TREY is an advocacy and service organisation of the students of Tampere University, founded in 2019. Each student that studies for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the university is a member of TREY. In total, TREY has approximately 20,000 members, who study in Tampere, Turku, Pori and Seinäjoki.
In the organisation of the student union, the highest decision-making power belongs to the Council of Representatives, who are elected from among the members every two years in representative elections. The council appoints the Executive Board, which decides on the day-to-day operations of the student union. In addition, there are a number of bodies that are appointed separately each year and operate under the Executive Board. For the purpose of providing daily services and doing long-term advocacy work, the student union employs a number of specialists and office staff. Three committees, the Administrative Committee, the Committee for Financial Affairs and the Honorary Committee, operate under the Council of Representatives.
TREY is a member of the National Union of University Students in Finland and the Finnish Students Sports Federation.
Council
The Council of Representatives is the highest decision-making body in the student union. The 49 members of the council are elected every two years in the representative elections. The Council of Representatives appoints the student union’s Executive Board and decides on TREY’s policy outlines, such as strategy, budget and plan of action. All TREY’s members have the right to be present in the council meetings. In the elections, every student union member enrolled as present has the right to vote and stand for election. In addition, student union members have the right to make initiatives to the Council of Representatives or the Executive Board. More info on the Council can be found on its own subpage!
Board
The Executive Board holds the governmental and executive power in the Student Union. The Executive Board is appointed for one calendar year at a time by the Council of Representatives. The Executive Board handles the supervision of interests in the long term, manages the student union’s day-to-day issues and activities and is in charge of executing the plan of action. The board is also the external representative of the student union, and it supervises the administration of the student union and uses the executive power within the limits set by the student union’s rules and the council’s decisions. The Executive Board is accountable to the Student Union’s Council of Representatives for all of their actions.
The Executive Board is composed of the chairperson and a maximum of 11 other members. Each of the members of the Executive Board is responsible for activities in one or more sectors. There are several sectors in the student union, including educational affairs, social affairs, international affairs, association affairs, events, sports, corporate cooperation, development cooperation, environmental affairs, communications as well as urban advocacy. The board members work in cooperation with the student union’s specialists. Despite the sector division, the members of the Executive Board work closely with each other and develop the student union.
Each semester, the Executive Board has weekly meetings. The lists of decisions made by the Executive Board can be read either from the student union’s official notice board or from the student union’s website.
Staff
TREY employs several experts of student life, led by the Secretary General. The specialists of the student union work actively to influence matters at the university and in the city of Tampere as well as on the national level. Furthermore, they give counselling to students in their fields of expertise and organise trainings and events for the volunteers and associations of the student union. The specialists also draft matters for the Executive Board and work to support them in the decision-making.
The Secretary General is the head of the student union and presents matters and acts as a secretary in the meetings of the Executive Board, Council of Representatives and committees of the student union. The Secretary General develops the work of the student union, leads the advocacy, represents the student union and liaises with interest groups. The Financial and Administrative Manager manages the finances and administration of the student union and acts as the superior of the office staff. The Financial Secretary manages the day-to-day finances and accounting of the student union.
The office staff provides services for members and runs the day-to-day operations of the office. The office staff manage things such as the membership fees, the issuing of student cards, the lending of items and the booking of facilities.
The educational affairs sector helps you in matters related to studies, careers and the university. The social affairs sector helps you in matters related to income, housing, health, general well-being, equality, sports, urban politics and the environment. The Specialist in International Affairs and Advocacy helps you in matters related to internationality and international students. Furthermore, the specialist coordinates the advocacy work of the student union. The student union also has specialists who work with the associations, communications, the brand of the student union, tutoring and event production.
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