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Activistenpartij secures half of the seats in new CSR

25 juni 2026 - 07:30
Activistenpartij secures half of the seats in new CSR
The Activist Party (Activistenpartij) will hold half of all seats in the new Central Student Council (CSR) during the upcoming academic year. The radical-left student party has gained three additional seats through delegates appointed by the faculty student councils, on top of the four seats it had ...
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COR calls on UvA to improve social safety plan following Labour Inspectorate warnings

15 juni 2026 - 12:47
COR calls on UvA to improve social safety plan following Labour Inspectorate warnings
The UvA’s Central Works Council is calling for an improved action plan to address workload and social safety at the university. The council made the request in an unsolicited advice to the Executive Board. The appeal follows discussions with the Netherlands Labour Authority, during which the UvA ...
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UvA votes | Activist Party expands further, wins CSR elections convincingly

22 mei 2026 - 16:05
UvA votes | Activist Party expands further, wins CSR elections convincingly
The Activist Party has once again won the student council elections at the UvA by a wide margin. Four of the seven directly elected seats in the Central Student Council go to the radical-left party, which also performed strongly in the faculty elections. Total turnout, at 17 percent, was slightly lo...
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UvA votes | Election turnout so far falls behind last year

13 mei 2026 - 15:00
UvA votes | Election turnout so far falls behind last year
By Wednesday afternoon, nine percent of students had already voted in the Central Student Council (CSR) elections. This is shown by interim figures from the UvA’s Central Electoral Committee. Turnout is therefore lower than last year: at around midday then, 12 percent of students had already cast ...
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UvA votes | How democratic is student democracy?

11 mei 2026 - 07:00
UvA votes | How democratic is student democracy?
Today the annual students elections will start. How democratic is UvA’s student democracy? “Student political parties come in all shapes and sizes. It’s sometimes just like the House of Representatives, although it must be said that the University of Amsterdam has no Christian student politic...
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UvA votes | What did the FSR do for your faculty over the past year?

8 mei 2026 - 07:00
UvA votes | What did the FSR do for your faculty over the past year?
From next Monday, students will once again be able to vote in the Faculty Student Council (FSR) elections at the UvA. But what can these faculty councils actually mean for students? A look at the various faculties, ahead of the student council elections.
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UvA votes | What the CSR achieved this year: “More consensus-building would benefit us”

7 mei 2026 - 07:00
Francesco Bruseghini (left) and Pieter-Joost van der Plas (right).
With the student council elections approaching, Folia looks back on the past year in the Central Student Council (CSR). Chair Francesco Bruseghini (Activist Party) and committee chair Pieter-Joost van der Plas (De Vrije Student) discuss the CSR’s successes and challenges.
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UvA votes | Fifteen student parties to take part in UvA elections

23 april 2026 - 17:00
UvA votes | Fifteen student parties to take part in UvA elections
This year, 15 different parties will compete for seats in the Central Student Council and the seven faculty councils. This was announced this afternoon by the UvA’s central electoral committee. During the student council elections, which begin on 11 May, several new parties will also participate.
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Far-right VSP no longer represented at UvA after split-off

9 februari 2026 - 12:20
Far-right VSP no longer represented at UvA after split-off
The two elected UvA-members of the right-wing Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij (VSP) have split off. They did so in response to the arrest of party founder Marlon U. for an assault at the Vrije Universiteit. As a result, the VSP is no longer represented at the UvA. 
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Activist party says it wants to block appointment of new rector: is that possible?

6 februari 2026 - 08:00
Activist party says it wants to block appointment of new rector: is that possible?
As a protest against the “undemocratic” process by which members of the Executive Board (CvB) are appointed, the Activist Party blocked the Student Council’s advice on the appointment of chairperson Subramaniam. The party also hoped to be able to obstruct the appointment of a new rector in thi...
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Nikola Edelsztejn | Student council elections need a drastic overhaul

19 januari 2026 - 14:09
Nikola Edelsztejn | Student council elections need a drastic overhaul
The UvA really needs to do more to boost turnout in the student council elections, writes columnist Nikola Edelsztejn. “The fact that the result is even considered legitimate already surprises me, because we would send a national referendum with less than thirty percent turnout straight to the shr...
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Participation councils: UvA must place more emphasis on sustainability

