Chair of the Representative Council in 2023 and the former of the Board were elected
Erik Halttunen is the Chair of the Representative Council in 2023 and Ida Parkkinen is the Former of the Board for Aalto University Student Union.
At the meeting AYYE 10/2022 on Thursday, 27 Oct, AYY’s Representative Council elected Erik Halttunen as the Chair of the 2023 Representative Council and Ida Parkkinen as the former of the Board. Congratulations to the elected persons and thank you to all the applicants!
The former of the Board will make a proposal on the 2023 AYY Board to the Representative Council. The Chair of the RepCo is responsible for the general activities of the Representative Council, such as the preparation of meetings and the chairing of meetings.
There’s still time to apply to become the Vice Chair of the RepCo (DL: Nov 24th) or a Board Member for AYY (DL: Nov 6th). Read more on the other volunteer possibilities on this page.
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