International Committee – Komit

Komit is SFS's committee for international affairs and acts as a delegation and expert committee for international affairs for SFS. The committee represents SFS in, among other things, the Nordic Chairs' Meeting (NOM) and the European Students' Union (ESU). The goal of the committee is to provide SFS with a permanent and stable international presence. The committee has four members and is led by a presidium. The committee pursues student policy issues in accordance with SFS's principle program and political positions.  

Nordic Chairs' Meeting, NOM
The Nordic Chairs' Meeting is a collaboration between the national student organizations of the Nordic (including the Baltics). The goal of NOM is to exchange knowledge and experiences regarding Nordic policy on higher education.

European Students' Union, ESU
The European Students' Union is a central organisation at European level for Europe's national student organisations. ESU aims to strengthen students' education, democracy and social rights. ESU holds two congresses per year, called Board meetings, BM. ESU's board is called the Executive Committee and are the ones who, together with the Presidium, drive ESU's policy towards, among others, the EU Commission. The organization is headquartered in Brussels. Read more about ESU here.

National work
Komit also represents Sweden at the national level in discussions about the implementation and influence of international student policy issues. This is done primarily through participation in various forums. In addition, the committee supports the board's work on issues of an international nature. This is done in the form of recommendations and preparatory work.

Are you interested in Komit?
Are you interested in international student policy? Then you are welcome to apply to the SFS Committee. The Committee is appointed by the board and consists of four members, one of whom is the president. The term of office is two years and overlapping, there is also a one-year term of office.

You can reach the committee at [email protected]