9 januari 2026 - 11:53
Participation councils: UvA must place more emphasis on sustainability
In a joint recommendation to the Executive Board, the Central Student Council (CSR) and the Central Works Council (COR) have urged the UvA to devote more attention to sustainability.
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Stop the further politicisation and democratisation of the UvA

2 december 2025 - 15:13
On average, less than half of the students turn up for the student council elections.
In their opinion piece two weeks ago, Freddie Kiel and Mic van der Burgt argued for a highly politicised and thoroughly democratised university. According to them, radical democratic reform would bring the university closer to the community again. But many students have no need for this at all, argu...
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Central Works Council wants investigation into academic year structure

10 september 2025 - 13:43
Het Maagdenhuis.
The Central Works Council of the UvA wants an investigation into a different academic year structure, whereby it should not be predetermined that this will remain 8-8-4. The Executive Board of the UvA should make a decision on this matter. The academic year structure has been a subject of debate bet...
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New Asva chair Sahand Mozdbar: “We must not be moralistic leftists”

21 augustus 2025 - 12:01
New Asva chair Sahand Mozdbar: “We must not be moralistic leftists”
The new Asva chair Sahand Mozdbar would prefer to see students joining forces on the barricades. Against cooperation with Israel, the scrapping of English-language studies and severe budget cuts. There is room for all political colours, says the outspoken communist Mozdbar.
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Francesco Bruseghini elected CSR chair

9 juli 2025 - 11:35
The Maagdenhuis of the UvA.
Student media and culture Francesco Bruseghini has been elected as the new chair of the Central Student Council. Bruseghini is a member of the Activist Party, which won seats again in the student council elections in May. UvASociaal member Noor Hajra was elected vice-chair.
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UvA must immediately suspend ties with Israeli institutions, say CSR and COR

28 mei 2025 - 14:00
Occupation of the Maagdenhuis on 14 April
All cooperation with Israeli institutions must be suspended immediately, according to a letter sent to the University of Amsterdam (UvA) by the Joint Assembly (GV) of the COR and CSR. That co-determination council also wants the UvA to assess any cooperation with Israeli institutions for possible el...
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Another big win for Activistenpartij in student council elections

23 mei 2025 - 15:21
The announcement of the results in Crea with the Central Election Committee at the table.
The Activistenpartij once again dominates the CSR and the faculty student councils. That is the conclusion of last week’s student council elections. The new right-wing conservative party Vrijmoedige StudentenPartij and the liberal De Vrije Student failed to make a significant impact. What was surp...
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UvA elects | Turnout for student council elections continues to rise

16 mei 2025 - 14:25
UvA elects | Turnout for student council elections continues to rise
With half a day of voting still to go, this week’s student council elections look set to result in a turnout we haven’t seen in a long time: more people are voting than ever before in recent years.
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UvA elects | Mid-term turnout for student council elections far exceeds expectations

14 mei 2025 - 15:22
The SEFA party is generating attention for the elections with their dinosaur
The mid-term turnout figures for the student council elections are no less than one and a half times higher this year than in 2024. For example, 12 percent of students have already voted for the Central Student Council, compared to 7 percent last year.
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Student council election debate focuses mainly on ties with Israel

8 mei 2025 - 16:56
Student council election debate focuses mainly on ties with Israel
The annual student council elections will begin on 9 May. The final debate preceding the elections took place this afternoon at the Room for Discussion debate platform. Emotions ran high among the four parties participating in the direct elections for the Central Student Council (CSR): “Your party...
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Conservative student party VSP participates in the UvA for the first time. Who is this party?

25 april 2025 - 08:00
Still from stem.uva.nl
The Vrijmoedige Studentenpartij (VSP), founded in 2023, is participating in the student council elections at UvA for the first time this year. According to some, the VSP is said to have a radical right-wing character, but what does the new party really stand for?
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UvA elects | Thirteen student parties compete for the favour of UvA students

24 april 2025 - 17:00
The student council elections will start on May 9.
The student council elections are just around the corner. Fifteen parties have submitted their candidate lists on time. Will they be able to continue the slight upward trend in voter turnout? Voting starts on 9 May.
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Student council elections nominations open this week

8 april 2025 - 15:28
Student council elections nominations open this week
It is April and that means the annual student council elections are approaching once again. Starting this week, students and parties can register with the central electoral committee of the UvA if they wish to stand for election. Nominations are open until 15 April.
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Central Works Council does not agree with revised UvA house rules

