Faculty board elections at the Faculty of Humanities
The electoral term of the Faculty's Board is four years. Temporary academic staff and students are elected for one year.
Elections in autumn 2026
This fall, all four election groups are up for election
- Permanent academic staff, two representatives and two deputy representatives
- Temporary academic staff, one representative and two deputy representatives
- Technical-administrative staff, one representative and two deputy representatives
- Students, three representatives and three deputy representatives
Permanent academic staff and technical-administrative staff are elected for a period of four years (2027-2030). Representatives of temporary academic staff and students are elected for one year.
Dates and deadlines
- Nomination deadline: November 2th at noon.
- The election will take place as an e-election: November 30th at 12 (noon) – December 4th at 12 (noon).
- New representatives announced: December 4th.
Why should you run for office?
As a representative on the Faculty Board, you will help determine the broad outlines for how Norway's largest humanities environment is governed.
You should run for office because:
- You gain influence and insight into how the Faculty operates.
- It gives you valuable experience and adds positively to your resume.
- You are compensated for your time.
The average is six meetings per year. The working language and case papers are in Norwegian, but it is possible to speak English in the meetings.
How do you nominate a candidate?
It is easy to nominate yourself or others as a candidate:
In an email to valgstyre@hf.uio.no, you write: “I/we propose N. N. as a Faculty Board representative for the permanent academic staff, temporary staff, academic, technical-administrative staff or students. Regards, (name)”
If multiple candidates are proposed in the same email, the number of signatories must be at least as large as the number of proposed candidates: “We propose N. N. and Y. Y. as Faculty Board representatives for the temporary academic staff/students. Regards, (name) and (name)”
All proposers must be in the copy field.
Questions about the election?
Send an email to valgstyre@hf.uio.no.
Right to vote
In order to be eligible for election, a nominee must hold the right to vote in the election.
The following staff and students hold the right to vote:
- Staff in at least 50 % position and Professor II at the faculty employed at the day of voting. The Election Board has decided that Associate Professors II and University Lecturer II hold the same right to vote as Professor II.
- Students registered at HF for the autumn term 2026.
Election procedure
When the election opens, you can cast your vote electronically in UiO's election portal eValg.
The election is conducted as a direct election for each voting right category: permanent staff in teaching and research positions; temporary employees in teaching and research positions; the students.
Announcement of candidates
The names of the candidates and nominators as well as election platforms will be published at the Norwegian web pages after the nomination deadline.
Election board
The faculty’s election board is responsible for implementation of the election.
Regulations
Election regulations for the University of Oslo (Norwegian only)
Management and administration regulations for the Faculty of Humanities (Norwegian only)
The Faculty Board at the Faculty of Humanities
Members 2023-2026 (Norwegian only)