stands will be reserved by the secretary of the polling station. The polling station will ask participating groups if they need a booth. The booth will be available throughout the election period, excluding weekends.
Paragraph 2
Political groups participating in the University Council election are entitled to their own booth.
Paragraph 3
One booth may be reserved per faculty which groups participating in the Faculty Council election may rent by mutual agreement.
Paragraph 4
Fractions may decorate their own booth in any way they see fit, as long as the result is safe, the booth is not damaged and no balloons filled other than with air are used.
Paragraph 5
The two permanent stands (in the Esplanade), the tables in the various coffee rooms (including Cobbenhagen Building and Prisma Building) and Food Plaza are available.

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regular (other) promotional activities. These booths will not be used for election activities.
b. Banners
The maximum number of banners that may be hung on the UvT grounds will be increased from 2 to 6 during the elections. This is subject to a maximum of 1 per association. Political groups wishing to hang a banner must take care of creating the banner, obtaining permission and reserving a spot via the DFB service desk. Hanging spots will not be reserved exclusively for elections. Banners may only be hung between the trees on the lawn in front of the Koopmans Building.

Paragraph 1
During the election period, the possibilities for conducting promotional activities have been broadened. Campaign activities may take place on the entire UvT grounds, with the exception of the following actions/locations:

• It is not permitted to hand out promotional materials in (class) rooms/colleges unless the group has reserved this location for this purpose itself.
• In all cases, it is not permitted to conduct promotional activities in the library. This includes the entire walkway with stairs.
• Promotional activities in the Montesquieu Learning Centre (MLC) and the Goossens Learning Centre are not permitted.

Paragraph 2
A group requires prior permission from the secretary of the voting committee in consultation with the president of the University Council for an activity if it takes place at any of the following locations:

• Koopmans Building
• All dining facilities
• The entrance to the Esplanade
• Cobbenhagen building
• Goossens building (except the Learning Centre)

Paragraph 3
A number of restrictions (from the house rules promotional activities) on handing out promotional materials expire during the elections for the participants in these elections, namely:
- Handing out newspapers and magazines will be allowed.

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• Candidates who want to hand out something from the booth no longer need to indicate in advance what they will hand out.
• It is permitted to hand out food and drinks. The catering and health laws must be complied with.

Under no circumstances may the following products be handed out.

• Stimulants and narcotics (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
• Chewing gum
• Commercial leaflets
• Balloons filled with anything other than air.

Paragraph 1
Candidates are responsible for removing campaign materials themselves. Regular instructions apply to stands and banners.
Paragraph 2
Election posters and flyers placed in racks must be removed no later than 11 p.m. on the first business day after the unofficial results are announced.
Paragraph 3
Flyers, leaflets, etc. left outside designated areas on university grounds must be removed by 11 p.m. daily.
Paragraph 4

Should DFB itself have to remove these materials after this period, the bill will be sent to the polling place. If a group is demonstrably responsible for the costs incurred, these costs, through the election budget, will be recovered from the group in question. If it is not possible to identify the group responsible, the bill will be paid from the general election budget, so that the burden is shared equally among all parties.

6. SPAM

No general student and/or employee address lists may be used for promotional purposes, nor may private data be used improperly for the purpose of elections. No exception will be made for elections. However, it is permitted to send campaign e-mail to e-mail addresses that a group itself already has.

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7. Not provided

Where no rule is not provided, the decision will be made by the secretary of the Voting Committee.