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Join Stura!
How we work
Stances are democratically formed by our General Assembly (GA), to represent the student's voice up to the highest governing bodies.
Hoe we werken
Standpunten worden democratisch gevormd door onze Algemene Vergadering, om de stem van de student te vertegenwoordigen tot aan de hoogste bestuursorganen.
Your impact
As a mandatary, you play a meaningful role in shaping student policy and addressing key challenges, helping to improve the university experience for all students.
Verschillende mandatarissen
What is a mandatary?
A Stura mandatary is a volunteer who helps ensure the student voice is represented in a wide range of meetings and policy discussions. For instance, as a Diversity & Inclusion mandatary, you take part in the diversity council and contribute to its working groups.
Your role
You engage in student representation across different levels of the university, bringing in perspectives from students and making sure they are taken into account in decision-making.
Your impact
As a mandatary, you play a meaningful role in shaping student policy and addressing key challenges, helping to improve the university experience for all students.
Verschillende mandatarissen
What is a mandatary?
A Stura mandatary is a volunteer who helps ensure the student voice is represented in a wide range of meetings and policy discussions. For instance, as a Diversity & Inclusion mandatary, you take part in the diversity council and contribute to its working groups.
Your role
You engage in student representation across different levels of the university, bringing in perspectives from students and making sure they are taken into account in decision-making.
I might be interested!
You can submit your candidacy by emailing your CV and motivation letter to kiescomite@stura.be.
I want to join Stura!
In the subject line you mention "Candidacy mandate [academic year] - first name surname".
You can apply for any mandate, but for most roles a basic knowledge of Dutch is recommended.
Questions? Fill out the form or e-mail us.
Deadline: eight days before the next biweekly GA.
Mandate list
Below you find an overview of the different mandates within Stura. Each mandate is accompanied by a sheet with more information on the content, tasks and expectations of the mandate. You will find this sheet under ‘More info’.
Daily Board
President
As President, you lead the Student Council and keep Stura running smoothly. You represent the council in the Executive Board (GeBu), alongside the Rector and Vice-rector.
General Administrator
As General Administrator, you oversee the non-profit organization behind the KU Leuven Student Council, managing its finances and infrastructure.Vice-president
As Vice-president, you act as the President’s right hand, providing broad support where needed. You also help foster a positive and motivating team atmosphere, and represent the team in bodies such as the Academic Council.
Communication
As Communication mandatary, you manage communication on student-related news in collaboration with KU Leuven. At the same time, you safeguard the Student Council’s positioning and aid communication internally and externally.
Academic Council
As Academic Council mandatary, you attend the Academic Council, help shape the university’s long-term vision and play a key role on the Student Council Board. You also act as a trusted sounding board for the FOs in your group.
Campus Coordinator
As Campus Coordinator (CaCo), you ensure that each campus is meaningfully and adequately represented within Stura.
General Board
Education Council
The Education Council is the central hub of education policy at KU Leuven and prepares advice for the Academic Council. As a mandatary, you attend various working groups, for example about the REE and the milestone policy.
Master of Teaching
As mandatary for the Master of Teaching, you coordinate student representation across all Master of Teaching programmes and represent students in relevant university bodies.
Student Services
As Stuvo mandatary, you take part in the Decretal Stuvo Council and other meetings on student life, while maintaining close contact with all campuses and subcommittees.
Events
As mandatary for Events, you represent students in meetings on education and cross-campus initiatives, in close collaboration with relevant partners and co-manage the Student Council’s events.
International
As mandatary international, you create a university where international students feel welcome. You participate in the Council on International Policy (RIB) and the Interfaculty Council for Global Development (ICGD), among others.
Una Europa
As mandatary Una Europa, you are responsible for the representation of
KU Leuven students in, among others, the Una Europa Student Board.
Within this mandate you work closely together with the mandataries
International.
Sustainability
As Sustainability mandatary, you work with the sustainability team and various partners to strengthen KU Leuven as a sustainable institution, including through the Sustainability Council and advisory bodies.
Diversity & Inclusion
As mandatary for Diversity & Inclusion you advocate for a more inclusive university by representing students’ interests in the Diversity Council and related advisory bodies and committees.
ICTS
As mandatary for ICTS, you represent students in a variety of advisory and decision-making bodies that shape the short- and long-term priorities for ICT in education.
Institutional Review
As mandatary Institutional Review, you represent the Student Council in the KU Leuven review by the NVAO, safeguarding the student perspective on educational quality. You take part in key meetings and site visits while keeping Stura actively involved throughout the process.
FAQ
Are you a student at KU Leuven, taking up at least 15 ECTS? Then you can become a mandatary! However, you must also be elected by the General Assembly. Experience in a POC or at Faculty level is certainly a plus, but for most mandates not a requirement to stand for election.
Are you a student at KU Leuven and enrolled for at least 27 ECTS? Then you can become a mandatary! You do need to be elected by the General Assembly, however. Experience in a POC or at faculty level is a plus, but not required to apply.
As a mandatary, you go to meetings relevant to your mandate. This number varies greatly depending on which mandate you want to do.
In addition, where necessary, you will write a note for the General Assembly (GA). This is a discussion of a topic where the GA holds a discussion and takes a position afterwards. Your job is to provide the necessary context on the topic and answer any questions during the discussion.
Finally, you are expected to attend the General Office meetings (Monday evening every fortnight) and the General Assembly (Friday evening every fortnight).
You will present yourself to the members of the General Assembly and answer a few substantive questions afterwards. You will be given preparation time for this.
The Neutral Electoral Committee runs the elections. It consists of individuals from Stura’s current team as well as members of the General Assembly. Once elected, you are part of the General Office.
The deadline to run for office is eight days before the actual election, at 18h00. Elections are possible at all GA’s of the Academic year. You can find a calendar of the GA’s here.
If you want to run for office, please submit your candidacy to kiescomite@stura.be with the words “Candidacy mandate ‘x’ academic year first name surname” in the subject of the email.
Your candidacy includes your resume, along with a short cover letter explaining why you want to hold a particular mandate.
To ensure the elections run smoothly, Stura’s electoral regulations prescribe the installation of an Election Committee. It receives all applications via kiescomite@stura.be, communicates about these towards the General Assembly (GA) and drafts the election questions.The Election Committee consists of at least three members, including at least one resigning Daily Board member (DB) and at least one General Assembly (GA) member.
The Election Committee for the 2026–2027 academic year currently consists of:
- Casper Ombelets (ontslagnemend DaBu-lid)
- Kato Vanspringel (ontslagnemend DaBu-lid)
- Tanguy Laurens (ontslagnemend DaBu-lid)
- Elize Bonten (ontslagnemend DaBu-lid)
- Thomas Fyen (AV-lid)
The General Assembly ratified the current Election Committee on 27 June 2026.