About us in Velferdstinget
everything you need to know
Hva gjør Velferdstinget?
What Does the Welfare Council Do?
The Welfare Council works to ensure that you, as a student, have access to strong and reliable welfare services throughout your studies. We decide how the semester fee is allocated, and we provide input on how the Student Welfare Organization in Gjøvik, Ålesund and Trondheim (Sit) should prioritize its services.
We Work for Your Rights
We advocate for student interests both locally and nationally, focusing on issues that affect your daily life — including finances, housing, mental health, and student rights. Our goal is to make sure you have the support you need to thrive during your studies.
Who Serves on the Welfare Council?
Representatives to the Welfare Council are elected each spring and serve for one year starting July 1. They meet once a month to discuss and vote on matters that impact student welfare. Throughout their term, representatives also participate in seminars, courses, and workshops organized by the Welfare Council’s Executive Committee and our partners.
You Can Get Involved
Everyone who pays the semester fee can run for election, speak at Welfare Council meetings, and submit proposals. The Welfare Council is your arena — and you’re welcome to take part.
Slik er Velferdstinget organisert
To understand how the Welfare Council (Velferdstinget) is structured and organized, we have created a model. Here you can find out where the representatives in the Welfare Council come from.
The Welfare Council’s governing bodies are responsible for electing representatives to the Council. These governing bodies consist of the Student Parliament at NTNU, the Student Parliament at DMMH, BI, and the vocational colleges affiliated with Sit. The first three elect representatives directly to the Welfare Council, while the vocational colleges jointly elect one representative. The Welfare Council also has Welfare Officers in Gjøvik and Ålesund. These officers are part of their respective student parliaments affiliated with NTNU, but the person serving as Welfare Officer does not have to be an NTNU student. The Executive Committee consists of a Chair, a Deputy Chair, a Communications Officer, and an Associations Officer, all based in Trondheim.
The executive committee
The main task of the executive committee is to prepare matters for the meetings of the Welfare Assembly and follow up on decisions. The executive committee works politically with the student welfare organization Sit, educational institutions, municipalities, and county municipalities. The aim is to achieve support for the Welfare Assembly's adopted policies and promote student welfare on the political agenda.
The Executive Committee consists of 6 roles. The leader, deputy leader, association representative, and media and coordination officer are full-time positions, elected by the Welfare Assembly at the constituent meeting. The term of office for these positions is from July 1st to June 30th of the following year.
In addition to the four full-time positions, the local leaders in Gjøvik and Ålesund are also part of the executive committee. They are appointed through the student parliaments and are remunerated equivalent to a 25% position.
Vilja S. Nystad
Leder
leder@velferdstinget.no
415 94 440
Nora Wigen
Nestleder
nestleder@velferdstinget.no
415 95 450
Olav K. Gissinger
Foreningsansvarlig
forening@velferdstinget.no
918 59 491
Magnus B. Bjerke
Rådgiver
radgiver@velferdstinget.no
eksempel
tittel
The welfare subcommittees in Gjøvik and Ålesund
The Welfare Committee in Gjøvik and the Welfare Committee in Ålesund work with the local student welfare in their respective cities, and must ensure that their needs are heard and taken care of in the Welfare Council.
The local managers of the working committee sit as chairpersons of the Welfare Committees.
Kasper Haaberg
Velferdsansvarlig Gjøvik
gjovik@velferdstinget.no
Johannes Svendsen
Velferdsansvarlig Ålesund
alesund@velferdstinget.no
Kasper Haaberg
Velferdsansvarlig Gjøvik
gjovik@velferdstinget.no
Johannes Svendsen
Velferdsansvarlig Ålesund
alesund@velferdstinget.no
The representatives
Medlemslagene velger representantene som sitter i Velferdstinget.
BISO Trondheim
Marcus Bjørnbakken
Marthe Nålsund
Studentparlamentet DMMH
Anette Johansen
Valgforsamlingen
Tom-Børge Belsaas
Studenttinget NTNU
Alexey Koryachko Johansen
Atle Hybertsen
Aurora Kolstad
Betina Svendsen
Elias Klingenberg
Michell Johansen
Maria Vestøl Stødle
Mari Xin Aunevik Nilsen
Kjartan Roalsvik
Halldis Katya Wells-Berg
Njaal Elgaard Melby
Oddbjørn Mestad Rønnestad
Maren Aune
Veronika Hildebrandt-Paulin
Frivillighetens økonomiske komité
Immatrikuleringsball, brettspillkvelder, og fjellturer. Studentfrivilligheten i studiebyene våre gjør alt dette og mer for å skape et tilbud som bidrar til en bedre studiehverdag. For å ha muligheten til å gi studentene disse tilbudene er studentforeningene avhengige av støtte. Velferdstinget og Sit er stolte av å kunne være den støtten gjennom våre ordninger. For å behandle søknader til disse støtteordningene har vi Frivillighetens Økonomiske Komite, som består av 8 forvaltere valgt av Velferdstinget.
Forvalterne i Frivillighetens Økonomiske Komite skal fordele flere millioner kroner på alle studentorganisasjonene i studiebyene våre, og som forvalter er det din oppgave å sørge for at pengene går til de som trenger pengene for å gjennomføre sine prosjekter.
Ta kontakt på fok@velferdstinget.no om du lurer på noe!
The control committee
The control committee is the team that ensures that what the Welfare Council does and decides is in line with their own statutes. They participate in both the Welfare Council meetings and the exceutive committee meetings.