19 februari 2025 - 12:32
Protest at UvA
The new UvA house rules presented in December have not been well received by the Central Works Council, which finds the rules too vague and not very positive. “The idea is that people are made aware of the importance of the house rules, which will make them trust them more and see their logic.”
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No green light yet from participation bodies for UvA budget 2025

6 december 2024 - 08:34
The Maagdenhuis on Spui
For now, the UvA’s central participation bodies will not accept the UvA budget for 2025 without a fight. Six ‘breaking points’ have been formulated that the Central Works Council (COR) and the Central Student Council (CSR) want to see resolved before agreeing to the UvA’s financial plans for...
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Central Student Council buries the hatchet with UvA administration

6 november 2024 - 14:03
Central Student Council buries the hatchet with UvA administration
The Central Student Council has decided, after an internal vote, to lift its motion of no confidence in UvA’s Executive Board. However, the council says that this vote “does not mean the end of a struggle for structural change within the co-determination council of the UvA.”
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Assent Framework Letter “makes no longer sense” according to participation

3 oktober 2024 - 14:24
Assent Framework Letter “makes no longer sense” according to participation
The annual consent of the participation body with the so-called Framework Letter has been delayed so much that, according to the participation body, it no longer makes sense to ask for consent. The ongoing mediation process between the Central Student Council and the Executive Board is to blame for ...
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Works council draws UvA’s attention to ‘legally questionable and inappropriate position’ on demonstrations

24 september 2024 - 12:53
Works council draws UvA’s attention to ‘legally questionable and inappropriate position’ on demonstrations
According to the Executive Board, anyone present at a non-peaceful demonstration is partly responsible for it. The works council of the Faculty of Humanities at the UvA now distances itself from this view. “The CvB can be expected to report with legal accuracy.”
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New CSR chair Stefana Feciuc: “Students have little to say at UvA”

11 september 2024 - 13:24
New CSR chair Stefana Feciuc: “Students have little to say at UvA”
New Central Student Council president Stefana Feciuc wants the Executive Board to acknowledge “mistakes made” around Palestine demonstrations. “Students cannot focus on studies because the UvA is complicit in what is happening in Palestine.”
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Gerwin van der Pol again chair Central Works Council UvA

10 september 2024 - 13:12
Gerwin van der Pol again chair Central Works Council UvA
Film studies lecturer Gerwin van der Pol was elected president of the Central Works Council (COR) of the UvA last Friday. There were no opposing candidates. A total of five new board members were elected.
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Allegations CSR of overpayment tuition fees untrue

17 juli 2024 - 14:00
Allegations CSR of overpayment tuition fees untrue
The UvA has carried out an internal audit in recent months into accusations by the Central Student Council (CSR) that thousands of students had overpaid institutional tuition fees. According to the UvA, the investigation showed that only 13 students were involved.
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Students agree on compensation for co-determination councils: They will receive €500 to €1,200 per month

11 juni 2024 - 14:38
Students agree on compensation for co-determination councils: They will receive €500 to €1,200 per month
Compensation for students on co-determination councils should increase, student organizations and educational institutions have agreed. For students in central councils, the “guideline” will be €500 to €1,200 per month.
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Liberal Roza Wagenaer navigates between radicals in CSR: “I have often thought of quitting”

11 juni 2024 - 13:18
Liberal Roza Wagenaer navigates between radicals in CSR: “I have often thought of quitting”
She received the most votes for the Central Student Council (CSR). But the list leader of The Free Student, Roza Wagenaer (20), sees the radical-left Activist Party on course again for the relative majority in the CSR. How does she explain that party's rise? “Our voters often remain silent.”
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Possible mediation in CSR’s conflict with the Executive Board

10 juni 2024 - 16:21
Possible mediation in CSR’s conflict with the Executive Board
Now that the Central Student Council (CSR) has withdrawn its confidence in the Executive Board, the question arises of how to proceed with the participation process. A mediation process may be forthcoming.
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UvA elections | Activist party wins big in Student Council elections

30 mei 2024 - 16:20
UvA elections | Activist party wins big in Student Council elections
After a three-day extension of the voting period, the votes from the Student Council elections have been counted. The Activist Party has won substantially and is now the largest within the CSR and the Councils of Social Sciences (SS) and Humanities (FGw). 
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Polling stations student council elections reopen as of today

