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Elections at VM

Elections at the University Museum

On this page, you will find the information you need to participate in this year’s election of members to the Museum Board and the extended leadership group of the departments at the NTNU University Museum for the upcoming term.

Topic page: NTNU elections | Norwegian verson: Valg ved Vitenskapsmuseet

In the spring of 2025, elections will be held at the NTNU University Museum (VM) for all voter groups: permanent academic staff, temporary academic staff, and technical-administrative staff. The elected representatives will serve for the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029.

Nominated Candidates
Do you know someone who would be well-suited to serve on the Museum Board or in the extended leadership group at the departments? As a voter, you have influence not only by casting your vote but also by nominating candidates.

Important dates for the Museum Board election:

Deadline to propose candidates is May 21st 2025
Presentation of candidates is May 28th 2025
Elections are held June 4th – June 5th 2025

Important dates for the election of extended management group at the departments

Deadline to propose candidates is June 12th, 2025
Presentation of candidates is June 14th, 2025
Elections are held June 23rd – June 24th, 2025

Last ned skjema for nominasjon

The Faculty and Museum Boards are the highest governing bodies of this unit of the organization.

The boards are responsible for setting goals and strategies for the unit and for making priorities within the framework established by regulations and decisions made at higher levels.

The extended leadership group serves as an advisory body to the Head of Department

The Museum Board is composed of the following representatives:

1 chairman of the board (external representative)
3 representatives for permanent academic staff
1 representative for temporary academic staff
1 representative for technical and administrative staff
2 student representatives
3 external representatives

Composition of the extended leadership groups at the Departments

The Department of Natural History:

2 representatives for permanent academic staff
1 representative for temporary academic staff
1 representative for technical and administrative staff

The Department of Archaeology and Cultural History:

2 representatives forpermanent academic staff
1 representative for temporary academic staff
2 representatives for technical and administrative staff

General information (both elections)

Do you know someone who could do a good job on the Museum Board or the extended leadership groups? As a voter, you may have influence not only as a voter, but also by proposing candidates to the elections. Candidates must be nominated by voters. Before doing so, please ask that person if they are willing to be nominated.

We need candidates of both genders and from different professional backgrounds within the Departments. Candidates must have at least a 50 % position at NTNU.

The working language of the Museum Board is Norwegian. Candidates must master Norwegian sufficiently to understand the documents and actively engage in board deliberations.

Proposals must be signed by three staff members from the same group of voters Candidates should have expressed that they are willing to stand as a candidate for election. Proposals should be sent to Aaste Line Strand 

NB! Remember to send a copy to the proposers when the candidate proposal is sent by email.

Election regulations

Elections for the museum board are governed by NTNU's election regulations (English translation). The authoritative version in Norwegian.

As of autumn 2024, NTNU has implemented a dynamic election web system in which the electoral roll is updated daily. Updates are based on employees’ primary positions as registered in NTNU’s payroll and personnel system (SAP) and students’ study rights linked to programs and courses for the current semester (FS). This dynamic system replaces the previous arrangement, where a shared electoral roll was extracted twice a year. The election regulations will be updated in accordance with the new system in December 2025.

Students and employees can check their electoral roll entry on the election web page. It is no longer possible to appeal the electoral roll. If employees believe they are incorrectly listed regarding the job category of their primary position or their organizational affiliation, they must contact their HR manager immediately after the election is announced. See the dedicated webpage with information for voters about the electoral roll.

If you have questions, Aaste Line Strand will be pleased to answer.