NTSU Democracy Review
What is a Democracy Review?
Since the summer NTSU has been working with third party consultants and higher education experts to complete a comprehensive review of its democratic structure. The review includes all levels of NTSU’s representation systems and will encompass elections, student meetings and our equality and diversity networks. This will determine how we channel student voice and how we get you involved in the decisions we make.
What has the SU done so far?
NTSU has spent the last few months collecting feedback from various stakeholders of the Union to find the perceived strengths and weaknesses in the Union’s democratic structure and determining what our members want from its representation system. This feedback was gathered from several meetings with NTU and NTSU staff, current and former NTSU officers and NTSU trustees. As we moved into September time, we switched our attention to student feedback collecting over 200 survey responses and running student focus groups across each of our campuses.
How can I get involved in the Democracy Review?
We have now received the initial proposals for NTSU’s new democracy and now we need to hear from you! So, what can you do? NTSU’s Term 1 Union Meeting will take place on the 21st of November. At this meeting we will be presenting the proposals to garner student feedback with the aim of putting it to a student vote once consultation is complete.
You can book your place to the Term 1 Union Meeting now, you can attend either in-person or online. If you're attending online ensure to book your space to get your online link:
If you can’t attend next Thursday, then that’s ok you can still have your voice heard. Reach out to your Course Reps, or anyone that represents you and make sure your voice is heard.
Relevant papers and documents will be listed below:
Union Meeting/ Annual Meeting Presentation
