Studentenoverleg tijdens de Universiteitsraad

Run as a candidate for the elections

From March 11, 2024 (9:00 AM) till March 13, 2024 (5:00 PM) you can run for election and stand as a candidate by digitally completing the application form. You will receive an invitation via email with a link to the voting application where you can directly fill out the candidate application form.

Who can run in the elections?

If your name appears on the electoral role, you can also register as a candidate for the representation of the council for which you are eligible to vote.

Register individually or as part of a party

You can be an individual candidate, or form a party (of maximum 30 candidates per party). 

Excluded from the elections (both active and passive voting rights) are the following categories of students:

  • pre-bachelor and pre-master students 
  • minor students 
  • contract students 
  • exchange students 
  • students enrolled in a post-initial education or other post-academic course/trajectory
  • honours students
  • extranei (students who are allowed to take exams without being enrolled in the degree program) 
  • JADS students (they have their own participation council)
  • regarding joint programs and double degrees, the place of enrolment of a student determines whether the student belongs to the electorate of Tilburg University or not. 

Please note:

  • The disadvantage of forming a one-member party is that you have no spare candidates. This means you cannot appoint a successor, if you were to leave the council before completing your term. 
  • The higher your position on the list, the more likely you are to be elected. 

How do you register as a candidate?

Note: Emails from the Electoral Committee are sent via digitaleverkiezing.nl.

  • During the candidacy period (11 March to 13 March 2024), students and staff will receive an email invitation to stand as a candidate in the voting application.  
  • If the candidacy is provisionally approved by the Electoral Committee, the candidate will soon receive an invitation to complete their candidate profile via email.
  • If the candidacy is rejected by the Electoral Committee, the candidate will receive a notification via email. The Electoral Committee will contact you separately.
  • Every candidate can only be on one list per election (that is per council). 
  • The new lists (including single-person factions) must have the list signed by 5 eligible voters as supporters for the respective representative body after the digital candidate registration.

Timeline Elections

If you want to know more about important dates concerning the elections, please retrieve the timeline on the elections.

Election regulations

The rules concerning the elections have been published in the Elections Regulations.