23 mei 2024 - 11:35
Polling stations student council elections reopen as of today
Students who have not yet voted in the student council elections can still cast their ballots starting at noon this afternoon and until noon on Monday. The extension of the elections is a followed of a decision yesterday by the Council of State.
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Council of State: UvA Student Council elections should be extended

22 mei 2024 - 16:58
Council of State: UvA Student Council elections should be extended
The Student Council elections should be extended by two days. That is the verdict of the highest administrative court, the Council of State, Wednesday afternoon. This means that the preliminary results of the elections will not be announced on Wednesday as planned.
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Student Council Elections | Voting period not extended

17 mei 2024 - 19:40
Student Council Elections | Voting period not extended
The student council elections held this week will not be extended, the UvA Central Voting Committee has decided. A request for extension had been submitted by the Central Student Council (CSR). Both the CSR and party De Vrije Student will appeal to the State Council as a matter of urgency.
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15 mei 2024 - 17:06
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UvA elects | Student council elections underway

13 mei 2024 - 11:36
UvA elects | Student council elections underway
Digital polling opened this morning for the annual student council elections at UvA. The elections come at a turbulent time that may well affect turnout and ballot results.  
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Central Student Council demands resignation of UvA administration

10 mei 2024 - 18:00
Central Student Council demands resignation of UvA administration
In response to the police crackdown during last week’s demonstrations and occupations, the Central Student Council (CSR) is demanding “in the strongest terms” the resignation of the entire Executive Board. The CSR released a statement to this effect at six o’clock this evening.  
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UvA elections | International students largely take over Student Councils

29 april 2024 - 16:25
UvA elections | International students largely take over Student Councils
It is still unclear whether this will have a positive influence on the turnout, but it could give a boost to participation in the Student Council elections. International students have applied in large numbers for a seat on one of the Student Councils. The elections begin on May 13th.
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UvA-elections | Combined union lists big winner in Works Council elections

22 april 2024 - 16:00
UvA-elections | Combined union lists big winner in Works Council elections
The combined union list for the trade union FNV-AOb is the big winner of the Works Council elections held at four faculties this year. The list De Amsterdamse Academie (DAA) posted a significant loss, but is the largest party after the union lists. Newcomers are the action group Casual UvA and the P...
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“The majority of the Joint Assembly has spoken”

8 april 2024 - 13:05
“The majority of the Joint Assembly has spoken”
Noah Pellikaan’s opinion piece gives the impression that the Joint Assembly (GV) of the Central Works Council (COR) and the Central Student Council (CSR) would not have agreed to the budget. But the GV díd agree to the budget, argues Charlotte Hille, vice chair of the Joint Assembly.
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3 april 2024 - 10:00
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UvA-elections | UvA Works Councils have too few candidates for elections

25 maart 2024 - 16:04
UvA-elections | UvA Works Councils have too few candidates for elections
As in previous years, the candidate count for the Works Council elections is worryingly low. On Monday afternoon, the UvA’s central election committee finalized the electoral lists. Elections cannot take place at three faculties or the central units due to a lack of candidates.
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Parties diligently seeking new Works Council candidates: “We’re approaching basically everyone”

12 maart 2024 - 08:00
Parties diligently seeking new Works Council candidates: “We’re approaching basically everyone”
With posters, e-mails, and even election websites, the UvA is doing everything possible to draw attention to the Works Council elections in early April. How can the parties ensure that enough employees will stand for election this year? Foliasurveyed four parties.
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UvA participation councils still not in agreement with draft 2024 budget

15 februari 2024 - 07:15
UvA participation councils still not in agreement with draft 2024 budget
In a letter to the Executive Board, the joint meeting of the Central Student Council (CSR) and Central Works Council (COR) formulated four “points of contention” that must be resolved before agreeing to the UvA’s draft 2024 budget.
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PhD students want to participate with their own list in UvA works council elections

7 februari 2024 - 14:29
PhD students want to participate with their own list in UvA works council elections
PhD students are underrepresented in the UvA’s faculty works councils. This has to change, according to the Central PhD Council, an advisory body of the UvA Board. So PhD students will now participate with their own PhD list in the elections in the third week of April.
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