SFS is now hiring a student representative for the university of applied sciences, in a joint initiative with the Swedish Agency for Applied Sciences. This means that student influence at universities of applied sciences will for the first time have independent support at a national level.
Elin Frösell most recently comes from FEI, the Swedish Institute of Business Administration. As student representative for the university of applied sciences, she will be a national focal point for student influence for education programs around the country.
Elin's mission is to contribute to the development of student influence at universities of applied sciences in Sweden. She will also support student representatives and be available for advice and support to these representatives.
– That students should have influence over their surroundings should be a given in all education programs. We have long known that this needs to be developed within the university of applied sciences and it feels good to be able to contribute to that work, says Elin Frösell.
There are currently few support functions for students at the university of applied sciences if problems arise during their studies. The problem has been noted by SFS, among others, previously, most recently in a report from SFS 2020.
A few student unions have been started, but students often need to handle matters themselves with the education provider or the Swedish Agency for Polytechnics. Now there will be an independent support function, which will benefit both the work environment and the quality of the studies.